1969 Atlanta Falcons season
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The 1969
Atlanta Falcons
season was their 4th in the league
. The team improved on their previous season
's output of 2-12, winning six games. They failed to reach the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
1969 NFL season
The 1969 NFL season was the 50th regular season of the National Football League, and the last one before the AFL-NFL Merger. To honor the NFL's 50th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season.As per the...
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was their 4th in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team improved on their previous season
1968 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1968 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcon's third season.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings: - References :* *...
's output of 2-12, winning six games. They failed to reach the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 21, 1969 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 24-12 | |
| 2 | September 28, 1969 | at Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
L 17-7 | |
| 3 | October 5, 1969 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 21-14 | |
| 4 | October 12, 1969 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
L 24-17 | |
| 5 | October 19, 1969 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 21-7 | |
| 6 | October 26, 1969 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 28-10 | |
| 7 | November 2, 1969 | Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
L 38-6 | |
| 8 | November 9, 1969 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 27-21 | |
| 9 | November 16, 1969 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 48-31 | |
| 10 | November 23, 1969 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 27-20 | |
| 11 | November 30, 1969 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 13-6 | |
| 12 | December 7, 1969 | New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
W 45-17 | |
| 13 | December 14, 1969 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 27-3 | |
| 14 | December 21, 1969 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
W 10-3 | |
Standings
| NFL Coastal | |||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams 1969 Los Angeles Rams season The 1969 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 32nd year with the National Football League and the 24th season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Regular season:... |
11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 320 | 243 | L-3 |
| Baltimore Colts 1969 Baltimore Colts season The 1969 Baltimore Colts season was the 17th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1969 season with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie... |
8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 279 | 268 | W-1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 276 | 268 | W-3 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1969 San Francisco 49ers season -NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:* *... |
4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 277 | 319 | W-1 |