The Atlanta Falcons are a professional football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1965, they joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team. Since then, they have played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and become one of the league's most popular teams.
Over the years, the Falcons have had some notable players on their roster, including Deion Sanders, Michael Vick, Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, and Tony Gonzalez. Despite having several talented players throughout their history, though, they only made it to one Super Bowl appearance, which was in 2017, when they lost to the New England Patriots.
In recent years, however, there has been renewed optimism for fans with new head coach Arthur Smith taking over from Dan Quinn, who was fired midway through last season after poor results. With key acquisitions during the offseason, such as Kyle Pitts being drafted fourth overall by this year's draft class, along with other changes within the management structure, we can expect exciting things ahead for this franchise!