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 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.
| 1982 Atlanta Falcons season | |
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| 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 |
Offseason
NFL Draft
| 1982 Atlanta Falcons draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 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 | |||||
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Attendance | Game recap | |
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| 1 | September 12 | at New York Giants | W 16–14 | 1–0 | Giants Stadium | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 19 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–38 | 1–1 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Recap | ||
| 3 | N/A | at Kansas City Chiefs | Cancelled due to the 1982 NFL strike † | |||||
| 4 | N/A | San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| 5 | N/A | at Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| 6 | N/A | at Detroit Lions | ||||||
| 7 | N/A | San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| 8 | N/A | at New Orleans Saints | Rescheduled to January 2 | |||||
| 9 | N/A | at Chicago Bears | Cancelled due to the 1982 NFL strike † | |||||
| 10 | N/A | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| 11 | November 21 | Los Angeles Rams | W 34–17 | 2–1 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Recap | ||
| 12 | November 28 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 20–23 | 2–2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Recap | ||
| 13 | December 5 | at Denver Broncos | W 34– 27 | 3–2 | Mile High Stadium | Recap | ||
| 14 | December 12 | New Orleans Saints | W 35–0 | 4–2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Recap | ||
| 15 | December 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 17–7 | 5–2 | Candlestick Park | Recap | ||
| 16 | December 26 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–38 | 5–3 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Recap | ||
| 17 | January 2 | at New Orleans Saints | L 6–35 | 5–4 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap | ||
| Playoff round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Attendance | Game recap |
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| Wild Card | January 9 | at Minnesota Vikings (4) | L 24–30 | 0–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap |
Standings
| NFC West | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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
- "1982 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1982-atl
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