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Arizona Cardinals	Fans	Fans thumb\|Cardinals' guard Ted Larsen visits servicemen at Papago Military Reservation The Cardinals' playoff drought has exhibited resilience for some fans who have shown longtime devotion to the team. Some fans view the championship drought and loss record as the result of a convoluted "curse" that stems from the team's ongoing refusal to cede or share the disputed 1925 NFL title. Fans of the Cardinals are often referred to as the Red Sea or the Bird Gang, with several notable fans such as Blake Shelton and Jordin Sparks. In honor of the tragic death of former safety Pat Tillman, the Cardinals strengthened their relationship with members of the armed forces community. The team regularly markets to military personnel and frequently visits nearby Luke Air Force Base in support of Arizona's servicemen.
Arizona Cardinals	Rivalries	Rivalries
Arizona Cardinals	Divisional	Divisional
Arizona Cardinals	Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Rams Both the oldest and most intense divisional rivalry for the Cardinals, the matchup saw both teams first meet during the 1937 NFL season, while the Rams played in Cleveland, and the Cardinals were still originally located in Chicago. Both teams had played in St. Louis for a brief period in their histories. Their Rivalry with the Los Angeles Rams has resurged in recent years as both teams found playoff success, despite the Cardinals' best efforts; the Rams have been 9–1 since hiring head coach Sean McVay in 2017. The Week 17 matchup of the 2020 season saw both teams playing for a playoff berth; despite the injury to Rams quarterback Jared Goff, the Cardinals lost 18–7 and were eliminated from the postseason. The Cardinals' streak ended against the Rams the following season. They took the lead in the NFC over the Rams and started the season 7–0. In the following matchup, the Rams won on Monday Night Football; the Cardinals lost 6 of 10 games after their 7–0 start. The Cardinals would clinch a wild card berth after a week 17 win over the Dallas Cowboys. They played the Rams in Los Angeles and lost 34–11 as Kyler Murray threw 2 interceptions with one returned for a touchdown. The Rams lead the series 50–40–2 while leading the postseason series 2–0.
Arizona Cardinals	Seattle Seahawks	Seattle Seahawks One of the newer rivalries in the NFL, the Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks became divisional rivals after both were moved to the NFC West as a result of the league's realignment in 2002. This rivalry has become one of the NFL's more bitter in recent years, as the mid-to-late 2010s often saw the Seahawks and Cardinals squaring off for NFC West supremacy. The rivalry featured such clashes between the likes of Carson Palmer or Kyler Murray for the Cardinals against Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson for the Seahawks during the era. Seattle leads the series 25–22–1, and the two teams have yet to meet in the playoffs.
Arizona Cardinals	San Francisco 49ers	San Francisco 49ers Though they first met in 1951 and would meet occasionally until 2000, this would not become a full-fledged rivalry until both teams were placed in the NFC West division in 2002. While a close rivalry, it is often lopsided on both ends. After the 49ers won nine of ten meetings between 2009 and 2013, the Cardinals won eight straight meetings between 2014 and 2018. The 49ers lead the series 34–29. The two teams have yet to meet in the playoffs.
Arizona Cardinals	Historic	Historic
Arizona Cardinals	Chicago Bears	Chicago Bears The historic rivalry between the Cardinals and the Chicago Bears features the only two teams that remain from the league's inception in 1920. At that time, the Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys, and the Cardinals were the Racine Cardinals. In 1922, the matchup between the teams became known as "The Battle of Chicago" for 38 years, making it the first true rivalry in the league's history. The Bears lead the all-time series 59–29–6.
Arizona Cardinals	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs Whilst the Cardinals were located in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987; the team took part in an instate rivalry with the Kansas City Chiefs, with a trophy being awarded to the winner of the matchup. The series ended following the Cardinals' relocation to Arizona in 1988. The Chiefs posted a 16–7–2 mark in its Governor's Cup series against the Cardinals from 1968 to 1987, going 3–1–1 in the regular season record and 13–6–1 in preseason play.
Arizona Cardinals	Seasons and overall records	Seasons and overall records
Arizona Cardinals	Single-season records	Single-season records Points Scored: 489 () Passing Passing yards: 4,671 – Carson Palmer () Passing touchdowns: 35 – Carson Palmer () Passes completed: 401 – Kurt Warner () Passes attempted: 598 – Kurt Warner () Longest completed pass: 98 yards – Doug Russell (); Ogden Compton (); Jim Hart () Rushing Rushing yards: 1,605 – Ottis Anderson () Rushing attempts: 337 – Edgerrin James () Rushing touchdowns: 16 – David Johnson () Rushing touchdowns (rookie): 10 – Tim Hightower () Longest rushing attempt: 83 yards – John David Crow () Rushing yards per game: 100.3 yards – Ottis Anderson () Receiving Receptions: 109 – Larry Fitzgerald () Receiving yards: 1,598 – David Boston () Receiving touchdowns: 15 – Sonny Randle () Returns Punt returns in a season: 44 – Vai Sikahema () Longest punt return: 99 yards – Patrick Peterson () Longest kickoff return: 108 yards – David Johnson () Kicking Field goals: 40 – Neil Rackers () Points after touchdown (PAT)s converted: 53 – Pat Harder () Punts: 112 – Dave Zastudil () Punting yards: 5,209 – Dave Zastudil ()
Arizona Cardinals	Career records	Career records Passing yards: 34,639, Jim Hart (–) Passing touchdowns: 209, Jim Hart (–) Rushing yards: 7,999, Ottis Anderson (–) Rushing touchdowns: 46, Ottis Anderson (–) Receptions: 1,432, Larry Fitzgerald (–) Receiving yards: 15,545, Larry Fitzgerald (–) Passes intercepted: 52, Larry Wilson (–) Field goals made: 282, Jim Bakken (–) Points: 1,380, Jim Bakken (–) Total touchdowns: 110, Larry Fitzgerald (–) Punt return average: 13.7, Charley Trippi (–) Kickoff return average: 28.5, Ollie Matson (, –) Yards per punt average: 44.9, Jerry Norton (–) Sacks: 71.5, Chandler Jones (–) Tackles: 785, Eric Hill (1989–1997)
Arizona Cardinals	Players of note	Players of note
Arizona Cardinals	Current roster	Current roster
Arizona Cardinals	Retired numbers	Retired numbers Chicago / St. Louis / Arizona Cardinals retired numbers No.PlayerPositionTenureRetired 8 Larry Wilson S 1960–1972 1970 40 Pat Tillman S 1998–2001 2004 77 Stan Mauldin OT 1946–1948 1948 88 J. V. Cain TE 1974–1978 1979 99 Marshall Goldberg1 HB 1939–1943, 1946–1948 1948 Notes: Although retired, #99 was re-issued to J. J. Watt after the daughter of Marshall Goldberg gave her blessing for Watt to wear it on March 2, 2021. Watt wore #99 for the 2021 and 2022 seasons until his retirement.Teams shouldn't retire jerseys if they don't intend to keep them retired by Mike Florio on March 2, 2021 – NBC Sports
Arizona Cardinals	Pro Football Hall of Famers	Pro Football Hall of Famers Chicago / St. Louis / Arizona Cardinals in the Pro Football Hall of FamePlayersNo.PlayerPosition(s)TenureInducted 4 Ernie NeversFB1929–19311930–19311963 3 Jim ThorpeRB19281963 13 Guy ChamberlinEnd & Coach1927–19281965 1 John "Paddy" DriscollQB1920–19251965 2 Walt KieslingG / DTCoach1929–193319441966 62, 2 Charley TrippiRB1947–19551968 33 Ollie MatsonRB1952, 1954–19581972 81 Dick "Night Train" Lane CB1954–19591974 8 Larry Wilson S1960–19721978 13 Don MaynardWR19731987 81 Jackie SmithTE1963–19771994 72 Dan DierdorfOT1971–19831996 22 Roger WehrliCB1969–19822007 22 Emmitt SmithRB2003–20042010 35 Aeneas WilliamsCB1991–20002014 13 Kurt Warner QB 2005–2009 2017 32 Edgerrin James RB 2006–2008 2020 16 Duke Slater T 1926–1931 2020 66 Alan Faneca G 2010 2021 54 Dwight Freeney DE 2015 2024 Coaches and ContributorsNamePosition(s)TenureInductedEarl "Curly" Lambeau Coach 1950–1951 1963Jimmy ConzelmanCoach1940–19421946–19481964Charles Bidwill Team Owner1933–19471967Head coach1973–19772023Source(s): Italics = played a portion of career with the Cardinals and enshrined representing another team Dierdorf, Smith, Wehrli and Wilson were members of the St. Louis Football Ring of Fame in The Dome at America's Center when the Rams played there from 1995 to 2015.
