Miller falcon logo2/20/2024 ![]() That’s right - the helmet and sleeve logos matched! They were both Version 3. So there were at least four distinct versions of this logo floating around up through 1996, and two of them were being used on the team’s uniforms at any given moment from 1966 through ’67, and again from 1978 through ’96:īut in 1997, something amazing happened. But the logo inconsistencies remained - from 1990 through 1996, the wing lines were once again floating on the helmet but touching the outline of the wing on the patch: That brings us to the end of the Falcons’ red-helmeted era. As far as I can tell, this mismatch only took place in 1985, because that’s the only year that this version of the helmet logo appeared. It’s there on the sleeve patch but not on the helmet. Take a look at some photos from that year:Īs you can see, this time the five lines on the wing are consistent (in both cases, they connect with the base of the wing and are no longer floating), but the vertical line is once again a problem. That was in 1985, when there was yet another mismatch. This helmet/sleeve discrepancy lasted from 1978 through 1989 - except for one season. But this mismatch was completely different from the original mismatch in 1966 and ’67. So once again, the helmet logo and sleeve logo didn’t match. If you look closely, you’ll see that those five lines on the wing - I guess they’re supposed to show the delineation of the feathers are floating against the black background on the helmet, but those same lines on the sleeve patch connect with the wing’s white outline. To see what I mean, take a look at these photos: This time the sleeve patch included the vertical line separating the head and claw from the rest of the falcon’s body. The Falcons got rid of the sleeve patch in 1968, but they brought it back in 1978. This white line does not appear on the sleeve logo. Take a look at these photos, all of which are from those first two seasons (for everything in today’s post, you can click to enlarge):Īs you can see, the helmet logo has a vertical white line separating the falcon’s head and claw from the rest of its body. But the two logos, while very similar, didn’t quite match. For those two years, the team’s primary logo appeared on the uniform in two places: on the helmet and as a sleeve patch. Let’s start with the Falcons’ first two seasons - 1966 and ’67. The team wore its original falcon logo from 1966 through 2002 (as seen on the helmet shown at right), and then in 2003 they replaced it with the more stylized logo that they still wear today.īut here’s something you might not know (and that I didn’t know myself until reader Matthew Dunn recently brought it to my attention): There were at least four different versions of that original logo - and there have been extended periods when two of those versions routinely appeared on the Falcons’ uniforms at the same time. Follow our Tampa Bay Times sports team on Twitter and Facebook.We all know the basics of the Atlanta Falcons’ logo history. Never miss out on the latest with the Bucs, Rays, Lightning, Florida college sports and more. Sign up for the Bucs RedZone newsletter to get updates and analysis on the latest team and NFL news from Bucs beat writer Joey Knight. Now he gets a fresh start in Atlanta, which had been shopping for a fleet receiver since free agency formally began earlier this month. But he missed seven consecutive games with a turf-toe injury in 2021 and never found a stable spot in the receiving rotation after that.Īfter managing only five receptions in 2021, Miller rebounded mildly last season (23 catches, 185 yards), while logging 133 snaps on special teams. ![]() To that point, Miller had provided mostly sparkling value for a sixth-round selection, totaling 46 catches for 701 yards his first two regular seasons. ![]() Many deem it the second-greatest play in franchise history, behind Ronde Barber’s game-sealing 92-yard interception return for a TD in the NFC title game against the Eagles following the 2002 season. ICYMI: Scotty Miller signs w/ the Falcons We will always have the GB Bomb, Scooter… so long & #GoBucs
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