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The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Falcons are currently members of the Southern Division of the NFC in the NFL. On June 30, 1965, the Atlanta Falcons were born and were awarded their first NFL season in 1966, and had their first game on August 1, 1966 against the Philadelphia Eagles before a crowd of 26,072 at the Atlanta Stadium. The Falcons ended their inaugural season at 3-11. The Falcons had their first Monday Night Football game in Atlanta for the 1970 season, on November 30 vs. the Miami Dolphins but lost 20-7. In 1982, The Falcons made the playoffs in the strike-shortened season with a record of 5-4, but they ended up losing to the Minnesota Vikings. The Falcons started the 1990 season with an impressive game against the Houston Oilers but finished the season with a 5-11 record. The 1991 Falcons, also known as the "2 Legit 2 Quit" Falcons make the playoffs as the sixth seed with a 10-6 record and they made it to the second round of the playoffs by beating the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome (27-20) but ended up losing to the Washington Redskins the following week. In 1992, the Falcons moved from the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to the Georgia Dome and they finished with a 6-10 record. For the 1993 season, Deion Sanders continued to be the star player of the Atlanta Falcons; picking off 7 passes while shutting down some of the league's top receivers. Despite Sanders' amazing performance, the Falcons finished once again with a 6-10 record. The Falcons lost Deion Sanders in 1994, and they also acquired QB Jeff George and the Falcons mildly improved to a 7-9 record. In the final game of the 1995 season, the Falcons come from behind to beat the San Francisco 49ers 28-27 t o secure a playoff spot. They went on to lose to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field 37-20. Led by QB Chris Chandler and RB Jamal Anderson, the "Dirty Bird" Falcons have their greatest season to date. On November 8, 1997 they won 41-10 over the Patriots at New England, snapping a streak of 22 consecutive losses at cold-weather sites in November and December that had dated back to 1982. On January 18, 1999, the Falcons upset the top-seeded 15-1 Vikings at Minnesota in the NFC Championship Game, 30-27 in overtime. Following the 2000 season the Falcons traded the #5 pick along with Tim Dwight to the San Diego Chargers for the #1 pick in the draft they chose Michael Vick. In 2004 the Falcons were buoyed by the return of QB Michael Vick (who had broken his leg in the 2003 preseason) and energized by new Head Coach Jim L. Mora, the Falcons went 11-5 and easily won the NFC South. After having a first round bye and defeating the St. Louis Rams, the team advanced to the NFC Championship game where they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10. During the 2005 season the Falcons started 6-2 but lost 6 of their remaining 8 games. In the 2006 Draft, the Falcons used their first pick on Virginia Tech DB Jimmy Williams and then used their next pick on Mississippi St. RB Jerious Norwood.

ATLANTA FALCONS FACTS AND INFORMATION

1965 - Atlanta was granted an NFL franchise on June 30.
1965 -The Falcons signed their first draft pick, Outland Trophy winning linebacker Tommy Nobis, on December 14.
1966 - The Falcons played their first game, losing 19-14 to the Los Angeles Rams.
1966 - Junior Coffee ran for 117 yards against Cleveland on October 30, the first 100-yard game for the Falcons.
1966 - Atlanta beat the New York Giants 27-16 on November 20 for the franchise's first victory.
1967 - Nobis became the Falcons' first Pro Bowl player.
1973 - The Falcons finished 9-5, the best mark in the franchise's eight-year history.
1975 - Dave Hampton had the Falcons' first 1,000-yard season, rushing for 1,002 yards.
1978 - The Falcons made their first playoff appearance and beat Philadelphia 14-13 in the NFC Wild Card game.
1981 - Quarterback Steve Bartkowski passed for 416 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1988 - The Atlanta Falcons Schedule went 14-2 and reached the Super Bowl for the first time. They were defeated 34-19 by Denver at Miami.