Atlanta Falcons
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The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in
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[edit] Franchise history
[edit] 1965-1979
On June 30, 1965, the Atlanta Falcons were born. The NFL Commissioner
The Atlanta Falcons were awarded their first NFL season in 1966, and had their first game (preseason) on August 1, 1966 against the Philadelphia Eagles before a crowd of 26,072 at the Atlanta Stadium. The Falcons would lose against the Eagles and would lose their first nine games in the regular season before finally getting their first franchise win on the road against the New York Giants, 27-16.[4] Former Giant Ernie Wheelwright scored two TD's receiving and ran for 51 more yards as QB Randy Johnson hit for a trio of TD's. Their first ever home victory was against the St. Louis Cardinals, 16-10 to a crowd of 57,169. The Falcons ended their inaugural season at 3-11, yet Nobis won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award and became the first Falcon named to the Pro Bowl.
The 1967 season was no better as the Falcons exited their second season with only 1 win and a 1-12-1 season. After a dreadful 0-3 start in the 1968 season,
The Falcons would have their first
On October 1, 1972, the Falcons finally defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 31-3 at Atlanta Stadium. Dave Hampton and Art Malone set a club record by each running for over 100 yards. On December 17, Hampton technically became the club's first 1,000- yard rusher. Against the Kansas City Chiefs, the veteran running back ran for his 1,000th yard. However, his next carry was a six-yard loss and his final carry a one-yard gain. Thus, he ended with a total of 995 net rushing yards gained. Standing at 7-5 the Falcons played against the San Francisco for a playoff spot, however San Francisco would win 20-0 and the Falcons playoff dreams were dashed. The Falcons finished second in the NFC West, their highest division finish in franchise history up to that point, with a 7-7 record.
The Falcons opened the 1973 season against New Orleans, smashing 35 team records en route to a 62-7 victory on September 16. Although the Falcons opened the season with a huge win, the Falcons would only manage to score 15 total points in the next 3 games, all of which they lost. The Falcons came back and won 7 in a row, including a victory against the unbeaten Vikings, 20-14, on November 19 before a national television audience. Dave Hampton once again barely missed the 1,000 yard mark for the season. The Falcons finish 9-5 for their best record ever, but lose out on the playoffs by one game.
In 1974, the Falcons lost their first 3 games, won their next 2, and then lost their next 3. Because of the constant losing, Van Brocklin was dismissed as Head Coach. Van Brocklin was replaced by Marion Campbell, which did nothing to reverse
In 1975, with the first pick in the NFL Draft, the club selected quarterback
On November 12, 1978, the Falcons won over the New Orleans Saints in a game now known as "Big Ben Right". With 19 seconds left, Bartkowski threw 57 yards into a cluster where Alfred Jackson caught a pass deflected by Wallace Francis. The Falcons made the playoffs for the first time with a 9-7 record, and then beat the visiting Philadelphia Eagles 14-13 on Christmas Eve. The next week they lost to the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas, 27-20.
The Falcons were unable to carry the previous year's momentum into 1979, though, finishing 6-10. Records were broken for the season by William Andrews with 1,023 yards, by Wallace Francis with 74 catches for 1,013 yards and by Steve Bartkowski with 2,502 passing yards (203-379).
[edit] 1980-1997
1980 was a highly successful season for the Falcons, as they finished 12-4. While the season started at 3-3, Atlanta went on to record an amazing 9-game winning streak. Bartkowski threw for three touchdowns on December 14 as the Falcons defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 35-10 to win their first-ever NFC West division title. In the Divisional Playoffs, the Falcons lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 30-27, as the Cowboys rallied for 20 points in Atlanta before a then-record crowd of fans. The 1981 season was plagued with injuries and the Falcons would lose 3 key starters for the season. The Falcons would go on with a disappointing 7-9 record.[7]
In 1982, The Falcons made the playoffs in this strike-shortened season with a record of 5-4, but they would end up losing to the Minnesota Vikings in Minnesota 30-24. Bennett was dismissed as Head Coach soon after (two years removed from his 2nd NFC Coach Of The Year Award), and replaced by Redskins offensive coordinator
The Atlanta Falcons suffered a huge loss when RB William Andrews had a knee injury during a preseason workout. He would be sidelined for 2 years before returning for the 1986 season, only to retire soon after.
