Team season

1986 Atlanta Falcons

NFC South · 16 indexed games

7–8–1

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

280–280

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 1986

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

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1986

Atlanta Falcons vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1986

Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1986

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1986

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1986

Indianapolis Colts vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Nov 30, 1986

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1986

Atlanta Falcons vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1986

Los Angeles Rams vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1986

Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1986

New York Jets vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 9, 1986

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