Team Facts

Firsts, Records, and Odds & Ends

Franchise Granted:

June 30, 1965

First Season:

1966

NFC Championship:

1998, 2016

NFC Western Division Championships:

1980, 1998

NFC South Division Championship:

2004, 2010, 2012, 2016

All-Time Record:

(At Start of 2025 Season)

398-512-6

Retired Uniform Numbers:

#10 Steve Bartkowski

#31 William Andrews

#57 Jeff Van Note

#60 Tommy Nobis

  • **First Regular-Season Game:**A 19-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, 9/11/66.

  • First Regular-Season Points: A 53-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Randy Johnson to end Gary Barnes vs. the Los Angeles Rams, 9/11/66.

  • First Regular-Season Field Goal: 22 yards by Lou Kirouac vs. the Philadelphia Eagles, 9/18/66.

  • First Regular-Season Win: A 27-16 victory over the New York Giants, 11/20/66.

  • First Winning Season: 1971 (7-6-1).

  • First Playoff Game: A 14-13 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1978 NFC Wild Card game.

  • First Super Bowl Appearance: A 34-19 loss to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII, 1/31/99

  • First Draft Choice: Tommy Nobis, LB, University of Texas, 1966.

  • First All-Pro Selection: Linebacker Tommy Nobis, 1967.

  • First Pro Bowl Selection: Linebacker Tommy Nobis, 1966.

  • First to Rush 100 Yards in a Game: Junior Coffee, 117 yards vs. the Cleveland Browns, 10/30/66.

  • First 1,000-Yard Rusher: Dave Hampton, 1,002 yards (1975).

  • First to Pass 400 Yards in a Game: Steve Bartkowski, 416 yards vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, 11/15/81.

  • Most Career Rushing Yards: Gerald Riggs, 6,631 yards (1982-1988).

  • Most Career Passing Yards: Matt Ryan, 59,735 yards (2008-2021).

  • Most Career Receptions: Julio Jones, 848 receptions (2011-2021).

  • Leading Scorer: Matt Bryant, 1,163 points (2009-2019).