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The 2000 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons offense scored 252 points while the defense gave up 413 points. [ 1 ] It was Jessie Tuggle ’s 14th and final season with the Falcons, before being waived in the 2001 off-season.
The Falcons were founded on June 30, 1965, with the NFL awarding Atlanta a football team to prevent the franchise from joining the rival American Football League. NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle granted ownership of the team to businessman Rankin Smith, beginning play in the 1966 season as an expansion team.
The 1999 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 34th in the National Football League (NFL). They finished with a 5–11 record, some way short of the 14–2 record they managed in the previous season, and failed to reach the playoffs, which meant they would not be the first team to play in the Super Bowl at their own stadium. [1]
The 2024 season is the Atlanta Falcons' 59th in the National Football League (NFL), their eighth playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their fourth under the general manager Terry Fontenot and their first under head coach Raheem Morris.
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons. This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
On September 9, 2023, he was signed to the active roster but returned to the practice squad two days later. On January 6, 2024, he returned to the active roster [14] and signed to a reserve/future contract two days later. [15] He was waived on August 27, 2024, [16] but was signed to the practice squad the next day. [17]
In the Falcons' 25th and final season in the Georgia Dome, Atlanta lost their week 1 game to the Buccaneers 24–31. The Falcons would then win their next four including one over the Panthers, when the franchise set new records: Matt Ryan threw for 503 yards, and Julio Jones caught 12 passes for 300 yards. [ 102 ]
Atlanta Falcons: XXXIII: Denver Broncos [99] 1999: 31 16 Jacksonville Jaguars: St. Louis Rams: 1999–2000: Tennessee Titans: St. Louis Rams: XXXIV: St. Louis Rams [100] 2000: 31 16 Tennessee Titans: New York Giants: 2000–01: Baltimore Ravens: New York Giants: XXXV: Baltimore Ravens [101] 2001: 31 16 [t] Pittsburgh Steelers: St. Louis Rams ...