NFC South · 2017

Atlanta Falcons

10-6 (4-2 NFC South · 9-3 NFC)3rd in the NFC South · No. 6 seed

Last: L 10-15 at Philadelphia Eagles

Rating: +4.14
Adj Off: 22.413
Adj Def: 18.41
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	41.1%11	36.2%27
Early-down pass rate	50.0%18	48.7%25
Plays per game	63.327	64.622
Time of possession	30:0119	29:5916
Yards per pass attempt	7.23	5.811
Yards per rush	4.410	4.319
Starting field position	Own 2629	Own 2918

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0468	-0.01018
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0277	-0.03813
Success rate	44.9%5	44.3%29
Passing EPA per play	+0.1853	+0.05419
Rushing EPA per play	-0.15425	-0.12213
CPOE	3.18	1.020
Explosive play rate	9.7%5	7.2%4

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	22.115	19.78
Points per drive	2.128	2.0823
Red zone TD rate	53.8%25	48.4%3
3rd down conversion	44.7%1	38.3%16
Turnovers per game	1.1910	0.9428
Sack rate	4.0%6	5.9%15
Penalties per game	6.413	6.419

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 10Wk 1	@24Chicago Bears	W23-17	+0.24	+0.00	7.1 / 4.8	5-11 / 5-13	0 / 0
Sep 17Wk 2	19Green Bay Packers	W34-23	+0.20	+0.07	6.3 / 5.4	5-11 / 5-12	0 / 2
Sep 24Wk 3	@15Detroit Lions	W30-26	+0.03	-0.11	6.7 / 4.9	4-9 / 3-13	3 / 0
Oct 1Wk 4	20Buffalo Bills	L17-23	-0.10	+0.03	5.4 / 5.0	5-13 / 6-13	3 / 0
Oct 15Wk 6	28Miami Dolphins	L17-20	+0.03	+0.07	6.2 / 4.6	6-11 / 5-12	1 / 1
Oct 22Wk 7	@1New England Patriots	L7-23	+0.06	+0.21	6.1 / 6.3	2-9 / 7-13	0 / 0
Oct 29Wk 8	@27New York Jets	W25-20	-0.03	-0.06	6.1 / 4.9	5-14 / 5-15	3 / 0
Nov 5Wk 9	@12Carolina PanthersDIV	L17-20	-0.16	-0.10	6.3 / 5.2	4-12 / 4-13	1 / 2
Nov 12Wk 10	13Dallas Cowboys	W27-7	+0.09	-0.20	5.3 / 4.0	7-13 / 5-11	1 / 2
Nov 20Wk 11	@14Seattle Seahawks	W34-31	+0.22	-0.00	5.0 / 5.3	9-14 / 5-12	1 / 2
Nov 26Wk 12	18Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W34-20	+0.28	+0.08	8.2 / 5.5	11-14 / 4-11	1 / 0
Dec 3Wk 13	5Minnesota Vikings	L9-14	-0.06	+0.04	5.4 / 5.3	1-10 / 6-12	0 / 0
Dec 7Wk 14	3New Orleans SaintsDIV	W20-17	-0.01	+0.03	5.5 / 5.9	7-12 / 3-10	3 / 1
Dec 18Wk 15	@18Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W24-21	+0.22	+0.18	6.1 / 7.0	9-15 / 4-8	0 / 1
Dec 24Wk 16	@3New Orleans SaintsDIV	L13-23	-0.21	-0.14	5.5 / 5.6	2-13 / 3-13	2 / 1
Dec 31Wk 17	12Carolina PanthersDIV	W22-10	-0.02	-0.29	5.3 / 4.2	6-16 / 5-15	0 / 3
Jan 6WC	@9Los Angeles Rams	W26-13	+0.07	-0.02	4.7 / 5.6	5-15 / 5-14	1 / 1
Jan 13Div	@2Philadelphia Eagles	L10-15	-0.04	+0.09	4.8 / 5.6	4-13 / 6-13	1 / 1

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
2Matt RyanYr 10	100%	342/529	64.6%	4095	7.7	20	12	+0.13

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
24Devonta FreemanYr 4	46%	196	865	4.4	7	36	-0.00
26Tevin ColemanYr 3	36%	156	628	4.0	5	27	-0.04
28Terron WardYr 3	7%	30	129	4.3	0	3	-0.28

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
11Julio JonesWR Yr 7	17%	88	1444	16.4	3	+0.39
12Mohamed SanuWR Yr 6	13%	67	703	10.5	5	+0.23
81Austin HooperTE Yr 2	9%	49	526	10.7	3	+0.06
18Taylor GabrielWR Yr 4	6%	33	378	11.5	1	+0.01
14Justin HardyWR Yr 3	4%	20	221	11.1	3	+0.58

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
97Grady JarrettDT Yr 3	34	15	4.0	13	0
44Vic BeasleyDE Yr 3	23	7	5.0	5	1
92Dontari PoeDT Yr 6	23	4	2.5	10	0
99Adrian ClaybornDE Yr 7	17	6	9.5	17	2
98Takk McKinleyDE R	15	7	6.0	10	2
90Derrick ShelbyDE Yr 6	16	3	1.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
45Deion JonesLB Yr 2	91	9	1.0	10	3
59De'Vondre CampbellOLB Yr 2	60	3	2.0	4	0
50Brooks ReedLB Yr 7	23	6	4.0	0	0
42Duke RileyMLB R	15	0	0.0	0	0
53LaRoy ReynoldsLB Yr 5	5	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
22Keanu NealS Yr 2	83	6	1	3
23Robert AlfordCB Yr 5	60	20	1	0
34Brian PooleCB Yr 2	49	4	0	0
37Ricardo AllenFS Yr 4	38	2	1	0
21Desmond TrufantCB Yr 5	36	12	2	0
36Kemal IshmaelS Yr 5	15	1	0	0
27Damontae KazeeS R	14	0	0	2

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
3Matt BryantYr 16	34/39	87%	57	35/35	137

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
5Matt BosherYr 7	53	44.9	62	19	2