The 1988 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcon's 23rd season.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School
|
| 1 |
1 |
Aundray Bruce |
Linebacker |
Auburn
|
| 2 |
28 |
Marcus Cotton |
Linebacker |
USC
|
| 3 |
56 |
Alex Higdon |
Tight End |
Ohio State
|
| 5 |
110 |
Charles Dimry |
|
|
| 6 |
138 |
|
|
|
| 6 |
140 |
Houston Hoover |
|
|
| 7 |
166 |
|
|
|
[1]
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| 1
|
September 4, 1988
|
at Detroit Lions
|
L 31-17
|
31,075
|
| 2
|
September 11, 1988
|
New Orleans Saints
|
L 29-21
|
48,901
|
| 3
|
September 18, 1988
|
at San Francisco 49ers
|
W 34-17
|
60,168
|
| 4
|
September 25, 1988
|
at Dallas Cowboys
|
L 26-20
|
39,702
|
| 5
|
October 2, 1988
|
Seattle Seahawks
|
L 31-20
|
28,619
|
| 6
|
October 9, 1988
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
L 33-0
|
30,852
|
| 7
|
October 16, 1988
|
at Denver Broncos
|
L 30-14
|
75,287
|
| 8
|
October 23, 1988
|
New York Giants
|
L 23-16
|
45,092
|
| 9
|
October 30, 1988
|
at Philadelphia Eagles
|
W 27-24
|
60,091
|
| 10
|
November 6, 1988
|
Green Bay Packers
|
W 20-0
|
29,952
|
| 11
|
November 13, 1988
|
San Diego Chargers
|
L 10-7
|
26,329
|
| 12
|
November 20, 1988
|
at Los Angeles Raiders
|
W 12-6
|
40,967
|
| 13
|
November 27, 1988
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
W 17-10
|
14,020
|
| 14
|
December 4, 1988
|
San Francisco 49ers
|
L 13-3
|
44,048
|
| 15
|
December 11, 1988
|
at Los Angeles Rams
|
L 22-7
|
42,828
|
| 16
|
December 18, 1988
|
at New Orleans Saints
|
L 10-9
|
60,566
|
Standings[]
Template:1988 NFC West standings
References[]
External links[]
