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12-4 | Lost Div |
Record | Outcome |
The Atlanta Falcons finished the regular season with a 12-4 record. They went 6-2 at home and 6-2 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Atlanta Falcons went 12-5. Their final game was a loss in the Divisional Round to the Dallas Cowboys.
The 1980 Atlanta Falcons played in the West Division of the National Football Conference.
During the regular season, the 1980 Atlanta Falcons went 5-1 against their NFC West opponents.
The Falcons won the NFC West in the 1980 season with a 12-4 record. The Rams finished 1 game back with a 11-5 record. The 49ers finished 6 games back with a 6-10 record. The Saints finished 11 games back with a 1-15 record.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
---|---|---|---|
New Orleans Saints | 2-0 | 100% | +45 |
San Francisco 49ers | 2-0 | 100% | +28 |
Los Angeles Rams | 1-1 | 50% | 0 |
The 1980 Atlanta Falcons had their best month in November, when they went 5-0 and were undefeated. Their worst month was September, when they went 2-2 and had a 50% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
---|---|---|---|
September | 2-2 | 50% | +15 |
October | 3-1 | 75% | +38 |
November | 5-0 | 100% | +55 |
December | 2-1 | 66.7% | +25 |
Yes, the Atlanta Falcons made the Playoffs in 1980. They lost their only game against the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round.
The Atlanta Falcons finished the regular season with a point differential of +133. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Falcons could have been expected to have about 11.5 wins, or a 12-4 record in the regular season.
In close, one-score games, the 1980 Atlanta Falcons went 5-4. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Falcons went 4-3.
During the regular season, the 1980 Atlanta Falcons went 1-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1980 Atlanta Falcons was a 9 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Atlanta Falcons had during the 1980 regular season was 1 game, which occured 4 separate times.
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Week | Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | |||||
1 | Sun, Sep 7, 1980 | @ Minnesota Vikings | Loss 23 - 24 | ||
2 | Sun, Sep 14, 1980 | @ New England Patriots | Win 37 - 21 | ||
3 | Sun, Sep 21, 1980 | vs Miami Dolphins | Loss 17 - 20 | ||
4 | Sun, Sep 28, 1980 | @ San Francisco 49ers | Win 20 - 17 | ||
5 | Sun, Oct 5, 1980 | vs Detroit Lions | Win 43 - 28 | ||
6 | Sun, Oct 12, 1980 | vs New York Jets | Loss 7 - 14 | ||
7 | Sun, Oct 19, 1980 | @ New Orleans Saints | Win 41 - 14 | ||
8 | Sun, Oct 26, 1980 | vs Los Angeles Rams | Win 13 - 10 | ||
9 | Sun, Nov 2, 1980 | @ Buffalo Bills | Win 30 - 14 | ||
10 | Sun, Nov 9, 1980 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 33 - 27 | OT | |
11 | Sun, Nov 16, 1980 | vs New Orleans Saints | Win 31 - 13 | ||
12 | Sun, Nov 23, 1980 | vs Chicago Bears | Win 28 - 17 | ||
13 | Sun, Nov 30, 1980 | vs Washington Redskins | Win 10 - 6 | ||
14 | Sun, Dec 7, 1980 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | Win 20 - 17 | ||
15 | Sun, Dec 14, 1980 | vs San Francisco 49ers | Win 35 - 10 | ||
16 | Sun, Dec 21, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Rams | Loss 17 - 20 | OT | |
Playoffs | |||||
Div Divisional Round | Sun, Jan 4, 1981 | vs Dallas Cowboys | Loss 27 - 30 |
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