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2008 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 391 points (24.4/g), 10th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 325 points (20.3/g), 11th.
Differential of 66 points (4.1/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 9.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 21st.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.8, Offense: 1.3, Defense: 2.5, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Smith (11-5-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Mularkey
Defensive Coordinator: Brian VanGorder
Training Camp: Falcons Training Facility (Flowery Branch, Georgia)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Detroit Lions | 34 | 21 | 23 | 474 | 156 | 318 | 21 | 316 | 246 | 70 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 24 | 14 | 234 | 129 | 105 | 2 | 15 | 311 | 147 | 164 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 38 | 14 | 16 | 378 | 192 | 186 | 1 | 17 | 301 | 117 | 184 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | boxscore | L | 2-2 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 24 | 17 | 268 | 150 | 118 | 19 | 401 | 294 | 107 | |||
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | boxscore | W | 3-2 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 27 | 24 | 22 | 370 | 194 | 176 | 1 | 21 | 408 | 304 | 104 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | boxscore | W | 4-2 | Chicago Bears | 22 | 20 | 18 | 376 | 301 | 75 | 1 | 22 | 361 | 282 | 79 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Bye Week | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | boxscore | L | 4-3 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 27 | 19 | 335 | 258 | 77 | 3 | 24 | 432 | 240 | 192 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | boxscore | W | 5-3 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 24 | 0 | 30 | 453 | 201 | 252 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 10 | 67 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | boxscore | W | 6-3 | New Orleans Saints | 34 | 20 | 18 | 361 | 248 | 113 | 25 | 521 | 416 | 105 | 3 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | boxscore | L | 6-4 | Denver Broncos | 20 | 24 | 20 | 364 | 250 | 114 | 1 | 19 | 332 | 208 | 124 | |||
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | boxscore | W | 7-4 | Carolina Panthers | 45 | 28 | 21 | 392 | 259 | 133 | 1 | 22 | 408 | 274 | 134 | |||
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | boxscore | W | 8-4 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 22 | 16 | 20 | 348 | 207 | 141 | 3 | 12 | 201 | 131 | 70 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | boxscore | L | 8-5 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 25 | 29 | 22 | 414 | 315 | 99 | 1 | 24 | 414 | 230 | 184 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | boxscore | W | OT | 9-5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 10 | 18 | 373 | 198 | 175 | 3 | 19 | 325 | 226 | 99 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | boxscore | W | 10-5 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 17 | 18 | 222 | 124 | 98 | 24 | 350 | 195 | 155 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Sun | December 28 | boxscore | W | 11-5 | St. Louis Rams | 31 | 27 | 17 | 417 | 154 | 263 | 3 | 22 | 408 | 206 | 202 | |||
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | January 3 | boxscore | L | 11-6 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 24 | 30 | 20 | 250 | 190 | 60 | 3 | 15 | 357 | 271 | 86 | 1 | |