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1983 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 370 points (23.1/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 389 points (24.3/g), 23rd.
 Differential of -19 points (-1.2/g), 18th.
 Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 14th.

Simple Rating System: Total 0.9, Offense: 2.9, Defense: -2.1, SoS: 2.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Dan Henning

 Defensive Coordinator: John Marshall

Training Camp: Falcons' Training Facility (Suwanee, Georgia)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 4 boxscore W 1-0 @ Chicago Bears 20 17 18 317 185 132 1 21 401 251 150 1
2 Sun September 11 boxscore L OT 1-1 New York Giants 13 16 14 298 235 63 3 19 343 187 156 1
3 Sun September 18 boxscore W 2-1 @ Detroit Lions 30 14 26 535 350 185 18 280 235 45 2
4 Sun September 25 boxscore L 2-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 24 19 319 184 135 1 28 418 261 157 2
5 Sun October 2 boxscore L 2-3 Philadelphia Eagles 24 28 21 365 174 191 16 315 220 95 1
6 Sun October 9 boxscore L 2-4 New Orleans Saints 17 19 20 292 203 89 1 19 311 148 163 1
7 Sun October 16 boxscore L 2-5 @ Los Angeles Rams 21 27 15 268 158 110 1 29 321 218 103 2
8 Sun October 23 boxscore W 3-5 @ New York Jets 27 21 19 407 277 130 2 19 404 221 183 2
9 Sun October 30 boxscore W 4-5 New England Patriots 24 13 28 430 235 195 2 22 417 248 169 5
10 Sun November 6 boxscore L 4-6 @ New Orleans Saints 10 27 14 213 120 93 3 17 366 128 238 1
11 Mon November 14 boxscore L 4-7 Los Angeles Rams 13 36 17 209 116 93 4 23 442 173 269
12 Sun November 20 boxscore W 5-7 San Francisco 49ers 28 24 19 373 275 98 22 308 174 134 2
13 Sun November 27 boxscore W OT 6-7 Green Bay Packers 47 41 25 445 293 152 1 32 500 366 134 3
14 Sun December 4 boxscore L 6-8 @ Washington Redskins 21 37 24 398 269 129 6 21 370 215 155 1
15 Sat December 10 boxscore L 6-9 @ Miami Dolphins 24 31 21 365 179 186 2 22 353 229 124 2
16 Sun December 18 boxscore W 7-9 Buffalo Bills 31 14 25 394 151 243 2 14 277 243 34 4