text:
Atlanta Falcons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Atlanta Falcons
Current season
Established June 30, 1965; 52 years ago (June 30, 1965)[1]
First season: 1966
Play in Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia
Logo Wordmark
League/conference affiliations
National Football League (1966–present)
Eastern Conference (1966)
Western Conference (1967–1969)
Coastal Division (1967–1969)
National Football Conference (1970–present)
NFC West (1970–2001)
NFC South (2002–present)
Current uniform
Team colors
Black, Red, Silver, White[2][3]
Mascot
Freddie Falcon
Personnel
Owner(s)
Arthur Blank
CEO
Rich McKay
President
Rich McKay
General manager
Thomas Dimitroff
Head coach
Dan Quinn
Team history
Atlanta Falcons (1966–present)
Team nicknames
The Dirty Birds
Grits Blitz (1977 defense)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (2)
NFC: 1998, 2016
Division championships (6)
NFC West: 1980, 1998
NFC South: 2004, 2010, 2012, 2016
Playoff appearances (14)
NFL: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017
Home fields
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (1966–1991)
Georgia Dome (1992–2016)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (2017–present)
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965[4] 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 51 years of existence, the Falcons have compiled a record of 350–450–6 (341–437–6 in the regular season and 9–13 in the playoffs), winning division championships in 1980, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2016. The Falcons have appeared in two Super Bowls, the first being during the 1998 season in Super Bowl XXXIII, where they lost to the Denver Broncos 34–19,[5] and the second being a 34–28 overtime defeat by the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI.
The Falcons' current home field is Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which opened in time for the 2017 season; the team's headquarters and practice facilities are located at a 50-acre site in Flowery Branch, Georgia.[6]
Contents
[hide]
1 Franchise history
1.1 Professional football comes to Atlanta
1.2 1966–1977: Early struggles
1.3 1978–1989
1.4 1989–1996
1.5 1997–2000: The Dan Reeves era
1.6 2001–2006
1.7 2007
1.8 2008–2014: The Mike Smith era
1.8.1 2008
1.8.2 2009
1.8.3 2010
1.8.4 2011
1.8.5 2012
1.8.6 2013
1.8.7 2014
1.9 2015–present: The Dan Quinn era
1.9.1 2015
1.9.2 2016
1.9.3 2017
2 Stadiums
3 Logo and uniforms
4 Rivalries
4.1 New Orleans Saints
4.2 Carolina Panthers
5 Statistics
5.1 Season-by-season records
5.2 Record vs. opponents
5.3 Single game records
5.4 Single season records
5.5 Career records
6 Players
6.1 Current roster
6.2 Pro Football Hall of Famers
6.3 Retired numbers
6.4 Ring of Honor
6.5 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
6.6 Starting quarterbacks
6.7 Draft history
7 Coaching staff
7.1 Head coaches
7.2 Current staff
8 Radio and television
8.1 Radio affiliates
8.1.1 Georgia
8.1.2 Alabama
8.1.3 Mississippi
8.1.4 South Carolina
8.1.5 Tennessee
9 See also
10 Notes and references
11 External links
Franchise history
Further information: History of the Atlanta Falcons
Professional football comes to Atlanta
Professional football first came to Atlanta in 1962, when the American Football League 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 American Football League and the National Football League, 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.[7]
With everyone running in different directions, some local businessmen worked out a deal and were awarded an AFL franchise on June 7, 1965, contingent upon acquiring exclusive stadium rights from city officials. 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.[4] He forced the city to make a choice between the two leagues. By June 30, the city picked Rankin Smith and the NFL.
The Atlanta Falcons franchise began on June 30, 1965, when NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle granted ownership to 41-year-old Rankin Smith Sr. Smith, an Executive Vice President of Life Insurance Company of Georgia at the time, paid $8.5 million the highest price in NFL history at the time for a franchise.[4] Former commissioner Pete 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 franchise became the 15th NFL franchise, and they were awarded the first pick in the 1966 NFL draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds.[8] The Falcons drafted All-American linebacker Tommy Nobis from the University of Texas with the first pick of the draft, making him the first-ever Falcon. The league also held the 1966 NFL Expansion Draft six weeks later in which the Falcons selected unprotected players from existing franchises. Although the Falcons selected many good players in those drafts, they still were not able to win right away.[4]
The Atlanta Falcons Football Club received its nickname on August 29, 1965. Miss Julia Elliott, a school teacher from Griffin, Georgia, was singled out from many people who suggested "Falcons" as the nickname for the new franchise. Elliott 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."[9][10]
1966–1977: Early struggles
The Falcons had their first season in 1966, and their first preseason game on August 1, 1966, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles. Under head coach Norb Hecker they lost their first nine regular-season games in 1966 and secured their first victory on the road against the New York Giants. The team finished the 1960s with only 12 wins. The Falcons had their first Monday Night Football game in Atlanta during the 1970 season, losing 20–7 to the Miami Dolphins. The only two winning seasons in this twelve-year period were 1971 and 1973.
1978–1989
The Falcons' defense taking on Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway during a 1985 game.
In the 1978 season, the 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.
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 Falcons made the playoffs but lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 30–24. Falcons coach Leeman Bennett was fired after the loss. The team would then have losing seasons for the next eight years.
1989–1996
In 1989, the Falcons drafted 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 (the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves) while simultaneously playing in the NFL.
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 1991, the Falcons drafted Brett Favre as the thirty-third overall pick. During his rookie season, he played in two games where he amassed a record of 4 passing attempts with 0 receptions and 2 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 during its time there.
1997–2000: The Dan Reeves era
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.[4] In 2000, the Falcons suffered through another horrendous season finishing 4–12 and once again missing the playoffs.
2001–2006
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. On December 6, 2001, Arthur M. Blank reached a preliminary agreement with the Falcons' Taylor Smith to purchase the team. In a special meeting prior to Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans on February 2, 2002, NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the purchase.[11]
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. 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.[12][4] During the 2003 preseason Vick broke his leg and missed the first twelve games of the season. After losing 7 straight games, the decision was made to release head coach Dan Reeves. Wade Phillips acted as interim coach for the final 3 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. 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 2005, going 8–8. In 2006, 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 and Bobby Petrino, the University of Louisville's football coach, replaced him. 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.
2007
Main article: 2007 Atlanta Falcons season
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.
2008–2014: The Mike Smith era
Mike Smith
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.
On January 13, 2008, the Falcons named former Patriots director of college football scouting Thomas Dimitroff General Manager.[13] 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.[14] Chargers back-up RB Michael Turner agreed to a 6-year deal, $30 million deal on March 2.[15] On April 26, Matt Ryan (quarterback from Boston College) was drafted third overall in the 2008 NFL draft by the Falcons.[16]
2008
Main article: 2008 Atlanta Falcons season
The Falcons finished the 2008 regular season with a record of 11–5, and the #5 seed in the playoffs.[17] 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.[18] First-year head coach Mike Smith was named 2008 NFL Coach of the Year.
2009
Main article: 2009 Atlanta Falcons season
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.[5]
2010
Main article: 2010 Atlanta Falcons season
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.[5] The team sent an NFL-high and franchise-best nine players to the 2011 Pro Bowl.[19]
2011
Main article: 2011 Atlanta Falcons season
