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Date	Matchup	Result / Time
Sep 13, 2026	Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers	Sun, Sep 13 1:00 PM ET
Sep 20, 2026	Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers	Sun, Sep 20 1:00 PM ET
Sep 24, 2026	Atlanta Falcons @ Green Bay Packers	Thu, Sep 24 8:15 PM ET

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Division Standings

Team	W	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STRK
Seattle Seahawks	1	1.000	-	13	10	W1
Atlanta Falcons	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Chicago Bears	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Dallas Cowboys	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Detroit Lions	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Green Bay Packers	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Los Angeles Rams	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Minnesota Vikings	0	.000	-	0	0	-
New Orleans Saints	0	.000	-	0	0	-
New York Giants	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Philadelphia Eagles	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Arizona Cardinals	0	.000	-	0	0	-
San Francisco 49ers	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Washington Commanders	0	.000	-	0	0	-
Carolina Panthers	0	.000	-	0	0	-

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Date	Matchup	Result / Time
Sep 13, 2026	Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers	Sun, Sep 13 1:00 PM ET
Sep 20, 2026	Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers	Sun, Sep 20 1:00 PM ET
Sep 24, 2026	Atlanta Falcons @ Green Bay Packers	Thu, Sep 24 8:15 PM ET
Oct 5, 2026	Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints	Mon, Oct 5 8:15 PM ET
Oct 11, 2026	Atlanta Falcons vs Baltimore Ravens	Sun, Oct 11 8:20 PM ET
Oct 18, 2026	Atlanta Falcons vs Chicago Bears	Sun, Oct 18 1:00 PM ET
Oct 25, 2026	Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers	Sun, Oct 25 1:00 PM ET
Nov 1, 2026	Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sun, Nov 1 1:00 PM ET
Nov 8, 2026	Atlanta Falcons vs Cincinnati Bengals	Sun, Nov 8 9:30 AM ET
Nov 15, 2026	Atlanta Falcons vs Kansas City Chiefs	Sun, Nov 15 1:00 PM ET
Nov 29, 2026	Atlanta Falcons @ Minnesota Vikings	Sun, Nov 29 1:00 PM ET
Dec 6, 2026	Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions	Sun, Dec 6 1:00 PM ET
Dec 13, 2026	Atlanta Falcons @ Cleveland Browns	Sun, Dec 13 1:00 PM ET
Dec 20, 2026	Atlanta Falcons @ Washington Commanders	Sun, Dec 20 1:00 PM ET
Dec 27, 2026	Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sun, Dec 27 12:00 AM ET
Jan 3, 2027	Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints	Sun, Jan 3 1:00 PM ET
Jan 10, 2027	Atlanta Falcons @ Carolina Panthers	Sun, Jan 10 12:00 AM ET

Roster

Player	No	Pos	Status	Height	Weight	Experience	College
Yasir Abdullah	-	LB	Active	6' 1"	240 lbs	4	Louisville
Vinny Anthony II	86	WR	Practice Squad	6' 0"	190 lbs	R	Wisconsin
Jake Bailey	16	P	Active	6' 2"	212 lbs	8	Stanford
Keshawn Banks	59	DE	Day-To-Day	6' 3"	251 lbs	1	San Diego State
Jessie Bates III	3	S	Active	6' 1"	210 lbs	9	Wake Forest
Matthew Bergeron	65	G	Active	6' 5"	315 lbs	4	Syracuse
JD Bertrand	40	LB	Day-To-Day	6' 1"	230 lbs	3	Notre Dame
Chris Blair	19	WR	Active	6' 2"	215 lbs	2	Alcorn State
Billy Bowman Jr.	33	CB	Active	5' 10"	194 lbs	2	Oklahoma
Zachariah Branch	17	WR	Active	5' 10"	180 lbs	R	Georgia
James Brockermeyer	66	C	Practice Squad	6' 3"	295 lbs	R	Miami
Sydney Brown	29	S	Active	5' 10"	211 lbs	4	Illinois
Beaux Collins	88	WR	Day-To-Day	6' 3"	206 lbs	2	Notre Dame
Kendal Daniels	53	LB	Active	6' 5"	242 lbs	R	Oklahoma
Divine Deablo	0	LB	Active	6' 3"	223 lbs	6	Virginia Tech
Malcolm DeWalt IV	36	CB	Active	6' 2"	190 lbs	R	Akron
Kam Dewberry	61	G	Practice Squad	6' 4"	332 lbs	R	Alabama
Gervon Dexter Sr.	-	DT	Active	6' 6"	326 lbs	4	Florida
Brandon Dorlus	54	DT	Active	6' 3"	295 lbs	3	Oregon
Jahan Dotson	4	WR	Active	5' 11"	184 lbs	5	Penn State
Dylan Drummond	80	WR	Practice Squad	6' 0"	190 lbs	2	Eastern Michigan
Samson Ebukam	52	DE	Active	6' 3"	245 lbs	10	Eastern Washington
Nick Folk	6	PK	Active	6' 1"	225 lbs	19	Arizona
Mike Ford Jr.	28	CB	Active	6' 0"	199 lbs	9	Southeast Missouri State
Tyler Goodson	25	RB	Practice Squad	5' 9"	197 lbs	4	Iowa
Da'Shawn Hand	90	DT	Active	6' 3"	302 lbs	9	Alabama
Christian Harris	45	LB	Active	6' 2"	232 lbs	5	Alabama
Zach Harrison	96	DE	Practice Squad	6' 5"	270 lbs	4	Ohio State
DeMarcco Hellams	23	S	Active	6' 1"	203 lbs	4	Alabama
C.J. Henderson	26	CB	Active	6' 1"	205 lbs	6	Florida
Kyle Hinton	68	G	Active	6' 2"	315 lbs	4	Washburn
Darnay Holmes	30	CB	Practice Squad	5' 9"	198 lbs	7	UCLA
Austin Hooper	81	TE	Active	6' 4"	254 lbs	11	Stanford
Mike Hughes	21	CB	Active	5' 10"	190 lbs	9	UCF
Jared Ivey	-	LB	Active	6' 6"	274 lbs	2	Ole Miss
Michael Jerrell	72	OT	Active	6' 5"	309 lbs	3	Findlay
Cash Jones	32	RB	Practice Squad	5' 11"	195 lbs	R	Georgia
Corey Levin	62	G	Active	6' 4"	307 lbs	8	Chattanooga
Chris Lindstrom	63	G	Active	6' 4"	310 lbs	8	Boston College
Drake London	5	WR	Active	6' 4"	215 lbs	5	USC
LaCale London	94	DE	Active	6' 3"	297 lbs	3	Western Illinois
Riley Mahlman	76	OT	Practice Squad	6' 8"	320 lbs	R	Wisconsin
DeAngelo Malone	50	LB	Day-To-Day	6' 3"	235 lbs	5	Western Kentucky
Jake Matthews	70	OT	Active	6' 5"	310 lbs	13	Texas A&M
Liam McCullough	49	LS	Active	6' 2"	245 lbs	5	Ohio State
Nick Muse	87	TE	Practice Squad	6' 5"	252 lbs	3	South Carolina
Ryan Neuzil	64	C	Active	6' 3"	305 lbs	5	App State
Storm Norton	77	OT	Day-To-Day	6' 7"	310 lbs	7	Toledo
Ethan Onianwa	75	OT	Active	6' 7"	331 lbs	R	Ohio State
James Pearce Jr.	27	LB	News	6' 5"	243 lbs	2	Tennessee
Michael Penix Jr.	9	QB	Active	6' 3"	220 lbs	3	Washington
Harold Perkins Jr.	56	LB	Active	6' 0"	223 lbs	R	LSU
Zacch Pickens	-	DT	Practice Squad	6' 4"	300 lbs	3	South Carolina
Kyle Pitts Sr.	8	TE	Active	6' 6"	250 lbs	5	Florida
Bijan Robinson	7	RB	Active	5' 11"	215 lbs	4	Texas
Jammie Robinson	34	S	Practice Squad	5' 11"	195 lbs	4	Florida State
Brian Robinson Jr.	15	RB	Active	6' 1"	225 lbs	5	Alabama
Cooper Rush	13	QB	Active	6' 3"	224 lbs	9	Central Michigan
Trey Sermon	44	RB	Day-To-Day	6' 0"	215 lbs	5	Ohio State
Maason Smith	92	DT	Active	6' 5"	306 lbs	3	LSU
Za'Darius Smith	91	DE	Active	6' 4"	270 lbs	11	Kentucky
👤 Jack Strand	18	QB	Active	6' 5"	240 lbs	R	Minnesota State Moorhead
Tua Tagovailoa	1	QB	Active	6' 1"	225 lbs	7	Alabama
Jawaan Taylor	71	OT	Active	6' 5"	312 lbs	8	Florida
Avieon Terrell	12	CB	Active	5' 11"	180 lbs	R	Clemson
A.J. Terrell Jr.	24	CB	Active	6' 1"	200 lbs	7	Clemson
Cameron Thomas	99	DE	Active	6' 4"	265 lbs	5	San Diego State
Anterio Thompson	98	DT	Day-To-Day	6' 4"	310 lbs	R	Washington
Josh Thompson	-	G	Practice Squad	6' 5"	315 lbs	R	LSU
Bralen Trice	48	LB	Practice Squad	6' 4"	274 lbs	3	Washington
Jack Velling	84	TE	Practice Squad	6' 5"	245 lbs	R	Michigan State
Malik Verdon	43	LB	Day-To-Day	6' 4"	218 lbs	1	Iowa State
Xavier Watts	31	S	Active	6' 0"	203 lbs	2	Notre Dame
Antwane Wells Jr.	82	WR	Practice Squad	6' 0"	205 lbs	1	Ole Miss
Cameron Williams	-	OL	Active	6' 5"	317 lbs	2	Texas
Charlie Woerner	89	TE	Active	6' 5"	250 lbs	7	Georgia
Josh Woods	46	LB	Active	6' 1"	235 lbs	7	Maryland
Olamide Zaccheaus	14	WR	Active	5' 8"	194 lbs	8	Virginia

