This article is a list of seasons completed by the Atlanta Falcons American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the Falcons' franchise from 1966 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches.
The Falcons did not record consecutive winning seasons until 2009, when the team won their final three games of the regular season and finished with a 9–7 record after winning their season finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Atlanta has since added its first stretch of five straight winning seasons, with a 13–3 record in 2010, a 10–6 record in 2011, and a 13–3 record in 2012. The streak ended with a 4–12 record in 2013.
Seasons[]
| Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card berth | One-game playoff berth |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches | |||
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| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Eastern | — | 7th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Tommy Nobis (DROY) | Norb Hecker | |
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 4th | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 4th | 2 | 12 | 0 | Claude Humphrey (DROY) | Norb Hecker (0–3) Norm Van Brocklin (2–9) | |
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Norm Van Brocklin | ||
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Norm Van Brocklin (2–6) Marion Campbell (1–5) | ||
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | Marion Campbell | ||
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | Marion Campbell (1–4) Pat Peppler (3–6) | ||
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Leeman Bennett | ||
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 14–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 20–27 |
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| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 27–30 | Buddy Curry & Al Richardson (Co-DROY) | |
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | 1982 | NFL | NFC | — | 5th1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | Lost First Round (at Vikings) 24–30 | ||
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dan Henning | ||
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 3 | 12 | 0 | Marion Campbell | ||
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Jerry Glanville | ||
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Saints) 27–20 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Redskins) 7–24 |
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| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | June Jones | ||
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 20–37 | ||
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dan Reeves | ||
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 20–18 Won NFC Championship (at Vikings) 30–27 (OT) Lost Super Bowl XXXIII (vs. Broncos) 19–34 |
Dan Reeves (COY) | |
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 9 | 6 | 1 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 27–7 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 6–20 |
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| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | South | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Dan Reeves (3–10) Wade Phillips (2–1) | ||
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | South | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 47–17 Lost NFC Championship (at Eagles) 10–27 |
Jim L. Mora | |
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | South | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Bobby Petrino (3–10) Emmitt Thomas (1–2) | ||
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Cardinals) 24–30 | Matt Ryan (OROY) Mike Smith (COY) |
Mike Smith |
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | South | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Packers) 21–48 | ||
| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Giants) 2–24 | ||
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | South | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 30–28 Lost NFC Championship (49ers) 24–28 |
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| 2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Dan Quinn | ||
| 2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | South | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 36–20 Won NFC Championship (Packers) 44–21 Lost Super Bowl LI (vs. Patriots) 28–34 (OT) |
Matt Ryan (MVP, OPOY) | |
| 2017 | 2017 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Rams) 26–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 10–15 |
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| Total | 351 | 443 | 6 | (1966–2017, includes only regular season) | |||||||
| 10 | 14 | 0 | (1966–2017, includes only playoffs) | ||||||||
| 361 | 457 | 6 | (1966–2017, includes both regular season and playoffs) | ||||||||
1 Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.
External links[]
- "Atlanta Falcons History". CBS Sportsline. http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/ATL.
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