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).[20] 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.[21] 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 2nd quarter, though, Eli Manning connected with Hakeem Nicks for a short touchdown pass to make it 7–2 Giants heading into the 2nd half. Then the Giants took control, as Manning threw for two more TD 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.[22] After the season Defense Coordinator Brian VanGorder accepted a coaching job at Auburn University, and the offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey took the head coaching job in Jacksonville.
2012
Main article: 2012 Atlanta Falcons season
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.
2013
Main article: 2013 Atlanta Falcons season
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 New England Patriots, 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.
2014
Main article: 2014 Atlanta Falcons season
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.[23] The following day, Mike Smith was fired after seven seasons as head coach.[24] The Falcons would soon hire Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as the team's 16th head coach.[25] The Falcons had the 8th overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft with which they selected Vic Beasley, a defensive end from Clemson University.[26]
2015–present: The Dan Quinn era
2015
Main article: 2015 Atlanta Falcons season
Dan Quinn
In February 2015, the team was investigated by the NFL for alleged use of artificial crowd noise in the Georgia Dome.[27] The Falcons lost a 2016 NFL Draft selection as a result of the league's investigation.[28]
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. 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.
2016
Main article: 2016 Atlanta Falcons season
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 twelve passes for 300 yards. With a 41–13 thrashing of the San Francisco 49ers 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 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.[29]
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).[30] However, the Falcons defense gave up 406 points, 27th in the league.[31]
2017
Main article: 2017 Atlanta Falcons season
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.[32] 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.
Stadiums
Main article: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
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,[33] the total cost was revised to $1.5 billion according to Blank.[34] In March 2013, the Atlanta City Council voted 11–4 in favor of building the stadium.[35] 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.
Logo and uniforms
Atlanta Falcons uniform: 1971–1989
Atlanta Falcons uniform: 1997–2002
The Atlanta Falcons' colors are red, black, silver and white.[36] 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.
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.[12]
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.[37]
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 2004 and 36–17 in 2005), but losing 31–13 in 2006. 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).
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.
Rivalries
New Orleans Saints
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2017)
Main article: Falcons–Saints rivalry
In every season except for their debut season, the Falcons have shared a division with the New Orleans Saints (first the NFC West, and now the NFC South). Over this time, a heated rivalry has developed between the two cities' franchises. Atlanta leads the series 51–45.
Carolina Panthers
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2017)
Main article: Falcons–Panthers rivalry
In addition, the Falcons share a similar, yet smaller, 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, where they have been in the NFC South since then. The Falcons lead the series 27–17.
Statistics
Season-by-season records
Main article: List of Atlanta Falcons seasons
Record vs. opponents
Includes postseason records[38]
Source:[39]
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
Team
W
L
T
Percent
Last result
Last date
Last locale
Postseason
St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals 14 15 0 .483 W 38–19 November 27, 2016 Georgia Dome 0–1 postseason
Baltimore Ravens 2 3 0 .400 L 7–29 October 19, 2014 Baltimore, Maryland
Buffalo Bills 7 5 0 .583 L 17–23 October 1, 2017 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Carolina Panthers 28 18 0 .609 W 22-10 December 31, 2017 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Chicago Bears 13 14 0 .481 W 23–17 September 10, 2017 Chicago, Illinois
Cincinnati Bengals 5 8 0 .385 L 10–24 September 14, 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland Browns 3 11 0 .214 L 24–26 November 23, 2014 Georgia Dome
Dallas Cowboys 11 14 0 .440 W 27-7 November 12, 2017 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 0–2 postseason
Denver Broncos 6 8 0 .429 W 23–16 October 9, 2016 Denver, Colorado 0–1 postseason
Detroit Lions 13 24 0 .351 W 30-26 September 24, 2017 Detroit, Michigan
Green Bay Packers 14 15 0 .483 W 34–23 September 17, 2017 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 2–2 postseason
Houston Texans 2 2 0 .500 W 48–21 October 4, 2015 Georgia Dome
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts 2 14 0 .125 L 21–24 November 22, 2015 Georgia Dome
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 3 0 .500 W 23–17 December 20, 2015 Jacksonville, Florida
Kansas City Chiefs 3 6 0 .333 L 28–29 December 4, 2016 Georgia Dome
San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers 8 2 0 .800 L 30–33 (OT) October 23, 2016 Georgia Dome
St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams 29 47 2 .385 W 26–13 January 6, 2018 Los Angeles, California 2–0 postseason
Miami Dolphins 4 9 0 .308 L 17–20 October 15, 2017 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Minnesota Vikings 10 18 0 .357 L 9–14 December 3, 2017 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 1–1 postseason
New England Patriots 6 9 0 .400 L 7–23 October 22, 2017 Foxborough, Massachusetts 0–1 postseason
New Orleans Saints 51 46 0 .526 L 13–23 December 24, 2017 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 1–0 postseason
New York Giants 12 11 0 .522 W 24–20 September 20, 2015 East Rutherford, New Jersey 0–1 postseason
New York Jets 7 5 0 .583 W 25–20 October 29, 2017 East Rutherford, New Jersey
Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders 7 7 0 .500 W 35–28 September 18, 2016 Oakland, California
Philadelphia Eagles 13 16 1 .450 L 10–15 January 13, 2018 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1–2 postseason
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 13 1 .156 L 20–27 December 14, 2014 Georgia Dome
San Francisco 49ers 30 46 1 .396 W 41–13 December 18, 2016 Georgia Dome 1–1 postseason
Seattle Seahawks 7 10 0 .412 W 34–31 November 20, 2017 CenturyLink Field 2–0 postseason
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25 24 0 .510 W 24-21 December 18, 2017 Raymond James Stadium
Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 7 7 0 .500 W 10–7 October 25, 2015 Nashville, Tennessee
Washington Redskins 9 14 1 .396 W 25–19 (OT) October 11, 2015 Georgia Dome 0–1 postseason
Total
353
449
6
.441
10–12 (.455)
*Notes International Series
Single game records
Rushing: Michael Turner, 220 (September 7, 2008)
Passing: Matt Ryan, 503 (October 2, 2016)
Passing touchdowns: Wade Wilson, 5 (December 13, 1992)
Receptions: William Andrews, 15 (September 15, 1981)
Receiving yards: Julio Jones, 300 (October 2, 2016)
Interceptions: Several Falcons, 2, most recently Robert Alford, 2 (October 2, 2016)
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)
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)
Points: 158 Matt Bryant (2016)
Total touchdowns: 17 Michael Turner (2008)
Career records
Passing attempts: 5,064 Matt Ryan (2008–present)
Passing completions: 3,288 Matt Ryan (2008–present)
Passing yards: 37,701 Matt Ryan (2008–present)
Passing touchdowns: 240 Matt Ryan (2008–present)
Passing interceptions: 141 Steve Bartkowski (1975–85)
Passing rating: 93.6 Matt Ryan (2008–present)
Rushing attempts: 1,587 Gerald Riggs (1982–88)
Rushing yards: 6,631 Gerald Riggs (1982–88)
Rushing yards by a QB: 3,859 Michael Vick (2001–2006)[40]
Rushing touchdowns: 60 Michael Turner (2008–2012)
Receiving catches: 808 Roddy White (2005–2015)
Receiving yards: 10,863 Roddy White (2005–2015)
Receiving touchdowns: 63 Roddy White (2005–2015)
Quarterback sacks: 68.5 John Abraham (2006–2012)
Pass interceptions: 39 Rolland Lawrence (1973–80)
Field goal attempts: 224 Morten Andersen (1995–2000, 2006–2007)
Field goals made: 196 Matt Bryant (2009–present)
Points: 892 Matt Bryant (2009–present)
Total touchdowns: 63 Roddy White (2005–2015)
Pass interception return yards: 658 Rolland Lawrence (1973–80)
Pass interception returned for touchdowns: 3 Deion Sanders (1989–1993) and Kevin Mathis (2002–2006)
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–present)
Players
Current roster
Atlanta Falcons roster
view
talk
edit
Quarterbacks
2 Matt Ryan
8 Matt Schaub
Running backs
26 Tevin Coleman
24 Devonta Freeman
Wide receivers
13 Devin Fuller
17 Marvin Hall
14 Justin Hardy
11 Julio Jones
12 Mohamed Sanu
Tight ends
81 Austin Hooper
85 Eric Saubert
80 Levine Toilolo
Offensive linemen
64 Sean Harlow G
67 Andy Levitre G
51 Alex Mack C
70 Jake Matthews T
74 Ty Sambrailo T
73 Ryan Schraeder T
71 Wes Schweitzer G
Defensive linemen
95 Jack Crawford DT
96 Martin Ifedi DE
97 Grady Jarrett DT
98 Takkarist McKinley DE
50 Brooks Reed DE
90 Derrick Shelby DE
Linebackers
44 Vic Beasley OLB
59 De'Vondre Campbell OLB
45 Deion Jones MLB
42 Duke Riley OLB
Defensive backs
23 Robert Alford CB
27 Damontae Kazee FS
41 Quincy Mauger CB
22 Keanu Neal SS
34 Brian Poole CB
21 Desmond Trufant CB
Special teams
5 Matt Bosher P
47 Josh Harris LS
Reserve lists
35 Marcelis Branch FS (Future)
76 Daniel Brunskill OT (Future)
39 Deante Burton CB (Future)
16 Reggie Davis WR (Future)
89 Alex Gray TE (Future)
9 Garrett Grayson QB (Future)
77 Joey Ivie DT (Future)
55 J'Terius Jones DE (Future)
93 Tani Tupou DT (Future)
Unrestricted FAs
3 Matt Bryant K
99 Adrian Clayborn DE
40 Derrick Coleman FB
18 Taylor Gabriel WR
36 Kemal Ishmael OLB
35 Leon McFadden CB
68 Austin Pasztor OT
92 Dontari Poe DT
53 LaRoy Reynolds MLB
19 Andre Roberts WR
79 Ahtyba Rubin DT
52 Jordan Tripp MLB
91 Courtney Upshaw DE
56 Sean Weatherspoon OLB
15 Nick Williams WR
33 Blidi Wreh-Wilson CB
Restricted FAs
37 Ricardo Allen FS
63 Ben Garland G
25 Terrence Magee RB
28 Terron Ward RB
Exclusive-Rights FAs
75 Jamil Douglas G
20 Sharrod Neasman SS
Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 12, 2018
Depth chart • Transactions
37 Active, 9 Inactive, 22 FAs
→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA
Pro Football Hall of Famers
Atlanta Falcons Hall of Famers
No.
Player
Position
Tenure
Year inducted
— Norm Van Brocklin Head Coach 1968–1974 1971
25 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 1995–2000, 2006–2007 2017
Sanders and Humphrey are the only two players in the Hall of Fame that have been inducted based substantially on their service with the Falcons. Andersen spent eight of his 25 NFL seasons with the Falcons, and remains the team's all-time scoring leader, but he also played his first 13 NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints, also leading that team's career scoring list.
Retired numbers
Atlanta Falcons retired numbers
No.
Player
Position
Tenure
10 Steve Bartkowski QB 1975–1985
31 William Andrews RB 1979–1983, 1986
57 Jeff Van Note C 1969–1986
60 Tommy Nobis LB 1966–1976
Ring of Honor
The Atlanta Falcons organization does not officially retire jersey numbers, but considers certain players' jerseys worthy of being honored. The Falcons Ring of Honor, which is featured in the rafters of the Georgia Dome, honors individual players.[41]
Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor
No.
Player
Position
Tenure
Inducted
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 2004
78 Mike Kenn T 1978–1994 2008
87 Claude Humphrey DE 1968–1978 2008
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Main article: Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Starting quarterbacks
Main article: List of Atlanta Falcons starting quarterbacks
Draft history
Main article: List of Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks
Main article: Atlanta Falcons draft history
Main article: 1966 NFL expansion draft
Coaching staff
Head coaches
Main article: List of Atlanta Falcons head coaches
In their history, the Atlanta Falcons have had 15 head coaches.[42]
Coach
Years
Record
Notes
Norb Hecker 1966–1968 4–26–1 (.129) Fired after three games in 1968.
Norm Van Brocklin 1968–1974 39–48–3 (.433) Fired after eight games in 1974.
Marion Campbell 1974–1976 6–19 (.240) Fired after five games in 1976.
Pat Peppler 1976 3–6 (.333) Interim head coach.
Leeman Bennett 1977–1982 46–41 (.529)
Dan Henning 1983–1986 22–41–1 (.344)
Marion Campbell 1987–1989 11–36 (.234) Retired after 12 games in 1989.
Jim Hanifan 1989 0–4 (.000) Interim head coach.
Jerry Glanville 1990–1993 27–37 (.422)
June Jones 1994–1996 19–29 (.396)
Dan Reeves 1997–2003 49–59–1 (.450)
Wade Phillips 2003 2–1 (.667) Interim head coach.
Jim Mora 2004–2006 26–22 (.542)
Bobby Petrino 2007 3–10 (.231) Resigned after 13 games to take over Arkansas Razorbacks.
Emmitt Thomas 2007 1–2 (.333) Interim head coach.
Mike Smith 2008–2014 66–46 (.589)
Dan Quinn 2015–present 19–13 (.594)
Current staff
Atlanta Falcons staff
v
t
e
Front Office
Owner/Chairman – Arthur Blank
President/CEO – Rich McKay
General Manager – Thomas Dimitroff
Assistant General Manager – Scott Pioli
Director of Pro Personnel – Joel Collier
Director, Football Operations – Nick Polk
Director of College Scouting – Steve Sabo
National Scout – Ruston Webster
National Scout – Phil Emery
Head Coaches
Head Coach – Dan Quinn
Assistant Head Coach/Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Raheem Morris
Assistant to the Head Coach – Steve Scarnecchia
Offensive Coaches
Offensive Coordinator – Steve Sarkisian
Quarterbacks – Greg Knapp
Running Backs – Bernie Parmalee
Tight Ends – Wade Harman
Offensive Line – Chris Morgan
Assistant Offensive Line – Kyle Flood
Offensive Assistant – Dave Brock
Offensive Assistant – Justin Outten
Offensive Assistant - Chad Walker
Defensive Coaches
Defensive Coordinator – Marquand Manuel
Pass Game Coordinator – Jerome Henderson
Defensive Line – Bryant Young
Linebackers – Jeff Ulbrich
Secondary – Doug Mallory
Defensive Assistant – Charlie Jackson
Defensive Assistant – Jess Simpson
Special Teams Coaches
Special Teams Coordinator – Keith Armstrong
Special Teams Assistant - Mayur Chaudhari
Strength and Conditioning
Head Strength and Conditioning – Jesse Ackerman
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Jonas Beauchemin
Assistnat Strength - Brandon Ireland
→ Coaching staff
→ Management
→ More NFL staffs
AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA
Radio and television
Falcons' flagship radio station is WZGC 92.9 The Game.[43] Wes Durham, son of longtime North Carolina Tar Heels voice Woody Durham, is the Falcons' play-by-play announcer, with former Atlanta Falcons QB and pro football veteran, Dave Archer serving as color commentator.
In 2014, The CW owned-and-operated station WUPA became the official television station of the Falcons, gaining rights to its preseason games, which are produced by CBS Sports.[44]
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 WGCL will air those games while Sunday night games are televised on WXIA, the local NBC affiliate.
Radio affiliates
Map of radio affiliates.
Source:[45]
Georgia
City
Call sign
Frequency
Albany WSRA-AM 1250 AM
Athens WRFC-AM 960 AM
Atlanta WZGC-FM 92.9 FM
Brunswick WSFN-AM 790 AM
Clarkesville WDUN-FM 102.9 FM
Columbus WDAK-AM 540 AM
Columbus WBOJ 1270 AM
Dalton WBLJ-AM 1230 AM
Douglas WDMG-AM 860 AM
Gainesville WDUN 550 AM
Griffin WKEU-AM 1450 AM
Griffin WKEU-FM 88.9 FM
Hogansville WVCC-AM 720 AM
Jesup WLOP-AM 1370 AM
Jesup WIFO-FM 105.5 FM
LaGrange WMGP-FM 98.1 FM
Louisville WPEH-AM 1420 AM
Louisville WPEH-FM 92.1 FM
Macon WMAC-AM 940 AM
Milledgeville WMVG-AM 1450 AM
Newnan WCOH-AM 1400 AM
Rome WATG-FM 95.7 FM
Sandersville WJFL-FM 101.9 FM
Savannah WSEG-AM 1400 AM
Savannah 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
Alabama
City
Call sign
Frequency
Foley WHEP-AM 1310 AM
Mississippi
City
Call sign
Frequency
Jackson WYAB-FM 103.9 FM
South Carolina
City
Call sign
Frequency
Clemson WCCP-FM 104.9 FM
Tennessee
City
Call sign
Frequency
Chattanooga WALV-FM 105.1 FM[46]
See also
Atlanta portal
National Football League portal
Notes and references
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons Team History". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ "2017 Uniform Schedule". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons Team Capsule" (PDF). 2017 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book. National Football League. August 22, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Rise Up: Team History" (PDF). 2017 Atlanta Falcons Media Guide. Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c Hubbuch, Bart (January 7, 2012). "Queens-born owner models Falcons after hometown team". New York Post. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons Corporate Headquarters and Training Facility". claycorp.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons Team History". Nflteamhistory.com. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
Jump up ^ "1966 NFL Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
Jump up ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Franchise nicknames". Pro Football Hall of Fame. January 1, 2005. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Arthur Blank buys Falcons from Smith family". December 17, 2001.
^ Jump up to: a b "Falcons unveil new logo" (Press release). Atlanta Falcons. March 19, 2003. Archived from the original on June 23, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons: Thomas Dimitroff". atlantafalcons.com.
Jump up ^ "Coaches". atlantafalcons.com.
Jump up ^ "Recent news on Michael Turner – Unsigned Free Agent – Rotoworld.com". rotoworld.com.
Jump up ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons Stats at NFL.com". nfl.com.
Jump up ^ "Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 2015 Player Profile – Rotoworld.com". rotoworld.com.
Jump up ^ Cox, Daniel (2011-01-30). "Pro Bowl Breakdown: ST". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
Jump up ^ Singer, Mike (November 28, 2012). "Atlanta's Jacquizz Rodgers emerging as Falcons top back". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Galleries". CNN. September 5, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Wild Card - Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants - January 8th, 2012". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
Jump up ^ "Panthers use opportunistic defense to crush Falcons, win NFC South". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
Jump up ^ Patra, Kevin. "Atlanta Falcons fire coach Mike Smith". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
Jump up ^ Stites, Adam. "Dan Quinn named Atlanta Falcons head coach". SB Nation. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
Jump up ^ Fitzgerald, Matt. "2015 NFL Draft Results: Complete List of Picks, Analysis of Major Storylines". Bleacher Report. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
Jump up ^ Schefter, Adam (February 1, 2015). "NFL investigating Atlanta Falcons for fake crowd noise at Georgia Dome". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
Jump up ^ Patra, Kevin (March 30, 2015). "Atlanta Falcons lose 2016 pick for pumping fake noise". National Football League. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Patriots' Tom Brady earns 4th Super Bowl MVP trophy with epic comeback". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Falcons tied Greatest Show on Turf for record 7th most points scored ever". The Falcoholic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
Jump up ^ "2016 Atlanta Falcons Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
Jump up ^ "2017 Atlanta Falcons Schedule & Game Results". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons, city officials agree on financing terms for new $1 billion stadium". ESPN.go.com. March 7, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
Jump up ^ Saporta, Maria. "New Falcons stadium cost 'rises up' -- again -- another $100 million". Atlanta Business Chronicle. American City Business Journals. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta City Council approves Falcons stadium funding". myfoxatlanta.com. March 18, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
Jump up ^ Evolution of the Falcons' colors. Atlanta Falcons. February 13, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Falcons unveil new uniforms at fan rally" (Press release). Atlanta Falcons. April 24, 2003. Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons Team Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons Head-to-Head Records". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Jump up ^ "Michael Vick: Career Stats at NFL.com". nfl.com.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons – Ring of Honor". atlantafalcons.com.
Jump up ^ "History of Atlanta Falcons Head Coaches". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
Jump up ^ Ho, Rodney. "92.9/The Game becomes a Falcons affiliate". Radio & TV Talk with Rodney Ho. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Falcons Announce New Local TV Partner". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Atlanta Falcons – Radio Affiliate Stations".
Jump up ^ "Braves New Home In Chattanooga Is Brewer Media's ESPN 105.1 The Zone".
External links
Media related to Atlanta Falcons at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
[show]
v
t
e
Atlanta Falcons
Founded in 1966
Based in Atlanta, Georgia
Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia
Franchise
Franchise
Team history
Seasons
Players
Quarterbacks
Head coaches
Expansion draft
Draft history
First-round draft picks
Stadiums
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Georgia Dome
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Culture
Rankin M. Smith, Sr.
Arthur Blank
The Dirty Bird Dance
Freddie Falcon
Michael Vick dog fighting investigation
Cheerleaders
"2 Legit 2 Quit"
Lore
Gary Anderson's missed field goal
28–3
Rivalries
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Wild card berths (7)
1978
1991
1995
2002
2008
2011
2017
Division championships (6)
1980
1998
2004
2010
2012
2016
Conference championships (2)
1998
2016
Ring of Honor
10
21
31
42
57
58
60
78
87
Current league affiliations
League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: South Division
Seasons (53)
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
[show]
Links to related articles
[show]
v
t
e
National Football League (2018)
AFC
East North South West
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Oakland Raiders
NFC
East North South West
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Arizona Cardinals
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Seasons
Seasons (by team)
Preseason
Hall of Fame Game
American Bowl
Regular season
Kickoff game
Monday Night Football
International Series
London
Toronto
Bills Series
List of games played outside the U.S.
Thanksgiving games
Christmas games
Playoffs
Streaks
Droughts
AFC Championship
NFC Championship
Super Bowl
champions
quarterbacks
Pro Bowl
History
League history
Executive history
Championship history
Timeline
Defunct franchises
Franchise moves and mergers
Los Angeles team history
Proposed stadiums 1995–2016
American Football League (1960–1969)
Playoffs
Merger
NFL Championship (1920–1969)
Playoff Bowl
Records
individual
team
Super Bowl
All time win–loss
Last undefeated
Tied games
Canceled games
Controversies
Business
Owners
Properties
Management Council
Competition Committee
Collective Bargaining Agreement
National Football League Players Association
Lockouts
Media
TV
NFL Network
Radio
Other
Officials
Stadiums
Chronology
Awards
All-Pro
Hall of Fame
Foreign players
Player conduct
Suspensions
Player misconduct
Combine
Draft
Training camp
Rivalries
NFL Foundation
Culture
Cheerleading
Mascots
Lore
Nicknames
Numbers
Retired
Color Rush
[show]
v
t
e
Sports teams based in Georgia
Baseball
MLB
Atlanta Braves
IL
Gwinnett Stripers
SAL
Rome Braves
CPL
Savannah Bananas
Basketball
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
WNBA
Atlanta Dream
NBA G League
College Park (beginning in 2019–20)
ECBL
Fort Gordon Eagles
Savannah Storm
Football
NFL
Atlanta Falcons
NAL
Columbus Lions
WFA
Atlanta Phoenix
LFL
Atlanta Steam
EIF
Southern Steam
AAL
Atlanta Havoc
Georgia Doom
Hockey
ECHL
Atlanta Gladiators
SPHL
Macon Mayhem
Lacrosse
MLL
Atlanta Blaze
NLL
Georgia Swarm
Roller derby
WFTDA
Atlanta Rollergirls
Classic City Rollergirls
Soul City Sirens
Rugby league
USARL
Atlanta Rhinos
Rugby union
RSL
Life University
GRU
Savannah Shamrocks RFC
Soccer
MLS
Atlanta United FC
USL
Atlanta United 2
PDL
Tormenta FC
NPSL
Atlanta Silverbacks
Georgia Revolution
Ultimate
AUDL
Atlanta Hustle
[show]
v
t
e
Sports teams based in or near Atlanta, Georgia
Baseball
MLB
Atlanta Braves
IL
Gwinnett Stripers
Basketball
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
WNBA
Atlanta Dream
G League
College Park (beginning in 2019–20)
ABA
Atlanta Aliens
Atlanta Experience
Atlanta Wildcats
East Point Jaguars
Georgia Gwizzlies
WBA
Marietta Storm
Football
NFL
Atlanta Falcons
WFA
Atlanta Phoenix
USWFL
Atlanta Heartbreakers
LFL
Atlanta Steam
Hockey
ECHL
Atlanta Gladiators
NA3HL
Atlanta Capitals
Lacrosse
MLL
Atlanta Blaze
NLL
Georgia Swarm
Roller derby
WFTDA
Atlanta Rollergirls
Rugby league
USA Rugby League
Atlanta Rhinos
Rugby union
RSL
Life University
Soccer
MLS
Atlanta United FC (2017)
NPSL
Atlanta Silverbacks
Georgia Revolution
Ultimate
AUDL
Atlanta Hustle
College athletics
(NCAA Division I)
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
Kennesaw State
[show]
v
t
e
City of Atlanta
Fulton County
Atlanta metropolitan area
Georgia
United States
Topics
Architecture
Arts
Crime
Cuisine
Demographics
Economy
Festivals
Geography
History
Timeline
Media
Museums
Music
Neighborhoods
Nicknames
Parks
People
Religion
Skyscrapers
Sports
Tourism
Transportation
Tree canopy
Education
Colleges and universities
Private schools
Public schools
Government
City Council
Fire
Atlanta Housing Authority
Invest Atlanta development authority
Mayors
Police
Sports
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta United FC
Georgia State Panthers
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Related
Georgia State Capitol
Miss Freedom
Sister cities
Category
Portal
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlanta_Falcons&oldid=827369416"
Categories:
American football teams in Atlanta
Atlanta Falcons
National Football League teams
Sports clubs established in 1965
1965 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Hidden categories:
Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages
Articles to be expanded from June 2017
All articles to be expanded
Articles using small message boxes
Navigation menu
Personal tools
Not logged in
Talk
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Namespaces
Article
Talk
Variants
Views
Read
View source
View history
More
Search
Navigation
Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia
Wikipedia store
Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page
Tools
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Wikidata item
Cite this page
Print/export
Create a book
Download as PDF
Printable version
In other projects
Wikimedia Commons
Languages
Asturianu
Беларуская
Български
Català
Čeština
Cymraeg
Dansk
Deutsch
Español
Euskara
فارسی
Français
Galego
한국어
हिन्दी
Hrvatski
Bahasa Indonesia
Italiano
עברית
Magyar
Nederlands
日本語
Norsk
Polski
Português
Română
Русский
Simple English
Српски / srpski
Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски
Suomi
Svenska
Українська
中文
25 more
Edit links
This page was last edited on 24 February 2018, at 09:11.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Cookie statement
Mobile view
Enable previews

