1982 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1982 5–4 5th NFC (1st NFC West) Leeman Bennett Jerry Glanville Tom Braatz Fulton County Stadium Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Vikings) 24–30 C Jeff van NoteG R. C. ThielemannT Mike KennFB William Andrews Falcons seasons 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 1982 NFL draft 1982 Atlanta Falcons 1 9 Gerald Riggs Running back Arizona State yes yes 2 36 Doug Rogers Defensive end Stanford yes 3 63 Stacey Bailey Wide receiver San Jose State yes 4 95 Reggie Brown Running back Oregon yes 5 122 Von Mansfield Defensive back Wisconsin 6 149 Mike Kelley Quarterback Georgia Tech 7 176 David Toloumu Running back Hawaii 8 203 Ricky Eberhardt Defensive back Morris Brown 9 235 Mike Horan Punter Long Beach State 10 262 Curtis Stowers Linebacker Mississippi State 11 288 Jeff Keller Wide receiver Washington State 12 315 Dave Levenick Linebacker Wisconsin no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1982_draft.htm 1982 Atlanta Falcons Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 20, 2013 Personnel Staff 1982 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Executive vice president/chief operating officer – Eddie LeBaron General manager – Tom Braatz Head coach – Leeman Bennett Quarterbacks – Dick Wood Offensive backs – John North Receivers – Jimmy Raye Offensive line – Bill Walsh Defensive coordinator – Jerry Glanville Defensive line – Jim Stanley Linebackers – Doug Shively Roster 1982 Atlanta Falcons 49 6 10 Steve Bartkowski 14 Jeff Komlo 15 Mike Moroski 31 William Andrews American football 46 Reggie Brown running back y 21 Lynn Cain 42 Gerald Riggs y 33 Bo Robinson 25 Ray Strong American football 82 Stacey Bailey y 89 William Curran American football y 83 Floyd Hodge 85 Alfred Jackson wide receiver, born 1955 84 Alfred Jenkins 81 Billy Johnson 99 Clay Brown American football 88 Keith Krepfle 80 Junior Miller 66 Warren Bryant American football T 64 Pat Howell G 78 Mike Kenn T 67 Eric Sanders offensive lineman T 70 Dave Scott American football G 61 John Scully American football C 68 R. C. Thielemann G 57 Jeff Van Note C 75 Jeff Merrow DE 71 Mike Perko y DE 77 Doug Rogers American football y DE 65 Don Smith defensive lineman NT 79 Jeff Yeates DE 63 Mike Zele NT 50 Buddy Curry ILB 59 Paul Davis linebacker OLB 62 Robert Jackson linebacker ILB 54 Fulton Kuykendall ILB 51 Jim Laughlin ILB 53 Neal Musser American football ILB 56 Al Richardson linebacker OLB 58 Joel Williams linebacker OLB 23 Bobby Butler American football CB 34 Blane Gaison FS 36 Bob Glazebrook SS 37 Kenny Johnson defensive back CB 20 Earl Jones American football CB 27 Tom Pridemore FS 47 Mike Spivey American football CB 18 Mick Luckhurst K 12 George Roberts American football P 55 Tony Daykin LB IR 86 Jeffrey Keller y WR IR -- Dave Levenick y LB IR 87 Russ Mikeska TE IR 90 Mark Millwood y WR IR 52 Lyman White LB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Attendance Gamerecap 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. Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site Attendance Gamerecap Wild Card January 9 at Minnesota Vikings (4) L 24–30 0–1Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome60,560Recaphttp://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1982-atl 1982 Atlanta Falcons Standings References External links 1982 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Falcons Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Category:Long stubs with short prose