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The 1998 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 33rd in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons qualified for the Super Bowl for the first time under the guidance of head coach Dan Reeves in his second year with the team, becoming the first dome team to play in a Super Bowl.
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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 2024 NFL season.
2024 Atlanta Falcons roster; Quarterbacks (QB) 18 Kirk Cousins 9 Michael Penix Jr. Running backs (RB) 25 Tyler Allgeier 7 Bijan Robinson; 28 Carlos Washington Jr.
Years after the incident, Jones became an advocate for George, stating that the TV argument was overblown and that George was a good quarterback, a team player and worthy of being on an NFL roster. George's record with the Falcons was 16–19. He had the best completion percentage (60.5) of his career with 50 touchdowns and 32 interceptions.
[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] Penix signed a four-year fully-guaranteed contract worth $22.8 million on June 24, 2024. [34] Penix began his rookie season as a backup to veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins.
Following the 2000 season, Chandler's record as a starting Atlanta quarterback was 28–25, which prompted the Falcons to consider recruiting a new quarterback. Atlanta held the fifth overall pick in the 2001 draft, and traded the pick to the San Diego Chargers, along with Tim Dwight, a third round pick in 2001, and a 2002 second round pick ...
Among full-time head coaches, Mike Smith is the Falcons' winningest and longest tenured head coach, with a 66–46 regular season record. Under Smith's leadership, the team attained consecutive winning seasons (11–5 in 2008 and 9–7 in 2009), consecutive playoff appearances (2010 and 2011), and consecutive seasons with 10 wins or more (also ...