THU 8/12
8 p.m. ET
ESPN-TV
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The Falcons head to Baltimore to face the Ravens for their second preseason
tilt in as many seasons. Baltimore got the ‘W’ in 2003 by the score of 13-10 at the Georgia Dome, a game
that saw star QB Michael Vick go down with a broken fibula. |
FRI 8/20
7:30 p.m. ET
UPN-TV |
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Daunte Culpepper, Randy Moss and the Vikings make their second voyage to Atlanta in as
many years for the Falcons' preseason home opener. Mike Tice's squad triumphed over the Falcons, 39-26, in the fifth
week of the 2003 regular season. |
SAT 8/28
7:30 p.m. ET
UPN-TV |
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The Falcons last faced the Bengals in a 30-3 ESPN Sunday Night Football home rout in week
three of the 2002 season. The Falcons hold a 6-1 preseason record all-time against the Bengals. |
FRI 9/3
7:00 p.m. ET
WXIA-TV |
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Making their second preseason trip to FedEx Field in four years, the Falcons look to avenge
their 31-33 home loss at the hands of the Redskins in week two of the 2003 regular season. Former Falcons board of director
Joe Gibbs is now head coach of the 'Skins. |
| 2004 Regular Season Schedule |
SUN 9/12
4:15 p.m ET
FOX-TV
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The Falcons will play the San Francisco 49ers for the first time since the NFL realigned
in 2002, taking the 49ers out of the Falcons division. The Falcons have not won in San Francisco since the 1991 season. Head
coach Jim Mora will make a return visit to the Bay area. He spent seven years on the 49ers coaching staff, the last six as
defensive coordinator. |
SUN 9/19
1 p.m. ET
FOX-TV
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The Falcons will host the St. Louis Rams, their former NFC West nemesis. Prior to realignment
in 2002, the Falcons lost six-straight games to the Rams after being swept in 1999, 2000 and 2001. Prior to the 1999 season,
the Falcons had been on a four-game winning streak against St. Louis with series sweeps in 1997 and 1998. Last season the
two teams met on Monday Night Football with the Rams taking a 36-0 win. |
SUN 9/26
1 p.m. ET
FOX-TV |
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The Falcons have won two straight games against the Arizona Cardinals with a 37-14 win
at the Georgia Dome in 1999 and a 34-14 victory against the Cardinals in Arizona in 2001. The Cardinals will make their fifth
visit to the Georgia Dome and first since the 1999 season. The Falcons are 3-1 against the Cardinals at the Georgia Dome. |
SUN 10/3
4:05 p.m. ET
FOX-TV |
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The Falcons split the series with the Carolina Panthers in 2003 with each team winning
at home. Atlanta has won 12 of its 18 meetings against Carolina since the Panthers joined the NFL in 1995 |
SUN 10/10
1 p.m. ET
FOX-TV |
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The Falcons will host the Detroit Lions for the second time in three seasons after a 36-15
victory in 2002 pushed the Falcons to a 9-5-1 season record with one game to play during their playoff push. The game saw
quarterback Michael Vick had his first 300-yard passing game against the Lions, finishing 20-of-38 for 337 yards and a pair
of touchdowns. |
SUN 10/17
1 p.m. ET
CBS-TV |
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The Chargers will make just their third visit ever to Georgia to face the Falcons. The
Chargers edged the Birds 10-7 at Fulton County Stadium in 1988 and lost 10-9 in their only Georgia Dome visit in 1994. The
Falcons are 5-1 all-time against San Diego. |
SUN 10/24
1 p.m. ET
FOX-TV |
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2004 marks only the sixth meeting all-time between the Falcons and Chiefs. In their last
meeting during the final week of the 2000 regular season, running back Jamal Anderson’s 107 yards rushing helped the
Falcons control the ball for more than 40 minutes in a 29-13 victory over Kansas City at the Georgia Dome. |
SUN 10/31
4:05 p.m. ET
FOX-TV
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AT DENVER
INVESCO Field at Mile High
Denver, CO |
The Falcons will travel to Denver to face the Broncos, the opponent the Falcons faced
in Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami in 1998. Including the Super Bowl, the Broncos have won the last six times the teams faced,
with the most recent victory coming in 2000 at Mile High Stadium. The Falcons will make their first appearance at INVESCO
Field at Mile High, which opened in 2001. |
| SUN 11/7 |
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BYE WEEK |
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SUN 11/14
1 p.m. ET
FOX-TV |
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VS. TAMPA BAY
Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA |
Atlanta has not defeated Tampa Bay at home since a 34-13 victory over the Buccaneers in
week six of the 1994 season. The Buccaneers own a 12-9 record all-time against the Falcons and have won five of the nine series
games played in Atlanta. |
SUN 11/21
4:15 p.m. ET
FOX-TV
(national) |
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AT NEW YORK GIANTS
Giants Stadium
E. Rutherford, NJ |
For the third straight season, the Falcons will visit Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands
to face the Giants. Last season the Falcons snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 27-7 win to give former head coach Dan
Reeves his 200th career victory. The Falcons have won six of their seven games all-time against the Giants when playing in
New York, including the first-ever victory in franchise history. |
SUN 11/28
4:05 p.m. ET
FOX-TV |
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VS. NEW ORLEANS
Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA |
The Falcons have now won 13 of the last 18 games against the Saints but were swept last
season for only the seventh time in the series' 36-year history. The Falcons have more victories against New Orleans (40)
than any other team in the NFL. |
SUN 12/5
1 p.m. ET
FOX-TV |
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AT TAMPA BAY
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL |
The Falcons knocked NFC South rival and defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay out of
playoff contention last season with a 30-28 victory at Tampa in the second-last game of the year. The Falcons jumped out to
a 30-7 lead and survived a 21-point fourth quarter rally by the Buccaneers to hold on for a 30-28 win at Raymond James Stadium. |
SUN 12/12
1 :00 p.m. ET
CBS -TV |
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VS. OAKLAND
Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA |
The Falcons will host the Oakland Raiders for the first time since the 1997 season when
the Raiders escaped the Georgia Dome with a 36-31 win. The teams last met in Oakland in 2000 with the Raiders winning, 41-14. |
SAT 12/18
8:30 p.m. ET
ESPN-TV
(national) |
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VS. CAROLINA
Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA |
For the second time in as many seasons, the Falcons and Panthers will meet on a prime
time ESPN game in December. Last season, Michael Vick made his first start of 2003 in that contest and finished 16-of-33 for
179 yards passing and had 14 rushing attempts for 141 yards. Vick accounted for 320 of the Falcons’ 380 total yards
in offense in a 20-14 overtime win. |
SUN 12/26
1: p.m. ET
FOX-TV |
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AT NEW ORLEANS
Superdome
New Orleans, LA |
Quarterbacks and cousins Michael Vick and Aaron Brooks face off in the second leg of the
Falcons-Saints division series in week 16. Atlanta has a 21-14 record all-time when playing in New Orleans. |
SUN 1/2
4:05 p.m. ET
FOX-TV |
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AT SEATTLE
Seahawks Stadium
Seattle, WA |
2004 marks the Falcons first visit to Seattle since 1997 and their first-ever trip to
Seahawks Stadium. These two teams last met at the Georgia Dome in week 15 of the 2002 season. Michael Vick connected with
receiver Trevor Gaylor with 17 seconds remaining to knot the score at 24 to force overtime. The Seahawks would eventually
win 30-24 in the extra period. |
