1983 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1983 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons' 18th season in the National Football League. The team won seven and lost nine.

Offseason

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
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1983 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1983	at Chicago Bears	W 20–17	60,165
2	September 11, 1983	New York Giants	L 16–13	58,075
3	September 18, 1983	at Detroit Lions	W 30–14	54,622
4	September 25, 1983	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–20	57,814
5	October 2, 1983	Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–24	50,621
6	October 9, 1983	New Orleans Saints	L 19–17	51,654
7	October 16, 1983	at Los Angeles Rams	L 27–21	50,404
8	October 23, 1983	at New York Jets	W 27–21	46,878
9	October 30, 1983	New England Patriots	W 24–13	47,546
10	November 6, 1983	at New Orleans Saints	L 27–10	67,062
11	November 14, 1983	Los Angeles Rams	L 36–13	31,202
12	November 20, 1983	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–24	39,782
13	November 27, 1983	Green Bay Packers	W 47–41	35,688
14	December 4, 1983	at Washington Redskins	L 37–21	52,074
15	December 10, 1983	at Miami Dolphins	L 31–24	56,725
16	December 18, 1983	Buffalo Bills	W 31–14	31,015

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	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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