1980 Atlanta Falcons Results
| Regular Season |
| Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Attend. |
| 09/07/1980 | Atlanta Falcons @ Minnesota Vikings | L, 24-23 | 0-1-0 | -- |
| 09/14/1980 | Atlanta Falcons @ New England Patriots | W, 37-21 | 1-1-0 | -- |
| 09/21/1980 | Miami Dolphins @ Atlanta Falcons | L, 20-17 | 1-2-0 | -- |
| 09/28/1980 | Atlanta Falcons @ San Francisco 49ers | W, 20-17 | 2-2-0 | -- |
| 10/05/1980 | Detroit Lions @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 43-28 | 3-2-0 | -- |
| 10/12/1980 | New York Jets @ Atlanta Falcons | L, 14-7 | 3-3-0 | -- |
| 10/19/1980 | Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints | W, 41-14 | 4-3-0 | -- |
| 10/26/1980 | Los Angeles Rams @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 13-10 | 5-3-0 | -- |
| 11/02/1980 | Atlanta Falcons @ Buffalo Bills | W, 30-14 | 6-3-0 | -- |
| 11/09/1980 | Atlanta Falcons @ St. Louis Cardinals | W, 33-27 OT | 7-3-0 | -- |
| 11/16/1980 | New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 31-13 | 8-3-0 | -- |
| 11/23/1980 | Chicago Bears @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 28-17 | 9-3-0 | -- |
| 11/30/1980 | Washington Redskins @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 10-6 | 10-3-0 | -- |
| 12/07/1980 | Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles | W, 20-17 | 11-3-0 | -- |
| 12/14/1980 | San Francisco 49ers @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 35-10 | 12-3-0 | -- |
| 12/21/1980 | Atlanta Falcons @ Los Angeles Rams | L, 20-17 OT | 12-4-0 | -- |
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| Postseason |
| Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Attend. |
| 01/04/1981 | Dallas Cowboys @ Atlanta Falcons | L, 30-27 | 12-5-0 | 59,793 |
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| Preseason |
| Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Attend. |
| 08/07/1980 (Thur.) | Atlanta Falcons @ Seattle Seahawks | L, 14-10 | 0-1-0 | -- |
| 08/15/1980 (Fri.) | Pittsburgh Steelers @ Atlanta Falcons | L, 17-14 | 0-2-0 | -- |
| 08/23/1980 (Sat.) | Atlanta Falcons @ San Diego Chargers | L, 17-9 | 0-3-0 | 47,184 |
| 08/29/1980 (Fri.) | Baltimore Colts @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 51-35 | 1-3-0 | 49,983 |
By the numbers: Falcons-Chargers
San Diego Union Tribune | December 01, 2008
Zero turnovers for Chargers for the second time this season (at Miami).
'Resilient' Falcons hold on to beat Chargers
Atlanta Journal-Constitution | November 30, 2008
San Diego — A sign of a good team is being able to win when all cylinders are not firing.
White passes 1,000 in receiving yards
Atlanta Journal-Constitution | November 30, 2008
San Diego — On his second reception Sunday Falcons wide receiver Roddy White eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the second consecutive season.
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