Arizona Cardinals	Ring of Honor	Ring of Honor The Cardinals' Ring of Honor was started in to mark the opening of State Farm Stadium. It honors former Cardinal greats from all eras of the franchise's history. Following is a list of inductees and the dates that they were inducted. Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Arizona Cardinals Ring of HonorNo.NamePosition(s)SeasonsInducted — Charles Bidwill Owner 1933–1947 August 12, 2006 — Jimmy Conzelman Coach 1940–19421946–1948 1 John "Paddy" Driscoll QBCoach 1920–19251920–1922 99 Marshall Goldberg HB 1939–19431946–1948 81 Dick "Night Train" Lane CB 1954–1959 33 Ollie Matson HB 1952, 1954–1958 4 Ernie Nevers FBCoach 1929–19311930–1931, 1939 62, 2 Charley Trippi HB/QB 1947–1955 8 Larry Wilson S 1960–1972 September 10, 2006 72 Dan Dierdorf T 1971–1983 October 16, 2006 40 Pat Tillman S 1998–2001 November 12, 2006 22 Roger Wehrli CB 1969–1982 October 14, 2007 35 Aeneas Williams CB 1991–2000 November 10, 2008 13 Kurt Warner QB 2005–2009 June 18, 2014 22, 24 Adrian Wilson S 2001–2012 September 27, 2015 25, 81 Roy Green WR 1979–1990 October 2, 2016 7, 17 Jim Hart QB 1966–1983 December 3, 2017 3 Carson Palmer QB 2013–2017 September 29, 2019Source(s):
Arizona Cardinals	Staff	Staff The Cardinals have had 42 head coaches throughout their history. Their first head coach was Paddy Driscoll, who compiled a 17–8–4 record with the team from 1920 to 1922. Jimmy Conzelman, Jim Hanifan and Ken Whisenhunt are tied as the longest-serving head coaches in Cardinals history. On April 14, 2022, Mark Ahlemeier, the Cardinals equipment manager, retired after working with the organization for 41 seasons.
Arizona Cardinals	Current staff	Current staff
Arizona Cardinals	Radio and television	Radio and television The Cardinals' flagship radio station is KMVP-FM; Dave Pasch, Ron Wolfley, and Paul Calvisi handle the radio broadcast. Spanish-language radio broadcasts are heard on the combo of KQMR/KHOV-FM "Latino Mix" under a contract with Univisión, signed in 2015. Prior to 2015, they were heard on KDVA/KVVA-FM "José FM", as well as co-owned KBMB AM 710. The Cardinals were the first NFL team to offer all 20 preseason and regular season games on Spanish-language radio, doing so in 2000. Luis Hernandez and Rolando Cantú are the Spanish broadcast team. The Cardinals have the most extensive Mexican affiliate network in the NFL, with contracts with Grupo Larsa (in the state of Sonora) and Grupo Radiorama (outside Sonora) and stations in 20 cities, including Hermosillo, Guadalajara and Mexico City. From 2017 to 2023, NBC affiliate KPNX broadcasts the team's preseason games on television (which, that year, included the Hall of Fame Game broadcast by NBC), called by Pasch and Wolfley, with station anchor Paul Gerke as sideline reporter. The broadcasts were syndicated regionally to KTTU and KMSB-TV in Tucson, and, until the Raiders' move to Las Vegas, KVVU-TV in Las Vegas. In 2024, KTVK and KPHO purchased preseason broadcast rights to the Cardinals. This will be in addition to any Cardinals games already scheduled for KPHO.
Arizona Cardinals	English radio affiliates	English radio affiliates City (all in Arizona) Call sign FrequencyPhoenix KTAR AM 620 AM KMVP-FM 98.7 FM Tucson KTZR AM 1450 AM Safford KATO AM 1230 AM Sedona KAZM AM 780 AM Lake Havasu City KNTR AM 980 AMPrescott KQNA AM 1130 AM KDDL FM 94.3 FM Flagstaff KVNA AM 600 AM Holbrook KZUA-FM 92.1 FM Yuma KBLU 560 AM Pinetop KNKI FM 106.7 FM Miami KIKO AM 1340 AM Kingman KGMN-FM 100.1 FM
Arizona Cardinals	Former affiliates (18 stations)	Former affiliates (18 stations) KTAR-FM/92.3: Glendale KESZ/99.9: Phoenix KGLQ/96.9: Phoenix KIDR/740: Phoenix KCAZ/99.5: Rough Rock KSLX-FM/100.7: Scottsdale KTAN/1420: Sierra Vista KRVZ/1400: Springerville KDUS/1060: Tempe KUCB/1290: Tucson KWRK/96.1: Window Rock WCFL/1000: Chicago WGN/720: Chicago WIND/560: Chicago KMOX/1120: St. Louis KDEF/1150: Albuquerque KEBC/1560: Del City KYAL-FM/97.1: Muskogee
Arizona Cardinals	See also	See also
Arizona Cardinals	Notes	Notes
Arizona Cardinals	References	References Notes Further reading Ziemba, Joe (2010). When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL. Chicago: Triumph Books. .
Arizona Cardinals	External links	External links Arizona Cardinals at the National Football League official website Franchise Encyclopedia at Pro Football Reference Category:NFL teams Category:Sports in Glendale, Arizona Category:American football teams in Arizona Category:American football teams established in 1898 Category:1898 establishments in Illinois
Arizona Cardinals	Table of Content	Short description, History, Chicago Cardinals (1920–1959), NFL champions (1925), NFL Champions (1947), St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987), Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1988–present), Logos and uniforms, Fans, Rivalries, Divisional, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Historic, Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Seasons and overall records, Single-season records, Career records, Players of note, Current roster, Retired numbers, Pro Football Hall of Famers, Ring of Honor, Staff, Current staff, Radio and television, English radio affiliates, Former affiliates (18 stations), See also, Notes, References, External links
Atlanta Falcons	Short description	The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons were founded on June 30, 1965, and joined the NFL in 1966 as an expansion team, after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League (AFL). In their 57 years of existence, the Falcons have compiled a record of 390–503–6 ( in the regular season and in the playoffs), winning division championships in 1980, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2016. The Falcons have appeared in two Super Bowls, the first during the 1998 season in Super Bowl XXXIII, where they lost to the Denver Broncos and the second 18 years later, a overtime loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI. They are the oldest major professional sports team in America with no championships. The Falcons' current home field is Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which opened for the 2017 season; the team's headquarters and practice facilities are located at a site in Flowery Branch, northeast of Atlanta in Hall County.
Atlanta Falcons	History	History
Atlanta Falcons	Professional football comes to Atlanta (1962)	Professional football comes to Atlanta (1962) Professional football first came to Atlanta in 1962, when the American Football League (AFL) staged two preseason contests, with one featuring the Denver Broncos vs. the Houston Oilers and the second pitting the Dallas Texans against the Oakland Raiders. Two years later, the AFL held another exhibition, this time with the New York Jets taking on the San Diego Chargers. In 1965, after the Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (then known simply as Atlanta Stadium) was built, the city of Atlanta felt the time was right to start pursuing professional football. One independent group which had been active in NFL exhibition promotions in Atlanta applied for franchises in both the AFL and NFL, acting entirely on its own with no guarantee of stadium rights. Another group reported it had deposited earnest money for a team in the AFL. With everyone running in different directions, some local businessmen (Cox Broadcasting) worked out a deal and were awarded an AFL franchise on contingent upon acquiring exclusive stadium rights from city NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, who had been moving slowly in Atlanta matters, was spurred by the AFL interest and headed on the next plane down to Atlanta to block the rival league's claim on the city of Atlanta. He forced the city to make a choice between the two leagues; by June 30, the city picked Rankin Smith and the NFL. The AFL's original expansion plans in June 1965 were for two new teams in Atlanta and It later evolved into the Miami Dolphins in 1966 and the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968. The NFL had planned to add two teams in ; the competition with the AFL for Atlanta forced the first to be added a year early in . The odd number of teams (15) resulted in one idle team (bye) each week, with each team playing 14 games over 15 weeks (similar to : 12 games over 13 weeks). The second expansion team, the New Orleans Saints, joined the NFL as planned in 1967 as its sixteenth franchise. The Atlanta Falcons franchise began when it was approved to begin play in 1966 by a unanimous vote of the NFL club owners on June 21, 1965. Rozelle granted ownership nine days later on June 30 to 40-year-old Rankin Smith Sr., an executive vice president of Life Insurance Company of Georgia. He paid $8.5 million, the highest price in NFL history at the time for a franchise. Rozelle and Smith made the deal in about five minutes and the Atlanta Falcons brought the largest and most popular sport to the city of Atlanta. The Atlanta expansion team became the 15th NFL franchise, and they were awarded the first overall pick in the 1966 NFL draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds. They selected consensus All-American linebacker Tommy Nobis from the University of Texas, making him the first-ever Falcon. The league also held the expansion draft six weeks later in which Atlanta selected unprotected players from the 14 existing franchises. Although the Falcons selected many good players in those drafts, they still were not able to win right away. The Atlanta team received its nickname on August 29, 1965. Miss Julia Elliott, a school teacher from Griffin, was singled out from many people who suggested "Falcons" as the nickname for the new franchise. She wrote: "the Falcon is proud and dignified, with great courage and fight. It never drops its prey. It is deadly and has a great sporting tradition."
