1971 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1971 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's sixth year in the National Football League (NFL). It was the first winning season in franchise history.

Offseason

1971 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	San Francisco 49ers	W 20–17	56,990
2	September 26, 1971	at Los Angeles Rams	T 20–20	57,895
3	October 3, 1971	at Detroit Lions	L 41–38	54,418
4	October 10, 1971	St. Louis Cardinals	L 26–9	58,850
5	October 17, 1971	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–16	58,850
6	October 24, 1971	New Orleans Saints	W 28–6	58,850
7	October 31, 1971	at Cleveland Browns	W 31–14	76,825
8	November 7, 1971	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 9–6	59,604
9	November 14, 1971	New York Giants	L 21–17	58,850
10	November 22, 1971	Green Bay Packers	W 28–21	58,850
11	November 28, 1971	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–7	49,784
12	December 5, 1971	Oakland Raiders	W 24–13	58,850
13	December 12, 1971	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–3	44,582
14	December 19, 1971	at New Orleans Saints	W 24–20	75,954

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

↑ "1971 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

Atlanta Falcons

Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia

Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium (under construction)

Culture	Rankin M. Smith, Sr. Arthur Blank The Dirty Bird Dance Freddie Falcon Michael Vick dog fighting investigation Cheerleaders

Lore	Gary Anderson's missed field goal

Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints

Division championships (5)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012

Conference championships (1)	1998

Ring of Honor	10 21 31 42 57 58 60 78 87

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (50)	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Atlanta Falcons seasons

1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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