The 1971 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's sixth year in the National Football League (NFL). Finishing the season at 7-6-1, the record was the first winning season in franchise history.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 19 San Francisco 49ers W 20–17 1–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 56,990 2 September 26 at Los Angeles Rams T 20–20 1–0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,895 3 October 3 at Detroit Lions L 38–41 1–1–1 Tiger Stadium 54,418 4 October 10 St. Louis Cardinals L 9–26 1–2–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 5 October 17 Los Angeles Rams L 16–24 1–3–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 6 October 24 New Orleans Saints W 28–6 2–3–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 7 October 31 at Cleveland Browns W 31–14 3–3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 76,825 8 November 7 at Cincinnati Bengals W 9–6 4–3–1 Riverfront Stadium 59,604 9 November 14 New York Giants L 17–21 4–4–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 10 Green Bay Packers W 28–21 5–4–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 11 November 28 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–24 5–5–1 Metropolitan Stadium 49,784 12 December 5 Oakland Raiders W 24–13 6–5–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 13 December 12 at San Francisco 49ers L 3–24 6–6–1 Kezar Stadium 44,582 14 December 19 at New Orleans Saints W 24–20 7–6–1 Tulane Stadium 75,954 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1971 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1971 Atlanta Falcons at jt-sw.com