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The Falcons would lose to the Giants 27–14. The only bright spot of the game was a 90-yard 3rd-quarter touchdown run by Warrick Dunn, the longest touchdown run in Atlanta Falcons history. The Atlanta Falcons hoped to bounce back the next week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and they did so with a huge game.
The Falcons have called three stadiums home in their 51 years of existence, and its third home in their history opened in the late summer of 2017. The first was the Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium , sharing with the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team until 1991.
A name given by fans for being the best QB in NFL history. Short for "The Greatest Of All Time". [289] The Kid [290] Jared Goff: Often referred to by fans and anchors as "a" or "the" kid because of his facial young look to him. The Terminator: Aaron Donald: A name given by Rams' head coach Sean McVay due to his ability to terrorize opposing ...
During the 1966 season, the Falcons were represented by Thor, [1] a live falcon who would perform pre-game and halftime flying manoeuvres for the crowd. [2] After Thor went missing, trainer Mike Cady replaced him with two male falcons called Mercury (who also went missing) and Yak Yak. [3]
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Professional football comes to Atlanta (1962) Professional football first came to Atlanta in 1962, when the American Football League (AFL) staged two preseason contests, with one
In his final home game at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium on December 14, 1986, the Falcons honored Van Note and presented him a 57 Chevy. [2] He would also be voted by fans as the franchise's favorite player during the Falcons' 25th Anniversary season in 1991. Van Note would be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
The team, operated by Falcons owner Arthur Blank (co-founder of The Home Depot), shares Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the Falcons and is named Atlanta United FC. [6] Atlanta United won the MLS Cup in 2018. In 2018, Atlanta United launched its reserve team, Atlanta United 2, in the USL Championship.