1982 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1982 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team qualified for the postseason and won the NFC West for the second time in three years. Due to the players strike, this was not recognized as divisions were dissolved for this year only. As the lone NFC West team to qualify for the playoffs, Falcons were considered the 1982 first place team when 1983 matchups were determined. The Falcons were the first team to get a taste of being the best in the NFC West during the 49ers' dynasty, as the 49ers, from 1981 to 1997, would hog 13 of 17 NFC West pennants.

1982 Atlanta Falcons season
General managerTom Braatz
Head coachLeeman Bennett
Home fieldFulton County Stadium
Results
Record5–4
Division place5th NFC
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Vikings) 24–30
Pro BowlersC Jeff van Note
G R. C. Thielemann
T Mike Kenn
FB William Andrews

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1982 NFL Draft
1982 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff
1982 Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches



Roster
1982 Atlanta Falcons final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Attendance Game
recap
1 September 12 at New York Giants W 16–14 1–0 Giants Stadium 74,286 Recap
2 September 19 Los Angeles Raiders L 14–38 1–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 54,774 Recap
3 — at Kansas City Chiefs Cancelled due to the 1982 NFL strike †
4 — San Diego Chargers
5 — at Los Angeles Rams
6 — at Detroit Lions
7 — San Francisco 49ers
8 — at New Orleans Saints Rescheduled to January 2
9 — at Chicago Bears Cancelled due to the 1982 NFL strike †
10 — Philadelphia Eagles
11 November 21 Los Angeles Rams W 34–17 2–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,686 Recap
12 November 28 St. Louis Cardinals L 20–23 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 33,411 Recap
13 December 5 at Denver Broncos W 34–27 3–2 Mile High Stadium 73,984 Recap
14 December 12 New Orleans Saints W 35–0 4–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,535 Recap
15 December 19 at San Francisco 49ers W 17–7 5–2 Candlestick Park 53,234 Recap
16 December 26 Green Bay Packers L 7–38 5–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,245 Recap
17 January 2, 1983 at New Orleans Saints L 6–35 5–4 Louisiana Superdome 47,336 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site Attendance Game
recap
Wild Card January 9 at Minnesota Vikings (4) L 24–30 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 60,560 Recap

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Standings
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Atlanta Falcons(5) 5 4 0 .556 3–1 4–3 183 199 L2
New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 .444 2–1 3–5 129 160 W1
San Francisco 49ers 3 6 0 .333 1–3 2–3 209 206 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 7 0 .222 1–2 1–5 200 250 W1
National Football Conference
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(1) 8 1 0 .889 190 128 W4
Dallas Cowboys(2) 6 3 0 .667 226 145 L2
Green Bay Packers(3) 5 3 1 .611 226 169 L1
Minnesota Vikings(4) 5 4 0 .556 187 198 W1
Atlanta Falcons(5) 5 4 0 .556 183 199 L2
St. Louis Cardinals(6) 5 4 0 .556 135 170 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7) 5 4 0 .556 158 178 W3
Detroit Lions(8) 4 5 0 .444 181 176 W1
New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 .444 129 160 W1
New York Giants 4 5 0 .444 164 160 W1
San Francisco 49ers 3 6 0 .333 209 206 L1
Chicago Bears 3 6 0 .333 141 174 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 6 0 .333 191 195 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 7 0 .222 200 250 W1

References
  1. "1982 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. "1982 Atlanta Falcons".


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