2023 Atlanta Falcons season

2023 Atlanta Falcons season
2023 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Arthur Blank
General manager	Terry Fontenot
Head coach	Arthur Smith
Home stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Results
Record	7–10
Division place	3rd NFC South
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	G Chris Lindstrom (2nd team); S Jessie Bates (2nd team)
Pro Bowlers	G Chris Lindstrom; S Jessie Bates
Uniform

The 2023 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 58th in the National Football League (NFL), their seventh playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their third under general manager Terry Fontenot and third and final season under head coach Arthur Smith. The Falcons attempted to improve upon their 7–10 record from the previous two years and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. Despite starting 2–0, the first time since 2017 they won a season opener and had a winning record at some point, their struggles caught up to them, as after being 1st place in the NFC South,^[1] the team finished 1–4 in their final five games. Atlanta matched their previous two outputs of seven wins with a victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16. However, they were eliminated from playoff contention when the division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Carolina Panthers in Week 18.

On January 8, 2024, the Falcons fired head coach Arthur Smith, who finished his tenure in Atlanta with a 21–30 (.412) record.

Draft

2023 Atlanta Falcons draft selections
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	8	Bijan Robinson	RB	Texas
2	38	Matthew Bergeron	OT	Syracuse	From Raiders via Colts^[A]
2	44	Traded to the Indianapolis Colts^[A]
3	75	Zach Harrison	DE	Ohio State
4	110	Traded to the Indianapolis Colts^[A]			From Titans^[B]
4	113	Clark Phillips III	CB	Utah
5	144	Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders^[C]
5	159	Traded to the Detroit Lions^[D]			From Jaguars^[E]
6	186	Traded to the Tennessee Titans^[B]
7	224	DeMarcco Hellams	S	Alabama	From Raiders^[C]
	225	Jovaughn Gwyn	G	South Carolina
	245	Traded to the New England Patriots^[F]			From Bills^[G]

2023 Atlanta Falcons undrafted free agents
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Natrone Brooks	CB	Southern Miss	^[9]
Ikenna Enechukwu	DE	Rice	^[10]
Keilahn Harris	WR	Oklahoma Baptist
Mike Jones Jr.	LB	LSU
Xavier Malone	WR	Henderson State
Justin Marshall	WR	Buffalo
Carlos Washington Jr.	RB	Southeastern Louisiana

Draft trades

^ ^a ^b ^c The Falcons traded their second round selection (44th overall) and their fourth round selection (110th overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for the (38th overall) pick.^[2]
^ ^a ^b The Falcons traded a sixth-round selection (186th overall) and WR Julio Jones to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a fourth-round selection (110th overall) and a 2022 second-round selection.^[3]
^ ^a ^b The Falcons traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a seventh-round selection (224th overall) and WR Bryan Edwards.^[4]
^ The Falcons traded a fifth-round selection (159th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for CB Jeff Okudah.^[5]
^ The Falcons traded WR Calvin Ridley to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a fifth-round selection (159th overall) and a conditional 2024 fourth-round selection.^[6]
^ The Falcons traded a seventh-round selection (245th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for TE Jonnu Smith.^[7]
^ The Falcons traded S Dean Marlowe to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a seventh-round selection (245th overall).^[8]

Staff

**2023 Atlanta Falcons staff**
	Front office Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank CEO – Rich McKay President – Greg Beadles General manager – Terry Fontenot Assistant general manager – Kyle Smith Director of player personnel – Ryan Pace Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin Assistant director of college scouting – Duwane Jones Senior director of football administration – Chris Olsen Senior personnel executive – Ruston Webster Head coaches Head coach – Arthur Smith Assistant head coach/defense – Jerry Gray Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Dave Ragone Running backs – Michael Pitre Receivers – T. J. Yates Assistant wide receivers – Nick Perry Tight ends – Justin Peelle Offensive line – Dwayne Ledford Offensive line assistant – Mateo Kambui Assistant offensive line – Shawn Flaherty Offensive assistant – Steven King Offensive assistant – Patrick Kramer			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ryan Nielsen Linebackers – Frank Bush Secondary – Steve Jackson Senior defensive assistant – Dave Huxtable Defensive assistant – Matt Pees Defensive front specialist – Lanier Goethie Special projects/defense – Mario Jeberaeel Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Marquice Williams Special teams assistant - Matt Baker Senior assistant – Steve Hoffman Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Dr. Thomas Stallworth Assistant strength and conditioning – Roderick Moore Jr Assistant strength and conditioning – Bobby Thomas

