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Atlanta Falcons seasonal records; Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head coach Refs. Finish W L T; 1966: 1966: NFL: Eastern — 7th 3 11 0 Tommy Nobis (DROY Tooltip National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award) Norb Hecker [13] [14] 1967: 1967: NFL Western: Coastal: 4th 1 12 1 [15 ...
Although they failed to make the playoffs in 2009 the team rallied to win their final three regular-season games to record back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history. The Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–10 in the final game of the season to improve their record to 9–7. [77]
The Falcons would enter their final game of the season in New Orleans on December 19 with a 6–6–1 record, needing to beat the Saints to have their first winning record. The Falcons beat New Orleans, 24–20, with 40 seconds left in the game. The victory gave the Falcons a then-franchise best 7–6–1 record. In 1972, the Falcons finished 7-7.
There have been 18 head coaches for the Falcons franchise, 13 serving full-time. 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 ...
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
Falcons 10–7: Falcons 9–5 2002: Falcons 2–0: Falcons 41–0: Falcons 30–0: Falcons 11–5 During the NFL realignment, both teams are moved to the newly created NFC South. In Atlanta, the Falcons record their largest victory over the Panthers with a 41–point differential. 2003: Tie 1–1: Falcons 20–14 (OT) Panthers 23–3: Falcons ...
The 1980 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons' 15th season and culminated in their first division title in franchise history. After a 3–3 start, the Falcons went on a nine-game winning streak as quarterback Steve Bartkowski passed for a career-best 3,544 yards while connecting on 31 touchdown passes. As the NFC's top seed, the Falcons ...
The 2021 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 56th season in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and their first under general manager Terry Fontenot and head coach Arthur Smith.