1977 Atlanta Falcons season

1977 Atlanta Falcons season
Head Coach	Leeman Bennett
Home Field
Results
Record	7-7
Place	2nd NFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1976	1978

The 1977 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons 12th season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 18, 1977	Los Angeles Rams	W 17-6
2	September 25, 1977	at Washington Redskins	L 10-6
3	October 2, 1977	New York Giants	W 17-3
4	October 9, 1977	at San Francisco 49ers	W 7-0
5	October 16, 1977	at Buffalo Bills	L 3-0
6	October 23, 1977	at Chicago Bears	W 16-10
7	October 30, 1977	Minnesota Vikings	L 14-7
8	November 6, 1977	San Francisco 49ers	L 10-3
9	November 13, 1977	Detroit Lions	W 17-6
10	November 20, 1977	at New Orleans Saints	L 21-20
11	November 27, 1977	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17-0
12	December 4, 1977	New England Patriots	L 16-10
13	December 11, 1977	at Los Angeles Rams	L 23-7
14	December 18, 1977	New Orleans Saints	W 35-7

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	10	4	0	.714	302	146	L-1
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	.500	179	129	W-1
San Francisco 49ers	5	9	0	.357	220	260	L-3
New Orleans Saints	3	11	0	.214	232	336	L-4

Awards and records

Milestones

• Jerry Glanville's "Grits Blitz" defense (9 men blitzing on nearly every down) set the NFL record for fewest points allowed per game since the AFL-NFL Merger (129 points on a 14-game schedule, an average of 9 points per game).

References

• Falcons on Pro Football Reference
• Falcons on jt-sw.com