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The oldest major professional sports team in America with no championships.
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons were founded on June 30, 1965, and joined the NFL in 1966 as an expansion team, after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League (AFL).
Quick Facts
- Character
- Kirk Cousins
- Affiliation
- Atlanta Falcons (2024–present)
- First appears
- March 2024 (signed as free agent)
- Status
- Active roster member
Lore & Background
The Falcons have compiled a record of 398–512–6 in the regular season, winning division championships in 1980, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2016. They have appeared in two Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXXIII (1998 season) and Super Bowl LI (2016 season). They are the oldest major professional sports team in America with no championships.
Reader's Guide
The Falcons' current home field is Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which opened for the 2017 season. The team's headquarters and practice facilities are located at a 50 acre site in Flowery Branch, northeast of Atlanta in Hall County.
Did You Know?
- The Falcons were named after a suggestion by Miss Julia Elliott, a school teacher from Griffin, who wrote that 'the Falcon is proud and dignified, with great courage and fight.'
- The Falcons' first victory came on November 20, 1966, against the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium.
- The Falcons selected linebacker Tommy Nobis from the University of Texas as the first overall pick in the 1966 NFL draft.
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