| 1982 Atlanta Falcons season |
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| Head coach |
Leeman Bennett |
| Home field |
Fulton County Stadium |
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| Results |
| Record |
5-4 |
| Division place |
5th NFC |
| Playoff finish |
Lost First Round, NFC Playoffs |
| Timeline |
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The 1982 Atlanta Falcons season saw the Falcons qualify for the postseason and they unofficially won the NFC West for the 2nd time in 3 years. Due to the players strike, unfortunately, this was not recognized as divisions were dissolved for this one year only. The Falcons were however considered the 1982 first place team when 1983 matchups were decided.
Offseason [edit]
NFL Draft [edit]
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School |
| 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 |
[1]
Regular season [edit]
Schedule [edit]
| Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Falcons points |
Opponents |
Record |
Attendance |
| 1 |
Sept. 12 |
at New York Giants |
Win |
16 |
14 |
1-0 |
74,286
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| 2 |
Sept. 19 |
Los Angeles Raiders |
Loss |
14 |
38 |
1-1 |
54,774
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| 3 |
Nov. 21 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Win |
34 |
17 |
2-1 |
39,686
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| 4 |
Nov. 28 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Loss |
20 |
23 |
2-2 |
33,411
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| 5 |
Dec. 5 |
at Denver Broncos |
Win |
34 |
27 |
3-2 |
73,984
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| 6 |
Dec. 12 |
New Orleans Saints |
Win |
35 |
0 |
4-2 |
39,535
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| 7 |
Dec. 19 |
at San Francisco 49ers |
Win |
17 |
7 |
5-2 |
53,234
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| 8 |
Dec. 26 |
Green Bay Packers |
Loss |
7 |
38 |
5-3 |
50,245
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| 9 |
Jan. 2 |
at New Orleans Saints |
Loss |
6 |
35 |
5-4 |
47,336
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| Wildcard |
Jan. 9 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
Loss |
24 |
30 |
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60,560
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Standings [edit]
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Roster [edit]
Awards and records [edit]
Milestones [edit]
References [edit]
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