American football team
Falcons
Club · United States · NFL
«Falcons»
8
Matches
2
wins
6
losses
166–214
Points
−48
Difference
20.8
Average per match
Form
L
19 Sep · Away Pilgrims · 22:23
L
19 Sep · Away Pilgrims · 22:23
L
3 Oct · Away Rams · 12:24
L
3 Oct · Away Rams · 12:24
L
10 Oct · Home Lancers · 14:34
L
10 Oct · Home Lancers · 14:34
Forty seasons in, two Super Bowl appearances still tell most of the story, and neither ended the way the franchise wanted. The Falcons lost Super Bowl XXXIII to the Denver Broncos, 34–19, closing out the 1998 season, then returned eighteen years later only to blow a 28–3 lead against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI.
Atlanta entered the NFL as an expansion side in 1966, bought by Rankin M. Smith Sr. for $8.5 million. Arthur Blank, who co-founded Home Depot, took over ownership in 2002 and eventually moved the club out of the Georgia Dome and into Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2017.
The nickname 'Dirty Birds' outlived the player who inspired it, Jamal Anderson.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 10 Oct | NFL |
Lancers
H
|
14:34 | L |
| 10 Oct | NFL |
Lancers
H
|
14:34 | L |
| 3 Oct | NFL |
Rams
A
|
12:24 | L |
| 3 Oct | NFL |
Rams
A
|
12:24 | L |
| 19 Sep | NFL |
Pilgrims
A
|
22:23 | L |
| 19 Sep | NFL |
Pilgrims
A
|
22:23 | L |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 8
8
Matches
2
wins
6
losses
166–214
Points
−48
Difference
20.8
Average per match
wins
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Scored | 166 | 28 | 138 |
| Conceded | 214 | 68 | 146 |
| Average per match | 20.8 | 14.0 | 23.0 |
| Conceded per game | 26.8 | 34.0 | 24.3 |
| Difference | −48 | −40 | −8 |
Fixtures of Falcons
-
17 Oct · 17:00
Buccaneers
H
NFL
-
31 Oct · 16:00
Bears
A
NFL
Honours of Falcons
- NFC South 2004, 2010, 2012, 2016 4
- NFC Championship 1998, 2016 2
- NFC West 1980, 1998 2