The 2015 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 50th season in the National Football League and the first under new head coach Dan Quinn.
The Atlanta Falcons started the season 5–0, their best start since 2012. However, the Falcons would struggle throughout the rest of the season by losing 8 of their remaining 11 games. After their Week 15 win at EverBank Field against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Falcons managed to improve their record from last season.
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Offseason
Coaching staff changes
- On December 29, 2014 head coach Mike Smith was fired after back-to-back losing seasons.
- On January 8, 2015, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the hiring of Dirk Koetter as their new offensive coordinator.
- On January 15, 2014, the New York Jets announced the hiring of Joe Danna as their new defensive backs coach.
- On January 16, 2015, the Oakland Raiders announced the hiring of Mike Tice as their new offensive line coach.
- On January 18, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Kyle Shanahan as their new offensive coordinator.
- On January 23, 2015, the Chicago Bears announced the hiring of Glenn Pires as their new linebackers coach.
- On January 24, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Raheem Morris as their defensive backs coach and assistant head coach.
- On January 26, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Richard Smith as their defensive coordinator.
- On January 25, 2015, the Falcons promoted Wade Harman Tight Ends Coach, formally the assistant offensive line coach.
- On January 29, 2015, the San Diego Chargers announced the hiring of Mike Nolan as their linebackers coach.
- On January 31, 2015, the San Francisco 49ers announced the hiring of Tim Lewis as their defensive backs coach.
- On February 2, 2015, Dan Quinn was hired as the Falcons' 16th head coach.
- On February 2, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Chris Morgan as their offensive line coach.
- On February 3, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Bobby Turner as their running backs coach.
- On February 3, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Mike LaFleur as their offensive assistant.
- On February 3, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Marquand Manuel as their defensive backs coach and senior defensive consultant.
- On February 4, 2015, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the hiring of Andrew Weidinger as their offensive assistant.
- On February 4, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Steve Scarnecchia as their assistant to head coach coach.
- On February 8, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Jeff Ulbrich as their linebackers coach.
- On February 10, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Matt LaFleur as their Quarterback coach.
- On February 10, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Doug Mallory as their defensive Assistant & Linebackers coach.
- On February 10, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Mike McDaniel as their offensive assistant.
- On February 10, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Chad Walker as their defensive assistant & defensive backs coach.
- On February 10, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Keith Carter as their assistant offensive line coach.
Free Agents
Re-signings
Date |
Player |
Position |
Contract |
Source |
February 24, 2015 |
Cliff Matthews |
Defensive end |
2 years / $1,505,000 |
[1] |
February 24, 2015 |
Patrick DiMarco |
Fullback |
2 years / $1,495,000 |
[1] |
February 25, 2015 |
Matt Bryant |
Kicker |
3 years / $8,500,000 |
[2] |
March 3, 2015 |
Nate Stupar |
Linebacker |
1 years / $585,000 |
[3] |
March 5, 2015 |
Charles Godfrey |
Safety |
1 years / $1,500,000 |
[4] |
March 6, 2015 |
Eric Weems |
Wide receiver |
2 years / $3,000,000 |
[5] |
March 9, 2015 |
T.J. Yates |
Quarterback |
1 years / $1,500,000 |
[6] |
March 10, 2015 |
Antone Smith |
Running back |
1 years / $1,400,000 |
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March 18, 2015 |
Kroy Biermann |
Linebacker |
1 years / $1,925,000 |
[8] |
Team additions
Date |
Player |
Position |
Previous team |
Contract |
Source |
February 13, 2015 |
Allen Bradford |
Linebacker |
Seattle Seahawks |
1 year / $660,000 |
[9] |
February 24, 2015 |
Nick Williams |
Wide receiver |
Washington Redskins |
