1966 Atlanta Falcons season
Schedule
A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams; one team was idle each week.

1966 Atlanta Falcons season

Section Title: Schedule
Table Section Text: A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams; one team was idle each week.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance

1	September 11	Los Angeles Rams	L 19–14	0–1	54,418

2	September 18	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–10	0–2	54,049

3	September 25	at Detroit Lions	L 28–10	0–3	47,615

4	October 2	Dallas Cowboys	L 47–14	0–4	56,990

5	October 9	at Washington Redskins	L 33–20	0–5	50,116

6	October 16	San Francisco 49ers	L 44–7	0–6	54,788

7	October 23	at Green Bay Packers	L 56–3	0–7	48,623

8	October 30	Cleveland Browns	L 49–17	0–8	57,235

9	November 6	Bye

10	November 13	Baltimore Colts	L 19–7	0–9	58,850

11	November 20	at New York Giants	W 27–16	1–9	62,746

12	November 27	at Chicago Bears	L 23–6	1–10	44,777

13	December 4	at Minnesota Vikings	W 20–13	2–10	37,117

14	December 11	St. Louis Cardinals	W 16–10	3–10	57,169

15	December 18	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 57–33	3–11	56,229

Sentence(s)

The 1966 Atlanta Falcons season victory was over the St. Louis Cardinals, 16–10, before 57,169 on December 11.

final_sentence: The 1966 Atlanta Falcons season victory was over the St. Louis Cardinals, 16–10, before 57,169 on December 11.