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The explosive Super Bowl team: the Atlanta Falcons story
Franchise era
2015—2020
The explosive Super Bowl team
Atlanta Falcons
The story in one sentence
Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.
A historic offense reaches the brink
Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and Devonta Freeman gave the era its recognizable core.
Its ending created the conditions for the post-ryan rebuild.
Timeline
How it unfolded
Before 2015
What came before
Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.
2017-01-14
Divisional Round: Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons
2017-01-22
Conference Championship: Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons
2017-02-05
Super Bowl: New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons
After 2020
What came next
Atlanta moved on from its longtime quarterback and began assembling a younger core around Robinson, London and a remodeled defense.
The core