© St. Petersburg Times, published September 6, 2002
ATLANTA FALCONS
HEADQUARTERS: Flowery Branch, Ga.
OWNER: Arthur Blank (since February).
GENERAL MANAGER: None.
COACH: Dan Reeves (since 1997).
STADIUM: Georgia Dome (cap. 71,228)
FIRST SEASON: 1966 (3-11).
DIVISION TITLES: 1980 and 1998.
PLAYOFF APPEARANCES: 6.
SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES: 1998 (lost to Denver).
MOST FAMOUS PLAYERS ALL-TIME: RB William Andrews, CB Deion Sanders, WR Andre Rison.
WEB SITE: www.atlantafalcons.com.
HEADQUARTERS: Charlotte, N.C.
OWNER: Jerry Richardson (since 1993).
GENERAL MANAGER: Marty Hurney.
COACH: John Fox (since January).
STADIUM: Ericsson Stadium (cap. 73,367).
FIRST SEASON: 1995 (7-9).
DIVISION TITLES: 1996.
PLAYOFF APPEARANCES: 1996 (reached NFC Championship game).
SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES: None.
MOST FAMOUS PLAYERS ALL-TIME: WR Rae Carruth, QB Kerry Collins, DE Kevin Greene, TE Wesley Walls.
WEB SITE: www.panthers.com
HEADQUARTERS: Metairie, La.
OWNER: Tom Benson (since 1985).
GENERAL MANAGER: Mickey Loomis.
COACH: Jim Haslett (since 2000).
STADIUM: Louisiana Superdome (cap. 68,390).
FIRST SEASON: 1967 (3-11).
DIVISION TITLES: 1991 and 2000.
PLAYOFF APPEARANCES: 5 (Reached NFC divisional playoff in 2000).
SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES: None.
MOST FAMOUS PLAYERS ALL-TIME: QB Archie Manning, RB Earl Campbell (Hall of Fame), K Tom Dempsey, RB Jim Taylor (Hall of Fame), DE Doug Atkins (Hall of Fame), K Morten Anderson.
WEB SITE: www.neworleanssaints.com.