1971 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1971 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's sixth year in the National Football League (NFL). It was the first winning season in franchise history.

Offseason

**1971 Atlanta Falcons staff**

	Front office Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Frank E. Wall General Manager – Norm Van Brocklin Head coaches Head Coach – Norm Van Brocklin Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – Billy Ray Barnes Receivers – Harry Gilmer Offensive Line – Duane Putnam			Defensive coaches Head Defensive – Marion Campbell Defensive Line – Bob Griffin Defensive Backfield – Fred Bruney

**1971 Atlanta Falcons final roster**

	Quarterbacks 17 Bob Berry 10 Leo Hart 11 Dick Shiner Running backs 28 Willie Belton 33 Cannonball Butler FB 45 Sonny Campbell 25 Art Malone 5 Harmon Wages Wide receivers 82 Ken Burrow 81 Wes Chesson 45 Ray Jarvis 85 Ray Poage Tight ends 84 Mike Donohoe 86 Jim Mitchell		Offensive linemen 63 Dick Enderle G 65 Len Gotshalk T 75 George Kunz T 53 John Matlock C 64 Andy Maurer G 61 Bill Sandeman T 57 Jeff Van Note C Defensive linemen 88 Glen Condren DT 87 Claude Humphrey DE 72 Greg Lens DT 69 Mike Lewis DT 89 Randy Marshall DE 66 John Small DT 71 John Zook DE		Linebackers 52 Ron Acks 54 Grady Allen 62 John Bramlett 50 Greg Brezina 58 Don Hansen Defensive backs 34 Ray Brown S 27 Tom Hayes CB 35 Tony Plummer 22 John Mallory SS 36 Ken Reaves CB 47 Rudy Redmond CB 30 Larry Shears Special teams 37 Bill Bell K 26 Billy Lothridge P		Reserve lists 20 Tom McCauley FS (IR) 60 Tommy Nobis LB (IR) 80 Todd Snyder WR (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	San Francisco 49ers	W 20–17	56,990
2	September 26, 1971	at Los Angeles Rams	T 20–20	57,895
3	October 3, 1971	at Detroit Lions	L 41–38	54,418
4	October 10, 1971	St. Louis Cardinals	L 26–9	58,850
5	October 17, 1971	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–16	58,850
6	October 24, 1971	New Orleans Saints	W 28–6	58,850
7	October 31, 1971	at Cleveland Browns	W 31–14	76,825
8	November 7, 1971	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 9–6	59,604
9	November 14, 1971	New York Giants	L 21–17	58,850
10	November 22, 1971	Green Bay Packers	W 28–21	58,850
11	November 28, 1971	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–7	49,784
12	December 5, 1971	Oakland Raiders	W 24–13	58,850
13	December 12, 1971	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–3	44,582
14	December 19, 1971	at New Orleans Saints	W 24–20	75,954

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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Atlanta Falcons
Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia
Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Culture	Rankin M. Smith Sr. Arthur Blank The Dirty Bird Dance Freddie Falcon Cheerleaders "2 Legit 2 Quit"
Lore	Gary Anderson's missed field goal Michael Vick dog fighting investigation 28–3
Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints
Wild card berths (7)	1978 1991 1995 2002 2008 2011 2017
Division championships (6)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012 2016
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Ring of Honor	10 21 31 42 57 58 60 78 84 87
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division
Seasons (54)	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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Atlanta Falcons seasons
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Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance