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The 1979 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons' 14th season. The Falcons were trying to improve upon their 9–7 record in 1978 and make it to the playoffs for the second time in team history, their first appearance being the year before.
The Falcons appeared in two Super Bowl championships—Super Bowl XXXIII and Super Bowl LI—losing to the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots, respectively. The Falcons have won the NFC Championship twice and a division title six times, winning the NFC West twice (1978 and 1998) and the NFC South four times (2004, 2010, 2012 and 2016 ...
The Cowboys defense then went on to dominate Atlanta for the rest of the game. After a punt from each team, Atlanta mounted a drive inside the Dallas 35-yard line, only to lose the ball when failing to convert a 4th and 1. The Falcons forced a punt and got one last chance to drive for a tying touchdown with 59 seconds and all three timeouts left.
The 1979 NFL season was the 60th regular season of the National Football League. ... Atlanta Falcons: 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 300 388 W1 San Francisco 49ers: 2 14 0 .125
Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium [140] 10 Monday November 5 Houston Oilers: 9–6: Miami Dolphins: Miami Orange Bowl: 1978 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch [141] 11 Monday November 12 Philadelphia Eagles: 31–21: Dallas Cowboys: Texas Stadium: Cowboys–Eagles rivalry [142] 12 Monday November 19 Atlanta Falcons: 14–20: Los ...
Kirk Cousins threw for a franchise-record 509 yards on Thursday Night Football as the Atlanta Falcons mounted another dramatic comeback to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime.
The Atlanta Falcons began their first NFL season in the NFL Eastern Conference, playing a "swing schedule", consisting of playing every other team once, in order to make up for the disparity of an odd number of teams. [5] Their first game (preseason) was on August 1, 1966, against the Philadelphia Eagles before a crowd of 26,072 at the Atlanta ...
The 1978 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons' 13th season. After losing four of their first six games, Atlanta rebounded to win seven of their last ten, and their 9–7 record was the third best in a weak NFC .