What year is the 52nd season for the Atlanta Falcons and when the Georgia Dome open?
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Georgia Dome The Georgia Dome is a recently retired domed stadium in the southeastern United States, currently under demolition. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west, it was owned and operated by the State of Georgia as part of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Its successor, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, was built adjacent to the south and opened in August 2017.
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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.
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Atlanta Marathon The Atlanta Marathon was an annual 26.2 mi marathon held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States between 1963 and 2013.
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2013–14 Atlanta Hawks season The 2013–14 Atlanta Hawks season was the 64th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 46th in Atlanta.
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1979 Atlanta Falcons season The 1979 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons' 14th season. The Falcons were trying to improve upon their 9–7 record in 1978 and make it to the playoffs for the second time in team history, their first appearance being the year before. Rookie fullback William Andrews rushed for 167 yards in a 40–34 overtime win over the Saints in the season opener in New Orleans. Andrews set a club record with 1,023 yards, while quarterback Steve Bartkowski became the first Falcon to surpass the 2,000-yard mark with 2,505. However, the Falcons' defense allowed 388 points in a 6–10 start.
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2000 Atlanta Falcons season The 2000 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons offense scored 252 points while the defense gave up 413 points. It was Jessie Tuggle's 14th and final season with the Falcons, before being waived in the 2001 off-season. He subsequently retired. As for the rest of the team, Atlanta failed to improve upon its 5–11 record from 1999 and finished the season 4–12 and missed the playoffs for the 2nd straight season after they had reached Super Bowl XXXIII in 1998.
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2015 Georgia State Panthers football team The 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Trent Miles and played their home games at the Georgia Dome. The 2015 season was the Panthers' third in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They became bowl-eligible for the first time in program history and were invited to the inaugural Cure Bowl where they lost to San Jose State.
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1999–2000 Atlanta Hawks season The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Hawks' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season in Atlanta. The Hawks played their first season at the Philips Arena, which was built over the site of The Omni. In the offseason, they acquired Isaiah Rider and Jim Jackson from the Portland Trail Blazers, while acquiring Bimbo Coles from the Golden State Warriors, and Lorenzen Wright from the Los Angeles Clippers. The Hawks played around .500 with a 9–9 start to the season, but then struggled losing 11 of their next 13 games. Rider led the Hawks in scoring with 19.3 points per game, but had a history of behavioral problems both on and off the court. After showing up late for a game in March, he was released after 60 games.
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1980 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the U.S. state of Georgia take its first national title since World War II.
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2010 Atlanta Falcons season The 2010 Atlanta Falcons season was the 45th season for the team in the National Football League. In 2009, the team posted consecutive winning seasons for the first time in franchise history, with a 9–7 record, but did not make the playoffs.
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1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was George O'Leary. Tech played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.
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Georgia Doom The Georgia Doom are a professional indoor football team based out of Macon, Georgia. They play their home games at Macon Coliseum. They started as a charter member of the American Arena League in 2017 and are coached by former Macon Knights and current Shanghai Skywalkers head coach Derek Stingley.
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2011 Atlanta Falcons season The Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League and the fourth under head coach Mike Smith.
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2002 SEC Championship Game The 2002 SEC Championship Game was won by the Georgia Bulldogs 30-3 over the Arkansas Razorbacks. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on December 7, 2002 and was televised to a national audience on CBS.
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Matt Ryan (American football) Matthew Thomas Ryan (born May 17, 1985), nicknamed "Matty Ice", is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Boston College, Ryan was drafted by the Falcons with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
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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.
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2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl The 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl, the 44th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 31, 2011 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.
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Keith Brooking Keith Howard Brooking (born October 30, 1975) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft and also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He played college football at Georgia Tech. Brooking was a five-time Pro Bowl selection with the Falcons.
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1983 Atlanta Falcons season The 1983 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons' 18th season in the National Football League. The team looked to improve on its 5-4 1982 season and make the playoffs for the second straight season. However, the Falcons started out terribly, losing 5 of their first 7 games. The Falcons overall would disappoint, and would finish the season with a mediocre 7-9 record. This was the first season under head coach Dan Henning.
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Akeem Dent Akeem Dent (born September 24, 1987) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia.
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State Bar of Georgia Building The State Bar of Georgia Building is located at 104 Marietta St. NW in Downtown Atlanta. The building opened in 1918, and was designed by A. Ten Eyck Brown, one of the most notable architects of public buildings in Atlanta in the first third of the 20th century. It was originally occupied by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta before the bank moved to Midtown Atlanta in 2001 and is now occupied by the State Bar of Georgia.
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Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football program represents the University of Georgia in the sport of American football. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games at historic Sanford Stadium on the university's Athens, Georgia, campus. Georgia's inaugural season was in 1892. UGA claims five national championships (1927, 1942, 1946, 1968 and 1980); the AP and Coaches Polls have each voted the Bulldogs the national champion once (1980). The Bulldogs have won 14 conference championships, including 12 SEC championships, and have appeared in 52 bowl games, the fifth most all time. The program has also produced two Heisman Trophy winners, four No. 1 National Football League (NFL) draft picks, and many winners of other national awards. The team is known for its storied history, unique traditions, and rabid fan base.