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Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

season was the franchise’s 24th season in the

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(NFL). The Falcons drafted

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with their first round pick in the NFL Draft. Marion Campbell retired after the twelfth game of the season. Despite having Sanders in their defensive backfield, the Falcons surrendered 7.59 yards per pass attempt (including quarterback sacks) in 1989, one of the ten worst totals in NFL history. The latter part of the season was marred by two tragedies. On November 24, rookie

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Ralph Norwood Ralph E. Norwood (January 23, 1966 – November 24, 1989) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played 11 games with the Atlanta Falcons in 1989. He was killed in an automobile accident. Norwood was born ...

was killed in an automobile accident eight miles from the Falcons’ training facilities. Just under a month later, on December 19, backup

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Brad Beckman Bradley Scott Beckman (December 31, 1964 – December 18, 1989) was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of Nebraska at Omaha ...

was also killed in an auto accident. It marked the death of three players of the team in the space of two seasons (the previous year, cornerback David Croudip died of an overdose).

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 9

This would be the final win of the season for Atlanta.

Standings

Awards and records

* Shawn Collins, led all NFL rookie wide receivers in receptions (58)

Milestones

The Falcons drew a franchise-low attendance of 7,792 for their finale, a 31–24 loss to the Detroit Lions on December 24.New York Times December 25, 1989

References

External links

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Atlanta Falcons seasons

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