Atlanta Falcons

. Super Bowl XLII will be played in this stadium. Atlanta Falcons official web site (http://www.atlantafalcons.com/)
. This stadium, which will feature a retractable roof and a slide-out grass surface, is scheduled to open for the 2006 season. No Falcons' players have been elected to the Hall of Fame. The team has started construction on a new stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. Timeline / Important Years. Since the move to the Phoenix area in 1988, the Cardinals have made the playoffs only once (1998, where they defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round) and have had one of the worst attendance records in the NFL year-after-year, consistently.

The Atlanta Falcons are a National Football League team based in Atlanta, Georgia. Louis when owner Bill Bidwill was unable to convince the city to build a new stadium. Eugene Robinson. They left St. Andre Rison. Sports fans and local news coverage got into the habit of calling them "the football Cardinals" or "the baseball Cardinals" to distinguish the two. Bill Fralic. Louis was home to the Cardinals, a period when two big-league teams of that name existed in the city.

Chris Miller. Between 1960 and 1987, St. Jamal Anderson. The Cardinals won their only NFL championship game in 1947 with their "dream backfield" which included quarterback Paul Christman and halfback Charlie Trippi. Deion Sanders. In 1944, owing to player shortages caused by World War II, the Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers merged for one year and were known as the "Card-Pitts", or "Carpets". Billy "White Shoes" Johnson. Louis.

Jessie Tuggle. As the "Chicago Racine Cardinals" and then as the "Chicago Cardinals", they entered the NFL and fought with the crosstown rival Chicago Bears for years before moving to St. Mike Kenn. They were often confused with Racine, Wisconsin, by fans in other cities. 10 Steve Bartkowski. Located on Racine Avenue in Chicago, they became known for a while as the "Racine Cardinals". Falcon"). They began to field a pro team even before the founding of the NFL.

60 Tommy Nobis ("Mr. The Cardinals are the oldest existing football club in the United States, beginning as an amateur athletic club team in Chicago named the Morgan Athletic Club. 57 Jeff Van Note. The Arizona Cardinals are a National Football League team based in Tempe, Arizona. 31 William Andrews. 99 Marshall Goldberg. Duckett. Cain.

T.J. 88 J.V. Alge Crumpler. 77 Stan Maudlin. Warrick Dunn. 40 Pat Tillman. Patrick Kerney. 8 Larry Wilson.

Michael Vick. Emmitt Smith. Rich Coady. Aeneas Williams. Keith Brooking. Tom Tupa. The team advances to NFC Championship game before falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10. Pat Tillman.

Mora, the Falcons go 11-5 and win NFC South easily. Eric Swann. 2004 - Buoyed by the return of QB Michael Vick and energized by new head coach Jim L. Jackie Smith. The Falcons draft Virginia Tech CB DeAngelo Hall with the 8th pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. Smith. With 3 games left in the season, coach Dan Reeves resigns, handing the team to his defensive coordinator and former Bills coach Wade Phillips. J.T.

2003 - After star QB Michael Vick breaks his leg in the preseason, the Falcons suffer through a 5-11 season. Simeon Rice. Who is to become the face of the franchise. Ricky Proehl. With that pick they selected Mike Vick. Jake Plummer. 2001 - Trade the #3 pick along with Tim Dwight to the San Diego Chargers for the #1 pick in the draft. Rob Moore.

Once there, however, they lost, 34-19 to the Denver Broncos. Jamir Miller. With a 14-2 final record and winners of the NFC West, the Falcons would reach Super Bowl XXXIII after upsetting the 15-1 Vikings at Minnesota in the NFC Championship Game. Tim McDonald. On November 8, they won 41-10 over the Patriots at New England, snapping a streak of 22 consecutive losses at cold-weather sites in November and December that had dated back to 1982. Neil Lomax. 1998 - Led by QB Chris Chandler and RB Jamal Anderson, the Falcons have their greatest season to date. Garrison Hearst.

They go on to lose to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Ken Harvey. 1995 - In the final game of the season, the Falcons beat the San Francisco 49ers to secure a playoff spot. Jim Hart. 1992 - The Georgia Dome becomes the new home for the Atlanta Falcons, as they move from the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Roy Green. 1982 - The Falcons make the playoffs in this strike-shortened season with a record of 5-4, and lose to the Minnesota Vikings in Minnesota. Boomer Esiason.

1980 - Another playoff berth for the Falcons, as they win the NFC West, but again lose to the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs. Larry Centers. 1978 - The Falcons make the playoffs for the first time, and beat visiting Philadelphia Eagles, but lose to the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas. Jim Bakken. 1977 - The Falcons defense sets an NFL record for the fewest points allowed in a 14 game season, 129. Antrel Rolle. 1972 - The Falcons finish second in the NFC West — their highest division finish in franchise history up to that point. Leonard Davis.

1971 - The Falcons finish with a winning record for the first time, at 7-6-1. Scott Player. Miami Dolphins. Duane Starks. 30 vs. Bertrand Berry. 1970 - First Monday Night Football game in Atlanta - Nov. Adrian Wilson.

He amasses 294 total tackles a franchise record that stands today. Kurt Warner. The aforementioned Nobis wins the NFL Rookie of the Year Award and becomes the first Falcon named to the Pro Bowl. Marcel Shipp. 1966 - The Falcons play their first NFL season. Larry Fitzgerald. They draft Tommy Nobis, LB, University of Texas with the 1st pick of the 1966 NFL Draft (http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1966.jsp) held on November 27, 1965, making him the first ever Falcon. Josh McCown.

Smith Sr. Anquan Boldin. NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, grants ownership to Rankin M. Larry Wilson. 1965 - The Atlanta Falcons are born. Charley Trippi. Dan Dierdorf.