The Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League (NFL). Jerry Glanville was hired to be the team's new coach. The franchise changed their helmets from red to black. Atlanta looked to improve on its 3–13 record from 1989. The team did improve by finishing 5–11, but the Falcons still suffered an eighth consecutive losing season. 1990 started out pretty well for Atlanta, as they beat playoff contenders Houston, New Orleans, and Cincinnati at home. The team sat at 3–4 after their win against Cincinnati. They then lost seven games in a row before winning its last two to end the season. Atlanta went 5–3 at home, but winless on the road, which cost the Falcons a trip to the postseason.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
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Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 9 Houston Oilers W 47–27 1–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 56,222 2 September 16 at Detroit Lions L 14–21 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome 48,691 3 September 23 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–19 1–2 Candlestick Park 62,858 4 Bye 5 October 7 New Orleans Saints W 28–27 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 57,401 6 October 14 San Francisco 49ers L 35–45 2–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 57,921 7 October 21 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–44 2–4 Anaheim Stadium 54,761 8 October 28 Cincinnati Bengals W 38–17 3–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,214 9 November 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–21 3–5 Three Rivers Stadium 57,093 10 November 11 at Chicago Bears L 24–30 3–6 Soldier Field 62,855 11 November 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 23–24 3–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,755 12 November 25 at New Orleans Saints L 7–10 3–8 Louisiana Superdome 68,629 13 December 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–23 3–9 Tampa Stadium 42,839 14 December 9 Phoenix Cardinals L 13–24 3–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 36,222 15 December 16 at Cleveland Browns L 10–13 3–11 Cleveland Stadium 46,536 16 December 23 Los Angeles Rams W 20–13 4–11 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 30,021 17 December 30 Dallas Cowboys W 26–7 5–11 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,097 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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