values: mw-page-base noprint

values: mw-head-base noprint

attrs: class id

values: firstHeading firstHeading en

values: siteSub noprint

values: jump-to-nav mw-jump

values: text-align:center;font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;font-size: medium; background: #A71930; color:white;; padding:5px;

value: sup

values:
/wiki/File:Atlanta_Falcons_logo.svg
image
Atlanta Falcons logo

values:
/wiki/File:Atlanta_Falcons_wordmark.svg
image
Atlanta Falcons wordmark

values: text-align:center;background:#eeeeee; text-align:center; padding:0.4em 0.2em;

values: width:100%; padding:0.4em 0.2em; text-align:center; background: #000000; color:white;

values: width:100%; text-align:center; padding-bottom:0.2em; border-bottom:2px solid #eee

values: background-color:#000000; color:white; border:1px solid #000000; text-align:center;

values: background-color:#A71930; color:white; border:1px solid #000000; text-align:center;

values: background-color:#A5ACAF; color:black; border:1px solid #000000; text-align:center;

values: background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid #000000; text-align:center;

values: List of National Football League mascots

values: History of the National Football League championship

values:
infobox
width:22em;font-size: 90%; width:300px

values:
/wiki/Rankin_Smith
mw-redirect
Rankin Smith

values:
/wiki/Dallas_Texans_(AFL)
mw-redirect
Dallas Texans (AFL)

values:
/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers
mw-redirect
San Diego Chargers

values:
/wiki/NFL_Commissioner
mw-redirect
NFL Commissioner

values:
/wiki/Rankin_Smith_Sr.
mw-redirect
Rankin Smith Sr.

values:
/wiki/1966_NFL_draft
mw-redirect
1966 NFL draft

values:
/wiki/1966_NFL_Expansion_Draft
mw-redirect
1966 NFL Expansion Draft

values:
/wiki/The_New_York_Yankees
mw-redirect
The New York Yankees

values:
/wiki/2001_NFL_draft
mw-redirect
2001 NFL draft

values:
/wiki/Arthur_M._Blank
mw-redirect
Arthur M. Blank

values:
/wiki/2008_NFL_draft
mw-redirect
2008 NFL draft

values:
/wiki/2011_NFL_draft
mw-redirect
2011 NFL draft

values:
/wiki/St._Louis_Rams
mw-redirect
St. Louis Rams

values:
/wiki/2014_NFL_draft
mw-redirect
2014 NFL draft

values:
/wiki/2015_NFL_draft
mw-redirect
2015 NFL draft

values:
/wiki/Greatest_Show_on_Turf
mw-redirect
Greatest Show on Turf

values:
/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs
mw-redirect
Georgia Bulldogs

values: plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content

values:
headerSort
0
columnheader button
Sort ascending

values:
/wiki/EverBank_Field
mw-redirect
EverBank Field

values: text-align:center; position:relative; white-space:nowrap; color:#FFFFFF; position:absolute; right:0; top:0; margin:0 5px;

values: background-color: #A71930; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000000;

values: font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;

values: width:40px; background: #000000; color:white;;

values: width:150px; background: #000000; color:white;;

values: width:80px; background: #000000; color:white;;

values: width:100px; background: #000000; color:white;;

values: width:120px; background: #000000; color:white;;

values:
/wiki/Center_(American_football)
mw-redirect
Center (American football)

values:
/wiki/Tackle_(American_football)
mw-redirect
Tackle (American football)

values: List of Atlanta Falcons starting quarterbacks

values: List of Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks

values: text-align:center; position:relative; white-space:nowrap; color:white; position:absolute; right:0; top:0; margin:0 5px;

values:
/wiki/Steve_Scarnecchia
mw-redirect
Steve Scarnecchia

values: Chris Morgan (American football) (page does not exist)

values: Charlie Jackson (American football coach)

values: List of current National Football League staffs

values: text-align:center;border: 2px solid black

values: -moz-column-width: 30em; -webkit-column-width: 30em; column-width: 30em; list-style-type: decimal;

values:
nofollow
external text
http://www.atlantafalcons.com

values: background: #000000; color:white;;;background: #A71930; color:white;-moz-box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0  #000000, inset -2px -2px 0  #000000; -webkit-box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0  #000000, inset -2px -2px 0  #000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0  #000000, inset -2px -2px 0  #000000;;;background:none transparent;border:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;-webkit-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;

values:
navbox-abovebelow
2
background: #000000; color:white;;

values:
/wiki/Rankin_M._Smith,_Sr.
mw-redirect
Rankin M. Smith, Sr.

values: Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation

values: nowraplinks hlist collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner

values: background:#e8e8ff;background: #A71930; color:white;-moz-box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0  #000000, inset -2px -2px 0  #000000; -webkit-box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0  #000000, inset -2px -2px 0  #000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0  #000000, inset -2px -2px 0  #000000;

values:
row
navbox-group
width:1%;background-color: #FFA7A7;

values: border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;font-weight:bold;background-color: #FFA7A7;

values: border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;background-color: #FFCCCC; text-align: center;;;;width:25%;

values:
row
navbox-group
width:1%;background-color: #B7D0FF;

values: border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;font-weight:bold;background-color: #B7D0FF;

values: border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;background-color: #D0E7FF; text-align: center;;;;width:25%;

values: List of National Football League seasons

values: Lists of National Football League team seasons

values: List of National Football League games played outside the United States

values: National Football League Christmas games

values: List of NFL franchise post-season streaks

values: List of NFL franchise post-season droughts

values: List of quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl starts

values: Timeline of the National Football League

values: List of defunct National Football League franchises

values: National Football League franchise moves and mergers

values: History of the National Football League in Los Angeles

values: List of National Football League records (individual)

values: List of National Football League records (team)

values: List of last undefeated NFL teams by season

values: National Football League Management Council

values: National Football League Players Association

values: Category:National Football League on the radio

values: List of National Football League officials

values: List of current National Football League stadiums

values: Chronology of home stadiums for current National Football League teams

values: Foreign players in the National Football League

values: List of suspensions in the National Football League

values: National Football League player conduct policy

values: Training camp (National Football League)

values: National Football League uniform numbers

values: List of National Football League retired numbers

values: nowraplinks collapsible collapsed navbox-inner

values: Template talk:Sports in Georgia (U.S. state)

values: nowraplinks collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner

values: American Basketball Association (2000–present)

values: Atlanta Experience (page does not exist)

values:
/wiki/Atlanta_Wildcats
mw-redirect
Atlanta Wildcats

values: East Point Jaguars (page does not exist)

values:
navbox-image
5
width:1px;padding:0px 0px 0px 2px

values: List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Atlanta

attrs: alt src title width height srcset data-file-width data-file-height

values: Category:American football teams in Atlanta

values: Category:Sports clubs established in 1965

values: Category:1965 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)

values: Category:Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages

values: Category:Articles to be expanded from June 2017

values: Category:Articles using small message boxes

values: Discussion about edits from this IP address [ctrl-alt-n]

values: A list of edits made from this IP address [ctrl-alt-y]

values:
/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons
View the content page [ctrl-alt-c]
c

values:
p-variants
navigation
vectorMenu emptyPortlet
p-variants-label

values:
This page is protected.
You can view its source [ctrl-alt-e]

values: Past revisions of this page [ctrl-alt-h]

values: p-views navigation vectorTabs p-views-label

values:
p-cactions
navigation
vectorMenu emptyPortlet
p-cactions-label

values:
mw-wiki-logo
/wiki/Main_Page
Visit the main page

values:
/wiki/Main_Page
Visit the main page [ctrl-alt-z]
z

values: Featured content – the best of Wikipedia

values: Find background information on current events

values:
/wiki/Special:Random
Load a random article [ctrl-alt-x]
x

values: portal navigation p-navigation p-navigation-label

values: Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia

values: About the project, what you can do, where to find things

values: A list of recent changes in the wiki [ctrl-alt-r]

values: portal navigation p-interaction p-interaction-label

values: portal navigation p-wikibase-otherprojects p-wikibase-otherprojects-label

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-ast
display: none;

values: Атланта Фэлканс – Belarusian

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-be
display: none;

values: Атланта Фалкънс – Bulgarian

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-bg
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-ca
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-cs
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-cy
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-da
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-eu
display: none;

values: آتلانتا فالکونز – Persian

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-fa
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-gl
display: none;

values: 애틀랜타 팰컨스 – Korean

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-ko
display: none;

values: अटलांटा फाल्कन्स – Hindi

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-hr
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-it
display: none;

values: אטלנטה פלקונס – Hebrew

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-he
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-hu
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-nl
display: none;

values: アトランタ・ファルコンズ – Japanese

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-no
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-pl
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-ro
display: none;

values: Атланта Фэлконс – Russian

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-simple
display: none;

values: Атланта фалконси – Serbian

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-sr
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-sh
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-fi
display: none;

