NFC South · 2021

Atlanta Falcons

7-10 (2-4 NFC South · 4-8 NFC)3rd in the NFC South

Last: L 20-30 vs New Orleans Saints

Rating: -4.727
Adj Off: 20.524
Adj Def: 25.227
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	35.9%22	42.5%5
Early-down pass rate	52.0%13	47.4%30
Plays per game	61.131	67.86
Time of possession	28:0129	31:506
Yards per pass attempt	6.017	6.625
Yards per rush	3.830	4.516
Starting field position	Own 2822	Own 3026

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.07727	+0.08129
Adj. EPA per play	-0.04326	+0.05428
Success rate	41.1%28	48.3%32
Passing EPA per play	-0.03125	+0.18729
Rushing EPA per play	-0.15929	-0.06318
CPOE	0.815	1.924
Explosive play rate	8.2%22	8.5%17

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	18.426	27.029
Points per drive	2.2914	2.6229
Red zone TD rate	52.5%29	63.7%19
3rd down conversion	38.9%19	48.4%30
Turnovers per game	1.5323	1.1819
Sack rate	6.0%20	2.7%32
Penalties per game	5.48	6.93

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 12Wk 1	16Philadelphia Eagles	L6-32	-0.28	+0.16	4.1 / 6.5	3-14 / 6-13	0 / 0
Sep 19Wk 2	@2Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L25-48	-0.26	+0.08	5.0 / 6.0	6-15 / 4-12	3 / 1
Sep 26Wk 3	@30New York Giants	W17-14	+0.07	+0.04	5.0 / 5.5	5-13 / 7-14	1 / 1
Oct 3Wk 4	25Washington Commanders	L30-34	+0.19	+0.24	5.3 / 6.6	10-16 / 4-9	0 / 0
Oct 10Wk 5	N31New York Jets	W27-20	+0.22	+0.04	6.1 / 4.4	9-14 / 5-10	2 / 1
Oct 24Wk 7	@19Miami Dolphins	W30-28	+0.12	+0.07	6.5 / 5.9	6-13 / 7-11	2 / 2
Oct 31Wk 8	26Carolina PanthersDIV	L13-19	-0.14	+0.04	4.3 / 4.7	3-10 / 10-17	2 / 1
Nov 7Wk 9	@10New Orleans SaintsDIV	W27-25	+0.07	-0.07	6.7 / 5.3	5-13 / 3-10	0 / 1
Nov 14Wk 10	@4Dallas Cowboys	L3-43	-0.48	+0.15	4.0 / 6.3	1-11 / 6-14	3 / 1
Nov 18Wk 11	6New England Patriots	L0-25	-0.56	-0.04	3.2 / 5.5	2-11 / 4-12	4 / 1
Nov 28Wk 12	@32Jacksonville Jaguars	W21-14	+0.12	-0.03	5.9 / 5.0	5-12 / 9-16	1 / 2
Dec 5Wk 13	2Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L17-30	-0.07	+0.20	5.5 / 6.4	9-17 / 8-13	1 / 1
Dec 12Wk 14	@26Carolina PanthersDIV	W29-21	+0.04	-0.15	5.1 / 5.4	7-14 / 4-11	1 / 3
Dec 19Wk 15	@8San Francisco 49ers	L13-31	-0.20	+0.31	4.7 / 7.1	5-13 / 6-11	1 / 1
Dec 26Wk 16	28Detroit Lions	W20-16	+0.04	+0.09	5.8 / 5.0	2-8 / 7-16	1 / 1
Jan 2Wk 17	@1Buffalo Bills	L15-29	-0.14	+0.11	5.3 / 5.2	1-7 / 7-12	1 / 3
Jan 9Wk 18	10New Orleans SaintsDIV	L20-30	-0.25	+0.16	5.3 / 5.3	3-10 / 8-16	3 / 0

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 14	98%	375/560	67.0%	3968	7.1	20	12	-0.02

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
84Cordarrelle PattersonYr 9	39%	153	618	4.0	6	52	+0.01
28Mike DavisYr 7	35%	138	503	3.6	3	44	-0.21
30Qadree OllisonYr 3	5%	21	105	5.0	1	4	-0.33

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
8Kyle PittsTE R	12%	68	1026	15.1	1	+0.24
14Russell GageWR Yr 4	12%	66	770	11.7	4	+0.10
17Olamide ZaccheausWR Yr 3	5%	31	406	13.1	3	+0.22
18Calvin RidleyWR Yr 4	5%	31	281	9.1	2	+0.15
81Hayden HurstTE Yr 4	5%	26	221	8.5	3	+0.09
4Tajae SharpeWR Yr 6	4%	25	230	9.2	0	+0.13

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
97Grady JarrettDT Yr 7	38	3	1.0	12	0
6Dante Fowler Jr.DE Yr 7	21	4	4.5	8	3
90Marlon DavidsonDE Yr 2	12	1	1.0	1	0
96Tyeler DavisonDT Yr 7	10	2	0.0	0	0
94Anthony RushNT Yr 3	10	1	0.0	1	1
98Mike PennelDT Yr 8	9	0	0.0	0	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Foye OluokunLB Yr 4	102	3	2.0	6	3
45Deion JonesLB Yr 6	87	7	2.0	6	0
55Steven MeansLB Yr 9	24	1	0.0	0	0
51Brandon CopelandOLB Yr 9	23	3	0.0	2	0
92Adetokunbo OgundejiLB R	18	4	1.0	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
24A.J. TerrellCB Yr 2	52	16	3	1
23Erik HarrisFS Yr 6	46	8	0	0
22Fabian MoreauCB Yr 5	44	11	0	0
21Duron HarmonS Yr 9	44	5	2	0
27Richie GrantSAF R	28	2	0	1
34Darren HallCB R	21	3	0	0
36Shawn WilliamsS Yr 9	13	0	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
7Younghoe KooYr 5	27/29	93%	54	30/30	111

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
19Thomas MorsteadYr 13	45	47.2	64	18	2
Cameron Nizialek	18	45.4	62	6	2