2017 Atlanta Falcons season

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The 2017 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 52nd in the National Football League (NFL), their first playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and their third under head coach Dan Quinn. Atlanta entered the season as the defending NFC champions, following a historic collapse in Super Bowl LI where they surrendered a 28-3 lead and lost to the Patriots. This was the Falcons' first year in Mercedes-Benz Stadium after spending the previous 25 seasons in the Georgia Dome, which was demolished on November 20, 2017. Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened as scheduled on August 26, 2017; however, its retractable roof system was incomplete. The roof of Mercedes-Benz Stadium remained in the closed position for most of the 2017 season, with the roof opened only during the September 17 game against the Green Bay Packers, as contractors continued to fully mechanize the roof. On December 13, 2017, Tommy Nobis, the first player drafted by the Falcons, died at the age of 74. Despite the Falcons failing to...

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