Atlanta Falcons	Smith family era (1966–2001)	Smith family era (1966–2001) The Falcons' inaugural season was in 1966, and their first preseason game was on August 1, a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Under head coach Norb Hecker, Atlanta lost their first nine regular-season games in 1966; their first victory came on the road against the struggling New York Giants on November 20 in Yankee Stadium. Two weeks later, Atlanta won at Minnesota, and beat St. Louis in Atlanta the next week for their first home win. The team finished with a 1–12–1 record the next year, with the only win coming in Week 7 in a 21–20 win over the Minnesota Vikings in 1967. After a 0–3 start to the 1968 season, Hecker was dismissed. Norm Van Brocklin finished out the season as head coach with a 2–9 record. Van Brocklin continued to coach the team the next season. The team improved to a 6–8 record in 1969. The Falcons had their first Monday Night Football game in Atlanta during the 1970 season, a 20–7 loss to the Miami Dolphins. The team went 4–8–2 in 1970. The only two winning seasons in their first 12 years were and thumb\|right\|The Falcons' defense taking on Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway during a 1985 game. In the 1978 season, the 9–7 Falcons qualified for the playoffs for the first time and won the Wild Card game against the Eagles 14–13. The following week, they lost to the Dallas Cowboys 27–20 in the Divisional Playoffs. The 1979 team regressed to a 6–10 record. In the 1980 season, after a nine-game winning streak, the Falcons posted a franchise then-best record of 12–4 and captured their first NFC West division title. The next week, their dream season ended at home with a loss to the Cowboys 30–27 in the divisional playoffs. In the strike-shortened 1982 season, the 5–4 Falcons made the playoffs but lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 30–24. Falcons coach Leeman Bennett was fired after the loss. The team then had losing seasons for the next eight years. Dan Henning was hired prior to the 1983 season. In the 1989 NFL draft, the Falcons selected cornerback Deion Sanders in the first round, who helped them for the next four years, setting many records for the franchise. "Neon Deion" (a.k.a. "Prime Time") had a flashy appeal and helped bring media attention to one of the league's most anonymous franchises. Sanders was also famous for playing on major league baseball teams (New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves) while simultaneously playing in the NFL. thumb\|right\|The Falcons playing against the Los Angeles Rams during a 1991 away game. After defeating the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Wild Card game, the Falcons' 1991 season ended in a divisional playoff loss to the Washington Redskins. In the 1991 NFL draft, the Falcons selected quarterback Brett Favre as the 33rd overall pick. During his rookie season, he played in two games where he amassed a record of four passing attempts with no receptions and two interceptions. The following February, Favre was traded to the Green Bay Packers. In 1992, the Atlanta Falcons opened a new chapter in their history moving into the newly constructed Georgia Dome, where the team has defeated all 31 other NFL teams at least once during its time there.
Atlanta Falcons	Dan Reeves years (1997–2003)	Dan Reeves years (1997–2003) In 1998, under recently acquired head coach Dan Reeves, quarterback Chris Chandler and running back Jamal Anderson the "Dirty Bird" Falcons had their greatest season to date. On November 8, they beat the New England Patriots 41–10, ending a streak of 22 losses at cold-weather sites. The team finished with a franchise-best 14–2 regular-season record and the NFC West division championship. On January 17, 1999, the Falcons upset the top-seeded Vikings at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in the NFC Championship Game 30–27, in an exciting overtime victory. However, in their first-ever Super Bowl appearance, they lost 34–19 to the defending champion Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII. In the second game of the Falcons 1999 season, running back Jamal Anderson, who had been a key player in the Falcons' 1998 success, suffered a season-ending knee injury. The Falcons finished the season with a very disappointing 5–11 regular-season record. In 2000, the Falcons suffered through another horrendous season finishing 4–12 and once again missing the playoffs. In the 2001 NFL draft, the Falcons orchestrated a trade with the San Diego Chargers, acquiring the first overall pick (which was used on quarterback Michael Vick) in exchange for wide receiver-return specialist Tim Dwight and the fifth overall pick (used on running back LaDainian Tomlinson). The Falcons finished the 2001 season with a record of 7–9 and missed the playoffs. Jessie Tuggle retired following 14 seasons in Atlanta.
Atlanta Falcons	Arthur Blank era (2002–present)	Arthur Blank era (2002–present) On December 6, 2001, billionaire Home Depot co-founder Arthur M. Blank reached a preliminary agreement with the Falcons' Taylor Smith to purchase the team for a reported $545 million."Blank Buys Falcons," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dec. 7, 2001, p. A1. In a special meeting prior to Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans on February 2, 2002, NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the deal. The 2002 season saw the Falcons return to the playoffs with a regular-season record of 9–6–1, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was Vick's first year as the starter, and the team, with newly acquired running back Warrick Dunn, delivered the Green Bay Packers their first home playoff loss ever with a 27–7 result in the Wild Card Round. A 20–6 loss to the Donovan McNabb-led Philadelphia Eagles the following week, however, ended the Falcons' season. On March 19, 2003, the Falcons presented their new logo. During the 2003 preseason Vick broke his leg and missed the first 12 games of the season. After losing 7 straight games, the decision was made to fire head coach Dan Reeves. Wade Phillips acted as interim coach for the final three games. Although the Falcons won 3 of their last 4 games after the return of Vick, they ended up with a 5–11 record that year.
Atlanta Falcons	Jim Mora years (2004–2006)	Jim Mora years (2004–2006) In 2004, a new head coach, Jim L. Mora, was hired and Vick returned for the full season. The Falcons went 11–5, winning their third division title and earning a first-round bye into the playoffs. In the divisional playoffs, the Falcons defeated the St. Louis Rams, 47–17, in the Georgia Dome, advancing to the NFC Championship Game, which they lost to the Eagles, 27–10. The Falcons again fell short of achieving back-to-back winning seasons in , going 8–8. In , Michael Vick became the first quarterback in league history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season, with 1,039. After finishing the season 7–9, however, coach Jim Mora was dismissed.
Atlanta Falcons	Bobby Petrino	Bobby Petrino Bobby Petrino, the University of Louisville's football coach, replaced Mora. Before the 2007 season began, Vick was suspended indefinitely by the NFL after pleading guilty to charges involving dog fighting in the state of Virginia. On December 10, 2007, Vick received a 23-month prison sentence and was officially cut from the Atlanta roster. For the 2007 season, the Falcons were forced to start Joey Harrington at quarterback. On December 11, 13 games into his first NFL season as head coach, Bobby Petrino resigned without notice to coach at the University of Arkansas, leaving the beleaguered players only a note in the locker room. Secondary Coach Emmitt Thomas was named interim coach for the final three games of the season on December 12. The Falcons ended the year with a dismal 4–12 record. After the tumultuous and disappointing 2007 season, the Falcons made a number of moves, hiring a new general manager and head coach, drafting a new starting quarterback, and signing a starting running back.
Atlanta Falcons	MIke Smith years (2008–2014)	MIke Smith years (2008–2014) On January 13, 2008, the Falcons named former Patriots director of college football scouting Thomas Dimitroff General Manager. On January 23, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coach and former linebackers coach for the 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens Mike Smith was named the Falcons' new head coach. Chargers back-up running back Michael Turner agreed to a 6-year, $30 million deal on March 2. On April 26, Matt Ryan (quarterback from Boston College) was drafted third overall in the 2008 NFL draft by the Falcons. The Falcons finished the 2008 regular season with a record of 11–5, and the #5 seed in the playoffs. On December 21, 2008, Atlanta beat the Minnesota Vikings 24–17 to clinch a wild card spot, earning a trip to the playoffs for the first time since 2004. The Falcons would go on to lose in the wild-card round of the 2008 NFL playoffs to the eventual NFC champion Arizona Cardinals, 30–24. Matt Ryan started all 16 games in his rookie season and was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year. First-year head coach Mike Smith was named 2008 NFL Coach of the Year. Although they failed to make the playoffs in 2009 the team rallied to win their final three regular-season games to record back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history. The Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–10 in the final game of the season to improve their record to 9–7. In 2010, with a regular-season record of 13–3, the Falcons secured a third straight winning season, their fourth overall divisional title, and the top overall seed in the NFC playoffs; however, the Falcons were overpowered by the eventual Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs 48–21. The Falcons scored 414 points – the fifth-most in franchise history. The team sent an NFL-high and franchise-best nine players to the 2011 Pro Bowl. The Falcons made a surprise trade up with the Cleveland Browns in the 2011 NFL draft to select Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones sixth overall. In exchange, the Falcons gave up their first-, second- and fourth-round draft picks in 2011, and their first and fourth draft picks in 2012. Jones, along with teammates Tony Gonzalez and Roddy White, have since been dubbed Atlanta's "Big Three" (based on their total number of reception yards). On August 30, 2011, Sports Illustrated senior writer Peter King, who correctly predicted the 2011 Super Bowl, made his predictions for the 2011 season and picked the Falcons to defeat the San Diego Chargers in the 2012 Super Bowl. The Falcons finished the season at 10–6, securing the fifth seed after a Week 17 beatdown of Tampa Bay in which the Falcons pulled their starters after leading 42–0 just 23 minutes into the game. The Falcons then went on to play the New York Giants in a 2011 NFC Wild Card Game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The first half was a defensive struggle, with the first points coming off of a safety by the Falcons, giving Atlanta a 2–0 lead. In the second quarter, though, Eli Manning connected with Hakeem Nicks for a short touchdown pass to make it 7–2 Giants heading into the second half. Then the Giants took control, as Manning threw for two more touchdown passes to Mario Manningham and Nicks and the defense completed its shutout of the Falcons to give the New York Giants the win, 24–2, and the Falcons their third straight playoff loss with Matt Ryan and Mike Smith. After the season, defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder accepted a coaching job at Auburn University, and the offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey took the head coaching job in Jacksonville. Atlanta exploded out of the gate, going a franchise-best 8–0 and remaining the last unbeaten team in the NFL that year. Their hopes to get an undefeated season came to an end with a 27–31 loss to the division rival Saints. Julio Jones had a remarkable second year, grabbing 10 touchdowns and 1,198 yards. The Falcons finished the season 13–3, and clinched the number one seed in the NFC playoffs. The Falcons played the Seattle Seahawks in their first playoff game. Although they went down 28–27 with only 31 seconds left on the clock, Matt Ryan led the team to their first playoff victory, 30–28. It was the only playoff victory in the Mike Smith era. The Atlanta Falcons then advanced to face the San Francisco 49ers. The Falcons seized control of the game early with a Matt Bryant field goal, a trio of Matt Ryan touchdown passes caught by Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez coupled with outstanding defensive play. By the end of the half, the score was 24–14. The tides of the game began to shift in the second half as the 49ers rallied back with a pair of Frank Gore touchdown runs. Atlanta's offense attempted to reply but were ultimately shut down by the 49er defense. A few series later, late in the 4th quarter with little time remaining, Atlanta found themselves in a 4th and 4 situation at the 10-yard line. The Falcons needed just 10 more yards to secure victory and advance to their first Super Bowl berth in 14 years. Matt Ryan fired a pass to Roddy White which was ultimately broken up by inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman, resulting in a 28–24 defeat. Following the success of the previous season, the Falcons were an expected Super Bowl contender. However, injuries hampered the team's performance and the team finished the season 4–12. With that, the streak of consecutive winning seasons came to an end and Mike Smith had his first losing season as a head coach. Tony Gonzalez, in his final season in the NFL, was selected to the 2014 Pro Bowl as a starter representing Team Rice. Following the conclusion of the 2012 season, director of player personnel Les Snead departed the team to join the St. Louis Rams and Dave Caldwell, assistant to general manager Thomas Dimitroff, left the team to join the Jacksonville Jaguars. Scott Pioli, former GM of the Kansas City Chiefs, was announced as the Falcons' new assistant GM. Mike Smith was given a one-year extension on his contract as head coach. The Falcons had the 6th overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft with which they selected Jake Matthews, who played as offensive tackle for Texas A&M. Despite having another rough season, the Falcons still had an opportunity to qualify for the playoffs at the end of the regular season. The Falcons hosted the Carolina Panthers in their regular season finale, with the winners clinching the NFC South division. Unfortunately, the Falcons lost in a 34–3 blowout as Matt Ryan threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns and got sacked six times. The Falcons finished the season 6–10, marking the second consecutive losing season for the team. The following day, Mike Smith was fired after seven seasons as head coach. The Falcons would soon hire Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as the team's 16th head coach. The Falcons had the 8th overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft with which they selected Vic Beasley, a defensive end from Clemson University.