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-sv
display: none;

values: Атланта Фалконс – Ukrainian

values:
interlanguage-link interwiki-uk
display: none;

values: 亞特蘭大獵鷹 – Chinese

values: All languages (initial selection from common choices by you and others)

values: mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject page-Atlanta_Falcons rootpage-Atlanta_Falcons skin-vector action-view


text:
List of National Basketball Association players (B)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Main article: Lists of National Basketball Association players
This is a list of National Basketball Association players whose last names begin with B.
The list also includes players from the American National Basketball League (NBL), the Basketball Association of America (BAA), and the original American Basketball Association (ABA). All of these leagues contributed to the formation of the present-day NBA.
Individuals who played in the NBL prior to its 1949 merger with the BAA are listed in italics, as they are not traditionally listed in the NBA's official player registers.
Lists of National Basketball Association players
A
B
C
D
E–F
G
H
I–J
K
L
M
N–O
P–Q
R
S
T–V
W–Z
B[edit]
Chris Babb
Luke Babbitt
Milos Babic
Johnny Bach
Dwayne Bacon
Henry Bacon
Jim Baechtold
Carl Baer
Dalibor Bagarić
John Bagley
Carl Bailey
Gus Bailey
James Bailey
Thurl Bailey
Toby Bailey
Frank Baird
Cameron Bairstow
Bob Baker
Jimmie Baker
Mark Baker
Maurice Baker
Norm Baker
Ron Baker
Vin Baker
Art Bakeraitis
Wade Baldwin IV
Renaldo Balkman
Cedric Ball
Lonzo Ball
Greg Ballard
Herschel Baltimore
Gene Banks
Marcus Banks
Walker Banks
Ken Bannister
Mike Bantom
John Barber
Leandro Barbosa
Steve Bardo
José Juan Barea
Andrea Bargnani
Cliff Barker
Tom Barker
Charles Barkley
Erick Barkley
Don Barksdale
Lou Barle
Harrison Barnes
Harry Barnes
Jim Barnes
Marvin Barnes
Matt Barnes
Dick Barnett
Jim Barnett
Nate Barnett
Shannie Barnett
John Barnhill
Norton Barnhill
Leo Barnhorst
John Barr
Mike Barr
Moe Barr
Andre Barrett
Ernie Barrett
Mike Barrett
Earl Barron
Dana Barros
Brent Barry
Drew Barry
Jon Barry
Rick Barry
Edward Bartels
Vic Bartolome
Will Barton
Eddie Basden
Pete Basich
Jerry Baskerville
Brandon Bass
Tim Bassett
Maceo Baston
Billy Ray Bates
Esteban Batista
Mike Batiste
Buck Batterman
Tony Battie
Shane Battier
John Battle
Kenny Battle
Dave Batton
Lloyd Batts
Nicolas Batum
Johnny Baum
Frank Baumholtz
Lonny Baxter
Jerryd Bayless
Elgin Baylor
Howard Bayne
Aron Baynes
Sergei Bazarevich
Kent Bazemore
Ed Beach
Bradley Beal
Al Beard
Butch Beard
Ralph Beard
Charlie Beasley
Jerome Beasley
John Beasley
Malik Beasley
Michael Beasley
Frank Beaty
Zelmo Beaty
Rodrigue Beaubois
Byron Beck
Corey Beck
Ernie Beck
Art Becker
Moe Becker
Tom Becker
Bob Bedell
William Bedford
Hank Beenders
Don Beery
Ron Behagen
Elmer Behnke
Bill Behr
Marco Belinelli
Byron Bell
Charlie Bell
Dennis Bell
Jordan Bell
Raja Bell
Troy Bell
Whitey Bell
Walt Bellamy
Ray Bellingham
DeAndre' Bembry
Irv Bemoras
Leon Benbow
Dragan Bender
Jonathan Bender
Jerrelle Benimon
Benoit Benjamin
Corey Benjamin
Emil Benko
Anthony Bennett
Elmer Bennett
Mario Bennett
Mel Bennett
Spider Bennett
Tony Bennett
Wesley Bennett
Winston Bennett
David Benoit
Al Benson
Keith Benson
Kent Benson
Ben Bentil
Gene Berce
Beanie Berens
Fred Beretta
Gary Bergen
Larry Bergh
Connie Mack Berry
Ricky Berry
Walter Berry
Dāvis Bertāns
Del Beshore
Travis Best
Don Betourne
Patrick Beverley
Sim Bhullar
Wes Bialosuknia
Al Bianchi
Johnny Bianco
Hank Biasatti
Henry Bibby
Mike Bibby
Eddie Biedenbach
Andris Biedriņš
Don Bielke
Bob Bigelow
Max Biggs
Lionel Billingy
Chauncey Billups
Dave Bing
Joe Binion
Khem Birch
Paul Birch
Jabari Bird
Jerry Bird
Larry Bird
Otis Birdsong
Emmet Birk
Jim Birr
Gale Bishop
Ralph Bishop
Bismack Biyombo
Nemanja Bjelica
Uwe Blab
Charles Black
Norman Black
Tarik Black
Tom Black
George Blacklidge
Rolando Blackman
Alex Blackwell
Cory Blackwell
James Blackwell
Nate Blackwell
DeJuan Blair
Steve Blake
Antonio Blakeney
Will Blalock
George Blaney
Lance Blanks
Ricky Blanton
Andray Blatche
Mookie Blaylock
Eric Bledsoe
Leon Blevins
John Block
Chuck Bloedorn
Mike Bloom
Corie Blount
Mark Blount
Vander Blue
Ray Blume
Nelson Bobb
Tony Bobbitt
Bucky Bockhorn
Bruce Boehler
Tom Boerwinkle
Keith Bogans
Bogdan Bogdanović
Bojan Bogdanović
Ed Bogdanski
Muggsy Bogues
Andrew Bogut
Etdrick Bohannon
Manute Bol
Bill Bolger
Joel Bolomboy
Doug Bolstorff
Bob Bolyard
George Bon Salle
Phil Bond
Walter Bond
Dexter Boney
Ron Bonham
Herb Bonn
Anthony Bonner
Matt Bonner
Al Bonniwell
Butch Booker
Devin Booker
Melvin Booker
Trevor Booker
Josh Boone
Ron Boone
Calvin Booth
Keith Booth
Bob Boozer
Carlos Boozer
Curtis Borchardt
Jake Bornheimer
Lazaro Borrell
Wally Borrevik
Ike Borsavage
Vince Boryla
John Bosak
Chris Bosh
Jim Bostic
Lawrence Boston
Sonny Boswell
Tom Boswell
Lou Boudreau
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
Don Boven
Cal Bowdler
Bruce Bowen
Ryan Bowen
Tom Bowens
Harold Bower
Anthony Bowie
Sam Bowie
Orbie Bowling
Wink Bowman
Ira Bowman
Nate Bowman
Donnie Boyce
Dennis Boyd
Fred Boyd
Ken Boyd
Earl Boykins
Harry Boykoff
Winford Boynes
Cedric Bozeman
Steve Bracey
Craig Brackins
Gary Bradds
Alex Bradley
Alonzo Bradley
Avery Bradley
Bill Bradley (b. 1941)
Bill Bradley (b. 1943)
Charles Bradley
Dudley Bradley
Jim Bradley
Joe Bradley
Michael Bradley
Shawn Bradley
Tony Bradley
Mark Bradtke
Marques Bragg
Torraye Braggs
A. J. Bramlett
Adrian Branch
Elton Brand
Terrell Brandon
Bob Brannum
Brad Branson
Jesse Branson
Jim Brasco
Mike Bratz
Carl Braun
Tim Breaux
J. R. Bremer
Pete Brennan
Tom Brennan
Irv Brenner
Randy Breuer
Corey Brewer
Jamison Brewer
Jim Brewer
Ron Brewer
Ronnie Brewer
Primož Brezec
Frank Brian
Frank Brickowski
Junior Bridgeman
Bill Bridges
Al Brightman
Aud Brindley
John Brisker
Allan Bristow
Tyrone Britt
Wayman Britt
Mike Brittain
David Britton
Jon Brockman
Jim Brogan
Malcolm Brogdon
Gary Brokaw
Price Brookfield
Clarence Brookins
Aaron Brooks
Dillon Brooks
Kevin Brooks
MarShon Brooks
Michael Brooks
Scott Brooks
Andre Brown
Anthony Brown
Bill Brown
Bob Brown (b. 1923)
Bob Brown (NBL)
Bobby Brown
Chucky Brown
Damone Brown
Darrel Brown
Dee Brown (b. 1968)
Dee Brown (b. 1984)
Derrick Brown
Devin Brown
Ernest Brown
Fred Brown
George Brown
Gerald Brown
Harold Brown
Hillery Brown
Jabari Brown
Jaylen Brown
Jim Brown
John Brown
Kedrick Brown
Kwame Brown
Larry Brown
Leon Brown
Lewis Brown
Lorenzo Brown
Marcus Brown
Markel Brown
Marshall Brown
Mike Brown
Myron Brown
P. J. Brown
Randy Brown
Raymond Brown
Rickey Brown
Roger Brown (b. 1942)
Roger Brown (b. 1950)
Rookie Brown
Shannon Brown
Stan Brown
Sterling Brown
Tierre Brown
Tony Brown
Jim Browne
Bill Brownell
Stanley Brundy
Brian Brunkhorst
George Bruns
Rick Brunson
Nicolás Brussino
Em Bryant
Joe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Mark Bryant
Thomas Bryant
Wallace Bryant
Torgeir Bryn
George Bucci
Joe Buckhalter
Steve Bucknall
Cleveland Buckner
Greg Buckner
Quinn Buckner
Dave Budd
Chase Budinger
Walt Budko
Jud Buechler
Ken Buehler
Rodney Buford
Matt Bullard
Reggie Bullock
Larry Bunce
Greg Bunch
Dick Bunt
Bill Buntin
Bill Bunting
Luther Burden
Pat Burke
Trey Burke
Roger Burkman
Alec Burks
Antonio Burks
Kevin Burleson
Tommy Burleson
Jack Burmaster
David Burns
Evers Burns
Jim Burns
Scott Burrell
Art Burris
Junior Burrough
Bob Burrow
Ed Burton
Willie Burton
Steve Burtt
Don Buse
Jerry Bush
Dave Bustion
Donnie Butcher
Al Butler
Caron Butler
Charlie Butler
Greg Butler
Jackie Butler
Jimmy Butler
Mike Butler
Mitchell Butler
Rasual Butler
Dwight Buycks
Derrick Byars
Andrew Bynum
Will Bynum
Walt Byrd
Marty Byrnes
Tommy Byrnes
Mike Bytzura
References[edit]
NBA & ABA Players with Last Names Starting with B @ basketball-reference.com
NBL Players with Last Names Starting with B @ basketball-reference.com
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Basketball_Association_players_(B)&oldid=817124169"
Categories:
Lists of National Basketball Association players
Navigation menu
Personal tools
Not logged in
Talk
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Namespaces
Article
Talk
Variants
Views
Read
Edit
View history
More
Search
Navigation
Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia
Wikipedia store
Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page
Tools
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Wikidata item
Cite this page
Print/export
Create a book
Download as PDF
Printable version
Languages
Bosanski
ქართული
Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски
Edit links
This page was last edited on 26 December 2017, at 08:38.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Cookie statement
Mobile view
Enable previews

