# 1992 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1992 Atlanta Falcons season was the team's 27th season in the National Football League (NFL). Atlanta played its first season in the Georgia Dome, after having played their first 26 seasons at Fulton County Stadium. The Falcons were unable to match their previous season's output of 10–6 and failed to reach the playoffs. One highlight from this season includes Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre's first return to Atlanta in Week 5 for the first time since being traded from the Falcons during the offseason.
Atlanta was statistically one of the worst defenses in the NFL in 1992. They were the league's worst team in points allowed (414), total yards allowed (5,549), yards per play (5.9), rushing yards allowed (2,294), and yards per rushing attempt (4.9).

## Offseason

| Additions | Subtractions |
| WR Drew Hill (Oilers) | QB Brett Favre (Packers) |
| LB Jesse Solomon (Buccaneers) | OT Joe Sims (Packers) |
| QB Wade Wilson (Vikings) | WR Floyd Dixon (Eagles) |
| LB Brian Forde (Saints) | C Guy Bingham (Redskins) |
| | LB Aundray Bruce (Raiders) |
| | RB Mike Rozier (retirement) |
| | S Brian Jordan (retirement) |
| | WR Shawn Collins (Browns) |

### NFL draft

1992 Atlanta Falcons draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 7 | Bob Whitfield * | Offensive tackle | Stanford |
| 1 | 19 | Tony Smith | Running back | Southern Mississippi |
| 2 | 51 | Chuck Smith | Defensive end | Tennessee |
| 3 | 73 | Howard Dinkins | Linebacker | Florida State |
| 4 | 104 | Frankie Smith | Cornerback | Baylor |
| 6 | 158 | Terry Ray | Safety | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 182 | Tim Paulk | Linebacker | Florida |
| 8 | 216 | Derrick Moore | Running back | Northeastern State |
| 8 | 217 | Reggie Dwight | Tight end | Troy |
| 9 | 243 | Keith Alex | Guard | Texas A&M |
| 10 | 270 | Darryl Hardy | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 11 | 297 | Robin Jones | Defensive end | Baylor |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 6 | New York Jets | W 20–17 | 1–0 | Georgia Dome | 65,585 | Recap |
| 2 | September 13 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–24 | 1–1 | RFK Stadium | 54,343 | Recap |
| 3 | September 20 | New Orleans Saints | L 7–10 | 1–2 | Georgia Dome | 67,328 | Recap |
| 4 | September 27 | at Chicago Bears | L 31–41 | 1–3 | Soldier Field | 63,528 | Recap |
| 5 | October 4 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–10 | 2–3 | Georgia Dome | 63,769 | Recap |
| 6 | October 11 | at Miami Dolphins | L 17–21 | 2–4 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 68,633 | Recap |
| 7 | October 18 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–56 | 2–5 | Candlestick Park | 63,302 | Recap |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | November 1 | Los Angeles Rams | W 30–28 | 3–5 | Georgia Dome | 62,168 | Recap |
| 10 | November 9 | San Francisco 49ers | L 3–41 | 3–6 | Georgia Dome | 67,404 | Recap |
| 11 | November 15 | Phoenix Cardinals | W 20–17 | 4–6 | Georgia Dome | 58,477 | Recap |
| 12 | November 22 | at Buffalo Bills | L 14–41 | 4–7 | Rich Stadium | 80,004 | Recap |
| 13 | November 29 | New England Patriots | W 34–0 | 5–7 | Georgia Dome | 54,494 | Recap |
| 14 | December 3 | at New Orleans Saints | L 14–22 | 5–8 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591 | Recap |
| 15 | December 13 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 35–7 | 6–8 | Tampa Stadium | 39,056 | Recap |
| 16 | December 21 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–41 | 6–9 | Georgia Dome | 67,036 | Recap |
| 17 | December 27 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 27–38 | 6–10 | Anaheim Stadium | 37,706 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 6–0 | 11–1 | 431 | 236 | W8 |
| $^{(4)}$ New Orleans Saints | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 330 | 202 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 327 | 414 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 313 | 383 | W1 |