Final roster

**2023 Atlanta Falcons roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 4 Taylor Heinicke 9 Desmond Ridder 11 Logan Woodside Running backs (RB) 25 Tyler Allgeier 84 Cordarrelle Patterson 7 Bijan Robinson Wide receivers (WR) 12 KhaDarel Hodge 18 Mack Hollins 15 Van Jefferson 5 Drake London 16 Scotty Miller Tight ends (TE) 43 Tucker Fisk 87 John FitzPatrick 8 Kyle Pitts 85 MyCole Pruitt 81 Jonnu Smith		Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Matthew Bergeron G 67 Drew Dalman C 56 Jovaughn Gwyn G 68 Kyle Hinton G 63 Chris Lindstrom G 70 Jake Matthews T 76 Kaleb McGary T 64 Ryan Neuzil G 77 Storm Norton T Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Calais Campbell DE 99 Joe Gaziano DE 95 Ta'Quon Graham DE 96 Zach Harrison DE 94 Albert Huggins NT 72 LaCale London NT 90 David Onyemata NT 62 Tommy Togiai DE		Linebackers (LB) 0 Lorenzo Carter OLB 48 Bud Dupree OLB 17 Arnold Ebiketie OLB 55 Kaden Elliss ILB 53 Nate Landman ILB 51 DeAngelo Malone OLB 59 Andre Smith ILB Defensive backs (DB) 29 Micah Abernathy FS 20 Dee Alford CB 3 Jessie Bates FS 33 Tre Flowers CB 27 Richie Grant SS 37 DeMarcco Hellams FS 21 Mike Hughes CB 1 Jeff Okudah CB 34 Clark Phillips III CB 24 A. J. Terrell CB Special teams (ST) 6 Younghoe Koo K 49 Liam McCullough LS 13 Bradley Pinion P		Practice squad 83 Chris Blair WR 35 Natrone Brooks CB 88 Frank Darby WR 74 Carlos Davis NT 41 Lukas Denis FS 52 Milo Eifler LB 42 Frank Ginda ILB 91 Demone Harris DE 46 Parker Hesse TE 66 John Leglue G 45 Donavan Mutin LB 54 Justin Shaffer G 50 Ryan Swoboda T 38 Tre Tarpley III SS 73 Tyler Vrabel T 28 Carlos Washington Jr. RB 69 Barry Wesley T (PS/I) Reserve 80 Josh Ali WR (IR) 44 Troy Andersen ILB (IR) 79 Ikenna Enechukwu DE (IR) 47 Feleipe Franks TE (IR) -- Eddie Goldman NT (Left squad) 71 Ethan Greenidge T (IR) 61 Matt Hennessy C (IR) 97 Grady Jarrett DE (IR) 92 Adetokunbo Ogundeji OLB (IR) 40 Keith Smith FB (IR) 75 Kentavius Street DE (IR) 26 Avery Williams RB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 11 reserve, 16 practice squad (1 exempt)

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 11	at Miami Dolphins	W 19–3	1–0	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
2	August 18	Cincinnati Bengals	T 13–13	1–0–1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
3	August 24	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–24	1–1–1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 10	Carolina Panthers	W 24–10	1–0	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	Green Bay Packers	W 25–24	2–0	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
3	September 24	at Detroit Lions	L 6–20	2–1	Ford Field	Recap
4	October 1	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 7–23	2–2	Wembley Stadium (London)	Recap
5	October 8	Houston Texans	W 21–19	3–2	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
6	October 15	Washington Commanders	L 16–24	3–3	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 16–13	4–3	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
8	October 29	at Tennessee Titans	L 23–28	4–4	Nissan Stadium	Recap
9	November 5	Minnesota Vikings	L 28–31	4–5	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	at Arizona Cardinals	L 23–25	4–6	State Farm Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 26	New Orleans Saints	W 24–15	5–6	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
13	December 3	at New York Jets	W 13–8	6–6	MetLife Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 25–29	6–7	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	at Carolina Panthers	L 7–9	6–8	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Indianapolis Colts	W 29–10	7–8	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
17	December 31	at Chicago Bears	L 17–37	7–9	Soldier Field	Recap
18	January 7	at New Orleans Saints	L 17–48	7–10	Caesars Superdome	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 1: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	3	0	10
Falcons	0	7	3	14	24

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: September 10
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 69,597
Referee: Brad Rogers
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Robert Smith and Jen Hale
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

ATL – Bijan Robinson 11-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:54. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:07.
CAR – Hayden Hurst 4-yard pass from Bryce Young (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 5:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:18.

Third quarter

CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 43-yard field goal, 10:46. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:14.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 49-yard field goal, 4:52. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:46.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Tyler Allgeier 3-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:12. Falcons 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:12.
ATL – Tyler Allgeier 3-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 4:48. Falcons 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:21.

