1967 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1967 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's second year in the National Football League (NFL). The team slipped from 3–11 in their inaugural season to 1–12–1, and finished in last place in the new four-team Coastal Division of the NFL Western Conference.

Offseason

1967 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1967	at Baltimore Colts	L 31-38	56,715
2	September 24, 1967	at San Francisco 49ers	L 7-38	30,207
3	October 1, 1967	at Green Bay Packers	L 0-32	49,467
4	October 8, 1967	Philadelphia Eagles	L 7-38	53,868
5	October 15, 1967	Washington Redskins	T 20–20	56,538
6	October 22, 1967	at Detroit Lions	L 3-24	50,601
7	October 29, 1967	Minnesota Vikings	W 21–20	52,859
8	November 5, 1967	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7-37	54,751
9	November 12, 1967	Baltimore Colts	L 7-49	58,850
10	November 19, 1967	Los Angeles Rams	L 3-31	56,871
11	November 26, 1967	at New Orleans Saints	L 24-27	83,437
12	December 3, 1967	at Los Angeles Rams	L 3-20	46,395
13	December 10, 1967	San Francisco 49ers	L 28-34	51,798
14	December 17, 1967	Chicago Bears	L 14-23	54,107

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	10	3	3	23
Falcons	7	0	0	7	14

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

↑ "1967 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

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 (under construction)

Culture	Rankin M. Smith, Sr. Arthur Blank The Dirty Bird Dance Freddie Falcon Michael Vick dog fighting investigation Cheerleaders

Lore	Gary Anderson's missed field goal

Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints

Division championships (5)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012

Conference championships (1)	1998

Ring of Honor	10 21 31 42 57 58 60 78 87

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (50)	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

Atlanta Falcons seasons

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

Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

Capitol	Century	Coastal	Central
Dallas	Cleveland	Atlanta	Chicago
New Orleans	NY Giants	Baltimore	Detroit
Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Los Angeles	Green Bay
Washington	St. Louis	San Francisco	Minnesota

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