Falcons look to avenge 2022 loss against Rams on MNF

"It really was sheer misery for the Birds whenever they matched up against the Rams in the early days, as they won just two out of the team's first 19 matchups through the 1976, while suffering a 56-0 beatdown in that '76 season. That's still the largest margin of defeat in franchise history. It was decisive L after decisive L for the Falcons, as the Rams almost felt like an auto loss on the schedule in the 1970s and 1980s."

"Despite facing off twice a year, Atlanta didn't put together back-to-back wins in this matchup until 1986 and then they didn't have sustained success until the calendar flipped into the 1990s, when they won eight out of nine meetings throughout the first half of that decade. After going 4-13 against the Birds from 1990-1998, the now St. Louis Rams plucked future MVP and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner out of the Arena League and put together the Greatest Show on turf in 1999, then proceeded to beat Atlanta seven straight times through 2003, just like old times. The Falcons have since bounced back since leaving the Rams' division, going 7-3 from 2004 through modern day, including beating their old foes twice in the playoffs"

The Falcons struggled against the Rams early, winning only two of the first 19 meetings and enduring a 56-0 loss in 1976, the largest margin in franchise history. Rams dominance persisted through the 1970s and 1980s, with Atlanta not stringing consecutive wins until 1986. Atlanta found sustained success in the early 1990s but then faced the St. Louis Rams' turnaround after acquiring Kurt Warner, which produced the 1999 "Greatest Show on Turf" and a seven-game Rams streak through 2003. Since leaving the division, Atlanta has gone 7-3 versus the Rams and secured two playoff victories, including wins in 2004 and 2017, while recent matchups have featured the Rams' potent offense.

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