Top passers

CAR – Bryce Young – 20/38, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 15/18, 115 yards, TD

Top rushers

CAR – Miles Sanders – 18 rushes, 72 yards
ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 15 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

CAR – Hayden Hurst – 5 receptions, 41 yards
ATL – Kyle Pitts – 2 receptions, 44 yards

Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 2: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	10	14	0	24
Falcons	3	6	3	13	25

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: September 17
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 69,251
Referee: Tra Blake
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 24-yard field goal, 3:50. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 6:43.

Second quarter

GB – Jayden Reed 9-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 13:33. Packers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:17.
GB – Anders Carlson 33-yard field goal, 3:06. Packers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:45.
ATL – Drake London 3-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (kick failed), 0:12. Packers 10–9. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.

Third quarter

GB – Dontayvion Wicks 32-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 10:31. Packers 17–9. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:58.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 33-yard field goal, 3:07. Packers 17–12. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 7:24.
GB – Jayden Reed 10-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 0:56. Packers 24–12. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:11.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Desmond Ridder 6-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 11:48. Packers 24–19. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:08.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 8:10. Packers 24–22. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:41.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 25-yard field goal, 0:57. Falcons 25–24. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:10.

GB – Jordan Love – 14/25, 151 yards, 3 TD
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 19/32, 237 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

GB – A. J. Dillon – 15 rushes, 55 yards
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 19 rushes, 124 yards

Top receivers

GB – Jayden Reed – 4 receptions, 37 yards, 2 TD
ATL – Drake London – 6 receptions, 67 yards, TD

Week 3: at Detroit Lions

Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	3	0	3	6
Lions	3	10	0	7	20

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: September 24
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 63,803
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

DET – Riley Patterson 37-yard field goal, 1:46. Lions 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 6:31.

Second quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 48-yard field goal, 11:32. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:14.
DET – Sam LaPorta 45-yard pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson kick), 10:05. Lions 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:27.
DET – Riley Patterson 24-yard field goal, 1:53. Lions 13–3. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:09.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

DET – Jared Goff 3-yard run (Riley Patterson kick), 9:50. Lions 20–3. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:52.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 24-yard field goal, 4:19. Lions 20–6. Drive: 17 plays, 76 yards, 5:31.

Top passers

ATL – Desmond Ridder – 21/38, 201 yards
DET – Jared Goff – 22/33, 243 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

ATL – Bijan Robinson – 10 rushes, 33 yards
DET – Jahmyr Gibbs – 17 rushes, 80 yards

Top receivers

ATL – Kyle Pitts – 5 receptions, 41 yards
DET – Amon-Ra St. Brown – 9 receptions, 102 yards

Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars

NFL London games

Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	7	0	7
Jaguars	7	10	0	6	23

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Date: October 1
Game time: 1:30 p.m. BST/9:30 a.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 85,716
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (WSB/ESPN+): Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Calvin Ridley 30-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Brandon McManus kick), 5:44. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:49.

Second quarter

JAX – Brandon McManus 56-yard field goal, 14:51. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:32.
JAX – Darious Williams 61-yard interception return (Brandon McManus kick), 4:31. Jaguars 17–0.

Third quarter

ATL – Drake London 15-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 11:38. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Brandon McManus 43-yard field goal, 10:36. Jaguars 20–7. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 7:21.
JAX – Brandon McManus 38-yard field goal, 1:56. Jaguars 23–7. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:05.

Top passers

ATL – Desmond Ridder – 19/31, 191 yards, TD, 2 INT
JAX – Trevor Lawrence – 23/30, 207 yards, TD

Top rushers

ATL – Bijan Robinson – 14 rushes, 105 yards
JAX – Travis Etienne – 20 rushes, 55 yards

Top receivers

ATL – Jonnu Smith – 6 receptions, 95 yards
JAX – Christian Kirk – 8 receptions, 84 yards

Week 5: vs. Houston Texans

Week 5: Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	3	6	3	7	19
Falcons	7	0	0	14	21

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: October 8
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 69,461
Referee: Shawn Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Brandon Gaudin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

HOU — Kaʻimi Fairbairn 38-yard field goal, 10:38. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays. 28 yards, 2:56.
ATL — Desmond Ridder 7-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 6:48. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.

Second quarter

HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 43-yard field goal, 14:10. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:59.
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 28-yard field goal, 0:03. Texans 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 1:42.

Third quarter

HOU — Kaʻimi Fairbairn 42-yard field goal, 9:35. Texans 12–7. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:19.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Bijan Robinson 6-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Desmond Ridder–Tyler Allgeier pass), 12:12. Falcons 15–12. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:41.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 33-yard field goal, 6:57. Falcons 18–12. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:15.
HOU – Dalton Schultz 18-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 1:49. Texans 19–18. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:08.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 21–19. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 1:49.

Top passers

HOU – C. J. Stroud – 20/35, 249 yards, TD
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 28/37, 329 yards, TD

Top rushers

HOU – Dameon Pierce – 20 rushes, 66 yards
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 14 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Dalton Schultz – 7 receptions, 65 yards, TD
ATL – Kyle Pitts – 7 receptions, 87 yards

Week 6: vs. Washington Commanders

Week 6: Washington Commanders at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Commanders	3	14	7	0	24
Falcons	7	3	0	6	16

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: October 15
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 69,921
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Joey Slye 37-yard field goal, 8:45. Commanders 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:15.
ATL – Kyle Pitts 9-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 2:46. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:59.

Second quarter

WAS – Antonio Gibson 1-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 11:47. Commanders 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:30.
WAS – Curtis Samuel 7-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 5:18. Commanders 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:02.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 47-yard field goal, 1:31. Commanders 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:47.

Third quarter

WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 24-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 12:03. Commanders 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:52.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Jonnu Smith 2-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (run failed), 12:38. Commanders 24–16. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:53.

Top passers

WAS – Sam Howell – 14/23, 151 yards, 3 TD
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 28/47, 307 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 10 rushes, 31 yards
ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 13 rushes, 51 yards

Top receivers

WAS – Terry McLaurin – 6 receptions, 81 yards
ATL – Drake London – 9 receptions, 125 yards

Week 7: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	3	3	16
Buccaneers	7	3	0	3	13

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: October 22
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 62,620
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

ATL — Desmond Ridder 2-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 6:48. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:51.
TB – Mike Evans 40-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 3:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:24.

Second quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 24-yard field goal, 11:51. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:00.
TB – Chase McLaughlin 24-yard field goal, 5:14. Tied 10–10. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 6:37.

Third quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 41-yard field goal, 2:04. Falcons 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:55.

Fourth quarter

TB – Chase McLaughlin 36-yard field goal, 0:45. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 1:51.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 16–13. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 0:45.

Top passers

ATL – Desmond Ridder – 19/25, 250 yards
TB – Baker Mayfield – 27/42, 275 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 21 rushes, 59 yards
TB – Rachaad White – 13 rushes, 34 yards

Top receivers

ATL – Drake London – 6 receptions, 54 yards
TB – Mike Evans – 6 receptions, 82 yards, TD

Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	6	14	23
Titans	7	7	7	7	28

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 29
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
Game attendance: 68,008
Referee: Clay Martin
TV announcers (CBS): Beth Mowins, James Lofton, Jay Feely and Amanda Guerra
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 29-yard field goal, 9:47. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:15.
TEN — DeAndre Hopkins 47-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 2:28. Titans 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:52.

Second quarter

TEN — DeAndre Hopkins 16-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 5:27. Titans 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:50.

Third quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 49-yard field goal, 12:06. Titans 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:54.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 3:02. Titans 14–9. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:06.
TEN — DeAndre Hopkins 61-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 1:37. Titans 21–9. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Bijan Robinson 13-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:17. Titans 21–16. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20.
TEN — Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 33-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 6:59. Titans 28–16. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:52.
ATL — Scotty Miller 8-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 3:46. Titans 28–23. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:13.

Top passers

ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 12/21, 175 yards, TD
TEN – Will Levis – 19/29, 238 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

ATL – Bijan Robinson – 11 rushes, 62 yards, TD
TEN – Derrick Henry – 22 rushes, 101 yards

Top receivers

ATL – Drake London – 5 receptions, 55 yards
TEN – DeAndre Hopkins – 4 receptions, 128 yards, 3 TD

Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 9: Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	7	11	10	31
Falcons	3	8	10	7	28

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: November 5
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 69,715
Referee: Shawn Smith
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 52-yard field goal, 7:06. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:53.
MIN – Greg Joseph 19-yard field goal, 2:20. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:46.

Second quarter

ATL – Joshua Dobbs sacked in the end zone by Calais Campbell for a safety, 14:04. Falcons 5–3.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 43-yard field goal, 8:57. Falcons 8–3. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:07.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 23-yard field goal, 5:32. Falcons 11–3. Drive: 4 plays, −4 yards, 2:01.
MIN – Alexander Mattison 2-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Greg Joseph kick), 0:55. Falcons 11–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:37.

