1991 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL season
team = Atlanta Falcons
year = 1991
record = 10-6
division_place = 2nd, NFC West
coach = Jerry Glanville
stadium = Fulton County Stadium
playoffs = Lost NFC Divisional PlayoffThe 1991 Atlanta Falcons season was the Faclons 26th season. The franchise won its first playoff game since 1978, by defeating the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Wild Card game.

Offseason

Brett Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round, 33rd overall in the 1991 NFL Draft.cite web|url = http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1991#round2|title = NFL Draft History - 1991|publisher = NFL.com|accessdate = 2007-02-16] Atlanta coach Jerry Glanville did not approve of the drafting of Favre, saying it would take a plane crash for him to put Favre into the game.cite web| url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=358097 | title=Trading places | last=D'Amato | first=Gary| work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel| date=2005-10-24| accessdate=2007-02-08] 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. [http://www.nfl.com/players/brettfavre/careerstats?id=FAV540222]

NFL Draft

[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1991.htm]

Roster

Postseason

NFC Wild Card Game

*Atlanta Falcons 27, New Orleans Saints 20Linescore Amfootball
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"at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana"

*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
*Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
*TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
*Referee: Howard Roe
*Game attendance: 68,794

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.

NFC Divisional Playoff

*Washington Redskins 24, Atlanta Falcons 7Linescore Amfootball
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"at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C."

*Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
*Game weather: convert|49|°F|°C, heavy rain with strong winds
*TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
*Referee: Red Cashion
*Game attendance: 55,181

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 6 turnovers, held the ball for over 36 minutes, and scored two touchdowns in a span of 3:11 in the second quarter.

Awards and records

Milestones

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1991.htm Falcons on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1991-atl Falcons on jt-sw.com]