Atlanta Falcons
Value$9.78BHeartbreak#634.0Founded: 1966 · Metro Area: Atlanta · NFC · NFC South · Home: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Rating through time
Where Atlanta Falcons sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1966 to 2026. Above average in 16 of 61 seasons.
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One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.
The Heartbreak Index34.0 · #6
The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1966
The Heartbreak Index34.0 · #6
The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1966
- First NFL title since 196613.3
- NFL final appearance since 20160.5
- NFL deep run since 20160.2
- 28-3 · 2016 · 1.40 pangsSuper Bowl LI collapse from 28-3; the most culturally dominant single wound in modern US sport
- 17-0 NFC Championship collapse · 2012 · 0.70 pangsBlew 17-0 v 49ers
lost the final, 2016 · lost the final, 1998 · fell one round short, 2012 · fell one round short, 2004
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
No league championships yet.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 406-521-6 |
| Win pct | 0.438 |
| Playoff record | 10-14-0 (0.417) |
| Championship appearances | 2 (0 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 4 (2 wins) |
| Total seasons | 61 |
| .500 or better seasons | 21 |
| Most recent championship | — |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2017-presentGeorgia Dome
1992-2016Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1966-1991- Atlanta Stadium 1966-1974
- Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 1975-1991
Season-by-season1966 to 2026 · 61 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
Show all 61 seasons
In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
Award winners
League-wide awards held by Atlanta Falcons players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 151 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
AP NFL MVP
- 2016Matt Ryan · QB
AP Offensive Player
- 2016Matt Ryan · QB
AP Coach of the Year
- 1998Dan Reeves
- 2008Mike Smith
Bert Bell Award
- 2016Matt Ryan · QB
Walter Payton MOY
- 2004Warrick Dunn · RB
AP Offensive Rookie
- 2008Matt Ryan · QB
AP Defensive Rookie
- 1968Claude Humphrey · LDE
- 1980Al Richardson · LOLB
- 1980Buddy Curry · RILB