1978 Atlanta Falcons season

1978 Atlanta Falcons season
Head Coach	Leeman Bennett
Home Field	Fulton County Stadium
Results
Record	9-7
Place	2nd NFC West
Playoff Finish	Lost Divisional Round
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1977	1979

The 1978 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcon's 13th season. It was the first postseason appearance in franchise history.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	13	Mike Kenn^[1]	Offensive Tackle	Michigan

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Falcons points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 3	Houston Oilers	Win	20	14	1-0
2	Sept. 10	at Los Angeles Rams	Loss	0	10	1-1
3	Sept. 17	Cleveland Browns	Loss	16	24	1-2
4	Sept. 24	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Loss	9	14	1-3
5	Oct. 1	New York Giants	Win	23	20	2-3
6	Oct. 8	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Loss	7	31	2-4
7	Oct. 15	Detroit Lions	Win	14	0	3-4
8	Oct. 22	at San Francisco 49ers	Win	20	17	4-4
9	Oct. 30	Los Angeles Rams	Win	15	7	5-4
10	Nov. 5	San Francisco 49ers	Win	21	10	6-4
11	Nov. 12	at New Orleans Saints	Win	20	17	7-4
12	Nov. 19	at Chicago Bears	Loss	7	13	7-5
13	Nov. 26	New Orleans Saints	Win	20	17	8-5
14	Dec. 3	at Cincinnati Bengals	Loss	7	37	8-6
15	Dec. 10	Washington Redskins	Win	20	17	9-6
16	Dec. 17	at St. Louis Cardinals	Loss	21	42	9-7

^[2]

Standings[]

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams	12	4	0	.750	316	245
Atlanta Falcons	9	7	0	.563	240	290
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	281	298
San Francisco 49ers	2	14	0	.125	219	350

^[3]

Roster[]

Postseason[]

NFC Wild Card Game[]

Atlanta Falcons 14, Philadelphia Eagles 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	6	0	7	0	13
Falcons	0	0	0	14	14

at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and Hank Stram

The Falcons won their first playoff game in team history after they overcame a 13-0 deficit by scoring 2 touchdowns in the final 5 minutes of the game.

NFC Divisional Playoff[]

Dallas Cowboys 27, Atlanta Falcons 20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	13	0	0	20
Cowboys	10	3	7	7	27

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier

Dallas' "Doomsday Defense" limited Atlanta quarterback Steve Bartkowski to only 8 completions in 23 attempts and intercepted him 3 times en route to victory. After the Falcons led 20-13 at halftime, the Cowboys scored 14 unanswered points in the second half.

Awards and records[]

Milestones[]

References[]

↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 393
↑ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1978-atl
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 295

1978 NFL seasonv · d · e
AFC	East	Central	West	East	Central	West	NFC
	Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
	Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
	Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
	NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay
1978 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XIII

[1] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 393

[2] ttp://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1978-atl

[3] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 295

[1]

[2]

[3]