List of Atlanta Falcons head coaches


The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are members of the South division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League. The Falcons joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1966 and have compiled an all-time record of 337 wins, 436 losses, and 6 ties. The team has won the NFC West championship twice in 1980 and 1998 and the NFC South championship 4 times in 2004, 2010, 2012 and 2016. The Falcons have appeared in two Super Bowls, losing both times; their first appearance was in Super Bowl XXXIII, with the Falcons falling to the Denver Broncos 19–34, and the second was in Super Bowl LI, where the Falcons fell to the New England Patriots 28–34 in overtime.
There have been 16 head coaches for the Falcons franchise, 12 serving full-time. Current head coach Dan Quinn holds the best winning percentage at.604 in the regular season, while Mike Smith has won the most games and was the longest tenured head coach, with a 66–46 regular season record. Under Smith's leadership, the team attained consecutive winning seasons, consecutive playoff appearances, and consecutive seasons with 10 wins or more for the first time in franchise history. Also, Smith is the only Falcons coach to win 2 divisional titles.

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Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct the end of the 2018 NFL season.