Atlanta Falcons Current season Established June 30, 1965; 52 years ago (June 30, 1965) 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 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 (13) NFL: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 Home fields Atlanta -- Fulton County Stadium (1966 -- 1991) Georgia Dome (1992 -- 2016) Mercedes - Benz Stadium (2017 -- present)
where did atlanta falcons play before the georgia dome
Atlanta -- Fulton County Stadium