In the 1978 season, the Falcons qualified for the playoffs for the first time and won the Wild Card game against the Philadelphia Eagles 14 – 13.

Although the Falcons won 3 of their last 4 games after the return of Michael Vick, they ended up with a dismal 5 – 11 record that year.

The Falcons won both of those games.

The two conference title games led to a hot bidding war between the clubs for players ; the Niners signed cornerback Deion Sanders from the Atlanta Falcons and also signed linebacker Ken Norton, Jr. from the Cowboys ; they defeated the Cowboys 21-14 in the 1994 regular season and then hosted the Cowboys in that year's Conference title game, with the Cowboys now coached by Barry Switzer ; the 49ers raced to a 21-0 lead in the first seven minutes of the first quarter and won 38-28 en route to Super Bowl XXIX.

The September 25, 2006 home opener, the first home game in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, was won by the Saints 23 – 3 against the Atlanta Falcons, who were undefeated in the 2006 season at that time.

In 2007 against the Atlanta Falcons, the Titans paired the navy blue jersey with the Titans blue pants for the first time, a game which they won.

The team also won its second straight Division 6 state title in 2009 with a 24-21 victory over the Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central Falcons.

If the winner of the play offs does not meet these standards, then there is no relegation / promotion, as was the case in the 11-12 season when London Welsh won promotion from the Championship but where denied promotion and so Newcastle Falcons ' relegation wasn't carried out, until London Welsh successfully appealed against their block.

Between 1982 and 2008, the school hosted their home games in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis until they moved back to campus on September 12, 2009, when their new home, TCF Bank Stadium, opened with a game against the U. S. Air Force Academy Falcons, which Minnesota won 20 – 13.

Hall sold the Falcons for a ' nominal ' sum in 1999 to current owner Dave Thompson and since then Newcastle have won two Powergen Cups: in 2001 the Falcons beat Harlequins F. C.

Four years later, the Redskins won their first 11 games before finishing the season 14 – 2, and cruised through the playoffs with home victories over the Atlanta Falcons ( 24 – 7 ) and Detroit Lions ( 41 – 10 ).

The Midgets won the league title and played in the 1921 Memorial Cup against the Winnipeg Falcons.

Stimpson won a record five consecutive Premiership titles with Newcastle Falcons and Leicester Tigers.

has also won the ' Player of the Year ' at the Falcons and was also named as captain of the side.

Arthroscopic surgery kept him sidelined until his debut in Week 9, which was once again in Atlanta against the Falcons, though this time Sanders ' debut with his new team was not as dramatic as it was with the 49ers ( the Cowboys won, 28-13 ).

Although Jake Arians was expected to be the Falcons ' placekicker during the 2001 season, it was Feely that won the job.

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.

Despite this, probably the most important thing in the club's history is that forever will remain the memories of the wins at European clubs with big traditions, such as the French side Montpellier HSC the Netherlands's FC Groningen, and Germany's Munchen 1860-a game the " Falcons " won 2: 1 and with 9 players.

He joined Newcastle Falcons in 1995 / 96, and his appetite for the fray was seen to best advantage when the club won England ’ s Allied Dunbar Premiership title in 1998.

Doddie has won 61 Scottish caps and played for Newcastle Falcons.

The Broncos converted four out of five turnovers into 24 points as they eliminated the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Patriots, 27-13, and won their first playoff game since defeating the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII.

After the game was over ( which the Falcons won ) it was accepted that Hall was the " winner ," as Johnson only caught one touchdown pass.

The Falcons won their first playoff game in team history after they overcame a 13-0 deficit by scoring 2 touchdowns in the final 5 minutes of the game.

The Falcons had their first season in, and their first preseason game on August 1,, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Falcons had their first Monday Night Football game in Atlanta during the 1970 season.

In 1980, after a nine game winning streak, the Falcons posted a franchise then-best record of 12 – 4 and captured their first NFC West division title.

In the second game of the Falcons 1999 season, running back Jamaal Anderson, who had been a key player in the Falcons ' 1998 success, suffered a season-ending knee injury.

The Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 – 10 in the final game of the season to improve their record to 9 – 7.

The Falcons finished the season at 10-6, securing the fifth seed after a Week 17 beatdown of Tampa Bay in which the Falcons pulled their starters after leading 42-0 just twenty-three minutes into the game.