Third quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 54-yard field goal, 12:15. Falcons 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, −6 yards, 1:32.
MIN – Greg Joseph 32-yard field goal, 8:13. Falcons 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:02.
ATL – Jonnu Smith 60-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 6:54. Falcons 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19.
MIN – Joshua Dobbs 18-yard run (Joshua Dobbs–Trishton Jackson pass), 2:20. Tied 21–21. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:34.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Greg Joseph 31-yard field goal, 14:18. Vikings 24–21. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:54.
ATL – Tyler Allgeier 5-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 2:08. Falcons 28–24. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:58.
MIN – Brandon Powell 6-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Greg Joseph kick), 0:22. Vikings 31–28. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:46.

Top passers

MIN – Joshua Dobbs – 20/30, 158 yards, 2 TD
ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 21/38, 268 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

MIN – Joshua Dobbs – 7 rushes, 66 yards, TD
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 11 rushes, 51 yards

Top receivers

MIN – T. J. Hockenson – 7 receptions, 69 yards
ATL – Jonnu Smith – 5 receptions, 100 yards, TD

The Falcons weren't able to hold off the Vikings, losing to them 31–28, allowing their rival Saints to defeat the Bears and take the number 1 spot in the NFC South.

Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 10: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	14	3	6	23
Cardinals	3	9	10	3	25

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: November 12
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 62,861
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Amanda Balionis
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

ARI – Matt Prater 51-yard field goal, 4:48. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 7:48.

Second quarter

ATL – Scotty Miller 2-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 13:27. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:21.
ARI – Matt Prater 46-yard field goal, 10:32. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:55.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 5-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 4:07. Falcons 14–6. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25.
ARI – Kyler Murray 6-yard run (pass failed), 0:10. Falcons 14–12. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.

Third quarter

ARI – Matt Prater 56-yard field goal, 9:16. Cardinals 15–14. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:49.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 36-yard field goal, 5:18. Falcons 17–15. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:17.
ARI – Clayton Tune 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 0:19. Cardinals 22–17. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:49.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Desmond Ridder 9-yard run (pass failed), 2:33. Falcons 23–22. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:10.
ARI – Matt Prater 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 25–23. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 2:33.

Top passers

ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 8/15, 55 yards, TD
ARI – Kyler Murray – 19/32, 249 yards, INT

Top rushers

ATL – Bijan Robinson – 22 rushes, 95 yards, TD
ARI – James Conner – 16 rushes, 73 yards

Top receivers

ATL – Drake London – 3 receptions, 36 yards
ARI – Trey McBride – 8 receptions, 131 yards

Week 12: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 12: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	3	6	3	3	15
Falcons	7	7	0	10	24

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: November 26
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 70,166
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

NO – Blake Grupe 25-yard field goal, 8:10. Saints 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:58.
ATL – Jessie Bates 92-yard interception return (Younghoe Koo kick), 1:46. Falcons 7–3.

Second quarter

NO – Blake Grupe 52-yard field goal, 14:16. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:30.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 10-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 8:56. Falcons 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:20.
NO – Blake Grupe 41-yard field goal, 3:54. Falcons 14–9. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:02.

Third quarter

NO – Blake Grupe 45-yard field goal, 3:27. Falcons 14–12. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 8:13.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 26-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 9:57. Falcons 21–12. Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 5:03.

Fourth quarter

NO – Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal, 6:24. Falcons 21–15. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:33.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 1:47. Falcons 24–15. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:37.

Top passers

NO – Derek Carr – 24/38, 304 yards, INT
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 13/21, 168 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

NO – Alvin Kamara – 15 rushes, 69 yards
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 16 rushes, 91 yards, TD

Top receivers

NO – Chris Olave – 7 receptions, 114 yards
ATL – Drake London – 5 receptions, 91 yards

Week 13: at New York Jets

Week 13: Atlanta Falcons at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	10	3	0	13
Jets	2	3	3	0	8

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: December 3
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 74,455
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

NYJ – Bijan Robinson tackled in end zone for a safety, 1:36. Jets 2–0.

Second quarter

ATL – MyCole Pruitt 20-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 10:04. Falcons 7–2. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 3:07.
NYJ – Greg Zuerlein 27-yard field goal, 3:56. Falcons 7–5. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:08.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 10–5. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 1:13.

Third quarter

NYJ – Greg Zuerlein 466-yard field goal, 10:32. Falcons 10–8. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:28.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 42-yard field goal, 3:38. Falcons 13–8. Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 6:54.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Top passers

ATL – Desmond Ridder – 12/27, 121 yards, TD
NYJ – Tim Boyle – 14/25, 148 yards, INT

Top rushers

ATL – Bijan Robinson – 18 rushes, 53 yards
NYJ – Dalvin Cook – 9 rushes, 35 yards

Top receivers

ATL – Kyle Pitts – 4 receptions, 51 yards
NYJ – Breece Hall – 6 receptions, 29 yards

Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 14: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	9	7	10	29
Falcons	3	7	0	15	25

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: December 10
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 69,496
Referee: Alex Kemp
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

TB – Chase McLaughlin 55-yard field goal, 9:27. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 5:33.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 20-yard field goal, 1:23. Tied 3–3. Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards, 8:04.

Second quarter

TB – Baker Mayfield 1-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick), 14:57. Buccaneers 10–3. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:23.
ATL – Kyle Pitts 36-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 12:09. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.
TB – Keith Smith tackled in end zone for a safety, 2:36. Buccaneers 12–10.

Third quarter

TB – Rachaad White 31-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 4:06. Buccaneers 19–10. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:40.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Bijan Robinson 3-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 11:10. Buccaneers 19–17. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:52.
TB – Chase McLaughlin 38-yard field goal, 6:10. Buccaneers 22–17. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:00.
ATL – Desmond Ridder 6-yard run (Desmond Ridder-Drake London pass), 3:23. Falcons 25–22. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:47.
TB – Cade Otton 11-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 0:31. Buccaneers 29–25. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.

Top passers

TB – Baker Mayfield – 14/29, 144 yards, 2 TD
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 26/40, 347 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

TB – Rachaad White – 25 rushes, 102 yards
ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 9 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

TB – Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 53 yards
ATL – Drake London – 10 receptions, 172 yards

Week 15: at Carolina Panthers

Week 15: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	0	0	7
Panthers	0	3	0	6	9

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: December 17
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Rain, 46 °F (8 °C)
Game attendance: 70,301
Referee: Land Clark
TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

ATL – Cordarrelle Patterson 2-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 4:49. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:17.
CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 34-yard field goal, 0:22. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:27.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 25-yard field goal, 13:32. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:54.
CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Panthers 9–7. Drive: 17 plays, 90 yards, 7:35.

Top passers

ATL – Desmond Ridder – 12/20, 152 yards, TD, INT
CAR – Bryce Young – 18/24, 167 yards

Top rushers

ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 14 rushes, 45 yards
CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 22 rushes, 87 yards

Top receivers

ATL – Kyle Pitts – 3 receptions, 37 yards
CAR – Adam Thielen – 4 receptions, 43 yards

Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 16: Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	0	3	0	10
Falcons	7	6	7	9	29

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: December 24
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 69,221
Referee: Alan Eck
TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

IND – Jonathan Taylor 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 9:24. Colts 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:36.
ATL – Kyle Pitts 24-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 7:42. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:42.

Second quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 23-yard field goal, 3:23. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:13.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 47-yard field goal, 0:05. Falcons 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 1:41.

Third quarter

ATL – Tyler Allgeier 31-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 11:13. Falcons 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:47.
IND – Matt Gay 33-yard field goal, 4:23. Falcons 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:50.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 41-yard field goal, 14:06. Falcons 23–10. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:17.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 35-yard field goal, 5:46. Falcons 26–10. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:11.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 25-yard field goal, 1:57. Falcons 29–10. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 2:52.

Top passers

IND – Gardner Minshew – 20/37, 201 yards, INT
ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 23/33, 229 yards, TD

Top rushers

IND – Jonathan Taylor – 18 rushes, 43 yards, TD
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 12 rushes, 72 yards

Top receivers

IND – Josh Downs – 6 receptions, 39 yards
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 7 receptions, 50 yards

Week 17: at Chicago Bears

Week 17: Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	3	7	17
Bears	7	14	6	10	37

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: December 31
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Light snow, 32 °F (0 °C)
Game attendance: 61,752
Referee: Adrian Hill
TV announcers (CBS): Chris Lewis, Jason McCourty, Ross Tucker and Amanda Renner
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – D. J. Moore 7-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 8:47. Bears 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yard, 3:33.

Second quarter

CHI – Justin Fields 9-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 14:14. Bears 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yard, 4:03.
ATL – Tyler Allgeier 75-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:00. Bears 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14.
CHI – Roschon Johnson 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:02. Bears 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:06.

Third quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 11:56. Bears 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:04.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 38-yard field goal, 8:29. Bears 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:27.
CHI – Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal, 1:10. Bears 27–10. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Taylor Heinicke 24-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 12:22. Bears 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:48.
CHI – Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal, 4:59. Bears 30–17. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:21.
CHI – Khalil Herbert 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 3:39. Bears 37–17. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 0:19.

Top passers

ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 10/29, 163 yards, TD, 3 INT
CHI – Justin Fields – 20/32, 268 yards, TD

Top rushers

ATL – Bijan Robinson – 15 rushes, 75 yards
CHI – Khalil Herbert – 18 rushes, 124 yards, TD

Top receivers

ATL – Drake London – 4 receptions, 56 yards
CHI – D. J. Moore – 9 receptions, 159 yards, TD

Week 18: at New Orleans Saints

Week 18: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	3	0	0	17
Saints	7	10	14	17	48

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: January 7^[11]
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 70,072
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

ATL – Jonnu Smith 15-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 8:42. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:39.
NO – A. T. Perry 18-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 5:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:41.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 71-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 4:13. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:48.

Second quarter

NO – Kendre Miller 3-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 11:04. Tied 14–14. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:09.
NO – Blake Grupe 24-yard field goal, 0:56. Saints 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 1:32.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

NO – Chris Olave 26-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 13:01. Saints 24–17. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:35.
NO – Rashid Shaheed 39-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 8:54. Saints 31–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:41.

Fourth quarter

NO – Blake Grupe 24-yard field goal, 9:57. Saints 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:17.
NO – A. T. Perry 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 9:02. Saints 41–17. Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:07.
NO – Jamaal Williams 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 1:10. Saints 48–17. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03.

Top passers

ATL – Desmond Ridder – 22/30, 291 yards, 2 TD, INT
NO – Derek Carr – 22/28, 264 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

ATL – Bijan Robinson – 11 rushes, 28 yards
NO – Kendre Miller – 13 rushes, 71 yards, TD

Top receivers

ATL – Bijan Robinson – 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD
NO – Taysom Hill – 4 receptions, 28 yards

Standings

Division

NFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	348	325	W1
New Orleans Saints	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	402	327	W2
	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	321	373	L2
Carolina Panthers	2	15	0	.118	1–5	1–11	236	416	L3

Conference

NFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^[a]	San Francisco 49ers	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	10–2	.509	.475	L1
2^[a]^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	5–1	9–3	.446	.392	W2
3^[a]^[b]	Detroit Lions	North	12	5	0	.706	4–2	8–4	.481	.436	W1
4^[c]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.481	.379	W1
Wild cards
5	Philadelphia Eagles	East	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.481	.476	L2
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	7	0	.588	5–1	8–4	.529	.453	W4
7^[d]^[e]	Green Bay Packers	North	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.474	.458	W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	8	0	.529	2–4	7–5	.512	.392	W1
9^[c]^[d]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.433	.340	W2
10^[f]^[g]	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.509	.454	L4
11^[g]^[h]	Chicago Bears	North	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.464	.370	L1
12^[f]^[h]		South	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.429	.462	L2
13	New York Giants	East	6	11	0	.353	3–3	5–7	.512	.353	W1
14^[i]	Washington Commanders	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	2–10	.512	.338	L8
15^[i]	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	13	0	.235	0–6	3–9	.561	.588	L1
16	Carolina Panthers	South	2	15	0	.118	1–5	1–11	.522	.500	L3
Tiebreakers^[j]
^ ^a ^b ^c San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record, claiming the No. 1 seed. ^ ^a ^b Dallas claimed the No. 2 seed over Detroit based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC South based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.) ^ ^a ^b ^c Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record. ^ ^a ^b Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot. ^ ^a ^b Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below). ^ ^a ^b Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.) ^ ^a ^b Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Washington finished ahead of Arizona 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.

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing yards	Desmond Ridder	2,836
Passing touchdowns	Desmond Ridder	12
Rushing yards	Bijan Robinson	976
Rushing touchdowns	Desmond Ridder	5
Receptions	Drake London	69
Receiving yards	Drake London	905
Receiving touchdowns	Bijan Robinson	4
Points	Younghoe Koo	123
Kickoff return yards	Cordarrelle Patterson	153
Punt return yards	Mike Hughes	67
Tackles	Jessie Bates	132
Sacks	Calais Campbell Bud Dupree	6.5
Forced fumbles	Jessie Bates	3
Interceptions	Jessie Bates	6
Pass deflections	A. J. Terrell Jessie Bates	10

NFL rankings

Category	Total points	Points per game	NFL rank (out of 32)
Offensive points scored	321	18.9	26th
Defensive points allowed	373	21.9	17th

References

^ Iyer, Vinnie (December 5, 2023). "NFL standings: Updated AFC, NFC playoff picture after Week 13 of 2023 season". Sporting News. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "The Falcons trade up, select Matthew Bergeron with the (38th overall) 2023 NFL Draft pick". atlantafalcons.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
^ "Atlanta Falcons trade Julio Jones to Tennessee Titans". ESPN. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ Bair, Scott (May 13, 2022). "Falcons trade for Raiders receiver Bryan Edwards". Atlanta Falcons. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
^ Yates, Field (April 11, 2023). "Lions trade former No. 3 overall pick Jeff Okudah to Falcons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
^ Greenawalt, Tyler (November 1, 2022). "NFL trade deadline: Jaguars reportedly trade for suspended WR Calvin Ridley". Yahoo!Sports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
^ "Patriots Trade Tight End Jonnu Smith to Atlanta". Patriots.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
^ Edmunds, Ashton (November 1, 2022). "Falcons trade safety Dean Marlowe to Buffalo Bills". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
^ Bair, Scott (May 15, 2023). "Falcons sign four, cut several in series of moves following rookie minicamp". AtlantaFalcons.com.
^ Bair, Scott (May 1, 2023). "Falcons agree to terms with six undrafted free agents". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
^ Martel, Brett (January 7, 2024). "Saints players defy their own coaches and score from kneel-down formation, angering the Falcons". AP News. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

External links

Official website

[Colts-3] The Falcons traded their second round selection (44th overall) and their fourth round selection (110th overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for the (38th overall) pick.^[2]

[Titans-5] The Falcons traded a sixth-round selection (186th overall) and WR Julio Jones to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a fourth-round selection (110th overall) and a 2022 second-round selection.^[3]

[Raiders-7] The Falcons traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a seventh-round selection (224th overall) and WR Bryan Edwards.^[4]

[Lions-9] The Falcons traded a fifth-round selection (159th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for CB Jeff Okudah.^[5]

[Jaguars-11] The Falcons traded WR Calvin Ridley to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a fifth-round selection (159th overall) and a conditional 2024 fourth-round selection.^[6]

[Patriots-13] The Falcons traded a seventh-round selection (245th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for TE Jonnu Smith.^[7]

[Bills-15] The Falcons traded S Dean Marlowe to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a seventh-round selection (245th overall).^[8]

[12-5a-19] San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record, claiming the No. 1 seed.

[12-5b-20] Dallas claimed the No. 2 seed over Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[9-8a-21] Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC South based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.)

[9-8b-22] Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.

[9-8c-23] Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.

[7-10a-24] Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below).

[7-10b-25] Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.)

[7-10c-26] Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory.

[4-13-27] Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory.

[28] 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.

[n822-1] Iyer, Vinnie (December 5, 2023). "NFL standings: Updated AFC, NFC playoff picture after Week 13 of 2023 season". Sporting News. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[2] "The Falcons trade up, select Matthew Bergeron with the (38th overall) 2023 NFL Draft pick". atlantafalcons.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[4] "Atlanta Falcons trade Julio Jones to Tennessee Titans". ESPN. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[6] Bair, Scott (May 13, 2022). "Falcons trade for Raiders receiver Bryan Edwards". Atlanta Falcons. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.

[8] Yates, Field (April 11, 2023). "Lions trade former No. 3 overall pick Jeff Okudah to Falcons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.

[10] Greenawalt, Tyler (November 1, 2022). "NFL trade deadline: Jaguars reportedly trade for suspended WR Calvin Ridley". Yahoo!Sports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

[12] "Patriots Trade Tight End Jonnu Smith to Atlanta". Patriots.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

[14] Edmunds, Ashton (November 1, 2022). "Falcons trade safety Dean Marlowe to Buffalo Bills". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

[16] Bair, Scott (May 15, 2023). "Falcons sign four, cut several in series of moves following rookie minicamp". AtlantaFalcons.com.

[q713-17] Bair, Scott (May 1, 2023). "Falcons agree to terms with six undrafted free agents". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

[w734-18] Martel, Brett (January 7, 2024). "Saints players defy their own coaches and score from kneel-down formation, angering the Falcons". AP News. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

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Atlanta Falcons
Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia
Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons All-time roster Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Culture	Rankin M. Smith Sr. Arthur Blank Freddie Falcon The "Dirty Bird" (dance) "2 Legit 2 Quit" Brian Banks Quarterback
Lore	Grits Blitz Gary Anderson's missed field goal "Rebirth" game Michael Vick dog fighting investigation Timeline 28–3
Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wild card / First round berths (8)	1978 1982 1991 1995 2002 2008 2011 2017
Division championships (6)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012 2016
Conference championships (2)	1998 2016
Ring of Honor	2 10 21 28 31 42 57 58 60 78 84 87
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division
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