52nd season in franchise history
The2017 season was theAtlanta Falcons ' 52nd in theNational Football League (NFL), their first playing their home games atMercedes-Benz Stadium , and their third under head coachDan Quinn . They entered the season as the defending NFC champions and tried to defend their NFC title for a second consecutive trip to theSuper Bowl after losing the previous year against the Patriots inSuper Bowl LI after blowing a 28-3 lead. This was the Falcons' first year in Mercedes-Benz Stadium after spending the previous 25 seasons in theGeorgia Dome , which was demolished on November 20, 2017. Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened as scheduled on August 26, 2017; however, its retractable roof system was incomplete. The roof of Mercedes-Benz Stadium remained in the closed position for most of the 2017 season, with the roof opened only during the September 17 game against theGreen Bay Packers , as contractors continued to fully mechanize the roof.[ 1]
On December 13, 2017,Tommy Nobis , the first player drafted by the Falcons, died at the age of 74.[ 2]
Despite the Falcons failing to improve on their 11–5 record from 2016 or defend their NFC South title, the team posted its first consecutive winning seasons and consecutive playoff berths since the2012 season . The Falcons were the only NFC team from the2016 playoffs to qualify for the2017 playoffs . In the playoffs, the Falcons defeated theLos Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card Round, but lost against the eventual Super Bowl championPhiladelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional Round despite being the first team to be favored over a number one seed in the Divisional Round.
As of2024 , this represents the most recent winning season and playoff appearance for the Falcons.
Position Player Age 2016 Team Contract WR Reginald Davis III 25 Atlanta Falcons 3 years, $1.66 million DE Jack Crawford 28 Dallas Cowboys 3 years, $8.8 million DT Dontari Poe 26 Kansas City Chiefs 1 year, $8 million S Kemal Ishmael 25 Atlanta Falcons 1 year, $2 million WR Andre Roberts 29 Detroit Lions 1 year, $1.8 million LB LaRoy Reynolds 26 Atlanta Falcons 1 year, $1.3 million CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson 27 Atlanta Falcons 1 year, $775,000 OG Hugh Thornton 25 Indianapolis Colts 1 year, $690,000
Undrafted free agents [ edit ] 2017 Atlanta Falcons staff Front office
Head coaches
Head coach –Dan Quinn Assistant head coach/passing game coordinator/wide receivers –Raheem Morris Assistant to the head coach – Steve Scarnecchia Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Special teams coordinator –Keith Armstrong Assistant special teams – Eric Sutulovich Strength and conditioning
Athletic performance manager – A.J. Neibel Head strength and conditioning – Jesse Ackerman Assistant strength and conditioning – Jonas Beauchemin
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 10 atChicago Bears W 23–171–0 Soldier Field 61,857 Recap 2 September 17 Green Bay Packers W 34–232–0 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 70,826 Recap 3 September 24 atDetroit Lions W 30–263–0 Ford Field 63,240 Recap 4 October 1 Buffalo Bills L 17–233–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 71,273 Recap 5 Bye 6 October 15 Miami Dolphins L 17–203–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 70,593 Recap 7 October 22 atNew England Patriots L 7–233–3 Gillette Stadium 65,878 Recap 8 October 29 atNew York Jets W 25–204–3 MetLife Stadium 77,562 Recap 9 November 5 atCarolina Panthers L 17–204–4 Bank of America Stadium 74,244 Recap 10 November 12 Dallas Cowboys W 27–75–4 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 73,761 Recap 11 November 20 atSeattle Seahawks W 34–316–4 CenturyLink Field 69,026 Recap 12 November 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34–207–4 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 71,036 Recap 13 December 3 Minnesota Vikings L 9–147–5 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 71,185 Recap 14 December 7 New Orleans Saints W 20–178–5 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 72,866 Recap 15 December 18 atTampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–219–5 Raymond James Stadium 62,382 Recap 16 December 24 atNew Orleans Saints L 13–239–6 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 73,188 Recap 17 December 31 Carolina Panthers W 22–1010–6 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 74,141 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.
