1982 Atlanta Falcons season
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The 1982 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team qualified for the postseason and won the NFC West for the second time in three years. Due to the players strike, this was not recognized as divisions were dissolved for this year only. As the lone NFC West team to qualify for the playoffs, Falcons were considered the 1982 first place team when 1983 matchups were determined. The Falcons were the first team to get a taste of being the best in the NFC West during the 49ers' dynasty, as the 49ers, from 1981 to 1997, would hog 13 of 17 NFC West pennants.
Offseason
NFL draft
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Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Game site | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Game recap | |
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| 1 | September 12 | at New York Giants | W 16–14 | 1–0 | Giants Stadium | 74,286 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 19 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–38 | 1–1 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 54,774 | Recap | |
| 3 | — | at Kansas City Chiefs | Cancelled due to the 1982 NFL strike † | |||||
| 4 | — | San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| 5 | — | at Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| 6 | — | at Detroit Lions | ||||||
| 7 | — | San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| 8 | — | at New Orleans Saints | Rescheduled to January 2 | |||||
| 9 | — | at Chicago Bears | Cancelled due to the 1982 NFL strike † | |||||
| 10 | — | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| 11 | November 21 | Los Angeles Rams | W 34–17 | 2–1 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 39,686 | Recap | |
| 12 | November 28 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 20–23 | 2–2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 33,411 | Recap | |
| 13 | December 5 | at Denver Broncos | W 34–27 | 3–2 | Mile High Stadium | 73,984 | Recap | |
| 14 | December 12 | New Orleans Saints | W 35–0 | 4–2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 39,535 | Recap | |
| 15 | December 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 17–7 | 5–2 | Candlestick Park | 53,234 | Recap | |
| 16 | December 26 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–38 | 5–3 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 50,245 | Recap | |
| 17 | January 2, 1983 | at New Orleans Saints | L 6–35 | 5–4 | Louisiana Superdome | 47,336 | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||
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| Wild Card | January 9 | at Minnesota Vikings (4) | L 24–30 | 0–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 60,560 | Recap |
Standings
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References
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External links
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