What year is the 52nd season for the Atlanta Falcons and when the Georgia Dome open?
2017 Atlanta Falcons season The 2017 Atlanta Falcons season is the franchise's 52nd season in the National Football League and the third under head coach Dan Quinn. They enter the season as the defending NFC champions and will try to defend their title for a second consecutive trip to the Super Bowl after losing the previous year against the Patriots in Super Bowl LI. This is the Falcons' first year in Mercedes-Benz Stadium after spending the previous 25 seasons in the Georgia Dome, which is currently under demolition and scheduled to be imploded on November 20, 2017. While Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened as scheduled on August 26, 2017, the roof will remain in the closed position for at least its first month of operation while contractors continue to fine tune the roof.
2015 NFL season The 2015 NFL season was the 96th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL), and the 50th of the Super Bowl era. The season began on Thursday, September 10, 2015, with the annual kickoff game featuring the defending Super Bowl XLIX champion New England Patriots hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers, which ended with the Patriots winning 28–21. The season concluded with Super Bowl 50, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with the Denver Broncos defeating the Carolina Panthers 24–10.