key: html

type: local

value: div

attrs: id class

values: mw-page-base noprint

values: mw-head-base noprint

value: a

attrs: id class lang

values: firstHeading firstHeading en

values: siteSub noprint

values: jump-to-nav mw-jump

attrs: href title

attrs: role class

values:
note
hatnote navigation-not-searchable

value: b

value: p

value: span

values: List of National Basketball Association players (A)

value: li

values: List of National Basketball Association players (C)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (D)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (E–F)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (G)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (H)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (I–J)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (K)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (L)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (M)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (N–O)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (P–Q)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (R)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (S)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (T–V)

values: List of National Basketball Association players (W–Z)

values:
/wiki/Milos_Babic
mw-redirect
Milos Babic

values: Bob Baker (basketball) (page does not exist)

values:
/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Juan_Barea
mw-redirect
José Juan Barea

values: Tom Becker (basketball) (page does not exist)

values: Don Beery (basketball) (page does not exist)

values: Byron Bell (basketball) (page does not exist)

values:
/wiki/Bill_Brown_(basketball_player)
mw-redirect
Bill Brown (basketball player)

values: Charlie Butler (basketball) (page does not exist)

values: -moz-column-width: 20em; -webkit-column-width: 20em; column-width: 20em;

values: Category:Lists of National Basketball Association players

values:
catlinks mw-normal-catlinks
catlinks mw-normal-catlinks
interface

values: Discussion about edits from this IP address [ctrl-alt-n]

values: A list of edits made from this IP address [ctrl-alt-y]

values: You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory

values: You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [ctrl-alt-o]

values: Discussion about the content page [ctrl-alt-t]

values: p-namespaces navigation vectorTabs p-namespaces-label

values:
p-variants
navigation
vectorMenu emptyPortlet
p-variants-label

values: Past revisions of this page [ctrl-alt-h]

values: p-views navigation vectorTabs p-views-label

values:
p-cactions
navigation
vectorMenu emptyPortlet
p-cactions-label

values:
mw-wiki-logo
/wiki/Main_Page
Visit the main page

values:
/wiki/Main_Page
Visit the main page [ctrl-alt-z]
z

values: Featured content – the best of Wikipedia

values: Find background information on current events

values:
/wiki/Special:Random
Load a random article [ctrl-alt-x]
x

values: portal navigation p-navigation p-navigation-label

values: Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia

values: About the project, what you can do, where to find things

values: A list of recent changes in the wiki [ctrl-alt-r]

values: portal navigation p-interaction p-interaction-label

values: List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [ctrl-alt-j]

values: Recent changes in pages linked from this page [ctrl-alt-k]

values:
/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard
Upload files [ctrl-alt-u]
u

values: A list of all special pages [ctrl-alt-q]

values: Permanent link to this revision of the page

values: Link to connected data repository item [ctrl-alt-g]

values: Printable version of this page [ctrl-alt-p]

values:
uls-settings-trigger
Language settings
0
button
true

values: ნაციონალური საკალათბურთო ასოციაციის მოთამაშეების სია (ბ) – Georgian

values: /static/images/wikimedia-button-1.5x.png 1.5x, /static/images/wikimedia-button-2x.png 2x

values: /static/images/poweredby_mediawiki_132x47.png 1.5x, /static/images/poweredby_mediawiki_176x62.png 2x

values:
suggestions
display: none; font-size: 13px;

values: mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject page-List_of_National_Basketball_Association_players_B rootpage-List_of_National_Basketball_Association_players_B skin-vector action-view


