1983 Atlanta Falcons season

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.

1983 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coachDan Henning
General managerTom Braatz
Home fieldFulton County Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersG R. C. Thielemann
T Mike Kenn
FB William Andrews
KR Billy Johnson

Offseason

NFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
1

Personnel

Staff

1983 Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – George Dostal

Roster

1983 Atlanta Falcons final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 4, 1983 at Chicago Bears W 20–17
60,165
2 September 11, 1983 New York Giants L 16–13
58,075
3 September 18, 1983 at Detroit Lions W 30–14
54,622
4 September 25, 1983 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–20
57,814
5 October 2, 1983 Philadelphia Eagles L 28–24
50,621
6 October 9, 1983 New Orleans Saints L 19–17
51,654
7 October 16, 1983 at Los Angeles Rams L 27–21
50,404
8 October 23, 1983 at New York Jets W 27–21
46,878
9 October 30, 1983 New England Patriots W 24–13
47,546
10 November 6, 1983 at New Orleans Saints L 27–10
67,062
11 November 14, 1983 Los Angeles Rams L 36–13
31,202
12 November 20, 1983 San Francisco 49ers W 28–24
39,782
13 November 27, 1983 Green Bay Packers W 47–41
35,688
14 December 4, 1983 at Washington Redskins L 37–21
52,074
15 December 10, 1983 at Miami Dolphins L 31–24
56,725
16 December 18, 1983 Buffalo Bills W 31–14
31,015

Standings

NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Francisco 49ers(2) 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 432 293 W3
Los Angeles Rams(5) 9 7 0 .563 5–1 8–4 361 344 W1
New Orleans Saints 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 319 337 L1
Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 370 389 W1

Awards and records

References

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