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In the team's final game of the regular season against the Atlanta Falcons, needing a win to earn a playoff berth, the Jaguars caught a bit of luck when Morten Andersen missed a 30 yard field goal with less than a minute remaining that would have given the Falcons the lead.

Peterson's first career touchdown was a 60-yard screen pass in his first career game against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Atlanta Falcons had defeated the Packers in a 1991 game in which Favre did not participate.

The New Orleans Saints ' first post-Katrina home game was an emotionally-charged Monday Night Football game versus their division rival, the Atlanta Falcons.

The Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cincinnati Bengals did not agree to the switch, forcing the Saints to wear white jerseys for that game.

The Redskins first defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 24 – 7, in a rain-soaked playoff game that was closer than their 56 – 17 regular season win over Atlanta.

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.

Tampa Bay did not win their first game until the 13th week of their second season, starting with a record of 0 – 26 ( though the Bucs had beaten the Atlanta Falcons 17 – 3 in a 1976 pre-season game before their first regular season ).

The Falcons wore the all black combination against the New Orleans Saints for 4 straight seasons starting in 2004, With the last time being in 2007, losing 34 – 14.

In the playoffs, the Vikings rolled past the Arizona Cardinals 41 – 21, and came into the Metrodome heavily favored for their NFC title showdown with the Atlanta Falcons, who had gone 14 – 2 in the regular season.

On December 27, 2010 with a 17 – 14 win against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta the Saints clinched a playoff appearance ( wild card ).

Up to 14 Falcons could be placed into one Qbus system.

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.

After posting a 14 – 2 record, the Redskins made and dominated the playoffs, beating the Falcons and Lions by a combined score of 64 – 17.

Despite the changes, however, blackouts have still occurred, including two of their first three home games in 2007: against the Atlanta Falcons on September 16 and against the Houston Texans on October 14.

The highest attendance for a Tykes match was against Newcastle Falcons on 27 December 2004, with a crowd of 14, 293 at Headingley to see the Falcons take home a 15 – 11 victory.

Crumpler played in and started 14 games for the Falcons in 2004, who advanced to the NFC Championship Game.

SARU has 14 Provincial Unions as members – the Blue Bulls Rugby Union ( Pretoria ), Boland ( Wellington ), Border ( East London ), Eastern Province ( Port Elizabeth ), Falcons ( Springs ), Free State ( Bloemfontein ), Golden Lions ( Gauteng ), Griffons ( Welkom ), Griqualand West ( Kimberley ), Leopards ( Potchefstroom ), Mpumalanga ( Witbank ), Natal ( Durban ), South Western Districts ( George ) and Western Province ( Cape Town ).

The Falcons went 14 – 2 in 1998, going on to capture their first NFC championship.

The Wild Card Jaguars, who had barely made the playoffs with a 9-7 record by winning their last 5 games of the season ( including their final one when Atlanta Falcons kicker Morten Andersen missed a last second field goal ), overcame a 12-point deficit and scored on six consecutive possessions to upset the Broncos, who had finished the season with an NFL best 13-3 record and were favored to win by over 14 points.

Over the years, he used both his official and unofficial squadrons to develop improper relations with boys ranging in age from 14 – 18, and his August 1961 arrests caused the Falcons to fold.

After the Falcons led 20-13 at halftime, the Cowboys scored 14 unanswered points in the second half.

On December 14, while the Falcons were still statistically alive in their quest for the playoffs, Mora said during a radio interview with Dave " Softy " Mahler and former Huskies teammate / roommate Hugh Millen on Seattle sports-talk radio station KJR-AM that if it were offered, he would take the head coaching job at the University of Washington ( a job that was not open ), " even if Falcons were in a playoff run.

" Tommy Nobis instead signed with Atlanta on December 14, 1965 and became the first ever member of the Atlanta Falcons.

The Convocation Center brought in its largest crowd on February 28, 1970, when 14, 102 fans were in attendance to watch the Bobcats men's basketball team defeat the Bowling Green Falcons 77 – 76.

Although the Falcons took advantage of an early turnover and a kick return touchdown to build a 14 – 7 lead, Green Bay quickly buried the Falcons with 35 straight points.

After several punts the Panthers had the ball deep in their own territory, but Delhomme was picked off by Kevin Mathis at his 32 and Mathis ran in the winning touchdown, a 20 – 14 Falcons overtime win-the Panthers only overtime loss of the season.