On September 11th the Falcons took the field at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium led by Coach Norm Hecker, for their first official game against the Los Angeles Rams. After the Rams jumped out to a 16-0 lead, the Falcons scored 14 points to get back in the game.

However, the Rams would score a Field Goal, to ice a 19-14 win, dropping the Falcons to 0-1. The Falcons would go on to lose their first nin games before traveling to New York on November 20th where they beat the Giants 26-14.

The Falcons would go on to split their final four games to finish with a 3-11 record in their inaugural season.