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| rdfs:label | - 2008 Atlanta Falcons season
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| rdfs:comment | - The 2008 Atlanta Falcons season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Football League. Overcoming a disappointing 4-12 record, quarterback Michael Vick's dog fighting scandal and head coach Bobby Petrino's abrupt resignation in 2007, the Falcons, who were expected to be in a rebuilding phase, completed the regular season with a surprising 11-5 record and earned the #5 seed in the NFC Playoffs under first-year head coach Mike Smith; however, the team would fall to the eventual NFC champion Arizona Cardinals in the wild-card round of the playoffs.
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| Team | |
| TVAnnouncers | |
| playoffs | - Lost Wild Card Playoffs 30-24
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| Coach | |
| Record | |
| Attendance | - 62310
- 63611
- 64096
- 64644
- 64841
- 67200
- 70610
- 72688
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| division place | |
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| Road | - Bears
- Panthers
- Lions
- Chiefs
- Falcons
- Broncos
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| Home | - Panthers
- Chargers
- Falcons
- Buccaneers
- Packers
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| TV | |
| Time | |
| Stadium | |
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| Weather | - None
- 78.0
- 60.0
- 73.0
- 89.0
- Played Indoors, Domed Stadium
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| Year | |
| abstract | - The 2008 Atlanta Falcons season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Football League. Overcoming a disappointing 4-12 record, quarterback Michael Vick's dog fighting scandal and head coach Bobby Petrino's abrupt resignation in 2007, the Falcons, who were expected to be in a rebuilding phase, completed the regular season with a surprising 11-5 record and earned the #5 seed in the NFC Playoffs under first-year head coach Mike Smith; however, the team would fall to the eventual NFC champion Arizona Cardinals in the wild-card round of the playoffs. Mike Smith was named 2008 NFL Coach of the Year, and quarterback Matt Ryan earned the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.
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