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The Atlanta Falcons eked out a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, 14 to 13, in the 1978 NFC Wild Card game on December 24, 1978.

Sun, Dec 24, 1978

13

14

17

9

Sun, Dec 23, 1979

7

13

17

27

Sun, Dec 28, 1980

13

34

7

27

Sun, Dec 27, 1981

31

27

27

21

Sat, Jan 8, 1983

16

41

13

28

10

27

7

31

Sun, Jan 9, 1983

44

17

17

30

24

30

31

28

Sat, Dec 24, 1983

7

31

Mon, Dec 26, 1983

24

17

Sat, Dec 22, 1984

7

13

Sun, Dec 23, 1984

16

13

Sat, Dec 28, 1985

26

14

Sun, Dec 29, 1985

3

17

Sun, Dec 28, 1986

15

35

7

19

Sun, Jan 3, 1988

44

10

20

23

Sat, Dec 24, 1988

24

23

Mon, Dec 26, 1988

17

28

Sun, Dec 31, 1989

26

23

21

7

Sat, Jan 5, 1991

16

17

20

6

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