| 1982 Atlanta Falcons season
|
| Head Coach |
Leeman Bennett
|
| Home Field |
Fulton County Stadium
|
| Results
|
| Record |
5-4
|
| Place |
5th NFC
|
| Playoff Finish |
Lost First Round, NFC Playoffs
|
| Timeline
|
| Previous season
|
Next season
|
| 1981
|
1983
|
The 1982 Atlanta Falcons season saw the Falcons qualify for the postseason.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School
|
| 1 |
9 |
Gerald Riggs |
Running Back |
Arizona State
|
| 2 |
36 |
Doug Rogers |
Defensive End |
Stanford
|
| 3 |
63 |
Stacey Bailey |
Wide Receiver |
San Jose State
|
| 4 |
95 |
Reggie Brown |
Running Back |
Oregon
|
| 5 |
122 |
Von Mansfield |
Defensive Back |
Wisconsin
|
| 6 |
149 |
Mike Kelley |
Quarterback |
Georgia Tech
|
| 7 |
176 |
David Toloumu |
Running Back |
Hawaii
|
| 8 |
203 |
Ricky Eberhardt |
Defensive Back |
Morris Brown
|
| 9 |
235 |
Mike Horan |
Punter |
Long Beach State
|
| 10 |
262 |
Curtis Stowers |
Linebacker |
Mississippi State
|
| 11 |
288 |
Jeff Keller |
Wide Receiver |
Washington State
|
| 12 |
315 |
Dave Levenick |
Linebacker |
Wisconsin
|
[1]
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
| Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Falcons points |
Opponents |
Record |
Attendance
|
| 1 |
Sept. 12 |
at New York Giants |
Win |
16 |
14 |
1-0 |
74,286
|
| 2 |
Sept. 19 |
Los Angeles Raiders |
Loss |
14 |
38 |
1-1 |
54,774
|
| 3 |
Nov. 21 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Win |
34 |
17 |
2-1 |
39,686
|
| 4 |
Nov. 28 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Loss |
20 |
23 |
2-2 |
33,411
|
| 5 |
Dec. 5 |
at Denver Broncos |
Win |
34 |
27 |
3-2 |
73,984
|
| 6 |
Dec. 12 |
New Orleans Saints |
Win |
35 |
0 |
4-2 |
39,535
|
| 7 |
Dec. 19 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Win |
17 |
7 |
5-2 |
53,234
|
| 8 |
Dec. 26 |
at Green Bay Packers |
Loss |
7 |
38 |
5-3 |
50,245
|
| 9 |
Jan. 2 |
at New Orleans Saints |
Loss |
6 |
35 |
5-4 |
47,336
|
| Wildcard |
Jan. 9 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
Loss |
24 |
30 |
|
60,560
|
[2]
Standings[]
[3]
Roster[]
Awards and records[]
Milestones[]
References[]
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