On December 6, 2001, Arthur M. Blank, the co-founder and retired co-chairman of Atlanta-based Home Depot, reached a preliminary agreement with the Falcons ’ Taylor Smith to purchase the team.

At the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, the Falcons lost in the first round in 2005 and 2006, but then reached the " Sweet Sixteen " in 2007.

Haley's version was released in August, 21 and reached # 7 on the Billboard pop chart, spending a total of twenty-seven weeks in the Top 40 It was used as the theme song for the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League for many years, and is now used as the victory song for the current franchise in Springfield, MA, the Springfield Falcons.

On the pitch the Falcons reached another European Challenge Cup Quarter-Final going down to Saracens away from home and finished 10th in the Premiership.

On the pitch in Alan Tait's first season the Falcons reached the Anglo-Welsh Cup final, losing to Gloucester 34-7.

The following year, Wasps again reached the final, in which they defeated Newcastle Falcons 29 – 19, to claim their first title in the competition.

The Steelheads reached the WCHL finals in 2000 – 01 and 2001 – 02, but were defeated by the San Diego Gulls and Fresno Falcons, respectively.

In 1982 the " Falcons " reached the final of the Cup of Bulgaria as they won the semi-final against Levski-Spartak in Kazanlak in front of 20 000 audience.

He recorded 8 tackles in the NFC Championship game vs Minnesota Vikings, when the Falcons reached the Super Bowl XXXIII, but Atlanta fell to the Broncos 34-19.

This season, Falcons reached the NFC championship game but were defeated by Philadelphia Eagles 10-27.

After Haynes scored the winning touchdown for the Falcons, the Saints reached the Atlanta 35-yard line before Hebert threw an interception to Falcons defensive back Tim McKyer to clinch the victory.

Before the 2006-07 season, the Thunder reached an affiliation agreement with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers to be their secondary affiliate after the American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons.

The Falcons lost Super Bowl XXXIII to John Elway and the Denver Broncos.

Super Bowl XXXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Denver Broncos and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Atlanta Falcons to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1998 season.

The Broncos defeated the Falcons by the score of 34 – 19, winning their second consecutive Super Bowl.

Then aided by a 25-yard pass interference penalty against Broncos defensive back Steve Atwater and 31 rushing yards from Jamal Anderson, the Falcons drove to the Broncos 8-yard line.

Later in the quarter, Falcons defensive back Ronnie Bradford intercepted a pass from Elway ( that had bounced off Shannon Sharpe ) and returned it to the Broncos 35-yard line.

Immediately after the Broncos got the ball back, Smith broke ahead of Falcons safety Eugene Robinson, caught a pass from Elway, and took off for an 80-yard touchdown reception, giving Denver a 17-3 lead ( the fourth 80 + yard touchdown pass play in Super Bowl history ).

The two teams combined for a Super Bowl record 30 fourth-quarter points, with the Broncos ' 17 and Falcons ' 13.

* 8 Tommy Maddox QB ( UCLA ) Maddox, a former first round draft pick, played five seasons in the NFL seeing playing time with the Denver Broncos, St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and Atlanta Falcons.

* Shane Dronett, NFL defensive lineman ( Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons )

* Most opponents ' fumbles recovered for touchdowns, season: 4 ; Detroit Lions, 1937 ; Chicago Bears, 1942 ; Boston ( AAFC ), 1948 ; Los Angeles Rams, 1952 ; San Francisco 49ers, 1965 ; Denver Broncos, 1984 ; St. Louis Cardinals, 1987 ; Minnesota Vikings, 1989 ; Atlanta Falcons, 1991 and 1998 ; Philadelphia Eagles, 1995 ; New Orleans Saints, 1998 ; Kansas City Chiefs, 1999.

* Blake Schlueter-Center drafted in the 2009 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos ( now on the Atlanta Falcons ).

* January 31 – Super Bowl XXXIII: The Denver Broncos win their second Super Bowl in a row, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34 – 19 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida.

The Broncos repeated as champions the following season in Super Bowl XXXIII by defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34 – 19.

