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Atlanta Falcons Franchise Encyclopedia
Regular Season Record (all-time) : 276-390-6
Playoff Record (all-time) : 6-9 (Last appearance after 2008 season)
Super Bowls Won: 0 out of 1 appearance
Championships Won: 0
Passing Leader (all-time): Steve Bartkowski - 23,470 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): Gerald Riggs - 6,631 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Terance Mathis - 7,349 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Dan Reeves - 49 wins
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All-time franchise leaderboards
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Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks
Glossary · * indicate playoff appearances
| Top Players | Off Rank | Def Rank | Overall Rank | Simple Rating System | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Lg | Tm | W | L | T | Pts | PtsO | PtDif | Coaches | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Pts | Yds | Pts | Yds | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | out of | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS |
| 2009 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 7 | 0 | 363 | 325 | 38 | Smith | Ryan | Turner | White | 13 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 391 | 325 | 66 | Smith | Ryan | Turner | White | 10 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2007 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 12 | 0 | 259 | 414 | -155 | Petrino,Thomas | Harrington | Dunn | White | 29 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 32 | -9.7 | ||||
| 2006 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | 292 | 328 | -36 | Mora | Vick | Dunn | Crumpler | 25 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 32 | -2.3 | -0.8 | -3.0 | -2.8 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 8 | 0 | 351 | 341 | 10 | Mora | Vick | Dunn | Crumpler | 14 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -2.3 |
| 2004 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 340 | 337 | 3 | Mora | Vick | Dunn | Crumpler | 16 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 0.2 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -1.8 | -0.4 |
| 2003 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 11 | 0 | 299 | 422 | -123 | Reeves,Phillips | Johnson | Duckett | Price | 20 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 28 | 31 | 32 | -7.7 | 0.3 | -7.4 | -2.0 | -5.4 |
| 2002 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons* | 9 | 6 | 1 | 402 | 314 | 88 | Reeves | Vick | Dunn | Finneran | 5 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 5.5 | -0.4 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | 291 | 377 | -86 | Reeves | Chandler | Smith | Mathis | 23 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 31 | -5.4 | 0.7 | -4.7 | -2.7 | -2.0 |
| 2000 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 12 | 0 | 252 | 413 | -161 | Reeves | Chandler | Anderson | Jefferson | 27 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 31 | -10.1 | 1.5 | -8.6 | -5.7 | -2.9 |
| 1999 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 11 | 0 | 285 | 380 | -95 | Reeves | Chandler | Oxendine | Mathis | 23 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 31 | -5.9 | -1.1 | -7.1 | -4.0 | -3.0 |
| 1998 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons* | 14 | 2 | 0 | 442 | 289 | 153 | Reeves | Chandler | Anderson | Martin | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| 1997 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | 320 | 361 | -41 | Reeves | Chandler | Anderson | Emanuel | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 30 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -4.2 | -1.2 | -2.9 |
| 1996 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 13 | 0 | 309 | 461 | -152 | Jones | Hebert | Anderson | Emanuel | 19 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 30 | -9.5 | 0.4 | -9.1 | -0.2 | -8.9 |
| 1995 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 362 | 349 | 13 | Jones | George | Heyward | Metcalf | 11 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| 1994 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | 317 | 385 | -68 | Jones | George | Heyward | Mathis | 15 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 28 | -4.3 | -0.0 | -4.3 | -1.2 | -3.1 |
| 1993 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 10 | 0 | 316 | 385 | -69 | Glanville | Hebert | Pegram | Rison | 12 | 11 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 28 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -4.4 | 0.8 | -5.2 |
| 1992 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 10 | 0 | 327 | 414 | -87 | Glanville | Miller | Broussard | Rison | 11 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | -5.4 | 1.4 | -4.1 | 2.3 | -6.4 |
| 1991 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 361 | 338 | 23 | Glanville | Miller | Broussard | Haynes | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 | -1.3 |
| 1990 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 11 | 0 | 348 | 365 | -17 | Glanville | Miller | Rozier | Rison | 10 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -2.1 | 0.9 | -3.1 |
| 1989 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 13 | 0 | 279 | 437 | -158 | Campbell,Hanifan | Miller | Settle | Collins | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 28 | -9.9 | 0.8 | -9.1 | -3.2 | -5.9 |
| 1988 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 11 | 0 | 244 | 315 | -71 | Campbell | Miller | Settle | Settle | 25 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 28 | -4.4 | -0.1 | -4.5 | -5.0 | 0.5 |
| 1987 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 12 | 0 | 205 | 436 | -231 | Campbell | Campbell | Riggs | Dixon | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | -15.4 | 1.5 | -13.9 | -7.9 | -5.9 |
| 1986 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 8 | 1 | 280 | 280 | 0 | Henning | Archer | Riggs | Brown | 21 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -2.8 | 2.3 |
| 1985 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 12 | 0 | 282 | 452 | -170 | Henning | Archer | Riggs | Johnson | 26 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 28 | -10.6 | 1.7 | -8.9 | -2.1 | -6.8 |
| 1984 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 12 | 0 | 281 | 382 | -101 | Henning | Bartkowski | Riggs | Bailey | 22 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 28 | -6.3 | -0.3 | -6.6 | -3.7 | -2.9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | 370 | 389 | -19 | Henning | Bartkowski | Andrews | Bailey | 10 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 28 | -1.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | -2.1 |
| 1982 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons* | 5 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 199 | -16 | Bennett | Bartkowski | Andrews | Andrews | 14 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 28 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -0.4 | -3.2 |
