1991 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1991 10–6 2nd NFC West Rankin Smith Jerry Glanville June Jones Doug Shively Fulton County Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Saints) 27–20Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Redskins) 7–24 4 OT Chris Hinton WR Andre Rison QB Chris Miller CB Deion Sanders 3 OT Mike Kenn (1st team) WR Andre Rison (2nd team) CB Deion Sanders (2nd team) Falcons seasons thumb|right|The Falcons playing against the LA Rams at Anaheim Stadium in 1991 The 1991 Atlanta Falcons season was the team's 26th season in the National Football League (NFL). It was also the final season they played at Fulton County Stadium, before moving into the Georgia Dome the following season. The season would be the most successful Atlanta had compiled in almost a decade, with the team recording a winning record and clinching a playoff berth for the first time in nine years. Additionally, the Falcons won their first playoff game since 1978, by defeating the New Orleans Saints 27–20 in the NFC Wild Card Game. The following week, they would lose to the eventual Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins 24–7 in the divisional round. The last remaining active member of the 1991 Atlanta Falcons was quarterback Brett Favre, who retired after the 2010 season. Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft The Falcons’ most notable selection in the 1991 NFL draft was future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, who was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall.http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1991#round2 NFL Draft History – 1991 NFL.com 2007-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20070210103643/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1991#round2 2007-02-10 dead Head coach Jerry Glanville disapproved of the selection and said it would take a plane crash for him to put Favre into the game.http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=358097 Trading places D'Amato Gary Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2005-10-24 2007-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20070603144334/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=358097 2007-06-03 dead Favre's first pass in an NFL regular season game resulted in an interception returned for a touchdown. He only attempted four passes in his career at Atlanta, completing none of them.http://www.nfl.com/players/brettfavre/careerstats?id=FAV540222 Brett Favre Career Stats After the season ended, Favre was traded to the Green Bay Packers, where he remained for the following sixteen seasons. He went on to lead the Packers to eleven playoff appearances, two Super Bowl appearances, and their third Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXI. Favre also won three consecutive MVP awards, and was a 9-time Pro Bowler during his tenure in Green Bay. 1991 Atlanta Falcons 1 3 Bruce Pickens Cornerback Nebraska yes 1 13 Mike Pritchard Wide receiver Colorado yes 2 33 Brett Favre Quarterback Southern Mississippi yes yes yes 4 87 Moe Gardner Defensive tackle Illinois yes 5 114 James Goode Linebacker Oklahoma 6 145 Erric Pegram Running back North Texas yes 7 172 Brian Mitchell Cornerback BYU 7 186 Mark Tucker Guard USC 8 199 Randy Austin Tight end UCLA 9 226 Ernie Logan Defensive tackle East Carolina 10 256 Walter Sutton Wide receiver Southwest Minnesota State 10 258 Pete Lucas Offensive tackle Wisconsin–Stevens Point 11 283 Joe Sims Offensive tackle Nebraska yes 12 310 Bob Christian Fullback Northwestern yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1991_draft.htm 1991 Atlanta Falcons draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 14, 2013 Personnel Staff 1991 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Taylor Smith Vice-president of player personnel – Ken Herock Director of pro scouting – Chuck Connor Head coach – Jerry Glanville Assistant head coach/offense – June Jones Running backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight ends – Bobby April Offensive line – Keith Rowen Assistant head coachdefense – Doug Shively Defensive line – Bill Kollar Secondary – Jimmy Carr Special teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen Roster 1991 Atlanta Falcons  