In 1999, the Broncos repeated this feat and Elway was awarded the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, throwing for 336 yards and one touchdown with one interception, while also scoring a rushing touchdown in Denver's 34 – 19 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

* 1998 ( NFL )-Super Bowl XXXIII-1 / 31 / 99 AFC Denver Broncos 34, NFC Atlanta Falcons 19

Steve Herndon, a former offensive lineman for the NFL teams Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos, played football with Mathis during high school, according to an interview with Down-South. com.

Among notable non-Walsh coaches are Wade Phillips, who succeeded Levy as the Bills ' head coach and also served as head coach of the Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys ( along with interim coaching stints for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons ), as well as former Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts coach Ted Marchibroda, and New York Sentinels head coach Ted Cottrell.

The NFL's Atlanta Falcons came close, but lost to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII during the 1998 season.

Duckett was traded from the Falcons to the Redskins as part of a three-team deal on August 23, 2006, involving the Denver Broncos.

The Redskins traded a draft pick to the Broncos, the Broncos traded wide receiver Ashley Lelie to the Falcons, and the Redskins received Duckett from the Falcons.

The Falcons then advanced to the Denver 8-yard line on their next drive, but failed to score when Andersen's 26-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right.

Pamela was the daughter of Duane Putnam, who was then the Atlanta Falcons football line coach.

Falcons receiver Tim Dwight returned the opening kickoff 31 yards to the Atlanta 37-yard line.

Aided by Dwight's 42-yard kickoff return to the 49-yard line, the Falcons responded by driving to Denver's 11-yard line and scored with Andersen's 28-yard field goal to cut Atlanta's deficit to 17 – 6 going into halftime.

But then linebacker John Mobley sacked Chandler for a 6-yard loss, and cornerback Darrius Johnson intercepted Chandler's pass and returned it 28 yards to the Falcons 42-yard line on the next play.

After the missed field goal, the Falcons drove to the Denver 21-yard line with Anderson's 13-yard run, wide receiver Terance Mathis's 13-yard catch, and a 15-yard run from Anderson, giving them a chance to cut their deficit to within one touchdown.

The Falcons offense advanced inside the Denver 30-yard line for the third consecutive time, with Chandler completing 8 of 14 passes for 67 yards and rushing for 6, and finally scored this time on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Chandler to Mathis.

The Falcons offense gained a total of 337 yards, were not penalized once, and had driven inside Denver's 30-yard line 7 times.

During a 2006 radio interview with Dave " Softy " Mahler and former University of Washington quarterback Hugh Millen, then Atlanta Falcons head coach Jim L. Mora said he'd be in the " friggin ' head of the line " for the Washington Huskies football head coaching position, if it became available.

With his Pro Bowl selection at tackle in 1998, he became just the third player in league history to be selected to the Pro Bowl at more than one offensive line position during his career, joining Bruce Matthews of the Houston Oilers / Tennessee Titans ( guard / center ) and Chris Hinton of the Atlanta Falcons / Indianapolis Colts / Minnesota Vikings ( guard / tackle ).

Six plays after the ensuing kickoff, Greg Lewis ' 45-yard reception moved the ball to the Falcons 4-yard line, setting up McNabb's 3-yard touchdown pass to Chad Lewis one play later.

Green Bay responded by driving to a first and goal situation inside the Falcons 5-yard line, but on fourth down, Green was dropped for a 4-yard loss by nose tackle Ellis Johnson.

The Broncos defense held the Miami Dolphins scoreless in the divisional playoffs, allowed only a touchdown as a result of a fumble on the one yard line against the New York Jets in the AFC Championship Game, and then allowed a single touchdown to the Atlanta Falcons in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl after the outcome was secure.

In the fourth quarter, Laidlaw scored on a 1-yard touchdown run that was set up after a bad Falcons punt enabled Dallas to take over the ball at the Atlanta 30-yard line.

Then two plays after ensuing the kickoff, Dallas lineman Ed " Too Tall " Jones appeared to jump offsides, which would have given the Falcons a first down, but managed to maintain his footing and avoid crossing the line of scrimmage before the snap.

During a game between the Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons at the Cotton Bowl during the 1967 season, the scantily clad, well-endowed Bubbles Cash, a stripper by profession, caused a tremendous stir in the crowd that turned to cheers when she walked down the staircase stands on the 50 yard line carrying cotton candy in each hand.

Will Allen and Jason Taylor ( American football ) | Jason Taylor line up against the Atlanta Falcons.