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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 first half was a defensive struggle, with the first points coming off of a safety by the Falcons, giving Atlanta a 2–0 lead. In the second quarter, though, Eli Manning connected with Hakeem Nicks for a short touchdown pass to make it 7–2 Giants heading into the second half.
The Falcons' renowned defense effortlessly handled the Buccaneers' ineffective offense. The Buccaneers' offense could only manage a mere 78 total yards, never crossed Atlanta's 35-yard line, committed 5 turnovers, and were shut out for the fifth time that season.
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 ...
Football analytics site Cold Hard Football Facts calls the 1977 Falcons "the stingiest defense of the Super Bowl Era" and "the stingiest defense since World War II." [6] Atlanta surrendered just 9.2 points-per-game, or a total of 129 points in the 14-game season (both all-time records). Against the Falcons, teams scored 7 or fewer points in ...
1971 Atlanta Falcons staff; Front office. Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Frank E. Wall; General manager – Norm Van Brocklin; Head coaches. Head coach – Norm Van Brocklin; Offensive coaches. Offensive backfield – Billy Ray Barnes; Receivers – Harry Gilmer; Offensive line – Duane Putnam; Defensive coaches
The Falcons' offensive efficiency isn’t where it was when they were winning games earlier in the season, they stink in the red zone and the defense is, well, still a Falcons defense. Atlanta is ...
The 2006 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 41st in the National Football League (NFL). The team attempted to improve on their 8–8 record in 2005 . Michael Vick became the first quarterback in modern NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards, with 1,039. [ 1 ]