Atlanta Falcons	Dan Quinn years (2015–2020)	Dan Quinn years (2015–2020) thumb\|Dan Quinn In February 2015, the team was investigated by the NFL for alleged use of artificial crowd noise in the Georgia Dome. The Falcons lost a 2016 NFL draft selection as a result of the league's investigation. Dan Quinn's first season saw a 5–0 start, the team's best start in four years. They would then struggle throughout the rest of the season by losing 8 of their last 11 games, resulting in an 8–8 record in the 2015 season. They did, however, give the Panthers their only regular-season loss. The Falcons used their first-round pick in the 2016 NFL draft on safety Keanu Neal from the University of Florida. In the Falcons' 25th and final season in the Georgia Dome, Atlanta lost their week 1 game to the Buccaneers 24–31. The Falcons would then win their next four including one over the Panthers, when the franchise set new records: Matt Ryan threw for 503 yards, and Julio Jones caught 12 passes for 300 yards. Beating the San Francisco 49ers 41–13 in Week 15, the Falcons improved to 9–5 and secured their first winning season since 2012. One week later, the Falcons defeated the Panthers in Charlotte, North Carolina, and clinched their first NFC South division title since 2012. In their last regular-season game at the Georgia Dome, the Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints, and secured an 11–5 record and a first-round bye. In the divisional round of the playoffs, Atlanta defeated the Seahawks 36–20 in the Georgia Dome, and hosted their last game at the Georgia Dome against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game on January 22, 2017. The Falcons defeated the Packers 44–21 to advance to Super Bowl LI as the NFC champions. Atlanta was up 28–3 late in the third quarter, and the New England Patriots scored 31 unanswered points, with the last 6 in the first-ever overtime in the Super Bowl. The Patriots' 25-point comeback was the largest in Super Bowl history. In 2016, the Falcons scored 540 points in the regular season, the seventh-most in NFL history, tied with the Greatest Show on Turf (the 2000 St. Louis Rams). However, the Falcons defense gave up 406 points, 27th in the league. The Falcons moved into their new home, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, this season. Their first game ever played at the new stadium was a preseason loss to the Arizona Cardinals. The first regular-season game at the new stadium was a rematch of the 2016–17 NFC Championship, with Atlanta defeating Green Bay 34–23. Their first loss of the season was a 23–17 home defeat to the Buffalo Bills in week 4. The team returned to the playoffs with a 10–6 record (albeit with a third-place finish in the NFC South). The Falcons defeated the Los Angeles Rams 26–13 in the Wild Card round, but their 2017 season came to an end a week later in the Divisional Playoff round at the hands of the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 15–10. The 2018 and 2019 seasons saw the Falcons go 7–9 and miss the postseason both years. In their first game with new uniforms, the Falcons lost to the Seattle Seahawks at home 38–25. The Falcons then suffered comebacks made by both the Cowboys on the road (39–40) and then back in Atlanta against the Bears (26–30). On October 11, after the team suffered a 23–16 loss at home against the Carolina Panthers and fell to 0–5, the Falcons announced the firings of Quinn and Dimitroff. Defensive coordinator Raheem Morris took over for the rest of the season, leading the team to a 4–12 record. Morris was not retained after the season, and soon joined the Los Angeles Rams as their defensive coordinator.
Atlanta Falcons	Arthur Smith years (2021–2024)	Arthur Smith years (2021–2024) On January 15, 2021, the Falcons announced that Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith had been named the 18th head coach in franchise history. Four days later, New Orleans Saints executive Terry Fontenot was named the Falcons' new general manager. Tight end Kyle Pitts was selected with the 4th pick of the 2021 draft, and longtime star receiver Julio Jones was traded to the Titans, after publicly requesting a trade from Atlanta. The Falcons improved on their record from the prior year, finishing the season with a 7–10 record. On March 21, 2022, the Falcons traded longtime star quarterback Matt Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts. During the 2022 season, the team finished last place in the NFC South with a 7–10 record. The Falcons entered the 2023 seasons with heightened expectations after drafting Texas running back Bijan Robinson with the eighth overall pick of the 2023 draft and making significant improvements in free agency, including signing Jessie Bates and Calais Campbell to improve their defense. However, the team finished with a 7–10 record for the third consecutive season, although they had been in contention for a playoff spot until the final day of the season before a 48–17 loss to the New Orleans Saints on January 7, 2024. The following day, Smith was fired after three years as head coach.
Atlanta Falcons	Raheem Morris years (2024-present)	Raheem Morris years (2024-present) On January 25, 2024, the Falcons announced Raheem Morris's return to the organization, this time as the 19th head coach in Falcons history. During the early months of his tenure, Morris faced scrutiny and criticism for his questionable player selection decisions.
Atlanta Falcons	Stadiums	Stadiums The Falcons have called three stadiums home in their 51 years of existence, and its third home in their history opened in the late summer of 2017. The first was the Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, sharing with the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team until 1991. In 1992, the Georgia Dome was built, and the Falcons played there from its opening to the 2016 season. The Dome has been frequently used for college football, including Georgia State football and college bowl games such as the Peach Bowl. In an effort to replace the aging Georgia Dome and potentially host a future Super Bowl, team owner Arthur Blank proposed a deal with the city of Atlanta to build a new state-of-the-art stadium not far from where the Georgia Dome is located. Blank will contribute $800 million and the city of Atlanta will contribute an additional $200 million via bonds backed by the city's hotel/motel tax towards the construction of a retractable roof stadium. Blank will contribute additional money for cost overruns if it is needed. The team will provide up to $50 million towards infrastructure costs that weren't included in the construction budget and to retire the remaining debt on the Georgia Dome. In addition, Blank's foundation and the city will each provide $15 million for development in surrounding neighborhoods. Though the total cost of the stadium was initially estimated to be around $1 billion, the total cost was revised to $1.5 billion according to Blank. In March 2013, the Atlanta City Council voted 11–4 in favor of building the stadium. The retractable roof Mercedes-Benz Stadium broke ground in May 2014, and became the third home stadium for the Falcons and the first for the new Atlanta United FC Major League Soccer club upon opening in 2017.
