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The Atlanta Falcons were founded on the 30th of June 1965, and joined the NFL in 1966 as an expansion team. Owner Rankin Smith paid $8.5 million for the franchise, which was the highest price in NFL history at the time.
The Atlanta Falcons have never won a Super Bowl. They appeared in Super Bowl XXXIII after the 1998 season, losing 34-19 to the Denver Broncos, and in Super Bowl LI, where they lost 34-28 in overtime to the New England Patriots after holding a 28-3 lead late in the third quarter.
Matt Ryan is the Atlanta Falcons all-time leader in passing attempts (6,817), completions (4,460), passing yards (51,186), and touchdowns (321). He played for the franchise from 2008 to 2021 before being traded to the Indianapolis Colts on the 21st of March 2022.
The Atlanta Falcons play at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which opened in 2017. The stadium cost approximately $1.5 billion to build, with owner Arthur Blank contributing $800 million and the city of Atlanta contributing $200 million through bonds backed by hotel and motel tax revenue.
The name Falcons was chosen from a public contest, with the winning entry submitted by Julia Elliott, a schoolteacher from Griffin, Georgia. Her entry was selected on the 29th of August 1965, and described the falcon as proud, dignified, and one that never drops its prey.
Tommy Nobis, a linebacker from the University of Texas, was the first-ever Atlanta Falcon. He was selected with the first overall pick in the 1966 NFL draft and went on to be inducted into the Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor.