2016 Atlanta Falcons season

2016 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Dan Quinn
General manager	Thomas Dimitroff
Owner	Arthur Blank
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	7–4
Division place	1st NFC South
Uniform

The 2016 Atlanta Falcons season is the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League and the second under head coach Dan Quinn. It will also mark the team's 25th and final season playing their home games at the Georgia Dome, as the Falcons will move into the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2017.

Free agents

Position	Player	Tag	2016 Team	Notes
S	Ricardo Allen		Atlanta Falcons
DE	Kroy Biermann	UFA	Buffalo Bills
G	Chris Chester	UFA	Atlanta Falcons
DE	Adrian Clayborn		Atlanta Falcons
S	Charles Godfrey		Atlanta Falcons
PK	Shayne Graham	UFA	None	Retired
C	Gino Gradkowski		Carolina Panthers
T	Bryce Harris	UFA	Atlanta Falcons
T	Jake Long		Minnesota Vikings
TE	Tony Moeaki	UFA	Chicago Bears
T	Ryan Schraeder		Atlanta Falcons
LB	Nathan Stupar		New Orleans Saints
TE	D.J. Tialavea		Atlanta Falcons
LB	Philip Wheeler	UFA	Atlanta Falcons
LB	Paul Worrilow		Atlanta Falcons

Draft

2016 Atlanta Falcons Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	17	Keanu Neal	SS	Florida
2	50	Deion Jones	OLB	LSU
3	81	Austin Hooper	TE	Stanford
4	115	De'Vondre Campbell	OLB	Minnesota
6	195	Wes Schweitzer	OG	San Jose State
7	238	Devin Fuller	WR	UCLA

Notes

• The Falcons did not select a player in the fifth round:
  • The team forfeited their fifth-round selection as the punishment for piping artificial crowd noise into the Georgia Dome during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. If the Falcons receive multiple fifth-round selections, the team will forfeit its first fifth-round selection;
  • The Falcons traded their sixth-round selection (No. 193) to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for guard Andy Levitre and a future undisclosed selection. They subsequently acquired Pick No. 195 from the New York Jets.

Staff

Atlanta Falcons staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman – Arthur Blank President/CEO – Rich McKay General Manager – Thomas Dimitroff Assistant General Manager – Scott Pioli Director of Pro Personnel – Joel Collier Director, Football Operations – Nick Polk Director of College Scouting – Steve Sabo National Scout – Ruston Webster National Scout – Phil Emery Head coaches Head Coach – Dan Quinn Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Raheem Morris Assistant to the Head Coach – Steve Scarnecchia Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Kyle Shanahan Quarterbacks – Matt LaFleur Running Backs – Bobby Turner Tight Ends – Wade Harman Offensive Line – Chris Morgan Assistant Offensive Line – Keith Carter Offensive Assistant – Mike LaFleur Offensive Assistant – Mike McDaniel			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Richard Smith Defensive Passing Game Coordinator– Jerome Henderson Defensive Line – Bryan Cox Linebackers – Jeff Ulbrich Secondary/Senior Defensive Assistant – Marquand Manuel Defensive Assistant/Defensive Backs – Chad Walker Defensive Assistant/Linebackers – Doug Mallory Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Keith Armstrong Assistant Special Teams – Eric Sutulovich Special Teams Intern – Lance Schulters Strength and conditioning Athletic Performance Manager - A.J. Neibel Head Strength and Conditioning – Jesse Ackerman Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Jonas Beauchemin → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Current roster

Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks  2 Matt Ryan  8 Matt Schaub Running backs 26 Tevin Coleman 42 Patrick DiMarco FB 24 Devonta Freeman 28 Terron Ward Wide receivers 18 Taylor Gabriel 16 Justin Hardy 11 Julio Jones 19 Aldrick Robinson 12 Mohamed Sanu 14 Eric Weems Tight ends 81 Austin Hooper 82 Joshua Perkins 80 Levine Toilolo		Offensive linemen 65 Chris Chester G 76 Tom Compton T 63 Ben Garland C 67 Andy Levitre G 51 Alex Mack C 70 Jake Matthews T 73 Ryan Schraeder T 71 Wes Schweitzer G 68 Trevor Robinson C Defensive linemen 95 Jonathan Babineaux DT 99 Adrian Clayborn DE 93 Dwight Freeney DE 77 Ra'Shede Hageman DE 94 Tyson Jackson DT 97 Grady Jarrett NT 98 Cliff Matthews DE 50 Brooks Reed DE 91 Courtney Upshaw DT		Linebackers 44 Vic Beasley OLB 59 De'Vondre Campbell OLB 45 Deion Jones MLB 53 LaRoy Reynolds MLB 41 Philip Wheeler OLB 55 Paul Worrilow MLB Defensive backs 23 Robert Alford CB 37 Ricardo Allen FS 32 Jalen Collins CB 29 C. J. Goodwin CB 36 Kemal Ishmael SS 22 Keanu Neal SS 20 Sharrod Neasman FS 30 Deji Olatoye CB 34 Brian Poole CB 27 Robenson Therezie FS 38 Blidi Wreh-Wilson CB Special teams  5 Matt Bosher P  3 Matt Bryant K 47 Josh Harris LS				Reserve lists 87 Devin Fuller WR (IR) 25 Akeem King CB (IR) 74 Chris Mayes NT (IR) 90 Derrick Shelby DE (IR) 52 Tyler Starr OLB (IR) 83 Jacob Tamme TE (IR) 56 Sean Weatherspoon OLB (IR) 21 Desmond Trufant CB (IR) Practice squad 61 Carter Bykowski T 52 Josh Keyes LB 85 J. D. McKissic WR 64 Blake Muir G 35 Jhurell Pressley RB  4 Matt Simms QB 86 D. J. Tialavea TE 92 Joe Vellano DT 15 Nick Williams WR -- Kevin Graf OT Rookies in italics Roster updated November 29, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 Active, 8 Inactive, 10 Practice Squad → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Schedule

Preseason

Falcons players at training camp, July 2016.

The Falcons preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April, 7, 2016, the opponents being the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	Washington Redskins	W 23–17	1–0	Georgia Dome	Recap
2	August 18	at Cleveland Browns	W 24–13	2–0	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
3	August 25	at Miami Dolphins	L 6–17	2–1	Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)	Recap
4	September 1	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–15	3–1	Georgia Dome	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	1:00 p.m. EDT	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24–31	0–1	Georgia Dome	Fox	Recap
2	September 18	4:25 p.m. EDT	at Oakland Raiders	W 35–28	1–1	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	CBS	Recap
3	September 26	8:30 p.m. EDT	at New Orleans Saints	W 45–32	2–1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	ESPN	Recap
4	October 2	1:00 p.m. EDT	Carolina Panthers	W 48–33	3–1	Georgia Dome	Fox	Recap
5	October 9	4:05 p.m. EDT	at Denver Broncos	W 23–16	4–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Fox	Recap
6	October 16	4:25 p.m. EDT	at Seattle Seahawks	L 24–26	4–2	CenturyLink Field	Fox	Recap
7	October 23	4:05 p.m. EDT	San Diego Chargers	L 30–33 (OT)	4–3	Georgia Dome	Fox	Recap
8	October 30	4:25 p.m. EDT	Green Bay Packers	W 33–32	5–3	Georgia Dome	Fox	Recap
9	November 3	8:25 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 43–28	6–3	Raymond James Stadium	NFLN	Recap
10	November 13	1:00 p.m. EST	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 15–24	6–4	Lincoln Financial Field	Fox	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 27	1:00 p.m. EST	Arizona Cardinals	W 38–19	7–4	Georgia Dome	Fox	Recap
13	December 4	1:00 p.m. EST	Kansas City Chiefs			Georgia Dome	CBS
14	December 11	4:25 p.m. EST	at Los Angeles Rams			Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Fox
15	December 18	4:05 p.m. EST	San Francisco 49ers			Georgia Dome	Fox
16	December 24	1:00 p.m. EST	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
17	January 1	1:00 p.m. EST	New Orleans Saints			Georgia Dome	Fox

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Weeks 15 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
• The Atlanta Falcons' final regular season game at the Georgia Dome Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	14	14	0	31
Falcons	10	3	8	3	24

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 69,382
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, David Diehl and Holly Sonders
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TB – 9:52 Roberto Aguayo 43-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:02. (TB 3–0) ATL – 7:08 Matt Bryant 34-yard FG. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:44. (TIE 3–3) ATL – 0:11 Mohamed Sanu 5-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 4 plays, 13, yards, 2:20. (ATL 10–3) Second quarter TB – 10:25 Brandon Myers 4-yard TD pass from Jameis Winston, Roberto Aguayo kick. Drive: 9 plays, 75, yards, 4:46. (TIE 10–10) ATL – 1:45 Matt Bryant 34-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:14. (ATL 13–10) TB – 0:14 Charles Sims 23-yard TD pass from Jameis Winston, Roberto Aguayo kick. Drive: 10 plays, 75, yards, 1:31. (TB 17–13) Third quarter TB – 12:54 Austin Seferian-Jenkins 30-yard TD pass from Jameis Winston, Roberto Aguayo kick. Drive: 4 plays, 75, yards, 2:06. (TB 24–13) TB – 5:12 Mike Evans 45-yard TD pass from Jameis Winston, Roberto Aguayo kick. Drive: 8 plays, 92, yards, 3:16. (TB 31–13) ATL – 1:35 Julio Jones 25-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Ryan pass to Mohamed Sanu for two-point conversion. Drive: 9 plays, 71, yards, 3:37. (TB 31–21) Fourth quarter ATL – 4:55 Matt Bryant 29-yard FG. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:54. (TB 31–24) Top passers TB – Jameis Winston – 23/32, 281 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT ATL – Matt Ryan – 27/39, 334 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT Top rushers TB – Doug Martin – 18 CAR, 62 YDS ATL – Tevin Coleman – 8 CAR, 22 YDS Top receivers TB – Mike Evans – 5 REC, 99 YDS, 1 TD ATL – Tevin Coleman – 5 REC, 95 YDS Top tacklers TB – Kwon Alexander – 17 TACKLES ATL – Ricardo Allen – 7 TACKLES

Week 2: at Oakland Raiders

Week Two: Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	13	8	14	35
Raiders	0	7	7	14	28

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 54,081
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter Second quarter ATL – 11:58 Matt Bryant 21-yard FG. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 4:55. (ATL 3–0) OAK – 7:51 Latavius Murray 1-yard TD run, Sebastian Janikowski kick. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 4:07. (OAK 7–3) ATL – 4:46 Julio Jones 21-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 10 plays, 75, yards, 3:05. (ATL 10–7) ATL – 0:38 Matt Bryant 20-yard FG. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:55. (ATL 13–7) Third quarter OAK – 11:17 Clive Walford 31-yard TD pass from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick. Drive: 8 plays, 81, yards, 3:43. (OAK 14–13) ATL – 3:42 Jacob Tamme 14-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Ryan run for two-point conversion. Drive: 5 plays, 85, yards, 1:54. (ATL 21–14) Fourth quarter OAK – 12:00 Michael Crabtree 2-yard TD pass from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick. Drive: 13 plays, 75, yards, 6:42. (TIE 21–21) ATL – 9:29 Justin Hardy 8-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 6 plays, 75, yards, 2:31. (ATL 28–21) ATL – 4:35 Tevin Coleman 1-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:37. (ATL 35–21) OAK – 2:12 Andre Holmes 6-yard TD pass from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick. Drive: 8 plays, 75, yards, 2:23. (ATL 35–28) Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 26/34, 396 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT OAK – Derek Carr – 34/45, 299 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT Top rushers ATL – Devonta Freeman – 17 CAR, 93 YDS OAK – Latavius Murray – 8 CAR, 51 YDS, 1 TD Top receivers ATL – Julio Jones – 5 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD OAK – Amari Cooper – 5 REC, 71 YDS Top tacklers ATL – Kemal Ishmael – 15 TACKLES OAK – Reggie Nelson – 12 TACKLES

Week 3: at New Orleans Saints

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	10	7	45
Saints	7	10	8	7	32

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 73,003
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NO – 8:25 Coby Fleener 2-yard TD pass from Drew Brees, Wil Lutz kick. Drive: 11 plays, 75, yards, 6:35. (NO 7–0) ATL – 5:21 Tevin Coleman 2-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:52. (TIE 7–7) Second quarter ATL – 14:53 Devonta Freeman 13-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 11 plays, 74, yards, 5:08. (ATL 14–7) NO – 9:55 Michael Thomas 3-yard TD pass from Drew Brees, Wil Lutz kick. Drive: 12 plays, 75, yards, 4:58. (TIE 14–14) ATL – 5:31 Tevin Coleman 2-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:24. (ATL 21–14) ATL – 0:28 Justin Hardy 4-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 8 plays, 94, yards, 1:23. (ATL 28–14) NO – 0:00 Wil Lutz 57-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 0:28. (ATL 28–17) Third quarter ATL – 12:03 Tevin Coleman 6-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:57. (ATL 35–17) NO – 7:38 John Kuhn 3-yard TD run, Mark Ingram run for two-point conversion. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:25. (ATL 35–25) ATL – 2:58 Matt Bryant 21-yard FG. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:40. (ATL 38–25) Fourth quarter ATL – 13:37 Deion Jones 90-yard interception return TD, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:21. (ATL 45–25) NO – 10:00 Mark Ingram 5-yard TD pass from Drew Brees, Wil Lutz kick. Drive: 7 plays, 75, yards, 3:37. (ATL 45–32) Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 20/30, 240 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT NO – Drew Brees – 36/54, 376 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers ATL – Devonta Freeman – 14 CAR, 152 YDS NO – Mark Ingram – 15 CAR, 77 YDS Top receivers ATL – Devonta Freeman – 5 REC, 55 YDS, 1 TD NO – Coby Fleener – 7 REC, 109 YDS, 1TD Top tacklers ATL – Sean Weatherspoon – 10 TACKLES NO – Craig Robertson – 11 TACKLES

Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Four: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	10	0	23	33
Falcons	14	3	14	17	48

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 70,508
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Chris Spielman and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CAR – Derek Anderson ;17-23, 172 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT ATL – Matt Ryan ;28-37, 503 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Top rushers CAR – Cam Newton; 5 CAR, 30 yards ATL – Devonta Freeman; 13 CAR, 57 yards, 1 TD Top receivers CAR – Fozzy Whittaker; 9 REC, 86 yards ATL – Julio Jones; 12 REC, 300 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers CAR – ATL –

Matt Ryan and Julio Jones made Falcons team history as Ryan exploded to 503 passing yards and Jones caught twelve passes for 300 yards and a touchdown, becoming the first quarterback-receiver duo to break 500 passing yards and 300 receiving yards in club history and the first such tandem in the NFL's Super Bowl era.^[1] Cam Newton was knocked out of the game with a concussion incurred on a two-point conversion run.

Week 5: at Denver Broncos

Week Five: Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	3	7	3	23
Broncos	0	3	0	13	16

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/2:05 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 76,802
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan; 15-28; 267 yards; 1 TD DEN – Paxton Lynch; 23-35; 223 yards; 1 TD; 1 INT Top rushers ATL – Devonta Freeman; 23 CAR; 88 yards; 1 TD DEN – C.J. Anderson; 11 CAR; 41 yards Top receivers ATL – Tevin Coleman; 4 REC; 132 yards; 1 TD DEN – E. Sanders; 7 REC; 80 yards Top tacklers ATL – DEN –

Week 6: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Six: Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	3	21	0	24
Seahawks	7	10	0	9	26

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), rain
• Game attendance: 69,071
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ATL – SEA – Top rushers ATL – SEA – Top receivers ATL – SEA – Top tacklers ATL – SEA –

Week 7: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Seven: San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	7	10	3	10	3	33
Falcons	6	21	0	3	0	30

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SD – ATL – Top rushers SD – ATL – Top receivers SD – ATL – Top tacklers SD – ATL –

The Falcons wore their black throwbacks uniforms for this game. With the game tied at 30-30, a missed 58-yarder by Matt Bryant forced the game into overtime. The Falcons received the ball first in overtime but turned the ball over on downs after failing to convert a fourth down. Then Josh Lambo silenced the Georgia Dome crowd by nailing a 42-yard field goal in overtime to seal a 33-30 victory for the Chargers.

Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	17	0	8	32
Falcons	10	9	7	7	33

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: October 30
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 70,165
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – ATL – Top rushers GB – ATL – Top receivers GB – ATL – Top tacklers GB – ATL –

Week 9: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	10	13	10	43
Buccaneers	7	7	0	14	28

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 8:25 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 57,797
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (NFLN): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ATL – TB – Top rushers ATL – TB – Top receivers ATL – TB – Top tacklers ATL – TB –

Despite Mike Evans finishing the game with 11 receptions for 150 yards and two scores, the Falcons still managed to blowout Tampa Bay on the road, 43-28 in order to go to 6-3. Falcons fans, who attended the game chanted "M-V-P!" after Matt Ryan's four-touchdown performance.

Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Ten: Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	6	3	6	15
Eagles	7	0	3	14	24

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 69,596
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ATL – PHI – Top rushers ATL – PHI – Top receivers ATL – PHI – Top tacklers ATL – PHI –

Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	6	0	6	19
Falcons	7	10	7	14	38

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 69,233
• 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 Top passers ARI – ATL – Top rushers ARI – ATL – Top receivers ARI – ATL – Top tacklers ARI – ATL –

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: December 4
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
• Preview

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – ATL – Top rushers KC – ATL – Top receivers KC – ATL – Top tacklers KC – ATL –

Standings

Division

NFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Atlanta Falcons	7	4	0	.636	3–1	5–3	358	302	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	5	0	.545	2–1	5–3	249	264	W3
New Orleans Saints	5	6	0	.455	1–2	4–3	334	306	W1
Carolina Panthers	4	7	0	.364	1–3	4–4	276	282	L1

Conference

NFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Dallas Cowboys	East	11	1	0	.917	3–1	7–1	.414	.386	W11
2	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	3	1	.682	1–1–1	3–3–1	.475	.494	L1
3[lower-alpha 1]	Detroit Lions	North	7	4	0	.636	2–2	5–2	.431	.437	W3
4[lower-alpha 1]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	4	0	.636	3–1	5–3	.529	.526	W1
Wild Cards
5	New York Giants	East	8	3	0	.727	2–1	5–3	.435	.406	W6
6	Washington Redskins	East	6	4	1	.591	2–2	4–3	.548	.441	L1
In the Hunt
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	6	5	0	.545	2–1	5–3	.504	.447	W3
8	Minnesota Vikings	North	6	6	0	.500	1–3	4–6	.537	.500	L2
9[lower-alpha 2]	New Orleans Saints	South	5	6	0	.455	1–2	4–3	.533	.391	W1
10[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]	Green Bay Packers	North	5	6	0	.455	2–1	4–4	.528	.436	W1
11[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	5	6	0	.455	0–3	3–6	.532	.368	L2
12	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	6	1	.409	2–1–1	3–4–1	.447	.250	L2
13[lower-alpha 4]	Carolina Panthers	South	4	7	0	.364	1–3	4–4	.512	.330	L1
14[lower-alpha 4]	Los Angeles Rams	West	4	7	0	.364	2–1	3–5	.488	.477	L2
15	Chicago Bears	North	2	9	0	.182	2–1	2–5	.540	.565	L3
Eliminated from postseason contention
16	San Francisco 49ers	West	1	10	0	.091	1–3	1–7	.561	.364	L10
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5]
Detroit wins tie break over Atlanta based on best win percentage in conference games. New Orleans wins tie break over Green Bay and Philadelphia based on best win percentage in conference games. Green Bay wins tie break over Philadelphia based on head-to-head win percentage. Carolina wins tie break over Los Angeles based on head-to-head win percentage. 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

References

1. Matt Ryan, Julio Jones set records in win over Panthers from NFL.com

External links

• Official website