Atlanta Falcons	Logo and uniforms	Logo and uniforms thumb\|150px\|Falcons uniform: 1971–1989 thumb\|150px\|Falcons uniform: 1997–2002 thumb\|220px\|Falcons uniform: 2016–19, including the throwback edition The Atlanta Falcons' colors are black, red, silver and white. When the team began play in 1966, the Falcons wore red helmets with a black falcon crest logo. In the center of the helmet was a center black stripe surrounded by two gold stripes and two white stripes. These colors represented the two college rival schools in the state of Georgia; rival schools Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (white and gold) and the Georgia Bulldogs (red and black). Although the gold was removed after several seasons, the white remains to this day. They wore white pants and either black or white jerseys. At first, the falcon crest logo was also put on the jersey sleeves, but it was replaced by a red and white stripe pattern four years later. They switched from black to red jerseys in 1971, and the club began to wear silver pants in 1978. The facemasks on the helmets were initially gray, becoming white in 1978, and then black in 1984; the team wore black face masks until its 2020 redesign. A prototype white helmet was developed for the team prior to the 1974 season, but was never worn. In 1990, the uniform design changed to black helmets, silver pants, and either black or white jerseys. The numbers on the white jerseys were black, but were changed to red in 1997. (The red numerals could be seen on the away jerseys briefly in 1990.) Both the logo and uniforms changed in 2003. The logo was redesigned with red and silver accents to depict a more powerful, aggressive falcon, which now more closely resembles the capital letter F. Although the Falcons still wore black helmets, the new uniforms featured jerseys and pants with red trim down the sides. The uniform design consisted of either black or white jerseys, and either black or white pants. During that same year, a red alternate jersey with black trim was also introduced. The Falcons also started wearing black cleats with these uniforms. In 2004, the red jerseys became the primary jerseys, and the black ones became the alternate, both worn with white pants. In select road games, the Falcons wear black pants with white jerseys. The Falcons wore an all-black combination for home games against their archrivals, the New Orleans Saints, winning the first two contests (24–21 in and 36–17 in ), but losing 31–13 in . The Falcons wore the all-black combination against the New Orleans Saints for four straight seasons starting in 2004, With the last time being in 2007, losing 34–14. They wore the combination again in 2006, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2. The Falcons won that game, 14–3. The Falcons also wore their all-black uniform in 2007 against the New York Giants, and in 2008 against the Carolina Panthers and against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (for the second time). After that, the black pants and uniforms were retired and the white pants were now used full-time with the regular uniforms. In the 1980s, the Falcons wore their white uniforms at home most of the time because of the heat. When the Falcons started playing in a dome, the team switched to their dark uniforms for home games but have worn their white uniforms at home a few times since switching to the dome. It was announced at the 2009 state of the franchise meeting that the Falcons would wear 1966 throwback uniforms for a couple games during the 2009 season. The Atlanta Falcons wore 1966 throwback jerseys for two home games in 2009 – against the Carolina Panthers on September 20 and against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 29. The Falcons won both of those games. They donned the throwbacks again for 2 games in 2010, against Baltimore and San Francisco, winning both of those games as well. The throwbacks were used twice in 2011 and 2012; both times were against the Panthers and Saints. However, the throwbacks were retired following a 2013 NFL rule requiring only one helmet shell per team. The Falcons unveiled an all-red Color Rush uniform on September 13, 2016; however, due to the fact that the Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had similar all-red Color Rush uniforms, the Falcons were unable to wear their Color Rush uniform until the 2017 season. Also in 2016, the Falcons unveiled a mixed throwback uniform set. The uniform tops, pants and socks closely resembled their 1960s kits. From 2016 to 2021, due to the NFL's one-shell rule, the Falcons wore the black helmets with the original logo decal similar to the design they wore in the 1990s. However, starting in 2022, with the NFL now reinstating the use of alternate helmets, the Falcons brought back the original red helmets to pair with their throwback uniforms. It was revealed in January 2020 that the Falcons will change uniforms for the 2020 NFL season. The ensuing design featured the return to black as the primary home uniform color for the first time since 2003. Both the primary home and road uniforms featured the "ATL" abbreviation in red above either white or black numbers with red drop shadows. The white and black tops are usually paired with either white or black pants. The alternate uniform featured a red/black gradient design and also featured the "ATL" abbreviation in white above white numbers with black drop shadows. Black pants are only used with this uniform. All three uniforms feature red side stripes. The current throwback uniform was also retained. In addition, the Falcons switched to matte helmets with the enlarged falcon logo and gray facemasks. The red/black gradient alternates only lasted three seasons before it was removed from the uniform rotation in 2023.
Atlanta Falcons	Rivalries	Rivalries
Atlanta Falcons	Divisional	Divisional
Atlanta Falcons	New Orleans Saints	New Orleans Saints The Falcons have shared a heated divisional rivalry with the New Orleans Saints (first the NFC West, and now the NFC South). The two teams were often basement-dwellers in the division; but the rivalry grew as a means of pride between the two cities, as they were the only two NFL teams in the Deep South for multiple decades. The series is the oldest and most iconic rivalry in the NFC South as the two teams have long harbored bad blood against one another. The series is currently tied at 55–55, including the most recent loss to the Saints on January 7, 2024, when the Falcons lost 48–17.
Atlanta Falcons	Carolina Panthers	Carolina Panthers In addition, the Falcons share a similar, rivalry with the Carolina Panthers, with both teams having been in the NFC West from the Panthers' founding in 1995 to the NFL realignment in 2002. Similar to their rivalry with the Saints, the Falcons have often endured several competitive divisional battles with the Panthers for lead of the NFC South, though the two have yet to meet in the postseason. The series is also known as the "I-85 Rivalry" due to Atlanta and Charlotte being only four hours apart on Interstate 85. The Falcons lead the series 36–22.
Atlanta Falcons	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Falcons share a less-intense divisional rivalry with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since the NFL realignment in 2002. The two had been regional opponents but very little had linked any further animosity towards the two as the Buccaneers played in the former NFC Central before the realignment. The two teams would find themselves competing over staff and players alike, particularly during the 2000s after the Falcons had lured general manager Rich McKay after winning Super Bowl XXXVII the season prior. McKay's ties with Tampa extend into his family as his father John McKay was head coach of the Buccaneers for nine seasons.
Atlanta Falcons	Conference	Conference
Atlanta Falcons	Philadelphia Eagles	Philadelphia Eagles The Eagles lead the Falcons 21–15–1, with a 3–1 lead in playoff games. The rivalry first emerged after the Falcons upset the Eagles 14–13 in the 1978 Wild Card Round, and only intensified further in the 2000s thanks to the rivalry between prominent dual-threat quarterbacks Donovan McNabb, and Michael Vick. Recently, the Falcons lost to the Eagles in the 2017 divisional round. The Falcons managed a win against Philly in week 2 en route to Philly's eventual Super Bowl LIX victory.
Atlanta Falcons	Green Bay Packers	Green Bay Packers The Falcons have also shared a playoff rivalry with the Green Bay Packers as much of the connections between the two teams stems from Atlanta trading future hall-of-fame quarterback Brett Favre to the Green Bay on February 11, 1992, in exchange for a first-round pick. The two teams have met four times in the postseason, most recently during the 2016–17 NFC Championship as it would also be the final game played at the Georgia Dome. The Packers lead the all-time series 19–16, while both teams are tied in the postseason 2–2.