text:
No man's land
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see No Man's Land (disambiguation).
An aerial photograph showing opposing trenches and no man's land between Loos and Hulluch during World War I
No man's land is land that is unoccupied or is under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied due to fear or uncertainty. The term was originally used to define a contested territory or a dumping ground for refuse between fiefdoms.[1] In modern times, it is commonly associated with World War I to describe the area of land between two enemy trench systems, which neither side wished to cross or seize due to fear of being attacked by the enemy in the process.[2]
Contents
[hide]
1 Origin
2 World War I
3 Cold War
4 Israel–Jordan
5 Oklahoma Panhandle
6 See also
7 References
Origin[edit]
According to Alasdair Pinkerton, an expert in human geography at the Royal Holloway University of London, the term is first mentioned in Domesday Book in the 11th century to describe parcels of land that were just beyond the London city walls.[3] The Oxford English Dictionary contains a reference to the term dating back to 1320, and spelled nonesmanneslond, when the term was used to describe a disputed territory or one over which there was legal disagreement.[1][4] The same term was later used as the name for the piece of land outside the north wall of London that was assigned as the place of execution.[4] The term was applied to a little-used area on ships called the forecastle, a place where various ropes, tackle, block, and other supplies were stored.[5] In the United Kingdom several places called No Man's Land denoted "extra-parochial spaces that were beyond the rule of the church, beyond the rule of different fiefdoms that were handed out by the king … ribbons of land between these different regimes of power".[3]
World War I[edit]
A stretch of no man's land at Flanders Fields, France, 1919
The British Army did not widely employ the term when the Regular Army arrived in France in August 1914, soon after the outbreak of the Great War.[6] The terms used most frequently at the start of the war to describe the area between the trench lines included 'between the trenches' or 'between the lines'.[6] The term 'no man's land' was first used in a military context by soldier and historian Ernest Swinton in his short story The Point of View.[1] Swinton used the term in war correspondence on the Western Front, with specific mention of the terms with respect to the Race to the Sea in late 1914.[6] The Anglo-German Christmas truce of 1914 brought the term into common use, and thereafter it appeared frequently in official communiqués, newspaper reports, and personnel correspondences of the members of the British Expeditionary Force.[6]
In World War I, no man's land often ranged from several hundred yards to in some cases less than 10 yards.[7] Heavily defended by machine guns, mortars, artillery and riflemen on both sides, it was often riddled with barbed wire and rudimentary improvised land mines, as well as corpses and wounded soldiers who were not able to make it across the sea of bullets, explosions and flames. The area was usually devastated by the warfare and riddled with craters from artillery and mortar shells, and sometimes contaminated by chemical weapons. It was open to fire from the opposing trenches and hard going generally slowed down any attempted advance. However, not only were soldiers forced to cross no man's land when advancing, and as the case might be when retreating, but after an attack the stretcher bearers would need to go out into it to bring in the wounded. No man's land remained a regular feature of the battlefield until near the end of World War I, when mechanised weapons (i.e. tanks) made entrenched lines less of an obstacle.
Effects from World War I no man's lands persist today, for example at Verdun in France, where the Zone Rouge (Red Zone) is an area with unexploded ordnance, poisoned beyond habitation by arsenic, chlorine, and phosgene. The zone is sealed off completely and still deemed too dangerous for civilians to return: "The area is still considered to be very poisoned, so the French government planted an enormous forest of black pines, like a living sarcophagus", comments Alasdair Pinkerton, a researcher at Royal Holloway University of London, who compared the zone to the nuclear disaster site at Chernobyl, similarly encased in a "concrete sarcophagus".[3]
Cold War[edit]
During the Cold War, one example of "no man's land" was the territory close to the Iron Curtain. Officially the territory belonged to the Eastern Bloc countries, but over the entire Iron Curtain there were several wide tracts of uninhabited land, several hundred meters in width, containing watch towers, minefields, unexploded bombs and other such debris.
The U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba is separated from Cuba proper by an area called the Cactus Curtain. In late 1961, Cuba had its troops plant an 8-mile (13 km) barrier of Opuntia cactus along the northeastern section of the 28-kilometre (17 mi) fence surrounding the base to prevent economic migrants fleeing from Cuba from resettling in the United States.[8] This was dubbed the "Cactus Curtain", an allusion to Europe's Iron Curtain[9] and the Bamboo Curtain in East Asia. U.S. and Cuban troops placed some 55,000 land mines across the no man's land, creating the second-largest minefield in the world, and the largest in the Americas. On 16 May 1996, Bill Clinton, the President of the United States, ordered their removal. The U.S. land mines have since been replaced with motion and sound sensors to detect intruders. The Cuban government has not removed the corresponding minefield on its side of the border.
Israel–Jordan[edit]
No man's land in Jerusalem, between Israel and Jordan, circa 1964
The 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and Jordan were signed in Rhodes with the help of UN mediation on 3 April 1949.[10] Armistice lines were determined in November 1948. Between the lines territory was left that was defined as no man's land.[11][12] Such areas existed in Jerusalem, in the area between the western and southern parts of the Walls of Jerusalem and Musrara.[13] A strip of land north and south of Latrun was also known as "no man's land" because it was not controlled by either Israel or Jordan in 1948–1967.[14]
Oklahoma Panhandle[edit]
Main article: Oklahoma Panhandle
In 1885, the United States Interior Department ruled that what was called "The Neutral Strip" was public land and that squatter homesteads were invalid. The Strip began to be called No Man's Land around 1886 after one official stated "no man can own the land".[15]
See also[edit]
Bir Tawil
Terra nullius
Hay Meadow Massacre
Kowloon Walled City
Korean Demilitarized Zone
Batman: No Man's Land
References[edit]
Notes
^ Jump up to: a b c Persico p. 68
Jump up ^ Coleman p. 268
^ Jump up to: a b c "Adventures in No Man's Land - BBC News", Bbc.com, retrieved 30 September 2015
^ Jump up to: a b Levenback p. 95
Jump up ^ Hendrickson, Robert Facts on File Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins (2008)
^ Jump up to: a b c d Payne, David (8 July 2008). "No Man's Land". Western Front Association. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
Jump up ^ Hamilton, John (2003), Trench Fighting of World War I, ABDO, p. 8, ISBN 1-57765-916-3
Jump up ^ "Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Ecological Crises". Trade and Environment Database. American University. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
Jump up ^ "Yankees Besieged". TIME. 1962-03-16.
Jump up ^ https://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/F03D55E48F77AB698525643B00608D34
Jump up ^ http://www.mfa.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/CD41289E-0875-4D84-A2D1-5BBF34BCF91A/0/mapstorypart2.pdf
Jump up ^ http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Facts+About+Israel/Israel+in+Maps/1949+Armistice+Agreement+with+Jordan.htm
Jump up ^ Hasson, Nir (30 October 2011). "Reclaiming Jerusalem's No-man's-land" – via Haaretz.
Jump up ^ "Palestinians for Peace and Democracy". www.p4pd.org.
Jump up ^ "The Panhandle of Oklahoma before statehood". No Mans Land Historical society. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
Bibliography
Coleman, Julie (2008). A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries. 3. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-954937-0.
Persico, Joseph E. (2005). Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918 World War I and Its Violent Climax. Random House. ISBN 0-375-76045-8.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No_man%27s_land&oldid=814907514"
Categories:
Metaphors referring to places
Land warfare
Territorial disputes
Trench warfare
Hidden categories:
EngvarB from December 2016
Navigation menu
Personal tools
Not logged in
Talk
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Namespaces
Article
Talk
Variants
Views
Read
Edit
View history
More
Search
Navigation
Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia
Wikipedia store
Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page
Tools
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Wikidata item
Cite this page
Print/export
Create a book
Download as PDF
Printable version
Languages
العربية
Brezhoneg
Català
Čeština
Dansk
Deutsch
Español
فارسی
Français
Հայերեն
Hrvatski
Italiano
עברית
Latina
Nederlands
日本語
Norsk
Polski
Português
Simple English
Slovenščina
Српски / srpski
Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски
Suomi
Svenska
Türkçe
中文
Edit links
This page was last edited on 11 December 2017, at 16:52.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Cookie statement
Mobile view
Enable previews

values: mw-page-base noprint

values: mw-head-base noprint

values: firstHeading firstHeading en

values: siteSub noprint

values: jump-to-nav mw-jump

attrs: href class title

values:
/wiki/No_Man%27s_Land_(disambiguation)
mw-disambig
No Man's Land (disambiguation)

values:
note
hatnote navigation-not-searchable

value: img

attrs: alt src width height class srcset data-file-width data-file-height

values: An aerial reconnaissance photograph of the opposing trenches and no man's land between Loos and Hulluch in Artois, France. German trenches are at the right and bottom, and British trenches are at the top left. The vertical line to the left of centre indicates the course of a pre-war road or track.

attrs: href class

attrs: class style

values:
/wiki/Land_claims
mw-redirect
Land claims

values: British Expeditionary Force (World War I)

values:
/wiki/Cactus_Curtain
mw-redirect
Cactus Curtain

values: Largely empty land near the Old City wall, Dormition Abbey (on the far right), and Tower of David (centre-left).

values:
/wiki/Hay_Meadow_Massacre
mw-redirect
Hay Meadow Massacre

values:
nofollow
external text
http://www.p4pd.org/?do=m6

values:
nofollow
external text
http://www.nmlhs.org/history.html

values: -moz-column-width: 30em; -webkit-column-width: 30em; column-width: 30em; list-style-type: decimal;

values: Discussion about edits from this IP address [ctrl-alt-n]

values: A list of edits made from this IP address [ctrl-alt-y]

values: You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory

values: You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [ctrl-alt-o]

values:
/wiki/No_man%27s_land
View the content page [ctrl-alt-c]
c

values: Discussion about the content page [ctrl-alt-t]

values: p-namespaces navigation vectorTabs p-namespaces-label

values:
p-variants
navigation
vectorMenu emptyPortlet
p-variants-label

values: Past revisions of this page [ctrl-alt-h]

values: p-views navigation vectorTabs p-views-label

values:
p-cactions
navigation
vectorMenu emptyPortlet
p-cactions-label

values:
mw-wiki-logo
/wiki/Main_Page
Visit the main page

values:
/wiki/Main_Page
Visit the main page [ctrl-alt-z]
z

values: Featured content – the best of Wikipedia

values: Find background information on current events

values:
/wiki/Special:Random
Load a random article [ctrl-alt-x]
x

values: portal navigation p-navigation p-navigation-label

values: Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia

values: منطقة محرمة – Arabic

values: منطقه ممنوعه – Persian

values: Ոչ մեկի հող – Armenian

values: שטח הפקר – Hebrew

values: Ничија земља – Serbian

values: mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject page-No_man_s_land rootpage-No_man_s_land skin-vector action-view