NFC South · 2023

Atlanta Falcons

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

Last: L 17-48 at New Orleans Saints

Rating: -3.326
Adj Off: 19.727
Adj Def: 23.024
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	43.7%2	40.9%5
Early-down pass rate	46.5%31	50.0%27
Plays per game	65.615	65.99
Time of possession	29:0928	30:5110
Yards per pass attempt	6.217	5.810
Yards per rush	4.219	4.212
Starting field position	Own 2826	Own 3025

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.08927	-0.04612
Adj. EPA per play	-0.07227	-0.02017
Success rate	41.5%21	39.9%4
Passing EPA per play	-0.02422	+0.05421
Rushing EPA per play	-0.17328	-0.1901
CPOE	-3.327	-1.59
Explosive play rate	8.7%15	8.4%13

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	18.926	21.918
Points per drive	1.7426	1.9713
Red zone TD rate	54.4%26	53.0%7
3rd down conversion	40.0%13	33.8%3
Turnovers per game	1.6525	0.9428
Sack rate	6.4%22	6.3%19
Penalties per game	4.95	6.17

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	31Carolina PanthersDIV	W24-10	-0.14	-0.26	4.7 / 3.9	2-10 / 5-14	0 / 3
Sep 17Wk 2	7Green Bay Packers	W25-24	+0.10	+0.19	5.8 / 4.9	6-15 / 3-9	1 / 0
Sep 24Wk 3	@6Detroit Lions	L6-20	-0.28	-0.05	2.8 / 5.9	4-14 / 4-14	1 / 1
Oct 1Wk 4	N14Jacksonville Jaguars	L7-23	-0.29	+0.04	5.0 / 5.0	6-12 / 5-14	3 / 0
Oct 8Wk 5	19Houston Texans	W21-19	-0.03	-0.06	6.2 / 5.4	7-14 / 4-13	2 / 0
Oct 15Wk 6	32Washington Commanders	L16-24	-0.12	-0.03	5.1 / 4.1	5-15 / 2-10	3 / 0
Oct 22Wk 7	@11Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W16-13	-0.03	-0.07	6.3 / 5.2	7-13 / 6-12	3 / 2
Oct 29Wk 8	@25Tennessee Titans	L23-28	-0.05	+0.04	5.3 / 5.9	4-15 / 5-15	1 / 1
Nov 5Wk 9	18Minnesota Vikings	L28-31	-0.15	-0.01	5.6 / 5.0	10-18 / 7-16	2 / 2
Nov 12Wk 10	@29Arizona Cardinals	L23-25	+0.02	-0.02	3.9 / 5.9	7-14 / 3-11	0 / 1
Nov 26Wk 12	9New Orleans SaintsDIV	W24-15	+0.05	-0.07	6.5 / 6.7	4-8 / 6-14	2 / 2
Dec 3Wk 13	@28New York Jets	W13-8	-0.20	-0.34	3.1 / 3.9	4-14 / 2-15	0 / 3
Dec 10Wk 14	11Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L25-29	+0.01	-0.02	6.3 / 4.3	5-13 / 6-16	1 / 0
Dec 17Wk 15	@31Carolina PanthersDIV	L7-9	-0.28	-0.16	4.1 / 4.8	6-13 / 5-15	2 / 0
Dec 24Wk 16	23Indianapolis Colts	W29-10	+0.13	-0.19	6.4 / 3.9	5-13 / 5-14	0 / 1
Dec 31Wk 17	@22Chicago Bears	L17-37	-0.07	+0.10	5.2 / 6.0	4-13 / 6-16	4 / 0
Jan 7Wk 18	@9New Orleans SaintsDIV	L17-48	-0.32	+0.22	6.5 / 6.1	4-11 / 3-10	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
9Desmond RidderYr 2	73%	249/388	64.2%	2836	7.3	12	12	-0.10
4Taylor HeinickeYr 9	26%	74/136	54.4%	890	6.5	5	4	+0.05

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
7Bijan RobinsonR	41%	214	976	4.6	4	58	-0.13
25Tyler AllgeierYr 2	36%	186	683	3.7	4	18	-0.09
84Cordarrelle PattersonYr 11	10%	50	181	3.6	0	9	-0.20

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
5Drake LondonWR Yr 2	13%	69	905	13.1	2	+0.12
8Kyle PittsTE Yr 3	10%	53	667	12.6	3	+0.17
81Jonnu SmithTE Yr 7	9%	50	582	11.6	3	+0.11
15Van JeffersonWR Yr 4	4%	20	209	10.4	0	-0.41
18Mack HollinsWR Yr 7	3%	18	251	13.9	0	+0.32

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
93Calais CampbellDE Yr 16	32	9	6.5	17	1
90David OnyemataDT Yr 8	25	3	4.0	16	2
96Zach HarrisonDE R	18	3	3.0	5	0
75Kentavius StreetDE Yr 6	11	3	1.0	1	0
97Grady JarrettDT Yr 9	9	1	1.5	8	0
94Albert HugginsDT Yr 5	7	0	0.0	2	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
55Kaden EllissLB Yr 5	82	6	4.0	3	0
53Nate LandmanLB Yr 2	66	5	2.0	3	1
0Lorenzo CarterLB Yr 6	24	4	3.0	1	0
48Bud DupreeOLB Yr 9	17	4	6.5	3	0
17Arnold EbiketieLB Yr 2	16	3	6.0	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
3Jessie BatesFS Yr 6	89	11	6	3
27Richie GrantSAF Yr 3	66	6	1	2
24A.J. TerrellCB Yr 4	34	11	0	0
1Jeff OkudahCB Yr 4	34	3	0	0
20Dee AlfordCB Yr 4	25	6	0	0
37DeMarcco HellamsSAF R	25	0	0	0
34Clark Phillips IIICB R	22	5	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
6Younghoe KooYr 7	32/37	86%	54	27/28	123

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
13Bradley PinionYr 9	75	47.0	66	27	3