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  ATLANTA FALCONS |
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STADIUM |
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(MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM)
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Atlanta Falcons were founded in 1966 as the 15th expansion team. Prior to the team joining the NFL, the American Football League (AFL) staged two preseason contests, with one featuring the Denver Broncos vs the Houston Oilers and the second being the Dallas Texans against the Oakland Raiders. Two years later, the AFL held another exhibition, this time with the New York Jets taking on the San Diego Chargers. The rival AFL was looking at expansion teams in Atlanta and Philadelphia but eventually chose the Miami Dolphins in 1966 and the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968. |
| The Falcons have yet to win a Super Bowl but have appeared in two (XXXIII and more recently XLI in the 2016 season). |
| Thirteen hundred people combined to suggest more than 500 names, including Peaches, Vibrants, Lancers, Confederates, Firebirds, and Thrashers. While several fans submitted the nickname Falcons, schoolteacher Julia Elliott of nearby Griffin was declared the winner of the contest for the reason she provided. “The falcon is proud and dignified, with great courage and fight,” Elliott wrote. “It never drops its prey. It is deadly and has great sporting tradition.” She won four season tickets for three years and a football autographed by the entire 1966 inaugural team. |
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| NAMES |
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Atlanta Falcons (1966–PRESENT)
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| AFFILIATIONS |
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (1966-)
Eastern Conference (1966)
WESTERN CONFERENCE (1967-1969)
Central Division (1967–1969)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE (1970-)
West Division (1970-2001)
South Division (2002-)
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| AWARDS |
| SUPER BOWL TITLES (0)
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| NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2)
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DIVISION TITLES (6)
- NFC WEST (2): 1980, 1998
NFC SOUTH (4): 2004, 2010, 2012, 2016
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| PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES (14) |
| 1978, 1980, 1982, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010-2012, 2016, 2017 |
| SEASONS (SINCE 2010) |
| SEASON |
DIVISION |
FINISH |
RECORD |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2010 |
NFC SOUTH |
1ST |
13-3 |
Lost Divisional playoffs (vs Packers) 48–21 |
| 2011 |
NFC SOUTH |
2ND |
10-6 |
Lost Wild Card playoffs (@ Giants) 24–2 |
| 2012 |
NFC SOUTH |
1ST |
13-3 |
Won Divisional playoffs (vs Seahawks) 30–28
Lost NFC Championship (vs 49ers) 28–24 |
| 2013 |
NFC SOUTH |
3RD |
4-12 |
- |
| 2014 |
NFC SOUTH |
3RD |
6-10 |
- |
| 2015 |
NFC SOUTH |
2ND |
8-8 |
- |
| 2016 |
NFC SOUTH |
1ST |
11-5 |
Won Divisional playoffs (vs Seahawks) 36–20
Won NFC Championship (vs Packers) 44–21
Lost Super Bowl LI (vs Patriots) 34–28 (OT) |
| 2017 |
NFC SOUTH |
3RD |
10-6 |
Won Wild Card playoffs (@ Rams) 26–13
Lost Divisional playoffs (@ Eagles) 15–10 |
| 2018 |
NFC SOUTH |
2ND |
7-9 |
- |
| 2019 |
NFC SOUTH |
2ND |
7-9 |
- |
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| NFL SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES |
| SEASON |
SUPER BOWL |
W/L |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
LOCATION |
VICTORY # |
| 1998 |
XXXIII |
L |
 DENVER |
34-19 |
MIAMI |
- |
| 2016 |
LI |
L |
 HOUSTON |
34-28 (OT) |
HOUSTON |
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| LOGOS |
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(1966-1989) |
(1990-2002) |
(2003-) |
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| HELMETS |
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(1966-1969) |
(1970-1977) |
(1978-1983) |
(1984-1989) |
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(1990-2002) |
(2003-2019) |
(2020-) |
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| STADIUMS |
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ATLANTA-FULTON
COUNTY STADIUM
(ATLANTA, GA)
(1966-1991) |
GEORGIA DOME
(ATLANTA, GA)
(1992-2016) |
MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM
(ATLANTA, GA)
(2017-) |
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