1966 - The Falcons play their first NFL season.
1971 - The Falcons finish with a winning record, 7-6-1.
1972 - The Falcons finish second in the NFC West - their highest division finish in franchise history up to that point.
1977 - The Falcons defense sets an NFL record for the fewest points allowed in a 14 game season, 129.
1978 - The Falcons make the playoffs for the first time, and beat visiting Philadelphia Eagles, but lose to the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas.
1980 - Another playoff berth for the Falcons, as they win the NFC West, but again lose to the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs.
1982 - The Falcons make the playoffs in this strike-shortened season with a record of 5-4, and lose to the Minnesota Vikings in Minnesota.
1992 - The Georgia Dome becomes the new home for the Atlanta Falcons, as they move from the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
1995 - In the final game of the season, the Falcons beat the San Francisco 49ers to secure a playoff spot. They go on to lose to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
1998 - The greatest season for the Atlanta Falcons. On November 8, they won 41-10 at New England, snapping a streak of 22 consecutive losses at cold-weather sites in November and December that had dated back to 1982. The Falcons finish with a 14-2 record and win the NFC Championship after beating the San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings, but lose to the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl. 2002 - The Falcons are bought from the Smith family by Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank.
2003 - The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild card playoff game, 27-7, breaking the undefeated streak for the Packers at Lambeau Field in the postseason as well as handing Brett Favre his first loss at home when the temperature at kickoff time was lower than 35?F.
2004 - The Falcons clinched the NFC South title with two games left in the season. --Wikipedia
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