Team season

1981 Atlanta Falcons

NFC South · 16 indexed games

7–9

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

426–355

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 1981

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

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1981

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1981

Cincinnati Bengals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1981

Los Angeles Rams vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1981

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1981

New York Giants vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1981

Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 5, 1981

Atlanta Falcons vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1981

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1981

Atlanta Falcons vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1981

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1981

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1981

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