Atlanta Falcons — Stats

Team Scoring

Wins	0
Losses	0
Ties	0
Win %	0
Points For	0
Points Against	0
Point Differential	0
Streak	0
Division Record	0

Passing

Completion Percentage	60.9
Completions	332
Interception Percentage	1.47
Interceptions	8
Longest Pass	69
Net Passing Yards	3,523
Net Passing Yards Per Game	207.2
Passing Attempts	545
Passing Touchdown %	3.49
Passing Touchdowns	19
Passer Rating	86.7
Total Sacks	26
Sack Yards Lost	180
Yards Per Pass Attempt	6.8
Passing Yards	3,703
Passing Fumbles Lost	4
Team Games Played	17
Yards Per Game	343.6
Total Points Per Game	20.8
Total Points	353
Total Touchdowns	37
Passing Yards Per Game	217.8
Comp-Att	332-545
Sacks-Yards Lost	26-180

Rushing

Rushing Attempts	477
Rushing Yards	2,138
Yards Per Rush Attempt	4.5
Long Rushing	93
20+ Yard Rushing Plays	9
Rushing Touchdowns	17
Rushing Yards Per Game	125.8
Rushing Fumbles	9
Rushing Fumbles Lost	3
Rushing 1st downs	113
Team Games Played	17
Total Yards	5,841
Total Offensive Plays	1048
Total Points Per Game	20.8
Total Points	353
Total Touchdowns	37

Receiving

Receptions	332
Receiving Targets	519
Receiving Yards	3,703
Receiving Yards	3,703
Receiving Touchdowns	19
Long Reception	69
20+ Yard Receiving Plays	47
Receiving Yards Per Game	217.8
Receiving Fumbles	9
Receiving Fumbles Lost	4
Receiving Yards After Catch	1871
Receiving First Downs	185
Team Games Played	17
Yards Per Reception	11.2
Total Points Per Game	20.8
Total Points	353
Total Touchdowns	37

Miscellaneous

Total 1st downs	330
Rushing 1st downs	113
Passing 1st downs	185
1st downs by penalty	32
Third Down Conversions	69
Third Down Attempts	207
3rd down %	33.33
Fourth Down Conversions	14
First Downs Attempts	28
4th down %	50.00
Total Penalties	108
Total Penalty Yards	819
Possession Time Seconds	30594
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage	18.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage	80.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage	69.71
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage	62.00
Total Takeaways	23
Total Giveaways	18
Turnover Ratio	5
Fumbles Lost	10
3rd down efficiency	69-207
4th down efficiency	14-28
Total-Yards	108-819

Defense

Solo Tackles	727
Assist Tackles	519
Total Tackles	1246
Sacks	57
Sack Yards	366
Stuffs	38
Passes Defended	87
Average Interception Yards	10.8
Long Interception	66
Miscellaneous Touchdowns	0
Kicks Blocked	1
Tackles For Loss	95
Team Games Played	17

Defensive Interceptions

Interceptions	16
Interception Yards	173
Interception Touchdowns	1
INT: Total	16-173

General

Fumbles	19
Forced Fumbles	12
Fumbles Recovered	7
Fumbles Touchdowns	0
Games Played	17
Fumbles-Lost	19-10

Returning

Kick Returns	67
Kick Return Yards	1,531
Yards Per Kick Return	22.9
Long Kick Return	47
Kick Return Touchdowns	0
Punt Returns	24
Punt Return Yards	168
Yards Per Punt Return	7.0
Long Punt Return	17
Punt Return Touchdowns	0
Punt Return Fair Catches	16
Kick Return Fumbles Lost	0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost	0
Team Games Played	17
Punt: Total	24-168

Kicking

Field Goal Made	32
Field Goal Attempts	39
Field Goal Percentage	82.1
Long Field Goal Made	56
Field Goal Attempts 1-19	0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29	3
Field Goal Attempts 30-39	13
Field Goal Attempts 40-49	12
Field Goal Attempts 50+	11
Extra Points Made	31
Extra Point Attempts	33
Extra Point Percentage	93.9
Field Goals Made 1-19	0
Field Goals Made 20-29	3
Field Goals Made 30-39	11
Field Goals Made 40-49	10
Field Goals Made 50+	8
Total Kicking Points	127
Team Games Played	17
Touchback Percentage	27
Average Kickoff Return Yards	22.9
Kickoff Return Yards	1,531
Kickoff Returns	67
Kickoffs: Total	67-1,531
FG: Good-Attempts	32-39

Punting

Punts	64
Punt Yards	2,889
Long Punt	69
Gross Average Punt Yards	45.1
Net Average Punt Yards	41.5
Punts Blocked	0
Punts Inside 20	34
Touchbacks	3
Fair Catches	17
Punt Returns	30
Punt Return Yards	231
Average Punt Return Yards	7.7
Team Games Played	17
Punt: Total Yards	64-2,889

Scoring

Rushing Touchdowns	17
Receiving Touchdowns	19
Return Touchdowns	1
Total Touchdowns	36
Field Goals	32
Kick Extra Points	31
Total Two Point Conversions	2
Total Points	353
Total Points Per Game	20.8

Passing

Completion Percentage	62.6
Completions	331
Interception Percentage	3.03
Interceptions	16
Longest Pass	58
Net Passing Yards	3,407
Net Passing Yards Per Game	200.4
Passing Attempts	529
Passing Touchdown %	5.10
Passing Touchdowns	27
Passer Rating	88.2
Total Sacks	57
Sack Yards Lost	366
Yards Per Pass Attempt	7.1
Passing Yards	3,752
Passing Fumbles Lost	4
Team Games Played	17
Yards Per Game	346.9
Total Points Per Game	23.6
Total Points	401
Total Touchdowns	43
Passing Yards Per Game	220.7
Comp-Att	331-529
Sacks-Yards Lost	57-366

Rushing

Rushing Attempts	466
Rushing Yards	2,146
Yards Per Rush Attempt	4.6
Long Rushing	83
20+ Yard Rushing Plays	15
Rushing Touchdowns	12
Rushing Yards Per Game	126.2
Rushing Fumbles	15
Rushing Fumbles Lost	0
Rushing 1st downs	120
Team Games Played	17
Total Yards	5,919
Total Offensive Plays	1052
Total Points Per Game	23.6
Total Points	401
Total Touchdowns	43

Receiving

Receptions	331
Receiving Targets	509
Receiving Yards	3,773
Receiving Yards	3,773
Receiving Touchdowns	27
Long Reception	58
20+ Yard Receiving Plays	49
Receiving Yards Per Game	221.9
Receiving Fumbles	11
Receiving Fumbles Lost	4
Receiving Yards After Catch	1634
Receiving First Downs	179
Team Games Played	17
Yards Per Reception	11.3
Total Points Per Game	23.6
Total Points	401
Total Touchdowns	43

Miscellaneous

Total 1st downs	325
Rushing 1st downs	120
Passing 1st downs	179
1st downs by penalty	26
Third Down Conversions	87
Third Down Attempts	218
3rd down %	39.91
Fourth Down Conversions	19
First Downs Attempts	32
4th down %	59.38
Total Penalties	95
Total Penalty Yards	747
Possession Time Seconds	31285
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage	33.33
Red Zone Scoring Percentage	86.27
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage	0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage	52.94
Total Takeaways	18
Total Giveaways	23
Turnover Ratio	-5
Fumbles Lost	7
3rd down efficiency	87-218
4th down efficiency	19-32
Total-Yards	95-747

Defense

Solo Tackles	727
Assist Tackles	616
Total Tackles	1343
Sacks	26
Sack Yards	180
Stuffs	56
Passes Defended	70
Average Interception Yards	19.5
Long Interception	65
Miscellaneous Touchdowns	1
Kicks Blocked	4
Tackles For Loss	82
Team Games Played	17

Defensive Interceptions

Interceptions	8
Interception Yards	156
Interception Touchdowns	2
INT: Total	8-156

General

Fumbles	23
Forced Fumbles	134
Fumbles Recovered	10
Fumbles Touchdowns	0
Games Played	17
Fumbles-Lost	23-7

Returning

Kick Returns	55
Kick Return Yards	1,650
Yards Per Kick Return	30.0
Long Kick Return	100
Kick Return Touchdowns	1
Punt Returns	30
Punt Return Yards	231
Yards Per Punt Return	7.7
Long Punt Return	54
Punt Return Touchdowns	0
Punt Return Fair Catches	17
Kick Return Fumbles Lost	0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost	0
Team Games Played	17
Punt: Total	30-231

Kicking

Field Goal Made	34
Field Goal Attempts	42
Field Goal Percentage	81.0
Long Field Goal Made	57
Field Goal Attempts 1-19	0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29	5
Field Goal Attempts 30-39	13
Field Goal Attempts 40-49	12
Field Goal Attempts 50+	12
Extra Points Made	35
Extra Point Attempts	37
Extra Point Percentage	94.6
Field Goals Made 1-19	0
Field Goals Made 20-29	5
Field Goals Made 30-39	12
Field Goals Made 40-49	9
Field Goals Made 50+	8
Total Kicking Points	137
Team Games Played	17
Touchback Percentage	22
Average Kickoff Return Yards	30.0
Kickoff Return Yards	1,650
Kickoff Returns	55
Kickoffs: Total	55-1,650
FG: Good-Attempts	34-42

Punting

Punts	56
Punt Yards	2,590
Long Punt	62
Gross Average Punt Yards	47.1
Net Average Punt Yards	42.5
Punts Blocked	1
Punts Inside 20	26
Touchbacks	1
Fair Catches	16
Punt Returns	24
Punt Return Yards	168
Average Punt Return Yards	7.0
Team Games Played	17
Punt: Total Yards	56-2,590

Scoring

Rushing Touchdowns	12
Receiving Touchdowns	27
Return Touchdowns	3
Total Touchdowns	41
Field Goals	34
Kick Extra Points	35
Total Two Point Conversions	3
Total Points	401
Total Points Per Game	23.6

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