4 Brett Favre y 12 Chris Miller quarterback 13 Billy Joe Tolliver 34 Steve Broussard 28 Pat Chaffey 43 Tracy Johnson American football 41 Erric Pegram y 30 Mike Rozier 86 Floyd Dixon American football 81 Michael Haynes wide receiver 82 Jason Phillips wide receiver 35 Mike Pritchard y 80 Andre Rison 89 George Thomas wide receiver 83 Aundray Bruce 65 Guy Bingham C/LS 64 Jamie Dukes C 79 Bill Fralic G 71 Chris Hinton T 69 Houston Hoover G 78 Mike Kenn T 70 Reggie Redding American football G 55 Mike Ruether G 66 Joe Sims American football y T 72 Oliver Barnett DE 77 Rick Bryan DE 74 Tory Epps NT 67 Moe Gardner y NT 99 Tim Green DE 56 Darion Conner OLB 54 Robert Lyles OLB 59 John Rade ILB 52 Ken Tippins ILB 58 Jessie Tuggle ILB 23 Bobby Butler American football CB 25 Scott Case American football FS 42 Jeff Donaldson American football SS 32 Tracey Eaton FS 29 Joe Fishback FS 40 Brian Jordan SS 22 Tim McKyer CB 36 Brian Mitchell American football coach y CB 39 Bruce Pickens y CB 21 Deion Sanders CB 37 Elbert Shelley SS 17 Scott Fulhage P  9 Norm Johnson K 85 Shawn Collins WR IR 76 Mike Gann DE IR 68 John Hunter American football T IR 38 Keith Jones Atlanta Falcons RB IR 88 Harper LeBel LS IR 95 Michael Reid linebacker LB IR 91 Donnie Salum LB IR 87 Gary Wilkins TE IR 47 active, 8 inactive, 2 practice squad 84 Karl Miller wide receiver y WR 96 LeRoy Truitt y G https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1991_roster.htm 1991 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com December 6, 2014 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 3, 1991 vs. Los Angeles Rams W 38–17 1–0 Gator Bowl 66,531 2 August 9, 1991 at Houston Oilers W 36–7 2–0 Houston Astrodome 52,170 3 August 17, 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–12 2–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 41,983 4 August 23, 1991 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–20 (OT) 2–2 Texas Stadium 53,689https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflatl.html 1991 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) Pro Football Archives October 28, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 1 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–14 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 74,246 Recap 2 September 8 Minnesota Vikings L 19–20 0–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,936 Recap 3 September 15 at San Diego Chargers W 13–10 1–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 44,804 Recap 4 September 22 Los Angeles Raiders W 21–17 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,615 Recap 5 September 29 New Orleans Saints L 6–27 2–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 56,556 Recap 6 Bye 7 October 13 at San Francisco 49ers W 39–34 3–3 Candlestick Park 57,343 Recap 8 October 20 at Phoenix Cardinals L 10–16 3–4 Sun Devil Stadium 29,804 Recap 9 October 27 Los Angeles Rams W 31–14 4–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,187 Recap 10 November 3 San Francisco 49ers W 17–14 5–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 51,259 Recap 11 November 10 at Washington Redskins L 17–56 5–5 RFK Stadium 52,461 Recap 12 November 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 43–7 6–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 41,274 Recap 13 November 24 at New Orleans Saints W 23–20 (OT) 7–5 Louisiana Superdome 68,591 Recap 14 December 1 Green Bay Packers W 35–31 8–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 43,270 Recap 15 December 8 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–14 9–5 Anaheim Stadium 35,315 Recap 16 December 15 Seattle Seahawks W 26–13 10–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,834 Recap 17 December 22 at Dallas Cowboys L 27–31 10–6 Texas Stadium 60,962 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Game summaries Week 1 Falcons 3 0 0 0 Chiefs 0 0 7 7 September 1 Arrowhead Stadium 12:00 CST Dick Hantak CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 2 Vikings 7 0 7 6 Falcons 3 7 0 9 September 8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 1:00 EST Tom White CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 3 Falcons 7 3 3 0 Chargers 0 7 0 3 September 15 Jack Murphy Stadium 1:00 PST CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 4 Raiders 0 7 7 3 Falcons 7 0 7 7 September 22 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Johnny Grier Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy NBC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 5 Saints 3 7 10 7 Falcons 0 6 0 0 September 29 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Larry Nemmers Jim Nantz and Hank Stram CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 7 Falcons 14 6 13 6 49ers 0 14 13 7 October 13 Candlestick Park Bob McElwee James Brown and Randy Cross CBS Originally a home game for the Falcons, Week 7 was moved to San Francisco because the Atlanta Braves were hosting the National League Championship Series that day.https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-kofy-to-get-one-game/186428205/ KOFY to get one game Oakland Tribune Newspapers.com October 8, 1991 December 7, 2025 The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 8 Falcons 7 3 0 0 Cardinals 3 0 10 3 October 20 Sun Devil Stadium Red Cashion Tim Ryan and Irv Cross CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 9 Rams 0 0 0 14 Falcons 7 14 10 0 October 27 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 71 °F °C 1 or; wind 10 mph km/h knots Gerald Austin CBS yes Q1 8:08 ATL Dixon 19 yard pass from Miller (N. Johnson kick) ATL 7–0 Q2 7:28 ATL Chaffey 5 yard run (N. Johnson kick) ATL 14–0 Q2 0:22 ATL Rison 20 yard pass from Miller (N. Johnson kick) ATL 21–0 Q3 11:50 ATL Haynes 55 yard pass from Miller (N. Johnson kick) ATL 28–0 Q3 0:53 ATL N. Johnson 44 yard field goal ATL 31–0 Q4 13:32 LA Delpino 9 yard run (Zendejas kick) ATL 31–7 Q4 1:54 LA Carter 18 yard pass from Pagel (Zendejas kick) ATL 31–14 yes Michael Haynes 4 Rec, 110 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 10 49ers 0 7 0 7 Falcons 0 0 0 17 November 3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 1:00 EST Bernie Kukar Jim Nantz and Hank Stram CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 11 Falcons 3 0 14 0 Redskins 7 21 7 21 November 10 RFK Stadium Dale Hamer James Brown and Randy Cross CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 12 Buccaneers 0 0 0 7 Falcons 0 33 3 7 November 17 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Tom Dooley CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 13 Falcons 0 3 7 10 3 Saints 0 7 6 7 0 November 24 Louisiana Superdome Indoors (dome) Tom White Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann ESPN The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 14 Packers 7 14 0 10 Falcons 7 0 7 21 December 1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Gordon McCarter James Brown and Randy Cross CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 15 Falcons 10 14 7 0 Rams 0 7 0 7 December 8 Anaheim Stadium Larry Nemmers Brad Nessler and Merlin Olsen CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 16 Seahawks 0 0 3 10 Falcons 2 10 7 7 December 15 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Tom Dooley Joel Meyers and Dan Hampton NBC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Week 17 Falcons 14 3 10 0 Cowboys 21 3 0 7 December 22 Texas Stadium Johnny Grier Dick Stockton and Merlin Olsen CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. Playoffs Wild card Falcons 0 10 7 10 Saints 7 6 0 7 December 28 Louisiana Superdome 3:00 p.m. CST Indoors (dome) Howard Roe Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf ABC Falcons quarterback Chris Miller completed the game-winning 61-yard touchdown pass to Michael Haynes with 2:41 left in the contest. Miller completed 18 out of 30 passes for 291 yards and 3 touchdowns. Divisional Falcons 0 7 0 0 Redskins 0 14 3 7 January 4 RFK Stadium 12:30 p.m. EST Rain; 49 °F °C 1 or Red Cashion Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts CBS During their regular season meeting, Washington defeated Atlanta 56–17, with quarterback Mark Rypien throwing for 446 yards and 6 touchdowns. In this game the score was closer, but the result was still the same. Under rainy and muddy conditions, the Redskins forced six turnovers, held the ball for over 36 minutes, and scored two touchdowns in a span of 3:11 in the second quarter. References External links 1991 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta