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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 414 points (25.9/g), 5th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 288 points (18.0/g), 5th.
Differential of 126 points (7.9/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.2-4.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (0.9/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.1, Offense: 3.8, Defense: 2.2, SoS: -1.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Smith
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Mularkey
Defensive Coordinator: Brian VanGorder
Training Camp: Falcons' Training Facility (Flowery Branch, Georgia)
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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 12 | boxscore | L | OT | 0-1 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 15 | 18 | 295 | 237 | 58 | 1 | 14 | 354 | 211 | 143 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 19 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | Arizona Cardinals | 41 | 7 | 33 | 444 | 223 | 221 | 1 | 11 | 267 | 149 | 118 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | boxscore | W | OT | 2-1 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 27 | 24 | 25 | 417 | 215 | 202 | 1 | 20 | 398 | 355 | 43 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun | October 3 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 14 | 23 | 357 | 259 | 98 | 2 | 17 | 262 | 181 | 81 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | boxscore | W | 4-1 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 20 | 10 | 17 | 338 | 173 | 165 | 1 | 18 | 269 | 221 | 48 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 17 | boxscore | L | 4-2 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 31 | 20 | 293 | 228 | 65 | 2 | 23 | 474 | 320 | 154 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | boxscore | W | 5-2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 39 | 32 | 22 | 452 | 299 | 153 | 2 | 28 | 469 | 385 | 84 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Bye Week | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sun | November 7 | boxscore | W | 6-2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27 | 21 | 26 | 365 | 235 | 130 | 14 | 278 | 182 | 96 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Thu | November 11 | boxscore | W | 7-2 | Baltimore Ravens | 26 | 21 | 23 | 362 | 302 | 60 | 20 | 320 | 204 | 116 | 2 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 21 | boxscore | W | 8-2 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 34 | 17 | 24 | 391 | 253 | 138 | 15 | 304 | 233 | 71 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 28 | boxscore | W | 9-2 | Green Bay Packers | 20 | 17 | 19 | 294 | 177 | 117 | 22 | 418 | 341 | 77 | 1 | |||
| 13 | Sun | December 5 | boxscore | W | 10-2 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28 | 24 | 20 | 290 | 205 | 85 | 2 | 19 | 325 | 174 | 151 | 1 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 12 | boxscore | W | 11-2 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 31 | 10 | 24 | 327 | 200 | 127 | 1 | 13 | 288 | 76 | 212 | 2 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 19 | boxscore | W | 12-2 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 34 | 18 | 21 | 266 | 168 | 98 | 1 | 15 | 234 | 143 | 91 | 3 | |
| 16 | Mon | December 27 | boxscore | L | 12-3 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 17 | 14 | 215 | 140 | 75 | 2 | 23 | 368 | 296 | 72 | 2 | ||
| 17 | Sun | January 2 | boxscore | W | 13-3 | Carolina Panthers | 31 | 10 | 24 | 352 | 253 | 99 | 1 | 12 | 291 | 154 | 137 | 2 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 15 | boxscore | L | 13-4 | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 48 | 15 | 194 | 149 | 45 | 4 | 28 | 442 | 346 | 96 | 1 | ||