Through the 1985-88 seasons, the Falcons made many changes. Steve Bartkowski was released and replaced by
In 1987, Campbell did nothing to reverse the Falcons losing and they would finish with a miserable 3-12 season. 1988 would also be an awful season as the Falcons finished with a terrible 5-11 season.[9], including losing 9 out of their last 10 games upon their return from the strike of that season.
1988 would start with Atlanta drafting first overall, a pick they used to select Auburn linebacker
In 1989, Atlanta's top draft pick was a flamboyant All-American defensive back from Florida State named Deion Sanders who was as good at cultivating his "Prime Time" image as he was at intercepting and returning kicks. In drafting Sanders, it gave the Falcons something they had been sorely lacking since the departure of Bartkowski and the diminishing role of Gerald Riggs; an immedately indentifiable franchise player. However, Sanders and the Falcons ended up in a contract dispute that lasted until the week leading up to the first game of the regular season, as Sanders, among other things, used his standing as a prospect as an outfielder for the New York Yankees as negotiating leverage. Upon finally agreeing to terms, Sanders only practiced the Friday before the game and participated in the Saturday walkthrough, put on the football pads for the first time in seven months in the season opener vs. the Rams and returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown, making him the only modern-day athlete to hit a HR and score a TD in the same week (he had only left the Yankees a few days prior). However, the Falcons were unable to win many games, and in response Coach Marion Campbell was fired and replaced by Jim Hanifan on an interim basis. The Falcons would go on to a 3-13 record.
In the off-season, after an overtime loss at home in the playoffs, the Houston Oilers would fire their head coach
The Falcons would start the 1990 season with an impressive game against Glanville's former team, the Houston Oilers, 47-27. The Falcons would start the season 2-2, but their season took a turn for the worse after losing a 45-35 shootout versus the defending champion 49ers (who they had played tough on the road a few weeks prior). Joe Montana torched the blitz-happy Falcons for 6 touchdown passes and after that game would lose 8 out of their next 9, only pausing to beat Glanville's former division rival Cincinnatti (he and Bengals coach
The 1991 team, also known as the "2 Legit 2 Quit" Falcons, as they appropriated the song by MC Hammer as their team theme song after several Falcons appeared in the accompanying music video. Hammer himself would make several appearances on the Falcons sideline during the season. Atlanta made the playoffs as the sixth seed with a 10-6 record, snapping a streak of eight consecutive losing seasons. Notable personalities on this team were CB Deion Sanders, WR
After the season, the Falcons make a fateful trade with the Green Bay Packers. The Packers dealt a first round NFL Draft pick (parlayed into Southern Miss running back Tony Smith) for a third-string quarterback named Brett Favre; Favre would go on to win three consecutive MVP awards and lead the Packers to win in Super Bowl XXXI.
In 1992, the Falcons would move from the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to the
The next year, with Jones' run and shoot offense firmly in place, George had a then-career season. In the final game of the 1995 season, the Falcons come from behind to beat the San Francisco 49ers 28-27 to secure a playoff spot. They would lose to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field 37-20.
The Falcons would follow up their playoff appearance with a 3-13 record in 1996, in a season best remembered for an argument caught on camera during a Sunday Night game between George and June Jones. George was benched after the incident and both were gone by the end of the season. Jones would be replaced by former Broncos Coach (and Georgia native)
[edit] 1998
Arguably the greatest season in franchise history to date, the 1998 Falcons shocked the league by posting a 14-2 record and qualifying for
Featuring a balanced offense led by Pro-Bowlers
On November 8, 1998, the NFL finally began to take notice when the Falcons traveled to a blustery Foxboro Stadium and soundly trampled the haughty Patriots 41-10, at the same time snapping a streak of 22 consecutive losses at cold-weather sites in November and December that had dated back to 1982. It was in this game that TE
The win at Foxboro significantly raised the team's profile and fed into a hotly-anticipated week 11 confrontation with the hated San Francisco 49ers, from whom the Falcons had received their accustomed whipping by the Bay in week 4. A packed Georgia Dome witnessed what many believed a changing of the guard in the NFC West, as the Falcons ground out an electric 31-19 win over
Harnessing the excitement from this stirring win, the Falcons won their final six games of the season, including a 27-17 week 15 triumph over the Saints which clinched Atlanta's first division title since 1980. The Falcons finished a sterling, franchise-best 14-2, surging into the playoffs on a nine game winning streak.
A major distraction also hit Atlanta the day after their win over the Saints, in the form of the quadruple-bypass heart surgery that their head coach Dan Reeves required. Assistant coach and former Rams head coach
The Falcons entered the 1998 Playoffs as the #2 seed in the NFC, thus receiving a bye into the divisional round. Fans gritted their teeth, however, as the San Francisco 49ers engineered a dramatic comeback victory over the Packers in the wild card round, setting up a titanic clash at the Georgia Dome a week later.
Three weeks after his surgery and two weeks after being re-admitted to the hospital due to an accelerated heartbeat [3], Reeves returned to work full-time and would return to the sideline for their division-round showdown with the 49ers. The Dome was again filled to capacity as the Falcons charged to a 10-0 first half lead and then desperately held off the fizzling remnants of the San Francisco 49ers dynasty. It would prove to be the end of an era for San Francisco, as the Falcons wrenched a gutty 20-18 victory and advanced to their first NFC Championship game in franchise history.
[edit] 1998 NFC Championship game
Up next was a journey to the Metrodome and a January 17th date with the league's most feared team, the top-seeded Minnesota Vikings. The highest scoring team in NFL history, the 1998 Vikings wielded an explosive, record-setting passing attack powered by QB
The Falcons' offense prepared all week for the deafening cacophony of the Metrodome, and promptly opened the game with an impressive touchdown drive that quieted the crowd and propelled the team to an early 7-0 lead. Enthusiasm rapidly sank to despair, however, as the Vikings responded with a seemingly effortless 5 play, 80 yard touchdown drive of their own. Minnesota would proceed to tally 20 unanswered points in the first half, pressing the Falcons against the ropes with a 20-7 lead.
The pivotal moment in the contest came with 1:17 left in the first half. The Vikings had just taken over from a punt on their own 18. High on a dominating first half, they chose to throw the ball in an attempt to put the game away before halftime. Opting for three consecutive downfield passes, Minnesota was dumbfounded when DE
In the second half and with the momentum completely reversed, the Minnesota offense inexplicably disappeared, with the Falcons scoring the only points of the 3rd quarter on a 27-yard
From here, the teams exchanged possessions twice. The clock running dry, Minnesota then managed to break through on what appeared to be a game-clinching 55 yard drive to the Atlanta 21. Stopped on 3rd down with 2:07 left, the Vikings summoned Pro Bowl kicker
The Falcons had the ball and two minutes to span the 71 yards separating them from an improbable comeback. In perhaps the finest moment of his injury-prone and inconsistent career, QB
The crowd, which had been collectively eviscerated by the Anderson miss and Chandler's subsequent heroics, quickly took heart as the Vikings won the overtime coin flip. The celebrated Minnesota offense would decide its own fate.
