1983 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1983 7–9 4th NFC West Dan Henning Tom Braatz Fulton County Stadium Did not qualify G R. C. ThielemannT Mike KennFB William AndrewsKR Billy Johnson Falcons seasons 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 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 Personnel Staff 1983 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 – Dan Henning Quarterbacks/running backs – Steve Crosby Receivers – Bob Harrison Offensive line – Bob Fry Assistant offensive line – Garry Puetz Assistant head coach/defensive line – Dan Sekanovich Defensive coordinator – John Marshall Linebackers – Bobby Jackson Secondary – Jack Christiansen Special teams – Ted Fritsch Strength and conditioning – George Dostal Roster 1983 Atlanta Falcons 10 Steve Bartkowski 15 Mike Moroski 31 William Andrews American football 21 Lynn Cain 42 Gerald Riggs 33 Bo Robinson 22 Richard Williams American football y 82 Stacey Bailey 89 William Curran American football 83 Floyd Hodge 81 Billy Johnson 88 Arthur Cox American football y 49 Allama Matthews y 80 Junior Miller 86 Ben Young American football y 66 Warren Bryant American football T 71 Dan Dufour y C 70 Ronnie Lee American football G 78 Mike Kenn T 62 Brett Miller American football y T 67 Eric Sanders offensive lineman T 61 John Scully American football G 68 R. C. Thielemann G 57 Jeff Van Note C 69 Dan Benish y DT 75 Jeff Merrow DE 74 Mike Pitts y DE 72 Andrew Provence y DT 65 Don Smith defensive lineman DT 79 Jeff Yeates DE 50 Buddy Curry OLB 51 Rich Dixon y OLB 58 David Frye American football y OLB 52 John Harper American football y MLB 54 Fulton Kuykendall MLB 55 Dave Levenick OLB 59 John Rade OLB y 26 James Britt American football y SS 23 Bobby Butler American football CB 34 Blane Gaison FS 36 Bob Glazebrook SS 30 Steve Haworth American football y CB 37 Kenny Johnson defensive back CB 20 Earl Jones American football CB 27 Tom Pridemore FS 43 Tom Tutson CB  1 Ralph Giacomarro y P 18 Mick Luckhurst K 85 Alfred Jackson wide receiver, born 1955 WR IR 84 Alfred Jenkins WR NF-Inj. 40 Eddie Meyers RB (Military) 10px 87 Russ Mikeska TE IR 53 Neal Musser American football LB IR 56 Al Richardson linebacker LB IR  4 George Roberts American football P IR 73 Mike Simeta y DT IR 63 Mike Zele DT IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 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. Standings References Falcons on Pro Football Reference Falcons on jt-sw.com Atlanta Falcons Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta