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The Atlanta Falcons are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL) who joined the NFL as a 1966 expansion team. The Atlanta Falcons were awarded their first NFL season in 1966, and their first game was on August 1, 1966 against the Philadelphia Eagles before a crowd of 26,072 at the Atlanta Stadium. Their first ever home victory was against the St. Louis Cardinals, 16-10 to a crowd of 57,169. The Falcons won their first nationally televised game with a 28-21 triumph over Green Bay in Atlanta.

The Atlanta Falcons suffered a huge loss when RB William Andrews had a knee injury during the pre season workout. 1988 was also an awful season since the Falcons finished with a terrible 5-11 season. In 1989, the first-round draft pick Deion Sanders ends his lengthy contract holdout and reports to camp. In 1992, the Falcons moved from the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to the Georgia Dome. The Falcons disappointed in the 1996 season with a 3-13 record, while both Jeff George and Coach June Jones were dismissed to be replaced by Coach Dan Reeves who led the Falcons to a 7-9 record in 1997.

For the 2000 season the Falcons finished with a 4-12 record. Following the season the Falcons traded the #5 pick along with Tim Dwight to the San Diego Chargers for the #1 pick in the draft. With that pick, they selected Michael Vick, who went on to become the face of the franchise. The Falcons released Jamal Anderson who was replaced by Warrick Dunn. The Falcons playoffs with a 9-6-1 record in 2002, then shocked the National Football League on January 4th, 2003 by becoming the first road team in NFL history to defeat the Green Bay Packers 27-7 in a playoff game at Lambeau Field. The Falcons would drafted Virginia Tech CB DeAngelo Hall with the 8th pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.

In 2004 the Falcons were buoyed by the return of QB Michael Vick and energized by new Head Coach Jim L. Mora, the Falcons go 11-5 and easily win the NFC South. After having a first round bye and defeating the St. Louis Rams in the Divisional Round 47-17, the team advanced to the NFC Championship game where they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10. During the 2005 season the Falcons would start 6-2 but lose 6 of their remaining 8 games. The Falcons finished 8-8 and once again failed to attain back-to-back winning seasons. In the 2006 NFL Draft, the Falcons used their first pick on Virginia Tech DB Jimmy Williams. They then used their next pick on Mississippi St. RB Jerious Norwood. The rest of their picks included Syracuse OT Quinn Ojinnaka, Fresno St. WR Adam Jennings, and Georgia QB D.J. Shockley.