Atlanta Falcons	Statistics	Statistics
Atlanta Falcons	Season-by-season records	Season-by-season records
Atlanta Falcons	Record vs. opponents	Record vs. opponents Includes postseason records Source: \|- \| St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals \|\| 16 \|\| 16 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 20-19 \|\| January 1, 2023 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| 0–1 postseason \|- \| Baltimore Ravens \|\| 2 \|\| 4 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| L 16–26 \|\| December 2, 2018 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| \|- \| Buffalo Bills \|\| 7 \|\| 6 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| L 15–29 \|\| January 2, 2022 \|\| Highmark Stadium \|\| \|- \| Carolina Panthers \|\| 38 \|\| 20 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 38–20 \|\| October 14, 2024 \|\| Bank of America Stadium \|\| \|- \| Chicago Bears \|\| 14 \|\| 15 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 27–24 \|\| November 20, 2022 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| \|- \| Cincinnati Bengals \|\| 5 \|\| 9 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| L 36–37 \|\| September 30, 2018 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| \|- \| Cleveland Browns \|\| 4 \|\| 12 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 23–20 \|\| November 11, 2022 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| \|- \| Dallas Cowboys \|\| 12 \|\| 17 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 27-21 \|\| November 3, 2024 \|\| AT&T Stadium \|\| 0–2 postseason \|- \| Denver Broncos \|\| 7 \|\| 8 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 34–27 \|\| November 8, 2020 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| 0–1 postseason \|- \| Detroit Lions \|\| 14 \|\| 25 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 20–16 \|\| December 26, 2021 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| \|- \| Green Bay Packers \|\| 15 \|\| 17 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 25–24 \|\| September 17, 2023 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| 2–2 postseason \|- \| Houston Texans \|\| 2 \|\| 3 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| L 32–53 \|\| October 6, 2019 \|\| NRG Stadium \|\| \|- \| Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts \|\| 2 \|\| 15 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| L 24–27 \|\| September 22, 2019 \|\| Lucas Oil Stadium \|\| \|- \| Jacksonville Jaguars \|\| 5 \|\| 3 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 21–14 \|\| November 28, 2021 \|\| TIAA Bank Field \|\| \|- \| Kansas City Chiefs \|\| 3 \|\| 7 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| L 14–17 \|\| December 27, 2020 \|\| Arrowhead Stadium \|\| \|- \| San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers \|\| 8 \|\| 3 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| L 17–20 \|\| December 13, 2020 \|\| SoFi Stadium \|\| \|- \| St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams \|\| 28 \|\| 48 \|\| 2 \|\| \|\| L 10–37 \|\| October 20, 2019 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| 2–0 postseason \|- \| Miami Dolphins \|\| 5 \|\| 9 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 30–28 \|\| October 24, 2021 \|\| Hard Rock Stadium \|\| \|- \| Minnesota Vikings \|\| 11 \|\| 19 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 40–23 \|\| October 18, 2020 \|\| US Bank Stadium \|\| 1–1 postseason \|- \| New England Patriots \|\| 6 \|\| 9 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| L 0–25 \|\| November 18, 2021 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| 0–1 postseason \|- \| New Orleans Saints \|\| 55 \|\| 52 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 26–24 \|\| September 29, 2024 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| 1–0 postseason \|- \| New York Giants \|\| 15 \|\| 11 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 17–14 \|\| December 22, 2024 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| 0–1 postseason \|- \| New York Jets \|\| 9 \|\| 5 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 13–8 \|\| December 3, 2023 \|\| MetLife Stadium \|\| \|- \| Las Vegas/Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders \|\| 9 \|\| 7 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 15–9 \|\| December 16, 2024 \|\| Allegiant Stadium \|\| \|- \| Philadelphia Eagles \|\| 15 \|\| 18 \|\| 1 \|\| \|\| w 22-21 \|\| September 16, 2024 \|\| Lincoln Financial Field \|\| 1–3 postseason \|- \| Pittsburgh Steelers \|\| 2 \|\| 14 \|\| 1 \|\| \|\| L 17–41 \|\| October 7, 2018 \|\| Heinz Field \|\| \|- \| San Francisco 49ers \|\| 32 \|\| 47 \|\| 1 \|\| \|\| W 28–14 \|\| October 16, 2022 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| 1–1 postseason \|- \| Seattle Seahawks \|\| 7 \|\| 12 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 25–38 \|\| September 25, 2022 \|\| Lumen Field \|\| 2–0 postseason \|- \| Tampa Bay Buccaneers \|\| 30 \|\| 29 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| W 31-26 \|\| October 27, 2024 \|\| Raymond James Stadium \|\| \|- \| Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers \|\| 7 \|\| 8 \|\| 0 \|\| \|\| L 10–24 \|\| September 29, 2019 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| \|- \| Washington Commanders \|\| 10 \|\| 15 \|\| 1 \|\| \|\| L 30–34 \|\|October 3, 2021 \|\| Mercedes-Benz Stadium \|\| 0–1 postseason \|- ! Total \|\| 393\|\| 455 \|\| 6 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 10–14 () Notes International Series
Atlanta Falcons	Single game records	Single game records Rushing: Michael Turner, 220 (September 7, 2008) Passing: Kirk Cousins, 509 (October 3, 2024) Passing touchdowns: Wade Wilson, 5 (December 13, 1992) and Matt Ryan, 5 (September 23, 2018) Receptions: William Andrews, 15 (September 15, 1981) Receiving yards: Julio Jones, 300 (October 2, 2016) Interceptions: Several Falcons, 2, most recently Jessie Bates, 2 (September 10, 2023) Field goals: Norm Johnson, 6 (November 13, 1994) Total touchdowns: T. J. Duckett, 4 (December 12, 2004) and Michael Turner, 4 (November 23, 2008) Points scored: T. J. Duckett, 24 (December 12, 2004) and Michael Turner, 24 (November 23, 2008) Sacks: Adrian Clayborn, 6 (November 13, 2017)
Atlanta Falcons	Single season records	Single season records Passing attempts: 651 Matt Ryan (2013) Passing completions: 439 Matt Ryan (2013) Passing yards: 4,944 Matt Ryan (2016) Passing touchdowns: 38 Matt Ryan (2016) Passing interceptions: 25 Bobby Hebert (1996) Completion percentage: 69.9 Matt Ryan (2016) Passing rating: 117.1 Matt Ryan (2016) Rushing attempts: 410 Jamal Anderson (1998) Rushing yards: 1,846 Jamal Anderson (1998) Rushing touchdowns: 17 Michael Turner (2008) Receiving catches: 136 Julio Jones (2015) Receiving yards: 1,871 Julio Jones (2015) Receiving touchdowns: 15 Andre Rison (1993) Quarterback sacks: 16.5 John Abraham (2008) Pass interceptions: 10 Scott Case (1988) Field goal attempts: 40 Jay Feely (2002) Field goals made: 34 Matt Bryant (2016 and 2017) Points: 158 Matt Bryant (2016) Total touchdowns: 17 Michael Turner (2008)
Atlanta Falcons	Career records	Career records Passing attempts: 6,817 Matt Ryan (2008–2021) Passing completions: 4,460 Matt Ryan (2008–2021) Passing yards: 51,186 Matt Ryan (2008–2021) Passing touchdowns: 321 Matt Ryan (2008–2021) Passing interceptions: 147 Matt Ryan (2008–2021) Passing rating: 94.6 Matt Ryan (2008–2021) Rushing attempts: 1,587 Gerald Riggs (1982–1988) Rushing yards: 6,631 Gerald Riggs (1982–1988) Rushing yards by a QB: 3,859 Michael Vick (2001–2006) Rushing touchdowns: 60 Michael Turner (2008–2012) Receiving catches: 808 Roddy White (2005–2015) Receiving yards: 12,125 Julio Jones (2011–2020) Receiving touchdowns: 63 Roddy White (2005–2015) Quarterback sacks: 68.5 John Abraham (2006–2012) Pass interceptions: 39 Rolland Lawrence (1973–1980) Field goal attempts: 296 Matt Bryant (2009–2019) Field goals made: 224 Matt Bryant (2009–2019) Points: 1,163 Matt Bryant (2009–2019) Total touchdowns: 63 Roddy White (2005–2015) Pass interception return yards: 658 Rolland Lawrence (1973–1980) Pass interception returned for touchdowns: 4 Deion Jones (2016–2022) Punt return yards: 1,723 Allen Rossum (2002–2006) Kickoff return yards: 5,489 Allen Rossum (2002–2006) Longest punt: 75 John James (1972–1981) and Harold Alexander (1993–1994) Longest field goal: 59 Morten Andersen (1995–2000, 2006–2007) and Matt Bryant (2009–2019)
Atlanta Falcons	Players	Players
Atlanta Falcons	Current roster	Current roster
Atlanta Falcons	Pro Football Hall of Famers	Pro Football Hall of Famers Atlanta Falcons Hall of FamersPlayersNo.NamePositionTenureYear inducted 8 Tommy McDonald WR 1967 1998 29 Eric Dickerson RB 1993 1999 21 Deion Sanders CB 1989–1993 2011 56 Chris Doleman DE 1994–1995 2012 87 Claude Humphrey DE 1968–1978 2014 4 Brett Favre QB 1991 2016 5 Morten Andersen K 1995–20002006–2007 2017 88 Tony Gonzalez TE 2009–2013 2019 93 Dwight Freeney DE 2016 2024 17 Devin Hester KR/WR 2014–2015 2024Coaches & ContributorsNamePosition(s)TenureInducted Bobby Beathard Scout 1968–1971 2018 Humphrey is the only person in the Hall of Fame who spent the majority of his career with the Falcons.
Atlanta Falcons	Ring of Honor	Ring of Honor Fourteen members are included in the Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor. Atlanta Falcons Ring of HonorNo.PlayerPositionTenureInducted—Arthur M. BlankOwner2002–present20242Matt RyanQB2008–20212024 10 Steve Bartkowski QB 1975–1985 2004 21 Deion Sanders CB 1989–1993 2010 28 Warrick Dunn RB 2002–2007 2017 31 William Andrews RB 1979–1983, 1986 2004 42 Gerald Riggs RB 1982–1988 2013 57 Jeff Van Note C 1969–1986 2006 58 Jessie Tuggle LB 1987–2000 2004 60 Tommy Nobis LB 1966–1976 200462Todd McClureC1999–20122022 78 Mike Kenn T 1978–1994 200884Roddy WhiteWR 2005–2015 2019 87 Claude Humphrey DE 1968–1978 2008
Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Sports Hall of Fame	Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Atlanta Falcons	Starting quarterbacks	Starting quarterbacks
Atlanta Falcons	Draft history	Draft history In the team's history, the Falcons have had the number one overall pick four times.
Atlanta Falcons	Coaching staff	Coaching staff
Atlanta Falcons	Head coaches	Head coaches thumb\|250px\|Raheem Morris is the current Atlanta Falcons head coach. In their history, the Atlanta Falcons have had 18 head coaches. Five coaches have served in interim roles CoachYearsRecordNotesNorb Hecker 1966–1968 4–26–1 Norm Van Brocklin 1968–1974 39–48–3 Marion Campbell 1974–1976 6–19 Pat Peppler 1976 3–6 Leeman Bennett 1977–1982 46–41 Dan Henning 1983–1986 22–41–1 Marion Campbell 1987–1989 11–36 Jim Hanifan 1989 0–4 Jerry Glanville 1990–1993 27–37 June Jones 1994–1996 19–29 Dan Reeves 1997–2003 49–59–1 Wade Phillips 2003 2–1 Jim Mora 2004–2006 26–22 Bobby Petrino 2007 3–10 Emmitt Thomas 2007 1–2 Mike Smith 2008–2014 66–46 Dan Quinn 2015–2020 43–42 Raheem Morris 2020 4–7 Arthur Smith 2021–2023 21–30 Raheem Morris 2024–present 8–9
Atlanta Falcons	Current staff	Current staff
Atlanta Falcons	Radio and television	Radio and television The Falcons' flagship radio station is WZGC 92.9 The Game. Wes Durham, son of longtime North Carolina Tar Heels voice Woody Durham, is the Falcons' play-by-play announcer, with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback and pro football veteran, Dave Archer serving as color commentator. In 2014, The CW affiliate WUPA became the official television station of the Falcons, gaining rights to its preseason games, which are produced by CBS Sports. In the regular season, the team's games are seen on Fox's O&O affiliate WAGA. When the Falcons challenge an AFC team, CBS affiliate WANF will air those games while Sunday night games are televised on WXIA, the local NBC affiliate.
