NFC South · 2020

Atlanta Falcons

4-12 (1-5 NFC South · 2-10 NFC)4th in the NFC South

Last: L 27-44 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rating: +0.414
Adj Off: 24.716
Adj Def: 24.317
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	35.0%22	32.7%30
Early-down pass rate	53.7%13	59.9%1
Plays per game	69.45	66.613
Time of possession	30:4814	29:1222
Yards per pass attempt	6.518	7.229
Yards per rush	3.932	4.615
Starting field position	Own 2822	Own 2916

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.04116	+0.07120
Adj. EPA per play	+0.04115	+0.04318
Success rate	44.3%22	47.6%24
Passing EPA per play	+0.14313	+0.17926
Rushing EPA per play	-0.14830	-0.1504
CPOE	1.314	3.827
Explosive play rate	8.0%22	10.3%28

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	24.816	25.919
Points per drive	2.3221	2.4717
Red zone TD rate	57.1%25	68.1%25
3rd down conversion	43.9%10	41.0%18
Turnovers per game	1.1310	1.3115
Sack rate	5.7%18	4.0%26
Penalties per game	5.18	5.715

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 13Wk 1	8Seattle Seahawks	L25-38	-0.01	+0.35	6.5 / 6.7	7-14 / 3-9	2 / 0
Sep 20Wk 2	@21Dallas Cowboys	L39-40	+0.14	+0.05	5.2 / 7.0	8-17 / 7-13	0 / 3
Sep 27Wk 3	16Chicago Bears	L26-30	+0.00	+0.00	5.8 / 5.8	4-13 / 4-15	1 / 2
Oct 5Wk 4	@4Green Bay Packers	L16-30	+0.10	+0.27	4.8 / 6.8	3-12 / 6-11	0 / 0
Oct 11Wk 5	23Carolina PanthersDIV	L16-23	+0.01	+0.24	6.1 / 7.1	6-13 / 6-12	1 / 0
Oct 18Wk 6	@18Minnesota Vikings	W40-23	+0.18	-0.09	5.9 / 7.1	9-17 / 3-10	1 / 3
Oct 25Wk 7	30Detroit Lions	L22-23	+0.08	+0.14	5.5 / 7.0	7-14 / 3-10	1 / 0
Oct 29Wk 8	@23Carolina PanthersDIV	W25-17	+0.23	+0.01	6.1 / 5.8	3-9 / 2-10	1 / 1
Nov 8Wk 9	28Denver Broncos	W34-27	+0.10	+0.01	5.5 / 5.7	6-13 / 7-16	1 / 1
Nov 22Wk 11	@3New Orleans SaintsDIV	L9-24	-0.26	+0.04	4.2 / 6.1	2-14 / 4-11	2 / 1
Nov 29Wk 12	25Las Vegas Raiders	W43-6	-0.03	-0.68	4.5 / 4.2	9-19 / 3-12	1 / 5
Dec 6Wk 13	3New Orleans SaintsDIV	L16-21	-0.16	+0.07	5.3 / 5.7	5-13 / 8-17	1 / 1
Dec 13Wk 14	@20Los Angeles Chargers	L17-20	+0.01	+0.05	5.8 / 4.9	9-12 / 9-15	3 / 1
Dec 20Wk 15	1Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L27-31	+0.03	+0.25	5.7 / 6.5	6-15 / 4-10	0 / 0
Dec 27Wk 16	@6Kansas City Chiefs	L14-17	+0.06	+0.02	6.0 / 6.1	6-12 / 5-13	1 / 2
Jan 3Wk 17	@1Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L27-44	+0.10	+0.43	5.4 / 8.1	7-14 / 6-11	2 / 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 13	100%	407/626	65.0%	4581	7.3	26	11	+0.10

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
21Todd GurleyYr 6	48%	195	678	3.5	9	25	-0.08
23Brian HillYr 4	24%	100	465	4.7	1	25	-0.09
25Ito SmithYr 3	15%	63	268	4.3	1	17	-0.16

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
18Calvin RidleyWR Yr 3	14%	90	1374	15.3	9	+0.32
83Russell GageWR Yr 3	11%	72	786	10.9	4	+0.29
81Hayden HurstTE Yr 3	9%	56	571	10.2	6	+0.17
11Julio JonesWR Yr 10	8%	51	771	15.1	3	+0.79
17Olamide ZaccheausWR Yr 2	3%	20	274	13.7	1	+0.32

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
97Grady JarrettDT Yr 6	27	7	4.0	21	0
96Tyeler DavisonDT Yr 6	15	2	0.5	2	0
50John CominskyDE Yr 2	14	1	1.0	3	0
56Dante Fowler Jr.DE Yr 6	12	4	3.0	8	1
93Allen BaileyDE Yr 10	8	1	1.5	5	0
Takk McKinleyDE	5	1	1.0	7	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Foye OluokunLB Yr 3	78	4	3.0	4	2
45Deion JonesLB Yr 5	73	6	4.5	6	2
43Mykal WalkerLB R	31	1	0.0	1	0
91Jacob Tuioti-MarinerLB Yr 3	24	1	1.0	2	0
55Steven MeansLB Yr 8	21	3	3.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
22Keanu NealS Yr 5	76	2	1	0
24A.J. TerrellCB R	61	7	1	3
26Isaiah OliverFS Yr 3	51	6	0	1
20Kendall SheffieldDB Yr 2	37	3	0	1
34Darqueze DennardDB Yr 7	28	5	1	0
41Sharrod NeasmanS Yr 5	19	0	0	0
37Ricardo AllenFS Yr 7	18	5	2	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
7Younghoe KooYr 4	37/39	95%	54	33/36	144
1Elliott FryYr 2	1/1	100%	23	1/2	4

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
4Sterling HofrichterR	56	42.5	57	17	2