Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the NFC South of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons joined the NFL as a 1966 expansion team. The Falcon's quarterback is Desmond Ridder. Their uniform is a red jersey with white pants. An old nickname for the Falcons is Red Birds. In their 42 years in the NFL, the Falcons have a record of 262-386-6 with division championships in 1980, 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2012. They have played twice in the Super Bowl. This was in 1999 in Miami in which they lost to the Denver Broncos and 2017 against the New England Patriots.

Atlanta Falcons
Established 1966 Play in Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
League/conference affiliations
National Football League (1966–present) Eastern Conference (1966) Western Conference (1967-69) Coastal Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970-present) NFC West (1970-2001) NFC South (2002-present)
Current uniform
Team colors	Black, Red, Silver and White
Mascot	Freddie Falcon
Personnel
Owner(s)	Arthur Blank
General manager	Terry Fontenot
Head coach	Vacant
Team history
Atlanta Falcons (1966–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (2) NFC: 1998, 2016
Division championships (6) NFC West: 1980, 1998 NFC South: 2004, 2010, 2012, 2016
Home fields
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1966–1991) known as Atlanta Stadium (1966–1976) Georgia Dome (1992–2016) Mercedes-Benz Stadium (2017–present)

Their current stadium since 2017 is the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1992 through 2016, the Georgia Dome was their home stadium for 25 seasons before it was destroyed and replaced.

Other websites

• Official Website
• Sports E-Cyclopedia.com
• The Atlanta Falcons Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine at GeorgiaEncyclopedia.org