Atlanta Falcons	Radio affiliates	Radio affiliates thumb\|300px\|right\|Map of radio affiliates. Source:
Atlanta Falcons	Georgia	Georgia City Call sign Frequency Albany WSRA-AM 1250 AM Athens WRFC-AM 960 AM Atlanta WZGC-FM (Flagship) 92.9 FM Brunswick WSFN-AM 790 AM Clarkesville WDUN-FM 102.9 FMColumbus WDAK-AM 540 AM WBOJ 1270 AM Dalton WBLJ-AM 1230 AM Douglas WDMG-AM 860 AM Gainesville WDUN 550 AMGriffin WKEU-AM 1450 AM WKEU-FM 88.9 FM Hogansville WGST-AM 720 AMJesup WLOP-AM 1370 AM WIFO-FM 105.5 FM LaGrange WMGP-FM 98.1 FMLouisville WPEH-AM 1420 AM WPEH-FM 92.1 FM Macon WXKO-AM 1150 AM Milledgeville WMVG-AM 1450 AM Newnan WRZX 1400 AM Sandersville WJFL-FM 101.9 FMSavannah WSEG-AM 1400 AM WSEG-FM 104.3 FM Statesboro WPTB-AM 850 AM Swainsboro WJAT-AM 800 AM Thomaston WTGA-FM 101.1 FM Toccoa WNEG-AM 630 AM Valdosta WVGA 105.9 FM Vidalia WVOP-AM 970 AM Waycross WFNS-AM 1350 AM
Atlanta Falcons	Alabama	Alabama City Call sign Frequency Foley WHEP-AM 1310 AM
Atlanta Falcons	Mississippi	Mississippi City Call sign Frequency Jackson WYAB-FM 103.9 FM
Atlanta Falcons	South Carolina	South Carolina City Call sign Frequency Clemson WCCP-FM 104.9 FM
Atlanta Falcons	Tennessee	Tennessee City Call sign Frequency Chattanooga WALV-FM 95.3 FM
Atlanta Falcons	Notes and references	Notes and references
Atlanta Falcons	External links	External links Atlanta Falcons at the National Football League official website The History of the Atlanta Falcons, Secret Base, YouTube Franchise Encyclopedia at Pro Football Reference Category:American football teams in Atlanta Category:NFL teams Category:American football teams established in 1966 Category:1966 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Atlanta Falcons	Table of Content	Short description, History, Professional football comes to Atlanta (1962), Smith family era (1966–2001), Dan Reeves years (1997–2003), Arthur Blank era (2002–present), Jim Mora years (2004–2006), Bobby Petrino, MIke Smith years (2008–2014), Dan Quinn years (2015–2020), Arthur Smith years (2021–2024), Raheem Morris years (2024-present), Stadiums, Logo and uniforms, Rivalries, Divisional, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Conference, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Statistics, Season-by-season records, Record vs. opponents, Single game records, Single season records, Career records, Players, Current roster, Pro Football Hall of Famers, Ring of Honor, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, Starting quarterbacks, Draft history, Coaching staff, Head coaches, Current staff, Radio and television, Radio affiliates, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Notes and references, External links
Heathenry in the United States	Short description	thumb\|200px\|Mjölnir, the hammer of Thor, is one of the major symbols of Ásatrú. Heathenry is a modern Pagan new religious movement that has been active in the United States since at least the early 1970s. Although the term "Heathenry" is often employed to cover the entire religious movement, different Heathen groups within the United States often prefer the term "Ásatrú" or "Odinism" as self-designations. Heathenry appeared in the United States during the 1960s, at the same time as the wider emergence of modern Paganism in the United States. Among the earliest American group was the Odinist Fellowship, founded by Danish migrant Else Christensen in 1969.
Heathenry in the United States	History	History Ásatrú grew steadily in the United States during the 1960s. In 1969, the Danish Odinist Else Christensen established the Odinist Fellowship from her home in Florida. Heavily influenced by Alexander Rud Mills' writings, she began publication of a magazine, The Odinist, although this focused to a greater extent on right-wing and racialist ideas than theological ones. Stephen McNallen first founded the Viking Brotherhood in the early 1970s, before creating the Ásatrú Free Assembly (AFA) in 1976, which broke up in 1986 amid widespread political disagreements after McNallen's repudiation of neo-Nazis within the group. In the 1990s, McNallen founded the Ásatrú Folk Assembly (AFA), an ethnically oriented Heathen group headquartered in California. Meanwhile, Valgard Murray and his kindred in Arizona founded the Ásatrú Alliance (AA) in the late 1980s, which shared the AFA's perspectives on race and which published the Vor Tru newsletter. In 1987, Edred Thorsson and James Chisholm founded The Troth, which was incorporated in Texas. Taking an inclusive, non-racialist view, it soon grew into an international organisation.
Heathenry in the United States	Terminology	Terminology In English usage, the genitive "of Æsir faith" is often used on its own to denote adherents (both singular and plural). This term is favored by practitioners who focus on the deities of Scandinavia, although it is problematic as many Asatruar worship deities and entities other than the Æsir, such as the Vanir, Valkyries, Elves, and Dwarves. Other practitioners term their religion Vanatrú, meaning "those who honour the Vanir" or Dísitrú, meaning "those who honour the Goddesses", depending on their particular theological emphasis. Within the community it is sometimes stated that the term Ásatrú pertains to groups which are not racially focused, while Odinism is the term preferred by racially oriented groups. However, in practice, there is no such neat division in terminology. There are notable differences of emphasis between Ásatrú as practiced in the US and in Scandinavia. According to , American Asatruar tend to prefer a more devotional form of worship and a more emotional conception of the Nordic gods than Scandinavian practitioners, reflecting the parallel tendency of highly emotional forms of Christianity prevalent in the United States."American Nordic Pagans want to feel an intimate relationship with their gods, not unlike evangelical attitudes towards Jesus. Icelandic Asatruar, by contrast, are more focused on devotion to their past cultural heritage rather than to particular gods."
Heathenry in the United States	Demographics	Demographics Although deeming it impossible to calculate the exact size of the Heathen community in the US, sociologist Jeffrey Kaplan estimated that, in the mid-1990s, there were around 500 active practitioners in the country, with a further thousand individuals on the periphery of the movement. He noted that the overwhelming majority of individuals in the movement were white, male, and young. Most had at least an undergraduate degree, and worked in a mix of white collar and blue collar jobs. From her experience within the community, Snook concurred that the majority of American Heathens were male, adding also that most were also white and middle-aged, but believed that there had been a growth in the proportion of Heathen women in the US since the mid-1990s. In 2003, the Pagan Census Project led by Helen A. Berger, Evan A. Leach, and Leigh S. Shaffer gained 60 responses from Heathens in the US, noting that 65% were male and 35% female, which they saw as the "opposite" of the rest of the country's Pagan community. The majority had a college education, but were generally less well educated than the wider Pagan community, with a lower median income than the wider Pagan community too.
Heathenry in the United States	Politics and controversies	Politics and controversies Ásatrú organizations have memberships which span the entire political and spiritual spectrum. There is a history of political controversy within organized US Ásatrú, mostly surrounding the question of how to deal with such adherents as place themselves in a context of the far right and white supremacy, notably resulting in the fragmentation of the Asatru Free Assembly in 1986. Externally, political activity on the part of Ásatrú organizations has surrounded campaigns against alleged religious discrimination, such as the call for the introduction of an Ásatrú "emblem of belief" by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to parallel the Wiccan pentacle granted to the widow of Patrick Stewart in 2006. In May 2013, the "Hammer of Thor" was added to the list of United States Department of Veterans Affairs emblems for headstones and markers. It was reported in early 2019 that a Heathenry service was held on the U.S. Navy's USS John C. Stennis
Heathenry in the United States	Folkish Ásatrú, Universalism and racialism	Folkish Ásatrú, Universalism and racialism Historically, the main dispute between the national organizations has generally centered on the interpretation of "Nordic heritage" as either something cultural, or as something genetic or racial. In the internal discourse within American Ásatrú, this cultural/racial divide has long been known as "universalist" vs. "folkish" Ásatrú. The Troth takes the "universalist" position, claiming Ásatrú as a synonym for "Northern European Heathenry" taken to comprise "many variations, names, and practices, including Theodism, Irminism, Odinism, and Anglo-Saxon Heathenry". The Asatru Folk Assembly takes the folkish position, claiming that Ásatrú and the Germanic beliefs are ancestral in nature, and as an indigenous religion of the European Folk should only be accessed by the descendants of Europe. In the UK, Germanic Neopaganism is more commonly known as Odinism or as Heathenry. This is mostly a matter of terminology, and US Ásatrú may be equated with UK Odinism for practical purposes, as is evident in the short-lived International Asatru-Odinic Alliance of folkish Ásatrú/Odinist groups. Some groups identifying as Ásatrú have been associated with national socialist and white nationalist movements. Wotansvolk, for example, is an explicitly racial form. More recently, however, many Ásatrú groups have been taking a harder stance against these elements of their community. Declaration 127, so named for the corresponding stanza of the Hávamál: "When you see misdeeds, speak out against them, and give your enemies no frið” is a collective statement denouncing and testifying disassociation with the Asatru Folk Assembly for alleged racial and sexually-discriminatory practices and beliefs signed by over 150 Ásatrú religious organizations from over 15 different nations mainly represented on Facebook.
