NFL team season
1991 Atlanta Falcons season Owner Rankin Smith Head coach Jerry Glanville Home field Fulton County Stadium Results Record 10–6 Division place 2nd NFC West Playoff finish Won wild card playoffs (at Saints ) 27–20 Lost divisional playoffs (at Redskins) 7–24Pro Bowlers T Chris Hinton WR Andre Rison QB Chris Miller CB Deion Sanders AP All-Pros T Mike Kenn (1st team) WR Andre Rison (2nd team) CB Deion Sanders (2nd team)
The Falcons playing against the LA Rams at Anaheim Stadium in 1991 The 1991 Atlanta Falcons season was the team's 26th season in the National Football League (NFL). It was also the final season they played at Fulton County Stadium , before moving into the Georgia Dome the following season . The season would be the most successful Atlanta had compiled in almost a decade, with the team recording a winning record for the first time in nine years. Additionally, the Falcons won their first playoff game since 1978, by defeating the New Orleans Saints 27–20 in the NFC Wild Card Game. The following they would lose to the eventual Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins 24–7 in the divisional round.
The last remaining active member of the 1991 Atlanta Falcons was quarterback Brett Favre , who retired after the 2010 season .
Offseason NFL draft The Falcons’ most notable selection in the 1991 NFL draft was future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre , who was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall.[1] Head coach Jerry Glanville disapproved of the selection and said it would take a plane crash for him to put Favre into the game.[2] Favre's first pass in an NFL regular season game resulted in an interception returned for a touchdown. He only attempted four passes in his career at Atlanta, completing none of them.[3] After the season ended, Favre was traded to the Green Bay Packers , where he remained for the following sixteen seasons. He went on to lead the Packers to eleven playoff appearances, two Super Bowl appearances, and their third Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXI . Favre also won three consecutive MVP awards, and was a 9-time Pro Bowler during his tenure in Green Bay.
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Personnel Staff 1991 Atlanta Falcons staff Front office
Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Taylor Smith Vice-president of player personnel – Ken Herock Director of pro scouting – Chuck Connor Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Special teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen
Roster 1991 Atlanta Falcons roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists 85 Shawn Collins WR (IR Tooltip Injured reserve ) 76 Mike Gann DE (IR Tooltip Injured reserve ) 68 John Hunter T (IR Tooltip Injured reserve ) 38 Keith Jones RB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve ) 88 Harper LeBel LS (IR Tooltip Injured reserve ) 95 Michael Reid LB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve ) 91 Donnie Salum LB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve ) 87 Gary Wilkins TE (IR Tooltip Injured reserve ) Practice squad
84 Karl Miller WR 96 LeRoy Truitt G/T 47 active, 8 inactive, 2 practice squad
Rookies in italics
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Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 1 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–14 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 74,246 Recap 2 September 8 Minnesota Vikings L 19–20 0–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,936 Recap 3 September 15 at San Diego Chargers W 13–10 1–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 44,804 Recap 4 September 22 Los Angeles Raiders W 21–17 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,615 Recap 5 September 29 New Orleans Saints L 6–27 2–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 56,556 Recap 6 Bye 7 October 13 at San Francisco 49ers W 39–34 3–3 Candlestick Park 57,343 Recap 8 October 20 at Phoenix Cardinals L 10–16 3–4 Sun Devil Stadium 29,804 Recap 9 October 27 Los Angeles Rams W 31–14 4–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,187 Recap 10 November 3 San Francisco 49ers W 17–14 5–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 51,259 Recap 11 November 10 at Washington Redskins L 17–56 5–5 RFK Stadium 52,461 Recap 12 November 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 43–7 6–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 41,274 Recap 13 November 24 at New Orleans Saints W 23–20 (OT) 7–5 Louisiana Superdome 68,591 Recap 14 December 1 Green Bay Packers W 35–31 8–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 43,270 Recap 15 December 8 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–14 9–5 Anaheim Stadium 35,315 Recap 16 December 15 Seattle Seahawks W 26–13 10–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,834 Recap 17 December 22 at Dallas Cowboys L 27–31 10–6 Texas Stadium 60,962 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings Game summaries Week 1 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 3 0 0 0 3 • Chiefs 0 0 7 7 14
Date: September 1Location: Arrowhead Stadium Game start: 12:00 CST Referee: Dick HantakTelevision network: CBS
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Week 2 1 2 3 4 Total • Vikings 7 0 7 6 20 Falcons 3 7 0 9 19