Week 1: at Chicago Bears [ edit ] Game information First quarter
ATL –Matt Bryant 48-yard field goal, 8:01.Falcons 3–0.Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 7:04. Second quarter
CHI –Connor Barth 54-yard field goal, 15:00.Tied 3–3.Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:24. ATL –Devonta Freeman 5-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 4:34.Falcons 10–3.Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:59. CHI –Jordan Howard 4-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 0:20.Tied 10–10.Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:15. Third quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 2:15.Falcons 13–10.Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:29. Fourth quarter
ATL –Austin Hooper 88-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 12:10.Falcons 20–10.Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, 0:59. CHI –Tarik Cohen 19-yard pass fromMike Glennon (Connor Barth kick), 7:33.Falcons 20–17.Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:29. ATL – Matt Bryant 37-yard field goal, 3:29.Falcons 23–17.Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:02. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ATL – Devonta Freeman 2-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 11:14.Falcons 14–7.Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:12. ATL – Matt Bryant 51-yard field goal, 3:27.Falcons 17–7.Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:53. ATL –Tevin Coleman 3-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:24.Falcons 24–7.Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:28. Third quarter
ATL –Desmond Trufant fumble recovery 15-yard run, 14:17.Falcons 31–7. GB – Mason Crosby 28-yard field goal, 9:37.Falcons 31–10.Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:31. ATL – Matt Bryant 53-yard field goal, 4:25.Falcons 34–10.Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:14. Fourth quarter
GB –Davante Adams 33-yard pass fromAaron Rodgers , 12:50.Falcons 34–16.Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:37. GB – Ty Montgomery 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 5:54.Falcons 34–23.Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:44. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
In their home opener, the Falcons hosted the Green Bay Packers in a rematch of the 2016 NFC Championship Game. This was the first regular season game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Despite prior reports that the roof would be closed for the game, Falcons owner Arthur Blank elected to open the roof if weather permitted, marking the first time since the1991 season , the team's final season at their original home ofAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium , that the Falcons played a home game in Atlanta under open air.[ 3]
Week 3: at Detroit Lions [ edit ] Game information First quarter
ATL –Mohamed Sanu pass fromMatt Ryan for 4 yards. (Matt Bryant kick).Falcons 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:43/ Second quarter
ATL –Matt Bryant 36 yard field goal.Falcons 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:36. DET – Matt Prater 55 yard field goal.Falcons 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:24. ATL –Devonta Freeman 1 yard rush. (Matt Bryant kick).Falcons 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:27. DET – Matt Prater 40 yard field goal.Falcons 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:10. DET – Glover Quin 37 yard interception return. (Matt Prater kick).Falcons 17–13. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:09. ATL – Matt Bryant 48 yard field goal.Falcons 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 1:10. Third quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 40 yard field goal.Falcons 23–13. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:55. DET – Golden Tate pass from Matthew Stafford for 11 yards. (Matt Prater kick).Falcons 23–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:46. DET – Matt Prater 35 yard field goal.Tied 23–23. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:20. Fourth quarter
ATL –Taylor Gabriel pass fromMatt Ryan for 40 yards. (Matt Bryant kick).Falcons 30–23. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:34. DET – Matt Prater 57 yard field goal.Falcons 30–26. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:02. Top passers
ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/35, 294 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT DET – Matthew Stafford – 25/45, 264 yards, TD Top rushers
ATL –Devonta Freeman – 21 rushes, 106 yards, TD DET – Ameer Abdullah – 14 rushes, 47 yards. Top receivers
ATL –Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 91 yards DET – T. J. Jones – 3 receptions, 63 yards
Week 4: vs. Buffalo Bills [ edit ] Week 4: Buffalo Bills at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bills 0 7 7 9 23 Falcons 0 10 0 7 17
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Stephen Hauschka 24–yard field goal, 12:00.Bills 17–10.Drive: 19 plays, 82 yards, 11:20. Justin Hardy 3–yard pass fromMatt Ryan , 7:00 (Matt Bryant kick).Tied 17–17.Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:00. Stephen Hauschka 56–yard field goal, 4:44.Bills 20–17.Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:16. Stephen Hauschka 55–yard field goal, 3:06.Bills 23–17.Drive: 4 plays, −2 yards, 0:21. Top passers
BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 12/20, 182 yards, TD ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/42, 242 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
Top receivers
BUF –Charles Clay – 5 receptions, 112 yards ATL – Tevin Coleman – 4 receptions, 65 yards
Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins [ edit ] Week 6: Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 0 14 6 20 Falcons 10 7 0 0 17
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : October 15Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Played indoors (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 70,593Referee :John Hussey TV announcers (CBS) : Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, and Jamie ErdahlRecap ,Gamebook
Game information First quarter
ATL –Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 9:41.Falcons 3–0.Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:19. ATL –Marvin Hall 40-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 1:51.Falcons 10–0.Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:49. Second quarter
ATL –Tevin Coleman 6-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 5:29.Falcons 17–0.Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:23 Third quarter
MIA –Kenny Stills 11-yard pass fromJay Cutler (Cody Parkey kick), 6:17.Falcons 17–7.Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:43. MIA –Jarvis Landry 7-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Cody Parkey kick), 1:32.Falcons 17–14.Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:30. Fourth quarter
MIA – Cody Parkey 49-yard field goal, 8:43.Tied 17–17.Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 3:08. MIA – Cody Parkey 38-yard field goal, 2:30.Dolphins 20–17.Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:30. Top passers
MIA – Jay Cutler – 19/33, 151 yards, 2 TD, INT ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/35, 248 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
MIA – Jarvis Landry – 8 receptions, 62 yards, TD ATL –Austin Hooper – 7 receptions, 48 yards
Week 7: at New England Patriots [ edit ] Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 0 0 7 7 Patriots 0 17 3 3 23
atGillette Stadium ,Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date : October 22Game time : 8:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : 56 °F (13 °C), cloudy, fog started developing in 2nd quarterGame attendance : 65,878Referee :Gene Steratore TV announcers (NBC) : Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, and Michele TafoyaRecap ,Gamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NE –Brandin Cooks 11-yard pass fromTom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:26.Patriots 7–0.Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:39. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 4:42.Patriots 10–0.Drive: 14 plays, 64 yard, 6:37. NE –James White 2-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:21.Patriots 17–0.Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:34. Third quarter
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 21-yard field goal, 4:12.Patriots 20–0.Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards,6:23. Fourth quarter
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 38-yard field goal, 9:15.Patriots 23–0.Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:17. ATL –Julio Jones 1-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:09.Patriots 23–7.Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:06. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
In a rematch ofSuper Bowl LI eight months later, the Falcons were trying to avenge their historic defeat, where they blew a 28-3 lead and lost in overtime, however Atlanta lost the rematch 23-7, in a game dominated by fog in the Foxboro area in the second half. This marked the Falcons's 6th loss to the Patriots since2001 .
Week 8: at New York Jets [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NYJ – Chandler Catanzaro 43-yard field goal, 14:03.Jets 10–7.Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:10. ATL – Matt Bryant 23-yard field goal, 8:06.Tied 10–10.Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:57. NYJ –Robby Anderson 24-yard pass from Josh McCown (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 2:26.Jets 17–10.Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:37. ATL – Matt Bryant 45-yard field goal, 0:00.Jets 17–13.Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 2:26. Third quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 37-yard field goal, 5:12.Jets 17–16.Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:04. Fourth quarter
ATL –Mohamed Sanu 8-yard pass from Matt Ryan (run failed), 12:22.Falcons 22–17.Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:55. NYJ – Chandler Catanzaro 46-yard field goal, 8:42.Falcons 22–20.Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:40. ATL – Matt Bryant 29-yard field goal, 5:19.Falcons 25–20.Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:23. Top passers
ATL – Matt Ryan – 18/29, 254 yards, 2 TD NYJ – Josh McCown – 26/33, 257 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
Top receivers
ATL – Mohamed Sanu – 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD NYJ – Robby Anderson – 6 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Week 9: at Carolina Panthers [ edit ] Game information First quarter
ATL –Matt Bryant 53-yard field goal, 12:16.Falcons 3–0.Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:44. ATL –Mohamed Sanu 6-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:30.Falcons 10–0.Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:38. Second quarter
CAR –Christian McCaffrey 4-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 1:55.Falcons 10–7.Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:35. CAR –Cam Newton 9-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 0:23.Panthers 14–10.Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 0:52. Third quarter
CAR – Graham Gano 31-yard field goal, 9:03.Panthers 17–10.Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:57. CAR – Graham Gano 45-yard field goal, 1:38.Panthers 20–10.Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:48. Fourth quarter
ATL –Tevin Coleman 19-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:25.Panthers 20–17.Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:01. Top passers
ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/38, 313 yards, 2 TD, INT CAR – Cam Newton – 13/24, 137 yards Top rushers
ATL –Devonta Freeman – 11 rushes, 46 yards CAR – Cam Newton – 9 rushes, 86 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys [ edit ] Week 10: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 7 0 0 0 7 Falcons 3 7 7 10 27
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : November 12Game time : 4:25 p.m. ESTGame weather : Played indoors (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 73,761Referee :Ed Hochuli TV announcers (Fox) : Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, and Mike PereiraRecap ,Gamebook
Game information First quarter
DAL –Dak Prescott 11-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 6:19.Cowboys 7–0.Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:30. ATL –Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 0:00.Cowboys 7–3.Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 6:19. Second quarter
ATL –Tevin Coleman 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:31.Falcons 10–7.Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:25. Third quarter
ATL –Justin Hardy 3-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:26.Falcons 17–7.Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:34. Fourth quarter
ATL –Austin Hooper 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 13:48.Falcons 24–7.Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:41. ATL – Matt Bryant 29-yard field goal, 8:28.Falcons 27–7.Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:55. Top passers
DAL – Dak Prescott – 20/30, 176 yards ATL – Matt Ryan – 22/29, 215 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
DAL –Alfred Morris – 11 rushes, 53 yards ATL – Tevin Coleman – 20 rushes, 83 yards, TD Top receivers
In the Falcons' victory, Adrian Clayborn set a new franchise record of six sacks in one game, breaking the previous record of five sacks.
Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ATL –Adrian Clayborn 10-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), .Falcons 21–7. SEA – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 8:11.Falcons 21–10.Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:53. SEA – Russell Wilson 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 5:21.Falcons 21–17.Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 2:50. ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 1:06.Falcons 24–17.Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:15. Third quarter
SEA – Blair Walsh 37-yard field goal, 11:21.Falcons 24–20.Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:39. ATL –Levine Toilolo 25-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 7:24.Falcons 31–20.Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:57. SEA – Blair Walsh 46-yard field goal, 1:40.Falcons 31–23.Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:44. Fourth quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 19-yard field goal, 3:49.Falcons 34–23.Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:08. SEA –Doug Baldwin 29-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Russell Wilson–Jimmy Graham pass), 3:00.Falcons 34–31.Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:49. Top passers
ARI – Matt Ryan – 19/27, 195 yards, 2 TD SEA – Russell Wilson – 26/42, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
ARI – Tevin Coleman – 20 rushes, 43 yards, TD SEA – Russell Wilson – 7 rushes, 86 yards, TD Top receivers
ARI –Julio Jones – 5 receptions, 71 yards SEA – Jimmy Graham – 7 receptions, 58 yards, TD
Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ] Week 12: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 3 3 7 7 20 Falcons 3 17 7 7 34
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Game information First quarter
TB –Patrick Murray 36-yard field goal, 9:45.Buccaneers 3–0.Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:15. ATL –Matt Bryant 49-yard field goal, 3:50.Tied 3–3.Drive: 13 plays, 43 yards, 5:55. Second quarter
ATL –Julio Jones 51-yard pass fromMohamed Sanu (Matt Bryant kick), 12:36.Falcons 10–3.Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:23. ATL – Julio Jones 25-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 7:26.Falcons 17–3.Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:12. TB – Patrick Murray 27-yard field goal, 1:36.Falcons 17–6.Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 5:50. ATL – Matt Bryant 36-yard field goal, 0:00.Falcons 20–6.Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:36. Third quarter
ATL –Tevin Coleman 3-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 10:04.Falcons 27–6.Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:56. TB –Peyton Barber 2-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 6:07.Falcons 27–13.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:57. Fourth quarter
TB – Peyton Barber 1-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 13:47.Falcons 27–20.Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:39. ATL – Tevin Coleman 14-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:53.Falcons 34–20.Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:12. Top passers
Top rushers
TB –Doug Martin – 7 rushes, 33 yards ATL – Tevin Coleman – 19 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
TB –DeSean Jackson – 8 receptions, 60 yards ATL – Julio Jones – 12 receptions, 253 yards, 2 TD
Week 13: vs. Minnesota Vikings [ edit ] Week 13: Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 7 0 7 14 Falcons 3 3 3 0 9
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Game information First quarter
ATL –Matt Bryant 38-yard field goal, 5:24.Falcons 3–0.Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 7:24. Second quarter
MIN –Jerick McKinnon 2-yard pass fromCase Keenum (Kai Forbath kick), 10:01.Vikings 7–3.Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:04. ATL – Matt Bryant 36-yard field goal, 5:47.Vikings 7–6.Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:14. Third quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 47-yard field goal, 11:57.Falcons 9–7.Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:03. Fourth quarter
MIN –Kyle Rudolph 6-yard pass from Case Keenum (Kai Forbath kick), 14:56.Vikings 14–9.Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 8:15. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints [ edit ] Week 14: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Saints 3 7 7 0 17 Falcons 3 7 0 10 20
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Game information First quarter
NO –Wil Lutz 34-yard field goal, 9:50.Saints 3–0.Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:10. ATL –Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 5:33.Tied 3–3.Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:17. Second quarter
ATL –Devonta Freeman 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 4:29.Falcons 10–3.Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 8:27. NO –Tommylee Lewis 26-yard pass fromDrew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 1:53.Tied 10–10.Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:36. Third quarter
NO –Michael Thomas 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 13:10.Saints 17–10.Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:36. Fourth quarter
ATL –Mohamed Sanu 8-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 9:55.Tied 17–17.Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 7:06. ATL – Matt Bryant 52-yard field goal, 3:49.Falcons 20–17.Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:57. Top passers
NO – Drew Brees – 26/35, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT ATL – Matt Ryan – 15/27, 221 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers
NO –Mark Ingram II – 12 rushes, 49 yards ATL – Devonta Freeman – 24 rushes, 91 yards, TD Top receivers
NO – Michael Thomas – 10 receptions, 117 yards, TD ATL – Mohamed Sanu – 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD
Week 15: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ] Week 15: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 7 10 0 7 24 Buccaneers 7 0 7 7 21
atRaymond James Stadium ,Tampa, Florida
Date :December 18 Game time : 8:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : 71 °F (22 °C), clearGame attendance : 62,382Referee : John HusseyTV announcers (ESPN) : Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden, and Lisa SaltersRecap ,Gamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ATL –Levine Toilolo fumble recovery in the end zone (Matt Bryant kick), 12:56.Falcons 14–7.Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:56. ATL – Matt Bryant 57-yard field goal, 3:12.Falcons 17–7.Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:18. Third quarter
TB –Mike Evans 42-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Patrick Murray kick), 8:31.Falcons 17–14.Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:28. Fourth quarter
ATL –Devonta Freeman 32-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 7:58.Falcons 24–14.Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:23. TB –Adam Humphries 16-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Patrick Murray kick), 4:07.Falcons 24–21.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:51. Top passers
ATL – Matt Ryan – 17/31, 212 yards, TD TB – Jameis Winston – 27/35, 299 yards, 3 TD Top rushers
ATL – Devonta Freeman – 22 rushes, 126 yards, TD TB –Peyton Barber – 13 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers
ATL – Devonta Freeman – 5 receptions, 68 yards TB – Mike Evans – 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD
The win eliminated Green Bay from postseason contention.
