1988 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1988 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL).

Offseason

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1988 Atlanta Falcons draft
1	1	Aundray Bruce	Linebacker	Auburn
2	28	Marcus Cotton	Linebacker	USC
3	56	Alex Higdon	Tight end	Ohio State
5	110	Charles Dimry	Cornerback	UNLV
6	138	George Thomas	Wide receiver	UNLV
6	140	Houston Hoover	Guard	Jackson State
7	166	Michael Haynes	Wide receiver	Northern Arizona
8	194	Phillip Brown	Linebacker	Alabama
9	222	James Primus	Running back	UCLA
10	250	Stan Clayton	Guard	Penn State
11	278	James Milling	Wide receiver	Maryland
12	306	Carter Wiley	Defensive back	Virginia Tech
Made roster

1988 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	at Detroit Lions	L 31–17	31,075
2	September 11, 1988	New Orleans Saints	L 29–21	48,901
3	September 18, 1988	at San Francisco 49ers	W 34–17	60,168
4	September 25, 1988	at Dallas Cowboys	L 26–20	39,702
5	October 2, 1988	Seattle Seahawks	L 31–20	28,619
6	October 9, 1988	Los Angeles Rams	L 33–0	30,852
7	October 16, 1988	at Denver Broncos	L 30–14	75,287
8	October 23, 1988	New York Giants	L 23–16	45,092
9	October 30, 1988	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–24	60,091
10	November 6, 1988	Green Bay Packers	W 20–0	29,952
11	November 13, 1988	San Diego Chargers	L 10–7	26,329
12	November 20, 1988	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 12–6	40,967
13	November 27, 1988	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–10	14,020
14	December 4, 1988	San Francisco 49ers	L 13–3	44,048
15	December 11, 1988	at Los Angeles Rams	L 22–7	42,828
16	December 18, 1988	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–9	60,566

↑ "1988 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.

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

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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