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Week 3 1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 7 3 3 0 13 Chargers 0 7 0 3 10
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Week 4 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 0 7 7 3 17 • Falcons 7 0 7 7 21
Date: September 22Location: Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumReferee: Johnny GrierTV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
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Week 5 1 2 3 4 Total • Saints 3 7 10 7 27 Falcons 0 6 0 0 6
Date: September 29Location: Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumReferee: Larry NemmersTV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Hank Stram
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Week 7 1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 14 6 13 6 39 49ers 0 14 13 7 34
Date: October 13Location: Candlestick Park Referee: Bob McElweeTV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Randy Cross
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Week 8 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 7 3 0 0 10 • Cardinals 3 0 10 3 16
Date: October 20Location: Sun Devil Stadium Referee: Red CashionTV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Irv Cross
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Week 9 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 0 0 14 14 • Falcons 7 14 10 0 31
Date: October 27Location: Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumGame start: 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather: 71 °F or 21.7 °C; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Referee: Gerald AustinTelevision network: CBS Scoring summary Q1 8:08 ATL Dixon 19 yard pass from Miller (N. Johnson kick) ATL 7–0 Q2 7:28 ATL Chaffey 5 yard run (N. Johnson kick)ATL 14–0 Q2 0:22 ATL Rison 20 yard pass from Miller (N. Johnson kick)ATL 21–0 Q3 11:50 ATL Haynes 55 yard pass from Miller (N. Johnson kick) ATL 28–0 Q3 0:53 ATL N. Johnson 44 yard field goal ATL 31–0 Q4 13:32 LA Delpino 9 yard run (Zendejas kick)ATL 31–7 Q4 1:54 LA Carter 18 yard pass from Pagel (Zendejas kick)ATL 31–14
Michael Haynes 4 Rec, 110 Yds [14] [15]
Week 10 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 7 0 7 14 • Falcons 0 0 0 17 17
Date: November 3Location: Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumGame start: 1:00 ESTReferee: Bernie KukarTV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Hank Stram
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Week 11 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 3 0 14 0 17 • Redskins 7 21 7 21 56
Date: November 10Location: RFK Stadium Referee: Dale HamerTV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Randy Cross
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Week 12 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 0 0 7 7 • Falcons 0 33 3 7 43
Date: November 17Location: Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumReferee: Tom DooleyTelevision network: CBS
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Week 13 1 2 3 4 OT Total • Falcons 0 3 7 10 3 23 Saints 0 7 6 7 0 20
Date: November 24Location: Louisiana Superdome Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Tom WhiteTV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann
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Week 14 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 7 14 0 10 31 • Falcons 7 0 7 21 35
Date: December 1Location: Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumReferee: Gordon McCarterTV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Randy Cross
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Week 15 1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 10 14 7 0 31 Rams 0 7 0 7 14
Date: December 8Location: Anaheim Stadium Referee: Larry NemmersTV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler and Merlin Olsen
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Week 16 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 0 3 10 13 • Falcons 2 10 7 7 26
Date: December 15Location: Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumReferee: Tom DooleyTV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers and Dan Hampton
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Week 17 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 14 3 10 0 27 • Cowboys 21 3 0 7 31
Date: December 22Location: Texas Stadium Referee: Johnny GrierTV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Merlin Olsen
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Playoffs Wild card 1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 0 10 7 10 27 Saints 7 6 0 7 20
Falcons quarterback Chris Miller completed the game-winning 61-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Haynes with 2:41 left in the contest. Miller completed 18 out of 30 passes for 291 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Divisional 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 7 0 0 7 • Redskins 0 14 3 7 24
During their regular season meeting, Washington defeated Atlanta 56–17, with quarterback Mark Rypien throwing for 446 yards and 6 touchdowns. In this game the score was closer, but the result was still the same.
Under rainy and muddy conditions, the Redskins forced six turnovers, held the ball for over 36 minutes, and scored two touchdowns in a span of 3:11 in the second quarter.
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