What followed was a desperate, gut-twisting struggle for field position, as both teams failed to break the 50 yard line on their initial possession. The Vikings' second possession stalled at their own 39, a 52-yard
Beached at their own 9, the Falcon offense mounted a final frantic charge. Led once again by the clutch passing of Chandler, Atlanta surged 70 yards in a breakneck 10-play drive, encountering only a single 3rd down which came on the final play of the game. After centering the ball on a 2 yard
[edit] Super Bowl XXXIII
In the two week interval between the NFC Championship game and
The biggest story for either team broke on the Saturday night before the Super Bowl. Falcons Pro Bowl free safety
Despite the embarrassing finish, the 1998 Falcons are the most celebrated team in franchise history. That year, the Falcons set franchise records for wins(14) and points scored(442), with RB
[edit] 1999
The 1999-2000 season was a disaster for the franchise and several key players within it. Soon after the Super Bowl, starting WR
On draft day, many fans felt that they needed a better wide receiver to replace Martin. Instead, the Falcons signed
Regardless, with the dismantling of the 49ers, the Falcons were still the favorite to repeat in their division heading into the 1999 season, but things went sour from the outset. Quarterback
Though Chandler soon recovered, the Falcons' once-deadly passing attack was rendered suddenly inconsistent due to the lack of a deep threat wide-out coupled with a porous offensive line. Atlanta would score a total of 27 points in three losses following the opener, finally notching their first win in week 5, a franchise-record ninth-straight victory in the series versus the New Orleans Saints. Atlanta's tenth consecutive win in this rivalry would come in week 13, though it would only be the team's third win of the season. Long since eliminated from playoff contention, the Falcons entered into the final game of the season, a Monday night game against the 49ers. The Falcons went on to win their final game of the season ending with a record of 5-11. With a roster in shambles, and an uncertain front office devoid of a 1st round draft pick, the organization was at perhaps the lowest point in its history.
[edit] 2000-2003
For the 2000 season the Falcons went on to finish with a 4-12 record. Following the season the Falcons traded the #5 pick along with Tim Dwight to the San Diego Chargers for the #1 pick in the draft. With that pick, they selected
The Falcons make the playoffs with a 9-6-1 record in 2002 and immedately scored a major upset on January 4th, 2003 by becoming the first road team in NFL history to defeat the Green Bay Packers 27-7 in a playoff game at
[edit] 2004
In 2004, with the Falcons being buoyed by the return of QB
[edit] 2005
During the 2005 season the Falcons started 6-2, but injuries on defense caused them to finish the second half 2-6. Bright spots included the Falcons ending their Monday Night Football jinx by going 3-0, and on Thursday, November 24, the Falcons played on
[edit] 2006
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The Falcons starting this season successfully with two wins against the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but lost to the New Orleans Saints on
[edit] Logo and uniforms
![Falcons logo (1966-1989) [1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Falcons_2.gif)
![Falcons logo (1990-2002) [2]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Falcons.gif)
When the team debuted in 1966, the Falcons wore red helmets with a black falcon crest logo. They wore white pants and either black or white jerseys. At first, the falcon crest logo was also put on the jersey sleeves, but it was replaced by a red and white stripe pattern one year later. They switched from black to red jerseys in 1971, and the club began to wear silver pants in 1978.
A prototype white helmet was developed for the team prior to the 1974 season, but never worn.
In 1990, the uniform design changed to black helmets, silver pants, and either black or white jerseys. The numbers on the white jerseys were black, but were changed to red in 1997.[10]
Both the logo and uniforms radically changed in 2003. The logo was redesigned with red and silver accents to depict a more powerful, aggressive falcon, which now more closely resembles the capital letter F.[11] Although the Falcons still wore black helmets, the new uniforms featured jerseys and pants with red trim down the sides. The uniform design consisted of either black or white jerseys, and either black or white pants. During that same year, a red alternate jersey with black trim was also introduced.
In 2004, the red jerseys became the primary jerseys, and the black ones became the alternate, primarily wearing white pants with the white jerseys and white pants with the red jerseys. The Falcons also in select road games where black pants with white jerseys. In the past two seasons, the Falcons wore an all-black combination for home games against the archrival New Orleans Saints, winning both contests (24-21 in 2004 and 36-17 in 2005). They wore the combination again in 2006, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2. The Falcons won that game as well, 14-3.
