Team season

1979 Atlanta Falcons

NFC South · 16 indexed games

6–10

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

300–388

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1979

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1979

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1979

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 4, 1979

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1979

Denver Broncos vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1979

Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1979

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1979

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1979

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 2, 1979

WSH

WSH vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1979

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1979

Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 7, 1979

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