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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 2023 NFL season .
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 won that game, 14–3. The Falcons also wore their all-black uniform in 2007 against the New York Giants, and in 2008 against the Carolina Panthers and against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (for the second time). After that, the black pants and uniforms were retired and the white pants were now used full-time with the regular uniforms.
The team moved for the third and final time to the NFC South division following the 2002 NFL realignment. [9] Over their 58 seasons in the NFL, the Falcons have accumulated a record of 390 wins, 503 losses, and 6 ties, which is the fifth-worst all-time regular season record among active franchises in terms of win–loss percentage. [10]
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 ...
The team improved upon their previous season's output of 7–9 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1998. The team was also involved in a rare tie, matching the Pittsburgh Steelers 34–34 at the end of overtime. [1] This was the last time the Atlanta Falcons ended a season with a tie.
The Falcons’ pass defense gave up 4,541 yards through the air in 1995, which was a league record until 2011. [1] [note 1] The Falcons’ defense faced a total of 650 pass attempts, the most all time. [note 2] [2] The 405 passes completed against Atlanta in 1995 are fifth-most in NFL history. [3]
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.