2 year / $1,100,000 |
[1] |
March 10, 2015 |
Brooks Reed |
Linebacker |
Houston Texans |
5 year / $22,000,000 |
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March 10, 2015 |
Justin Durant |
Linebacker |
Dallas Cowboys |
3 year / $10,800,000 |
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March 10, 2015 |
Mike Person |
Guard |
St. Louis Rams |
3 year / $3,350,000 |
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March 10, 2015 |
Leonard Hankerson |
Wide receiver |
Washington Redskins |
1 year / $1,000,000 |
[10] |
March 12, 2015 |
Adrian Clayborn |
Defensive end |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
1 year / $3,000,000 |
[11] |
March 12, 2015 |
Phillip Adams |
Cornerback |
New York Jets |
1 year / $745,000 |
[11] |
March 12, 2015 |
O'Brien Schofield |
Defensive end |
Seattle Seahawks |
1 year / $1,700,000 |
[12] |
March 18, 2015 |
Jared Smith |
Offensive guard |
Seattle Seahawks |
1 year / $440,000 |
[13] |
March 19, 2015 |
Jacob Tamme |
Tight end |
Denver Broncos |
2 year / $4,000,000 |
[14] |
March 19, 2015 |
Tony Moeaki |
Tight end |
Seattle Seahawks |
1 year / $745,000 |
[15] |
May 4, 2015 |
Collin Mooney |
Fullback |
Tennessee Titans |
2 year / $1,100,000 |
[16] |
May 14, 2015 |
Tyler Polumbus |
Offensive tackle |
Washington Redskins |
Undisclosed |
[17] |
May 14, 2015 |
Chris Chester |
Offensive guard |
Washington Redskins |
1 year / $2,800,000 |
[18] |
July 29, 2015 |
DeMarcus Love |
Offensive tackle |
Denver Broncos |
Unknown |
[19] |
August 7, 2015 |
Michael Ford |
Running back |
Chicago Bears |
Unknown |
[20] |
August 16, 2015 |
Terrell Manning |
Linebacker |
New York Giants |
Unknown |
[21] |
August 16, 2015 |
Evan Royster |
Running back |
Washington Redskins |
Unknown |
[21] |
August 24, 2015 |
John Harris |
Wide receiver |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Unknown |
[22] |
August 26, 2015 |
Rex Grossman |
Quarterback |
Cleveland Browns |
Unknown |
[23] |
Departures
Date |
Player |
Position |
Note |
New Team |
Source |
February 26, 2015 |
Steven Jackson |
Running back |
Released |
New England Patriots |
[24] |
February 27, 2015 |
Harry Douglas |
Wide receiver |
Released |
Tennessee Titans |
[25][26] |
February 27, 2015 |
Justin Blalock |
Offensive guard |
Released |
Retired |
[27] |
February 27, 2015 |
Jonathan Massaquoi |
Defensive end |
Waived |
Tennessee Titans |
[28][29] |
March 10, 2015 |
Sean Weatherspoon |
Linebacker |
Signed |
Arizona Cardinals |
[30] |
March 10, 2015 |
Corey Peters |
Defensive end |
Signed |
Arizona Cardinals |
[31] |
March 10, 2015 |
Drew Davis |
Wide receiver |
Declined option |
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[32] |
March 18, 2015 |
Robert McClain |
Cornerback |
Signed |
New England Patriots |
[33] |
March 31, 2015 |
Jacquizz Rodgers |
Running back |
Signed |
Chicago Bears |
[34] |
April 2, 2015 |
Zeke Motta |
Safety |
Waived |
|
[35] |
April 3, 2015 |
Dwight Lowery |
Safety |
Signed |
Indianapolis Colts |
[36] |
April 3, 2015 |
Josh Wilson |
Cornerback |
Signed |
Detroit Lions |
[37] |
April 23, 2015 |
Bear Pascoe |
Tight end |
Signed |
Chicago Bears |
[38] |
May 1, 2015 |
Brandan Bishop |
Safety |
Waived |
|
[39] |
May 1, 2015 |
Reid Fragel |
Tackle |
Waived |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
[39] |
May 1, 2015 |
Jordan Mabin |
Cornerback |
Waived |
San Diego Chargers |
[39] |
May 1, 2015 |
Jacques Smith |
Linebacker |
Waived |
|
[39] |
May 1, 2015 |
Ronnie Wingo |
Running back |
Waived |
|
[39] |
May 3, 2015 |
Kyle Miller |
Tight end |
Waived |
San Diego Chargers |
[40] |
May 29, 2015 |
Prince Shembo |
Linebacker |
Waived |
|
[41] |
June 15, 2015 |
Sam Baker |
Offensive tackle |
Released |
|
[42] |
August 1, 2015 |
Harland Gunn |
Offensive guard |
Released |
New England Patriots |
[43] |
August 10, 2015 |
Freddie Martino |
Wide receiver |
Waived |
Philadelphia Eagles |
[44] |
August 11, 2015 |
Javier Arenas |
Cornerback |
Signed |
New York Jets |
[45] |
August 12, 2015 |
Ricky Havili-Heimuli |
Defensive tackle |
Waived |
|
[46] |
August 16, 2015 |
DeMarcus Love |
Offensive tackle |
Released |
|
[21] |
August 24, 2015 |
Marquis Spruill |
Linebacker |
Waived |
|
[22] |
2015 draft class
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- Notes
- The Falcons acquired an additional seventh-round selection (No. 249 overall) as part of a trade that sent the team's 2013 first-, third- and sixth-round selections to the St. Louis Rams.
