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Atlanta Falcons Official Web Site. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007 "Falcons All-time Starting Quarterbacks". Atlanta Falcons Official Web Site. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007 "Atlanta Falcons Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC
The Falcons have also shared a playoff rivalry with the Green Bay Packers as much of the connections between the two teams stems from Atlanta trading future hall-of-fame quarterback Brett Favre to the Green Bay on February 11, 1992, in exchange for a first-round pick.
Kirk Daniel Cousins (born August 19, 1988) is an American professional football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft.
The Falcons' regular-season mark of 10–6 qualified them for the playoffs. However, they were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants in the Wild Card Round by a score of 24–2, marking the fewest points in a postseason game in Falcons' history. [143] In the loss, Ryan was 24-of-41 passing for 199 yards. [144]
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 pick was seen as a major surprise as the Falcons had signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract earlier in the offseason. [30] [31] [32] He was the fourth of six quarterbacks taken in the first round, tied with the 1983 draft for the most in NFL history. [33]
On May 14, 1973, the Atlanta Falcons dealt quarterback Bob Berry and a first round draft pick for Lee and linebacker Lonnie Warwick. [4] During his stint with the Falcons, he led Atlanta to a 20–14 victory over the 9–0 Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football on November 19, 1973. [5] 1973 was Lee's most successful season in the NFL.
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.