While the team s colors have remained the same the dominant colors have shifted almost by the decade from black to red to black and finally to red again.
Atlanta falcons jerseys history. Uniform history 0 of 10 i feel like all has been said about this weekend s monday night football game between the falcons and saints as well as the falcons underappreciated 12 2. However in 1974 the falcons were on the cusp of changing their helmet shell color opting for white instead of red. The falcons joined the nfl in 1965 as an expansion team after the nfl offered then owner rankin smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival american football league. Atlanta wore these uniforms well into the late 1970s.
Also for the first time in their history the falcons had an alternate jersey switching between red and black. The falcons would lose to the giants 27 14. Atlanta falcons uniform history posted on 11 05 2019 by kent knight the atlanta falcons uniform has kept an identical color palette but has seen three distinct changes over the course of its history with the first beginning not long after the team s founding and the last occurring in 2003. The only bright spot of the game was a 90 yard 3rd quarter touchdown run by warrick dunn the longest touchdown run in atlanta falcons history.
The black falcon would ve held a red outline along with red white black white red helmet stripes. If history is any indication new uniforms have usually dubbed on field excitement for the falcons. The atlanta falcons hoped to bounce back the next week against the pittsburgh steelers and they did so with a huge game. As of 2020 the atlanta falcons jersey has seen five color swaps over the span of the team s existence which began in 1966.
1978 1989 atlanta falcons silver was introduced in 1978 as the falcons pants switched from white pants to silver pants as shown above. Atlanta falcons jersey history. However this helmet never took the field and the team decided to stick with a red shell. 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 uniforms worn during the 1966 season not only symbolized the beginning of the franchise.