NFL: History of the Atlanta Falcons: "The Atlanta Falcons are a professional football team in the National Football League. They play in the National Football Conference. The franchise is based out of Atlanta, Georgia. The team has spent the majority of its history playing in the NFC West Division. Despite being on the Eastern side of the United States they played in that Division for more than 30 years.
The team has played in the NFC South Division since the divisions were split in 2002.
The team began in the National Football League playing in the Eastern Conference. The franchise was established in 1966. They only played in the Eastern Conference of the National Football League for one year before they were moved to the Western Conference. They played in the Western Conference in the Coastal Division for 3 years before the NFC and AFC were established." ...
