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1998 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1998 NFC Champions
Scored 442 points (27.6/g), 4th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 289 points (18.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 153 points (9.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.7-4.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.2/g), 1st.
Coached by Dan Reeves (14-2-0)
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1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 6 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 19 | 14 | 19 | 323 | 230 | 93 | 1 | 16 | 317 | 263 | 54 | 2 |
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | box | W | 2-0 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 12 | 17 | 245 | 167 | 78 | 19 | 284 | 221 | 63 | |||
| 3 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | box | L | 2-1 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 31 | 19 | 369 | 222 | 147 | 4 | 23 | 538 | 377 | 161 | 2 |
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | box | W | 3-1 | Carolina Panthers | 51 | 23 | 18 | 323 | 193 | 130 | 2 | 16 | 346 | 289 | 57 | 6 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | New York Giants | 34 | 20 | 20 | 381 | 253 | 128 | 2 | 17 | 266 | 156 | 110 | 3 |
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | box | W | 5-1 | New Orleans Saints | 31 | 23 | 19 | 297 | 163 | 134 | 15 | 322 | 255 | 67 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | box | L | 5-2 | @ | New York Jets | 3 | 28 | 13 | 207 | 152 | 55 | 3 | 21 | 311 | 192 | 119 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | W | 6-2 | St. Louis Rams | 37 | 15 | 25 | 434 | 235 | 199 | 1 | 16 | 247 | 207 | 40 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | box | W | 7-2 | @ | New England Patriots | 41 | 10 | 22 | 366 | 249 | 117 | 2 | 15 | 223 | 205 | 18 | 5 |
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 8-2 | San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 19 | 19 | 298 | 184 | 114 | 1 | 18 | 383 | 307 | 76 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 9-2 | Chicago Bears | 20 | 13 | 21 | 358 | 263 | 95 | 2 | 10 | 210 | 104 | 106 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 29 | box | W | 10-2 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 21 | 10 | 20 | 374 | 170 | 204 | 1 | 12 | 169 | 129 | 40 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 11-2 | Indianapolis Colts | 28 | 21 | 27 | 394 | 257 | 137 | 2 | 17 | 244 | 159 | 85 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | box | W | 12-2 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 27 | 17 | 25 | 504 | 322 | 182 | 3 | 15 | 216 | 164 | 52 | 4 |
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 13-2 | @ | Detroit Lions | 24 | 17 | 20 | 268 | 123 | 145 | 17 | 258 | 141 | 117 | 3 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 27 | box | W | 14-2 | Miami Dolphins | 38 | 16 | 15 | 346 | 203 | 143 | 20 | 400 | 362 | 38 | 6 | ||
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 9 | box | W | 15-2 | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 18 | 16 | 289 | 153 | 136 | 1 | 15 | 334 | 288 | 46 | 3 | |
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 17 | box | W | 16-2 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 30 | 27 | 25 | 427 | 317 | 110 | 2 | 26 | 356 | 254 | 102 | 2 |
| SuperBowl | Sun | January 31 | box | L | 16-3 | N | Denver Broncos | 19 | 34 | 21 | 337 | 206 | 131 | 4 | 22 | 457 | 336 | 121 | 1 |