<P> In the divisional round of the playoffs, Atlanta defeated the Seahawks 36--20 in the Georgia Dome, and hosted their last game at the Dome against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game on January 22, 2017 . The Falcons defeated the Packers 44--21 to advance to Super Bowl LI as the NFC champions . Atlanta was up 28--3 late in the third quarter, and the New England Patriots scored 31 unanswered points, with the last 6 in the first - ever overtime in the Super Bowl . The Patriots' 25 - point comeback was the largest in Super Bowl history . </P> <P> In 2016, the Falcons scored 540 points in the regular season, the seventh-most in NFL history, tied with the Greatest Show on Turf (the 2000 St. Louis Rams). However, the Falcons defense gave up 406 points, 27th in the league . </P> <P> The Falcons moved into their new home, the Mercedes - Benz Stadium, this season . Their first game ever played at the new stadium was a preseason loss to the Arizona Cardinals . The first regular season game at the new stadium was a rematch of the 2016--17 NFC Championship, with Atlanta defeating Green Bay 34--23 . Their first loss of the season was a 23--17 home defeat to the Buffalo Bills in week 4 . The team returned to the playoffs with a 10 - 6 record (albeit with a third - place finish in the NFC South). The Falcons defeated the Los Angeles Rams 26 - 13 in the Wild Card round, but their 2017 season came to an end a week later in the Divisional Playoff round at the hands of the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 15 - 10 . </P> <P> The Falcons have called three stadiums home in their 51 years of existence, and its third home in their history opened in the late summer of 2017 . The first was the Atlanta--Fulton County Stadium, sharing with the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team until 1991 . In 1992, the Georgia Dome was built, and the Falcons played there from its opening to the 2016 season . The Dome has been frequently used for college football, including Georgia State football and college bowl games such as the Peach Bowl . </P>

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