2012 Atlanta Falcons season

2012 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerArthur Blank
General managerThomas Dimitroff
Head coachMike Smith
Home fieldGeorgia Dome
Results
Record13–3
Division place1st NFC South
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Seahawks) 30–28
Lost NFC Championship
(vs. 49ers) 24–28
Pro BowlersQB Matt Ryan
WR Julio Jones
TE Tony Gonzalez
FS Thomas DeCoud
SS William Moore
Uniform

The 2012 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the fifth under head coach Mike Smith. Atlanta started the season 8–0, a franchise best for a start to a season. By beating the Detroit Lions during Week 16, the Falcons clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs in the NFC for the second time in three years, and made it to the NFC Championship for the first time since 2004, where they lost 28–24 against the San Francisco 49ers. It was the third straight year in which they didn't lose two consecutive regular season games.