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The 1989 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 24th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons drafted Deion Sanders with their first round pick in the NFL Draft. Marion Campbell retired after the twelfth game of the season.Despite having Sanders in their defensive backfield the Falcons surrendered 7.59 yards per pass attempt (including quarterback sacks) in 1989 one of the ten worst totals in NFL history.The latter part of the season was marred by two tragedies.