[edit] Season-by-season records
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
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| 1966 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7th East | -- |
| 1967 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4th Coastal | -- |
| 1968 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4th Coastal | -- |
| 1969 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3rd Coastal | -- |
| 1970 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 1971 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 1972 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2nd NFC West | -- |
| 1973 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2nd NFC West | -- |
| 1974 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4th NFC West | -- |
| 1975 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 1976 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 1977 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2nd NFC West | -- |
| 1978 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2nd NFC West | Won Lost |
| 1979 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 1980 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1st NFC West | Lost |
| 1981 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2nd NFC West | -- |
| 1982 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th NFC Conf. | Lost |
| 1983 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4th NFC West | -- |
| 1984 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4th NFC West | -- |
| 1985 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4th NFC West | -- |
| 1986 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 1987 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4th NFC West | -- |
| 1988 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4th NFC West | -- |
| 1989 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4th NFC West | -- |
| 1990 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4th NFC West | -- |
| 1991 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2nd NFC West | Won Lost |
| 1992 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 1993 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 1994 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 1995 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2nd NFC West | Lost |
| 1996 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4th NFC West | -- |
| 1997 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 1998 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1st NFC West | Won Won Lost |
| 1999 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3rd NFC West | -- |
| 2000 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5th NFC West | -- |
| 2001 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4th NFC West | -- |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2nd NFC South | Won Lost |
| 2003 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4th NFC South | -- |
| 2004 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1st NFC South | Won Lost |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3rd NFC South | -- |
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5 | 4 | 0 | T - 1st NFC South | -- |
| Totals | 250 | 361 | 6 | (1966-2006, regular season) | |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | (1966-2006, playoffs) | ||
| 256 | 369 | 6 | (all games, 1966-2006, including playoffs) | ||
- The Falcons still have never posted consecutive winning seasons at any point in the franchise's history.
* = Current Standing
[edit] Record vs. Opponents
(as of November 12, 2006)
- Arizona Cardinals 10-13
- Baltimore Ravens 1-1
- Buffalo Bills 5-2
- Carolina Panthers 15-8
- Chicago Bears 10-12
- Cincinnati Bengals 4-7
- Cleveland Browns 2-10
- Dallas Cowboys 8-12
- Denver Broncos 4-7
- Detroit Lions 9-23
- Green Bay Packers 10-12
- Houston Texans 0-1
- Indianapolis Colts 1-12
- Jacksonville Jaguars 1-2
- Kansas City Chiefs 1-5
- Miami Dolphins 7-3
- Minnesota Vikings 8-14
- New England Patriots 6-5
- New Orleans Saints 44-30
- New York Giants 10-8
- New York Jets 5-4
- Oakland Raiders 4-7
- Philadelphia Eagles 10-11-1
- Pittsburgh Steelers 2-11-1
- St. Louis Rams 24-45-1
- San Diego Chargers 1-6
- San Francisco 49ers 26-44-1
- Seattle Seahawks 2-7
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11-15
- Tennessee Titans 5-6
- Washington Redskins 4-14-1
[edit] Single Season Records
- Passing Attempts: 557
- Passing Completions: 336
- Passing Yards: 4,143
- Passing Touchdowns: 31
- Passing Interceptions: 25
- Passing Rating: 110.2
- Rushing Attempts: 410
- Rushing Yards: 1,846
- Rushing Touchdowns: 14
