1983 Atlanta Falcons season

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL team season The 1983 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons’ eighteenth season in the National Football League. The team looked to improve on its 5–4 1982 season and make the playoffs for the second consecutive season. However, the Falcons started out terribly, losing five of their first seven games. The Falcons would finish the season with a 7–9 record in their first season under head coach Dan Henning. This would ultimately prove the first of eight consecutive losing seasons for the Falcons.

Offseason

NFL draft

style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 1983 Atlanta Falcons draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	16	Mike Pitts	DE	Alabama
2	43	Jim Britt	DB	Louisiana State
3	75	Andrew Provence	DT	South Carolina
4	102	John Harper	LB	Southern Illinois
5	129	Brett Miller	OT	Iowa
6	156	Anthony Allen	WR	Washington
7	183	Jeff Turk	DB	Boise State
8	215	John Rade	LB	Boise State
10	268	Ralph Giacomarro	P	Penn State
11	295	John Salley	DB	Wyoming
12	322	Allama Matthews	TE	Vanderbilt

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 4	at Chicago Bears	W 20–17	1–0	Soldier Field	60,165
2	September 11	New York Giants	L 13–16	1–1	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	58,075
3	September 18	at Detroit Lions	W 30–14	2–1	Pontiac Silverdome	54,622
4	September 25	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20–24	2–2	Candlestick Park	57,814
5	October 2	Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–28	2–3	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	50,621
6	October 9	New Orleans Saints	L 17–19	2–4	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	51,654
7	October 16	at Los Angeles Rams	L 21–27	2–5	Anaheim Stadium	50,404
8	October 23	at New York Jets	W 27–21	3–5	Shea Stadium	46,878
9	October 30	New England Patriots	W 24–13	4–5	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	47,546
10	November 6	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–27	4–6	Louisiana Superdome	67,062
11	November 14	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–36	4–7	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	31,202
12	November 20	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–24	5–7	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	39,782
13	November 27	Green Bay Packers	W 47–41	6–7	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	35,688
14	December 4	at Washington Redskins	L 21–37	6–8	RFK Stadium	52,074
15	December 10	at Miami Dolphins	L 24–31	6–9	Miami Orange Bowl	56,725
16	December 18	Buffalo Bills	W 31–14	7–9	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	31,015
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

References

• Falcons on Pro Football Reference
• Falcons on jt-sw.com

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