1983 Atlanta Falcons season

1983 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Dan Henning
General manager	Tom Braatz
Home field	Fulton County Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1983 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons' 18th season in the National Football League. The team won seven and lost nine.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1

Personnel

Staff

1983 Atlanta Falcons staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith, Sr. President – Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer – Eddie LeBaron General Manager – Tom Braatz Head coaches Head Coach – Dan Henning Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Running Backs – Steve Crosby Receivers – Bob Harrison Offensive Line – Bob Fry Assistant Offensive Line – Garry Puetz			Defensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line – Dan Sekanovich Defensive Coordinator – John Marshall Linebackers – Bobby Jackson Secondary – Jack Christiansen Special teams coaches Special Teams – Ted Fritsch Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – George Dostal

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

References

• Falcons on Pro Football Reference
• Falcons on jt-sw.com