- The Falcons were not rewarded any compensatory picks this year.
- The Falcons traded their fifth- (No.146 overall) sixth- (No.185 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the Vikings' fifth-round selection (No.137 overall).
Staff
2015 Atlanta Falcons staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Final roster
2015 Atlanta Falcons final roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics 54 Active, 7 Inactive, 10 Practice squad
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Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week One: Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
0 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
24 |
Falcons |
3 |
17 |
0 |
6 |
26 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Game information |
- First quarter
- ATL – 10:55 Matt Bryant 41-yard FG.
Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:04. (ATL 3–0)
- Second quarter
- ATL – 10:44 Julio Jones 4-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 11 plays, 88, yards, 5:39. (ATL 10–0)
- PHI – 7:18 Cody Parkey 29-yard FG.
Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:26. (ATL 10–3)
- ATL – 10:55 Matt Bryant 39-yard FG.
Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 4:00. (ATL 13–3)
- ATL – 0:45 Julio Jones 22-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 1 play, 27, yards, 0:14. (ATL 20–3)
- Third quarter
- PHI – 13:13 DeMarco Murray 8-yard TD run, Cody Parkey kick.
Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:12. (ATL 20–10)
- PHI – 3:39 DeMarco Murray 5-yard TD pass from Sam Bradford, Cody Parkey kick.
Drive: 13 plays, 95, yards, 6:10. (ATL 20–17)
- Fourth quarter
- ATL – 10:49 Matt Bryant 44-yard FG.
Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 7:50. (ATL 23–17)
- PHI – 8:37 Ryan Matthews 1-yard TD run, Cody Parkey kick.
Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:12. (PHI 24–23)
- ATL – 6:27 Matt Bryant 51-yard FG.
Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:10. (ATL 26–24)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 2: at New York Giants
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- NYG – 10:06 Josh Brown 38-yard FG.
Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:28. (ATL 7–3)
- ATL – 4:46 Matt Bryant 42-yard FG.
Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:20. (ATL 10–3)
- NYG – 3:19 Odell Beckham Jr. 67-yard TD pass from Eli Manning, Josh Brown kick.
Drive: 4 plays, 80, yards, 1:27. (TIE 10–10)
- NYG – 0:02 Josh Brown 44-yard FG.
Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 0:56. (NYG 13–10)
- Third quarter
- NYG – 10:53 Larry Donnell 10-yard TD pass from Eli Manning, Josh Brown kick.
Drive: 9 plays, 69, yards, 4:07. (NYG 20–10)
- Fourth quarter
- ATL – 12:39 Leonard Hankerson 10-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 12 plays, 91, yards, 6:36. (NYG 20–17)
- ATL – 1:14 Devonta Freeman 2-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:58. (ATL 24–20)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys
Week Three: Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Falcons |
7 |
10 |
8 |
14 |
39 |
Cowboys |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Game information |
- First quarter
- DAL – 14:03 Joseph Randle 37-yard TD run, Dan Bailey kick.
Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 1:08. (DAL 7–0)
- DAL – 7:07 Joseph Randle 1-yard TD run, Dan Bailey kick.
Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:37. (DAL 14–0)
- ATL – 3:00 Devonta Freeman 3-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:07. (DAL 14–7)
- Second quarter
- DAL – 7:25 Darren McFadden 2-yard TD run, Dan Bailey kick.
Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 5:09. (DAL 21–7)
- ATL – 2:18 Devonta Freeman 2-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:32. (DAL 21–14)
- DAL – 0:40 Joseph Randle 1-yard TD run, Dan Bailey kick.
Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:38. (DAL 28–14)
- ATL – 0:00 Matt Bryant 32-yard FG.
Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 0:40. (DAL 28–17)
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
- ATL – 11:25 Devonta Freeman 7-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 6:44. (ATL 32–28)
- ATL – 3:04 Julio Jones 2-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 6:14. (ATL 39–28)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 4: vs. Houston Texans
Week Four: Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Texans |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
Falcons |
7 |
21 |
14 |
6 |
48 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- ATL – 14:39 Devonta Freeman 23-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 6:19. (ATL 14–0)
- ATL – 12:24 Desmond Trufant 24-yard TD fumble recovery, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 2 plays, -7 yards, 0:16. (ATL 21–0)
- ATL – 3:11 Leonard Hankerson 3-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 6:20. (ATL 28–0)
- Third quarter
- ATL – 10:50 Devonta Freeman 6-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:56. (ATL 35–0)
- ATL – 2:56 Terron Ward 8-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 6:17. (ATL 42–0)
- Fourth quarter
- HOU – 14:22 C. J. Fiedorowicz 5-yard TD pass from Brian Hoyer, Nick Novak kick.
Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:34. (ATL 42–7)
- HOU – 9:09 Chris Polk 1-yard TD run, Nick Novak kick.
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:47. (ATL 42–14)
- HOU – 3:01 Cecil Shorts III 8-yard TD pass from Brian Hoyer, Nick Novak kick.
Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:31. (ATL 42–21)
- ATL – 0:00 Nate Stupar 84-yard TD fumble recovery.
Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 1:50. (ATL 48–21)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 5: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Five: Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Total |
Redskins |
0 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
19 |
Falcons |
0 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
6 |
25 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Game information |
- First quarter
No Scoring
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- ATL – 1:54 Matt Bryant 28-yard FG.
Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:47. (WAS 7–6)
- Fourth quarter
- ATL – 9:14 Julio Jones 0-yard TD fumble recovery.
Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 6:32. (ATL 12–7)
- WAS – 7:59 Matt Jones 2-yard TD run.
Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:15. (WAS 13–12)
- WAS – 2:38 Dustin Hopkins 28-yard FG.
Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 3:06. (WAS 16–12)
- ATL – 0:24 Devonta Freeman 6-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:14. (ATL 19–16)
- WAS – 0:00 Dustin Hopkins 52-yard FG.
Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:24. (TIE 19–19)
- Overtime
- ATL – 12:15 Robert Alford 59-yard TD interception.
Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:45. (ATL 25–16)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 6: at New Orleans Saints
Game information |
- First quarter
- NO – 9:44 Mark Ingram 2-yard TD run, Zach Hocker kick.
Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:16. (NO 7–0)
- NO – 2:06 Michael Mauti blocked punt returned 4-yards for TD, Zach Hocker kick.
Drive: 3 plays, -4 yards, 2:15. (NO 14–0)
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- NO – 7:19 Zach Hocker 31-yard FG.
Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:55. (NO 17–7)
- NO – 2:23 Benjamin Watson 2-yard TD pass from Drew Brees, Zach Hocker kick.
Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:19. (NO 24–7)
- Fourth quarter
- ATL – 13:07 Devonta Freeman 25-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:16. (NO 24–14)
- NO – 8:02 Mark Ingram 1-yard TD run, Zach Hocker kick.
Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:05. (NO 31–14)
- ATL – 1:29 Devonta Freeman 13-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:05. (NO 31–21)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 7: at Tennessee Titans
Game information |
- First quarter
No Scoring
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- ATL – 5:56 Julio Jones 8-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:30. (ATL 10–7)
- Fourth quarter
No Scoring
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Eight: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Total |
Buccaneers |
3 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
Falcons |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
20 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: November 1
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,524
- Referee: Ron Torbert
- TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, Charles Davis and Tony Siragusa
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- ATL – 7:54 Matt Bryant 21-yard FG.
Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 7:06. (ATL 3–0)
- TB – 2:03 Connor Barth 38-yard FG.
Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:58. (TIE 3–3)
- Second quarter
- TB – 3:32 Connor Barth 23-yard FG.
Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:32. (TB 6–3)
- TB – 0:30 Cameron Brate 20-yard TD pass from Jameis Winston, Connor Barth kick.
Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 0:53. (TB 13–3)
- Third quarter
- TB – 6:06 Jameis Winston 4-yard TD run, Connor Barth kick.
Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:56. (TB 20–3)
- ATL – 0:15 Jacob Tamme 7-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:35. (TB 20–10)
- Fourth quarter
- ATL – 4:56 Matt Bryant 24-yard FG.
Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 7:11. (TB 20–13)
- ATL – 0:17 Julio Jones 8-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:35. (TIE 20–20)
- Overtime
- TB – 7:52 Connor Barth 31-yard FG.
Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 7:08. (TB 23–20)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers
Week Nine: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Falcons |
3 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
49ers |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: November 8
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,799
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- ATL – 9:24 Matt Bryant 44-yard FG.
Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:38. (ATL 3–0)
- Second quarter
- SF – 13:41 Garrett Celek 1-yard TD pass from Blaine Gabbert, Phil Dawson kick.
Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 6:26. (SF 7–3)
- ATL – 6:05 Matt Bryant 36-yard FG.
Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:28. (SF 7–6)
- SF – 3:20 Phil Dawson 44-yard FG.
Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 2:45. (SF 10–6)
- SF – 1:16 Garrett Celek 11-yard TD pass from Blaine Gabbert, Phil Dawson kick.
Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:09. (SF 17–6)
- ATL – 0:13 Devonta Freeman 17-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:03. (SF 17–13)
- Third quarter
No Scoring
- Fourth quarter
- ATL – 2:56 Matt Bryant 19-yard FG.
Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:18. (SF 17–16)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 11: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week Eleven: Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Colts |
0 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
24 |
Falcons |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- ATL – 8:54 Patrick DiMarco 15-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:18. (ATL 14–0)
- IND – 1:55 Ahmad Bradshaw 7-yard TD pass from Matt Hasselbeck, Adam Vinatieri kick.
Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:59. (ATL 14–7)
- Third quarter
- ATL – 9:38 Leonard Hankerson 3-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick.
Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:22. (ATL 21–7)
- IND – 0:10 Ahmad Bradshaw 7-yard TD pass from Matt Hasselbeck, Adam Vinatieri kick.
Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:58. (ATL 21–14)
- Fourth quarter
- IND – 10:07 D'Qwell Jackson 6-yard TD interception, Adam Vinatieri kick.
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:07. (TIE 21–21)
- IND – 0:52 Adam Vinatieri 43-yard FG.
Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:02. (IND 24–21)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- IND – Frank Gore - 5 REC, 46 YDS
- ATL – Julio Jones - 9 REC, 160 YDS
- Top tacklers
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Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week Twelve: Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vikings |
7 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
20 |
Falcons |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: November 29
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,610
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
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- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
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Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
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- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
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Week 14: at Carolina Panthers
Week Fourteen: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Falcons |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Panthers |
21 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
38 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: December 13
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 74,420
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 15: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Fifteen: Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Falcons |
7 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
23 |
Jaguars |
0 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
17 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 20
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 64,016
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, David Diehl and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 16: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week Sixteen: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Panthers |
7 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
Falcons |
0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: December 27
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,981
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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In a major upset win, the Atlanta Falcons defeated Carolina 20–13, spoiling the Panthers' run at a perfect season. Unfortunately for the Falcons, they were eliminated from playoff contention due to the Minnesota Vikings' 49–17 win against the New York Giants later in the day.
Week 17: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week Seventeen: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Saints |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
Falcons |
3 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Statistics
Team leaders
Stats as of week 16.[47]
Standings
Division
Conference
References
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