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Rookies in italics
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 21
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 20–23
0–1
Busch Memorial Stadium
42,172
Recap
2
September 28
Detroit Lions
L 14–17
0–2
Atlanta Stadium
45,218
Recap
3
October 5
New Orleans Saints
W 14–7
1–2
Atlanta Stadium
29,444
Recap
4
October 12
at San Francisco 49ers
W 17–3
2–2
Candlestick Park
44,043
Recap
5
October 19
at Los Angeles Rams
L 7–22
2–3
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
64,843
Recap
6
October 26
Cincinnati Bengals
L 14–21
2–4
Atlanta Stadium
45,811
Recap
7
November 2
at New Orleans Saints
L 7–23
2–5
Louisiana Superdome
49,342
Recap
8
November 9
at Minnesota Vikings
L 0–38
2–6
Metropolitan Stadium
43,751
Recap
9
November 16
Los Angeles Rams
L 7–16
2–7
Atlanta Stadium
44,595
Recap
10
November 23
Denver Broncos
W 35–21
3–7
Atlanta Stadium
28,686
Recap
11
November 30
at Oakland Raiders
L 34–37 (OT)
3–8
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
50,860
Recap
12
December 7
Washington Redskins
L 27–30
3–9
Atlanta Stadium
52,809
Recap
13
December 14
San Francisco 49ers
W 31–9
4–9
Atlanta Stadium
38,501
Recap
14
December 21
at Green Bay Packers
L 13–22
4–10
Lambeau Field
56,267
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: at St. Louis Cardinals
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Week 1: Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons
7
6
7 0 20
Cardinals
7
6
0 10 23
at Busch Memorial Stadium , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : September 21Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT /1:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 54 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 42,172Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
STL – Jim Bakken 22-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–7.
ATL – Dave Hampton 6-yard run (kick failed). Falcons 13–10.
STL – Jim Bakken 39-yard field goal. Tied 13–13.
Third quarter
ATL – Dave Hampton 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 20–13.
Fourth quarter
STL – Earl Thomas 8-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick). Tied 20–20.
STL – Jim Bakken 25-yard field goal. Cardinals 23–20.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions
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Week 2: Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
0
7
3 7 17
Falcons
0
7
7 0 14
at Atlanta Stadium , Atlanta, Georgia
Date : September 28Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 62 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 45,218Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
DET – Altie Taylor 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick). Lions 17–14.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 3: vs. New Orleans Saints
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Week 3: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Saints
0
0
7 0 7
Falcons
7
7
0 0 14
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : October 5Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 29,444Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
ATL – Jim Mitchell 50-yard fumble return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 14–0.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers
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Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons
7
7
3 0 17
49ers
0
0
3 0 3
at Candlestick Park , San Francisco, California
Date : October 12Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Game weather : 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 44,043Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SF – Steve Mike-Mayer 26-yard field goal. Falcons 14–3.
ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 27-yard field goal. Falcons 17–3.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 5: at Los Angeles Rams
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Week 5: Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons
0
0
0 7 7
Rams
10
6
6 0 22
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles, California
Date : October 19Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDTGame weather : 61 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 64,843
Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
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Week 6: Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bengals
0
14
0 7 21
Falcons
7
0
0 7 14
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : October 26Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 45,811
Week 7: at New Orleans Saints
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Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons
0
0
0 7 7
Saints
0
10
10 3 23
at Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : November 2Game time : 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST Game weather : None (played indoors)Game attendance : 49,342
Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings
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Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons
0
0
0 0 0
Vikings
7
17
7 7 38
at Metropolitan Stadium , Bloomington, Minnesota
Date : November 9Game time : 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 46 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 43,751Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
MIN – Fred Cox 45-yard field goal. Vikings 10–0.
MIN – Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 17–0.
MIN – Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 24–0.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
MIN – Dave Osborn 2-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 38–0.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
ATL – Dave Hampton – 1 reception, 15 yards
MIN – Chuck Foreman – 4 receptions, 19 yards, TD
Kim McQuilken started at quarterback for the Falcons, going 5 of 26 (for a completion percentage of 19.2) for 43 yards and threw five interceptions, finishing the game with a passer rating of zero .[ 3]
Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Rams
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Week 9: Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Rams
0
6
3 7 16
Falcons
0
0
0 7 7
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : November 16Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 47 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 44,595
Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos
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Week 10: Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Broncos
7
0
7 7 21
Falcons
0
14
7 14 35
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : November 23Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 36 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 28,686
Week 11: at Oakland Raiders
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Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Falcons
13
7
0 14 0 34
Raiders
21
0
3 10 3 37
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum , Oakland, California
Date : November 30Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PSTGame weather : 47 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 50,860
Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins
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Week 12: Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
3
7
7 13 30
Falcons
0
14
3 10 27
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : December 7Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 52,809
Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Week 13: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
49ers
0
9
0 0 9
Falcons
0
10
14 7 31
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : December 14Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 38,501
Week 14: at Green Bay Packers
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Week 14: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons
6
0
0 7 13
Packers
3
9
10 0 22
at Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : December 21Game time : 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 10 °F (−12 °C)Game attendance : 56,267Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
GB – Eric Torkelson 15-yard run (kick failed). Packers 9–6.
GB – Joe Danelo 30-yard field goal. Packers 12–6.
Third quarter
GB – Joe Danelo 19-yard field goal. Packers 15–6.
GB – Barty Smith 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick). Packers 22–6.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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