Given the Falcons’ records through the years, here’s an incongruous statistic: The team is 20-5 when long-time season-ticket holder Bill Schreiner sings the national anthem before games.
“Well, I’ve got a better record than the Falcons do,” he said in a massive understatement.
The Falcons’ plans for commemorating their 50th season, which opens on Monday, include recognizing some of the 488 season-ticket account holders who, like Schreiner, have had tickets continuously since the team’s inception in 1966.
Other plans include a video of franchise highlights narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson and an online vote for fans to select their favorite Falcons moment.