Week 16: at New Orleans Saints [ edit ] Week 16: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 0 3 10 13 Saints 3 10 7 3 23
atMercedes-Benz Superdome ,New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : December 24Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Played indoors (dome stadium)Game attendance : 73,188Referee :Pete Morelli TV announcers (Fox) : Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, and Pam OliverRecap ,Gamebook
Game information First quarter
NO –Wil Lutz 40-yard field goal, 7:31.Saints 3–0.Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:04. Second quarter
NO – Wil Lutz 29-yard field goal, 1:19.Saints 6–0.Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 8:21. NO –Ted Ginn Jr. 54-yard pass fromDrew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 0:14.Saints 13–0.Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:36. Third quarter
ATL –Matt Bryant 37-yard field goal, 9:34.Saints 13–3.Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:23. NO –Mark Ingram II 26-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 2:52.Saints 20–3.Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 2:01. Fourth quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 48-yard field goal, 10:18.Saints 20–6.Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:06. NO – Wil Lutz 45-yard field goal, 3:38.Saints 23–6.Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:22. ATL –Tevin Coleman 14-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 2:40.Saints 23–13.Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 0:58. Top passers
ATL – Matt Ryan – 22/36, 288 yards, TD, INT NO – Drew Brees – 21/28, 239 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
ATL –Devonta Freeman – 11 rushes, 36 yards NO – Mark Ingram II – 13 rushes, 44 yards, TD Top receivers
ATL –Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 149 yards NO – Ted Ginn Jr. – 4 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers [ edit ] Week 17: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 7 0 3 10 Falcons 7 0 6 9 22
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : December 31Game time : 4:25 p.m. ESTGame weather : Played indoors (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 74,141Referee :Bill Vinovich TV announcers (Fox) : Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, and Mike PereiraRecap ,Gamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 30-yard field goal, 6:35.Falcons 10–7.Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:55. ATL – Matt Bryant 42-yard field goal, 3:49.Falcons 13–7.Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:00. Fourth quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 30-yard field goal, 14:15.Falcons 16–7.Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:26. CAR – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 10:38.Falcons 16–10.Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:37. ATL – Matt Bryant 56-yard field goal, 6:43.Falcons 19–10.Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:57. ATL – Matt Bryant 33-yard field goal, 2:31.Falcons 22–10.Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:41. Top passers
CAR – Cam Newton – 14/34, 180 yards, TD, 3 INT ATL – Matt Ryan – 28/45, 317 yards, TD Top rushers
CAR – Cam Newton – 11 rushes, 59 yards ATL –Tevin Coleman – 11 rushes, 23 yards ATL – Devonta Freeman – 11 rushes, 23 yards Top receivers
CAR – Devin Funchess – 2 receptions, 48 yards, TD ATL – Devonta Freeman – 9 receptions, 85 yards, TD
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK Division leaders 1[ a] Philadelphia Eagles East 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .461 .433 L1 2[ a] Minnesota Vikings North 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .492 .447 W3 3[ b] Los Angeles Rams West 11 5 0 .688 4–2 7–5 .504 .460 L1 4[ b] [ c] New Orleans Saints South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 .535 .483 L1 Wild Cards 5[ c] Carolina Panthers South 11 5 0 .688 3–3 7–5 .539 .500 L1 6 Atlanta Falcons South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 .543 .475 W1 Did not qualify for the postseason 7[ d] Detroit Lions North 9 7 0 .563 5–1 8–4 .496 .368 W1 8[ d] Seattle Seahawks West 9 7 0 .563 4–2 7–5 .492 .444 L1 9[ d] Dallas Cowboys East 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .496 .438 W1 10 Arizona Cardinals West 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .488 .406 W2 11[ e] Green Bay Packers North 7 9 0 .438 2–4 5–7 .539 .357 L3 12[ e] Washington Redskins East 7 9 0 .438 1–5 5–7 .539 .429 L1 13 San Francisco 49ers West 6 10 0 .375 1–5 3–9 .512 .438 W5 14[ f] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 .555 .375 W1 15[ f] Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 0–6 1–11 .559 .500 L1 16 New York Giants East 3 13 0 .188 1–5 1–11 .531 .458 W1 Tiebreakers [ g] ^a b Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5–0, compared to Minnesota's 4–1 cumulative record against the same four teams. ^a b LA Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ^a b New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. ^a b c Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory. ^a b Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponents. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, compared to Washington's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams. ^a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.
[ edit ] Game information First quarter
ATL –Matt Bryant 29-yard field goal, 7:13.Falcons 3–0.Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:27. ATL – Matt Bryant 51-yard field goal, 1:23.Falcons 6–0.Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:12. Second quarter
ATL –Devonta Freeman 3-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 11:34.Falcons 13–0.Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:41. LAR –Cooper Kupp 14-yard pass fromJared Goff (Sam Ficken kick), 2:34.Falcons 13–7.Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:05. LAR – Sam Ficken 35-yard field goal, 0:03.Falcons 13–10.Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:12. Third quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 25-yard field goal, 6:45.Falcons 16–10.Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 8:15. ATL – Matt Bryant 54-yard field goal, 0:19.Falcons 19–10.Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:52. Fourth quarter
LAR – Sam Ficken 32-yard field goal, 10:49.Falcons 19–13.Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:30. ATL –Julio Jones 8-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:48.Falcons 26–13.Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 5:01. Top passers
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[ edit ] NFC Divisional Playoffs: (6) Atlanta Falcons at (1) Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 3 7 0 0 10 Eagles 0 9 3 3 15
atLincoln Financial Field ,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date :January 13, 2018 Game time : 4:35 p.m. ESTGame weather : 32 °F (0 °C), sunnyGame attendance : 69,596Referee :Bill Vinovich TV announcers (NBC) : Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele TafoyaRecap ,Gamebook
Game information First quarter
ATL –Matt Bryant 33-yard field goal, 9:05.Falcons 3–0.Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:32. Second quarter
PHI –LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (kick failed), 10:28.Eagles 6–3.Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:44. ATL –Devonta Freeman 6-yard pass fromMatt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:41.Falcons 10–6.Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:50. PHI –Jake Elliott 53-yard field goal, 0:00.Falcons 10–9.Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 0:46. Third quarter
PHI – Jake Elliott 37-yard field goal, 0:11.Eagles 12–10.Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:42. Fourth quarter
PHI – Jake Elliott 21-yard field goal, 6:02.Eagles 15–10.Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:57. Top passers
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^ Tucker, Tim (October 6, 2017)."Plan: Stadium roof will be closed for rest of Falcons season, open for one soccer game" .The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . RetrievedOctober 10, 2017 . ^ "Tommy Nobis, 'Mr. Falcon,' is dead at 74" .The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . December 13, 2017. RetrievedDecember 14, 2017 .^ Tucker, Tim."Falcons plan to open roof for home opener if weather cooperates" . AJC. RetrievedSeptember 10, 2017 .
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