Heathenry in the United States	Discrimination charges	Discrimination charges Inmates of the "Intensive Management Unit" at Washington State Penitentiary who are adherents of Ásatrú in 2001 were deprived of their Thor's Hammer medallions. In 2007, a federal judge confirmed that Ásatrú adherents in US prisons have the right to possess a Thor's Hammer pendant. An inmate sued the Virginia Department of Corrections after he was denied it while members of other religions were allowed their medallions.First Amendment Center: Va. inmate can challenge denial of Thor's Hammer In the Georgacarakos v. Watts case Peter N. Georgacarakos filed a pro se civil-rights complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against 19 prison officials for "interference with the free exercise of his Ásatrú religion" and "discrimination on the basis of his being Ásatrú".
Heathenry in the United States	See also	See also Germanic Neopaganism Heathen holidays Neopaganism in German-speaking Europe Ásatrúarfélagið Neopaganism in the United Kingdom Heathenry in Canada Norse mythology Polytheistic reconstructionism Odinism
Heathenry in the United States	References	References
Heathenry in the United States	Footnotes	Footnotes
Heathenry in the United States	Sources	Sources
Heathenry in the United States	External links	External links Paulas, Rick; How a Thor-Worshipping Religion Turned Racist, Vice Magazine, May 1, 2015 Ásatrú (Germanic Paganism) – ReligionFacts Asatru (Norse Heathenism) – AltReligion Ásatrú (Norse Heathenism) – Religioustolerance Jotun's Bane Kindred Ravencast – The Only Asatru Podcast – Interviews and 101 Information On the development of Ásatrú in Australia see:
Heathenry in the United States	Table of Content	Short description, History, Terminology, Demographics, Politics and controversies, Folkish Ásatrú, Universalism and racialism, Discrimination charges, See also, References, Footnotes, Sources, External links
Ansible	short description	The term ansible refers to a category of fictional technological devices capable of superluminal or faster-than-light (FTL) communication. These devices can instantaneously transmit and receive communicative and informational data streams across vast distances and obstacles, including between star systems and even across galaxies. As a name for such a device, the term ansible first appeared in a 1966 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. Since that time, the broad use of the term has continued in the works of numerous science-fiction authors, across a variety of settings and continuities. Related terms are ultraphone and ultrawave.
Ansible	Coinage by Ursula Le Guin	Coinage by Ursula Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin first used the word ansible in her 1966 novel Rocannon's World. Etymologically, the word was a contraction of answerable, reflecting the device's ability to deliver responses to their messages in a reasonable amount of time, even over interstellar distances. The ansible was the basis for creating a specific kind of interstellar civilization, where communications between far-flung stars are instantaneous, but humans can only travel at relativistic speeds. Under these conditions, a full-fledged galactic empire is not possible, but there is a looser interstellar organization, in which several of Le Guin's protagonists are involved. Although Le Guin invented the name ansible for this type of device (further developing its details in her fictional works), the broader concept of instantaneous superluminal or FTL communication had previously existed in science fiction. Similar communication functions were included in a device called an "interocitor" in the 1952 novel This Island Earth by Raymond F. Jones, and the 1955 film based on the novel. Similarly in 1954, another of these devices called the "Dirac Communicator" appeared in James Blish's short story Beep, which was expanded into the 1974 novel The Quincunx of Time.Nicholls, Peter "Dirac Communicator" in Clute, John and Nicholls, Peter eds. (1995) The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, p. 337. . Additionally, Robert A. Heinlein, in his 1958 novel Time for the Stars, employed instantaneous telepathic communication between identical twin pairs over interstellar distances, and like Le Guin, provided a technical explanation based on a non-Einsteinian principle of simultaneity.
Ansible	In Le Guin's works	In Le Guin's works In her subsequent works, Le Guin continued to develop the concept of the ansible: In The Left Hand of Darkness (1969), Le Guin writes that the ansible "doesn't involve radio waves, or any form of energy. The principle it works on, the constant of simultaneity, is analogous in some ways to gravity ... One point has to be fixed, on a planet of certain mass, but the other end is portable." In The Word for World Is Forest (1972), Le Guin explains that in order for communication to work with any pair of ansibles, at least one "must be on a large-mass body, the other can be anywhere in the cosmos". In The Dispossessed (1974), Le Guin tells of the development of the theory leading up to the ansible. Any ansible may be used to communicate through any other, by setting its coordinates to those of the receiving ansible. They have a limited bandwidth, which only allows for at most a few hundred characters of text to be communicated in any transaction of a dialog session, and are attached to a keyboard and small display to perform text messaging.
Ansible	Use by later authors	Use by later authors Since Le Guin's conception of the ansible, the name of the device has been borrowed by numerous authors. While Le Guin's ansible was said to communicate "instantaneously", the name has also been adopted for devices capable of communication at finite speeds that are faster than light. David Langford publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter Ansible.
Ansible	Orson Scott Card's works	Orson Scott Card's works American author Orson Scott Card in his Ender's Game novels used the term "ansible" as an unofficial name for the "Philotic Parallax Instantaneous Communicator" device, which transmits information across infinite distances with no time delay. In the first Ender's Game novel (1985), Colonel Graff states that "somebody dredged the name ansible out of an old book somewhere". In an answer on the question-and-answer website Quora, Card explained why he chose to appropriate LeGuin's term "ansible" instead of developing a new in-universe name for one: In a FTL universe, you have several levels. [If you] can travel hyperfast, but no radio signal can outstrip [outrun] your ship, [then] you have to carry the mail with you. It's like the way things were between Europe and America before the laying of the successful transatlantic cable. But once it was laid, messages could be sent long before a ship could make the passage. That is like the ansible universe in Ursula K. LeGuin's early Hainish novels. Since I needed to use exactly that rule set, why not use the word – an excellent word – which I apply in the same way we all say 'robot,' an invented word that has entered the language, [and thereby] pay tribute to the writer from whose works I learned the word. Card's ansible in the Ender's Game universe works via fictional subatomic particles called philotes. The two quarks inside a pi meson can be separated by an arbitrary distance, while remaining connected by "philotic rays". Card's version of the ansible also features in the video game Advent Rising, which he helped write the story for.
Ansible	Other writers	Other writers Numerous other writers have included ansibles and similar FTL communication devices in their fictional works. Notable examples include: Christopher Rowley, in his 1986 novel Starhammer, describes the Deep Link, an instantaneous interstellar communicator. Most commonly used for messaging, it is capable of voice and video conversations as well, although the latter only at great expense Vernor Vinge, in the 1988 short story "The Blabber" Elizabeth Moon, in the 1995 novel Winning Colors and the novel Vatta's War Jason Jones, in the 1995 computer game Marathon 2: Durandal L.A. Graf, in the 1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel Time's Enemy The New Jedi Order, 1999, featured enemies, the Yuuzhan Vong, use organic communication devices known as villips, which can transmit over infinite distances thanks to telepathic connections formed while being harvested in groups Philip Pullman, in the 2000 novel The Amber Spyglass, part of the His Dark Materials trilogy Neal Asher, in his Polity series of novels including Gridlinked (2001), in which the runcible, named in homage to the ansible, is an interstellar wormhole generator/teleporter Dan Simmons, in the 2003 novel Ilium Liu Cixin, in the 2008 trilogy Remembrance of Earth's Past Kim Stanley Robinson, in the 2012 novel 2312 Becky Chambers, in her Wayfarer novels, including the 2014 novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, and 2016 novel A Closed and Common Orbit L.J Cohen in the 2014 novel Derelict Neon Yang, in the 2017 novella Waiting on a Bright Moon Joe M. McDermott, in the 2017 novel The Fortress at the End of Time Thomas Happ, in the 2021 Metroidvania Axiom Verge 2, uses the term for superluminal - and transdimensional - communication terminals. David Wellington, in the 2024 novel Revenant-X
Ansible	See also	See also Interstellar communication No-cloning theorem Quantum entanglement Superluminal communication Tachyon Tachyonic antitelephone
Ansible	References	References
Ansible	Further reading	Further reading Category:Faster-than-light communication Category:Fictional technology
Ansible	Table of Content	short description, Coinage by Ursula Le Guin, In Le Guin's works, Use by later authors, Orson Scott Card's works, Other writers, See also, References, Further reading
Adalbert of Prague	Short description	Adalbert of Prague (, , , , ; 95623 April 997), known in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia by his birth name Vojtěch (), was a Czech missionary and Christian saint. He was the Bishop of Prague and a missionary to the Hungarians, Poles, and Prussians, who was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Prussians to Christianity. He is said to be the composer of the oldest Czech hymn Hospodine, pomiluj ny and Bogurodzica, the oldest known Polish anthem but his authorship of them has not been confirmed. Adalbert was later declared the patron saint of the Czech Republic, Poland, and the Duchy of Prussia. He is also the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Esztergom in Hungary.
Adalbert of Prague	Life	Life

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