NFC South · 2018

Atlanta Falcons

7-9 (4-2 NFC South · 7-5 NFC)2nd in the NFC South

Last: W 34-32 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rating: +0.915
Adj Off: 25.18
Adj Def: 24.221
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	32.2%29	35.7%23
Early-down pass rate	57.6%7	53.1%17
Plays per game	65.816	67.46
Time of possession	29:3621	30:5111
Yards per pass attempt	7.08	6.625
Yards per rush	4.615	5.131
Starting field position	Own 2629	Own 276

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0818	+0.08529
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0508	+0.04225
Success rate	46.6%9	47.3%29
Passing EPA per play	+0.1967	+0.12122
Rushing EPA per play	-0.16027	+0.01932
CPOE	4.36	2.027
Explosive play rate	9.5%12	8.6%11

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	25.910	26.425
Points per drive	2.733	2.4724
Red zone TD rate	67.1%5	72.1%28
3rd down conversion	44.0%8	46.1%30
Turnovers per game	1.1912	1.1321
Sack rate	5.9%17	5.3%26
Penalties per game	6.310	6.815

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 6Wk 1	@10Philadelphia Eagles	L12-18	-0.21	-0.07	4.6 / 3.7	4-21 / 8-27	2 / 1
Sep 16Wk 2	16Carolina PanthersDIV	W31-24	+0.25	+0.13	7.4 / 6.8	6-11 / 5-11	1 / 1
Sep 23Wk 3	2New Orleans SaintsDIV	L37-43OT	+0.24	+0.30	6.8 / 7.0	4-11 / 7-14	0 / 0
Sep 30Wk 4	25Cincinnati Bengals	L36-37	+0.21	+0.23	7.4 / 6.0	11-15 / 7-12	0 / 1
Oct 7Wk 5	@8Pittsburgh Steelers	L17-41	-0.07	+0.33	4.6 / 6.7	6-14 / 9-12	1 / 1
Oct 14Wk 6	23Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W34-29	+0.24	+0.24	6.5 / 8.1	8-13 / 5-8	0 / 2
Oct 22Wk 7	22New York Giants	W23-20	+0.19	+0.12	7.0 / 6.8	7-13 / 5-12	1 / 0
Nov 4Wk 9	@26Washington Commanders	W38-14	+0.41	-0.06	7.7 / 5.7	10-13 / 5-13	1 / 1
Nov 11Wk 10	@24Cleveland Browns	L16-28	+0.01	+0.31	5.2 / 8.9	5-14 / 4-8	2 / 1
Nov 18Wk 11	13Dallas Cowboys	L19-22	-0.00	+0.13	6.4 / 5.1	6-12 / 7-13	1 / 0
Nov 22Wk 12	@2New Orleans SaintsDIV	L17-31	-0.15	+0.14	5.3 / 6.2	5-15 / 5-11	4 / 1
Dec 2Wk 13	6Baltimore Ravens	L16-26	-0.34	-0.04	2.9 / 4.9	2-9 / 7-15	1 / 1
Dec 9Wk 14	@20Green Bay Packers	L20-34	-0.02	+0.13	5.1 / 5.0	3-12 / 7-13	2 / 0
Dec 16Wk 15	32Arizona Cardinals	W40-14	+0.16	-0.34	6.6 / 4.0	5-13 / 3-13	0 / 3
Dec 23Wk 16	@16Carolina PanthersDIV	W24-10	+0.15	-0.18	9.1 / 5.3	4-10 / 7-14	2 / 4
Dec 30Wk 17	@23Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W34-32	+0.19	+0.16	6.7 / 7.5	6-13 / 4-10	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 11	99%	422/608	69.4%	4924	8.1	35	7	+0.19

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
26Tevin ColemanYr 4	48%	167	800	4.8	4	32	+0.01
25Ito SmithR	26%	90	315	3.5	4	27	-0.08
32Brian HillYr 2	6%	20	157	7.8	0	1	-0.23
24Devonta FreemanYr 5	4%	14	68	4.9	0	5	-0.40

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
11Julio JonesWR Yr 8	18%	113	1677	14.8	8	+0.40
81Austin HooperTE Yr 3	12%	71	660	9.3	4	+0.35
12Mohamed SanuWR Yr 7	11%	66	838	12.7	4	+0.47
18Calvin RidleyWR R	10%	64	821	12.8	10	+0.36

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
97Grady JarrettDT Yr 4	27	8	6.0	16	3
95Jack CrawfordDT Yr 7	19	7	6.0	9	1
98Takk McKinleyDE Yr 2	15	7	7.0	15	0
44Vic BeasleyDE Yr 4	16	6	5.0	8	0
94Deadrin SenatDT R	15	2	0.0	3	0
99Terrell McClainDT Yr 8	9	1	1.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
59De'Vondre CampbellOLB Yr 3	63	2	1.5	0	0
54Foye OluokunLB R	56	2	0.0	1	0
42Duke RileyMLB Yr 2	37	2	0.0	2	0
45Deion JonesLB Yr 3	34	1	1.0	6	2
52Bruce IrvinLB Yr 7	16	7	6.5	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
27Damontae KazeeS Yr 2	60	10	7	1
21Desmond TrufantCB Yr 6	55	12	0	0
34Brian PooleCB Yr 3	53	6	3	0
23Robert AlfordCB Yr 6	43	11	0	0
41Sharrod NeasmanS Yr 3	31	4	0	0
29Jordan RichardsFS Yr 4	27	3	0	0
20Isaiah OliverFS R	20	7	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
3Matt BryantYr 17	20/21	95%	57	33/35	93
4Giorgio TavecchioYr 7	5/5	100%	56	8/8	23

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
5Matt BosherYr 8	60	45.5	57	22	3