1982 Atlanta Falcons season

1982 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach Leeman Bennett
General manager Tom Braatz
Home field Fulton County Stadium
Results
Record 5–4
Division place 5th NFC
Playoff finish Lost First Round (at Vikings) 24–30
Pro Bowlers C Jeff van Note
G R. C. Thielemann
T Mike Kenn
FB William Andrews

The 1982 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team qualified for the postseason and unofficially 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.

Offseason

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

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultFalcons pointsOpponentsRecordAttendance
1Sept. 12at New York GiantsWin16141–0
74,286
2Sept. 19Los Angeles RaidersLoss14381–1
54,774
–Sept. 23at Kansas City Chiefscanceled1–1
–Oct. 3San Diego Chargerscanceled1–1
–Oct. 10at Los Angeles Ramscanceled1–1
–Oct. 17at Detroit Lionscanceled1–1
–Oct. 24San Francisco 49erscanceled1–1
–Oct. 31at New Orleans Saintspostponed1–1
–Nov. 7at Chicago Bearscanceled1–1
–Nov. 15Philadelphia Eaglescanceled1–1
3Nov. 21Los Angeles RamsWin34172–1
39,686
4Nov. 28St. Louis CardinalsLoss20232–2
33,411
5Dec. 5at Denver BroncosWin34273–2
73,984
6Dec. 12New Orleans SaintsWin3504–2
39,535
7Dec. 19at San Francisco 49ersWin1775–2
53,234
8Dec. 26Green Bay PackersLoss7385–3
50,245
9Jan. 2at New Orleans SaintsLoss6355–4
47,336
WildcardJan. 9at Minnesota VikingsLoss2430
60,560

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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. ↑ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1982-atl
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