- Receiving Catches: 111
- Receiving Yards: 1,358 Alfred Jenkins (1981)
- Receiving Touchdowns: 15
- Quarterback Sacks: 16 Joel Williams (1981)
- Pass Interceptions: 10 Scott Case (1988)
- Field Goal Attempts: 40
- Field Goals Made: 32
- Points: 138
- Total Touchdowns: 16
[edit] All-Time Records
- Passing Attempts: 3,329
- Passing Completions: 1,870
- Passing Yards: 23,468
- Passing Touchdowns: 154
- Passing Interceptions: 141
- Passing Rating: 87.4
- Rushing Attempts: 1,587
- Rushing Yards: 6,631
- Rushing Touchdowns: 48
- Receiving Catches: 573
- Receiving Yards: 7,349
- Receiving Touchdowns: 57
- Quarterback Sacks: 94.5
- Pass Interceptions: 39 Rolland Lawrence (1973-81)
- Field Goal Attempts: 164 Mick Luckhurst (1981-87)
- Field Goals Made: 139
- Points: 620
- Total Touchdowns: 57
[edit] Players and coaches of note
[edit] Current roster
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[edit] First Round Draft Picks
| Year | Pick | Player | Position | College |
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| 1st overall | Linebacker | |||
| 15th overall | Quarterback | Texas A&I | ||
| 3rd overall | Defensive End | |||
| 2nd overall | Offensive Tackle | |||
| 12th overall | Linebacker | |||
| 7th overall | Joe Profit | Running Back | ||
| 15th overall | Clarence Ellis | Safety | ||
| 1st overall (From Baltimore) | Quarterback | |||
| 9th overall | Bubba Bean | Running Back | ||
| 6th overall | Warren Bryant | Offensive Tackle | ||
| 13th overall | Offensive Tackle | |||
| 17th overall | Defensive End | |||
| 7th overall | Junior Miller | Tight End | ||
| 25th overall | Cornerback | |||
| 9th overall | Running Back | |||
| 16th overall | Mike Pitts | Defensive End | ||
| 9th overall | Rick Bryan | Defensive Tackle | ||
| 2nd overall (From Washington) | Offensive Tackle | |||
| 2nd overall | Tony Casilla | Nose Tackle | ||
| 12th overall | Quarterback | |||
| 1st overall | Defensive End | |||
| 5th overall | Deion Sanders | Cornerback | ||
| 27th overall | Shawn Collins | Wide Receiver | ||
| 3rd overall | Bruce Pickens | Cornerback | ||
| 13th overall | Wide Receiver | |||
| 8th overall | Offensive Tackle | |||
| 19th overall | Running Back | |||
| 9th overall | Offensive Tackle | |||
| 11th overall (From Seattle) | Michael Booker | Cornerback | ||
| 12th overall | Linebacker | |||
| 30th overall | Defensive End | |||
| 1st overall | Quarterback | |||
| 18th overall (From Oakland) | Running Back | |||
| 8th overall | Cornerback | |||
| 29th overall | Wide Receiver | |||
| 27th overall | Wide Receiver |
[edit] 2006 NFL Draft selections
| Round/Pick | Player | Position | College |
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| 2/37 | Cornerback | ||
| 3/79 | Running Back | ||
| 5/139 | Quinn Ojinnaka | Offensive Tackle | |
| 6/184 | Wide Receiver | ||
| 7/223 | Quarterback |
[edit] Pro Football Hall of Famers
None
[edit] Retired Numbers
- 10
- 31
- 57
- 58
- 60
- 78
[edit] Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
- 60
- 87
- 57
- 85 Alfred Jenkins, WR, 1975-83
- 31
[edit] Other notable alumni
- Scott Case
- Michael Haynes
- Deion Sanders
[edit] Head Coaches
[edit] Current Staff
- Head Coach -
- Offensive Coordinator -
- Defensive Coordinator - Ed Donatell
- Special Teams Coach - Joe DeCamillis
- Special Teams Assistant -
- Quarterbacks Coach -
- Running Backs Coach - Ollie Wilson
- Wide Receivers Coach - George Stewart
- Tight Ends Coach - Clancy Barone
- Offensive Line Coach - Tom Cable
- Offensive Assistant -
- Defensive Line Coach - Bill Johnson
- Linebackers Coach - Chris Beake
- Defensive Backs Coach - Brett Maxie
- Defensive Assistant -
- Defensive Assistant - Chris Dalman
- Senior Defensive Assistant/Secondary Coach -
- Strength and Conditioning - Sal Alosi
- Strength and Conditioning Assitant -
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Official Site of the Atlanta Falcons - Falcons History", NFL
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons History - NFL Football", NFL Football Tickets
- ^ "History: 1966 Draft - Pro Football Hall of Fame", Pro Football Hall of Fame
- ^ "Major Events in Falcons History", NFL
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons (1966-Present)", Sports E-Cyclopedia
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons", Pro Football Hall of Fame
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons (1966-Present)", Sports E-Cyclopedia
- ^ "Major Events in Falcons History", NFL
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons (1966-Present)", Sports E-Cyclopedia
- ^ "Falcons Uniform History", NFL
- ^ "Falcons unveil New logo", NFL
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