| 1981 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | 426 | 355 | 71 | Bennett | Bartkowski | Andrews | Jenkins | 2 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 4.4 | -0.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | -2.6 |
| 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons* | 12 | 4 | 0 | 405 | 272 | 133 | Bennett | Bartkowski | Andrews | Jenkins | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 8.3 | -0.5 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| 1979 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 10 | 0 | 300 | 388 | -88 | Bennett | Bartkowski | Andrews | Francis | 19 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 28 | -5.5 | -1.1 | -6.6 | -1.9 | -4.7 |
| 1978 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 240 | 290 | -50 | Bennett | Bartkowski | Bean | Francis | 26 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 28 | -3.1 | -1.5 | -4.6 | -3.7 | -0.9 |
| 1977 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 179 | 129 | 50 | Bennett | Hunter | Stanback | Jenkins | 25 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 3.6 | -3.1 | 0.5 | -6.1 | 6.6 |
| 1976 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 10 | 0 | 172 | 312 | -140 | Peppler,Campbell | Bartkowski | Bean | Jenkins | 24 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 28 | -10.0 | -0.3 | -10.3 | -6.7 | -3.5 |
| 1975 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 10 | 0 | 240 | 289 | -49 | Campbell | Bartkowski | Hampton | Jenkins | 19 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 26 | -3.5 | 0.0 | -3.5 | -2.7 | -0.8 |
| 1974 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 11 | 0 | 111 | 271 | -160 | Van Brocklin,Campbell | Lee | Hampton | Burrow | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -11.4 | -0.9 | -12.3 | -9.7 | -2.6 |
| 1973 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 5 | 0 | 318 | 224 | 94 | Van Brocklin | Lee | Hampton | Burrow | 7 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 6.7 | -0.9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| 1972 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 269 | 274 | -5 | Van Brocklin | Berry | Hampton | Malone | 16 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 26 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -1.9 | -2.3 | 0.4 |
| 1971 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 6 | 1 | 274 | 277 | -3 | Van Brocklin | Berry | Butler | Burrow | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 26 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 8 | 2 | 206 | 261 | -55 | Van Brocklin | Berry | Butler | Mitchell | 22 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | -3.9 | 1.6 | -2.3 | -3.5 | 1.2 |
| 1969 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 8 | 0 | 276 | 268 | 8 | Van Brocklin | Berry | Butler | Flatley | 11 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 0.6 | ||||
| 1968 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 12 | 0 | 170 | 389 | -219 | Van Brocklin,Hecker | Berry | Butler | Long | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | -15.6 | ||||
| 1967 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 12 | 1 | 175 | 422 | -247 | Hecker | Johnson | Coffey | McDonald | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | -17.6 | ||||
| 1966 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 11 | 0 | 204 | 437 | -233 | Hecker | Johnson | Coffey | Hawkins | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | -16.6 | ||||
Playoff Game Log
| Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Opp | Tm | Opp | ||
| 2008 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 24 | 30 |
| 2004 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | St. Louis Rams | 47 | 17 | |
| ConfChamp | L | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 27 |
| 2002 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | @ | Green Bay Packers | 27 | 7 |
| Division | L | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 20 |
| 1998 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 18 | |
| ConfChamp | W | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 30 | 27 |
| SuperBowl | L | N | Denver Broncos | 19 | 34 |
| 1995 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | Green Bay Packers | 20 | 37 |
| 1991 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | @ | New Orleans Saints | 27 | 20 |
| Division | L | @ | Washington Redskins | 7 | 24 |
| 1982 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 30 |
| 1980 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 30 | |
| 1978 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 13 | |
| Division | L | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 20 | 27 |
Head-to-Head Franchise Records
| Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | T | Tm | Opp | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | 518 | 531 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 43 | 60 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 216 | 189 |
| Carolina Panthers | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | 607 | 555 |
| Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 422 | 441 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 227 | 254 |
| Cleveland Browns | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 171 | 294 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 14 | 0 | .364 | 411 | 549 |
| Denver Broncos | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 285 | 341 |
| Detroit Lions | 10 | 23 | 0 | .303 | 669 | 747 |
| Green Bay Packers | 11 | 12 | 0 | .478 | 461 | 553 |
| Houston Texans | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 39 | 33 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 199 | 401 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 52 | 76 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 114 | 182 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 200 | 223 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 390 | 568 |
| New England Patriots | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 277 | 219 |
| New Orleans Saints | 44 | 37 | 0 | .543 | 1765 | 1626 |
| New York Giants | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 354 | 363 |
| New York Jets | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 156 | 179 |
| Oakland Raiders | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 269 | 312 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 14 | 1 | .417 | 439 | 525 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 11 | 1 | .179 | 274 | 437 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 156 | 94 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 28 | 44 | 1 | .390 | 1261 | 1756 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 259 | 302 |
| St. Louis Rams | 25 | 47 | 2 | .347 | 1214 | 1755 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 18 | 0 | .455 | 567 | 681 |
| Tennessee Titans | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 298 | 289 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 14 | 1 | .300 | 403 | 536 |