NFC South · 2024

Atlanta Falcons

8-9 (4-2 NFC South · 7-5 NFC)2nd in the NFC South

Last: L 38-44 vs Carolina Panthers (OT)

Rating: -2.321
Adj Off: 22.516
Adj Def: 24.828
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	43.5%7	37.6%21
Early-down pass rate	48.8%26	54.7%8
Plays per game	66.37	64.514
Time of possession	29:5920	30:4010
Yards per pass attempt	6.97	6.320
Yards per rush	4.612	4.721
Starting field position	Own 2926	Own 3120

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.04113	+0.04421
Adj. EPA per play	+0.01813	+0.04024
Success rate	48.4%4	45.6%24
Passing EPA per play	+0.08016	+0.11125
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0107	-0.06718
CPOE	-0.120	4.031
Explosive play rate	9.7%10	8.0%8

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	22.913	24.923
Points per drive	2.4510	2.6030
Red zone TD rate	61.2%14	63.8%22
3rd down conversion	39.2%17	45.3%31
Turnovers per game	1.4725	1.0022
Sack rate	5.0%8	4.5%31
Penalties per game	5.87	7.26

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 8Wk 1	14Pittsburgh Steelers	L10-18	-0.32	-0.12	4.6 / 4.1	2-9 / 8-17	3 / 0
Sep 16Wk 2	@3Philadelphia Eagles	W22-21	+0.16	+0.09	6.8 / 5.4	2-9 / 6-13	0 / 1
Sep 22Wk 3	7Kansas City Chiefs	L17-22	-0.04	+0.11	5.7 / 5.2	2-9 / 6-14	1 / 1
Sep 29Wk 4	22New Orleans SaintsDIV	W26-24	-0.03	+0.05	6.2 / 5.2	4-11 / 7-13	2 / 1
Oct 3Wk 5	6Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W36-30OT	+0.20	+0.13	7.0 / 6.7	6-14 / 6-11	1 / 1
Oct 13Wk 6	@32Carolina PanthersDIV	W38-20	+0.31	-0.09	6.6 / 5.4	6-12 / 5-11	1 / 2
Oct 20Wk 7	16Seattle Seahawks	L14-34	-0.10	+0.18	5.3 / 6.0	8-15 / 4-11	3 / 0
Oct 27Wk 8	@6Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W31-26	+0.24	+0.05	6.6 / 6.2	6-12 / 9-14	0 / 3
Nov 3Wk 9	20Dallas Cowboys	W27-21	+0.08	-0.03	5.9 / 5.1	4-13 / 3-13	1 / 0
Nov 10Wk 10	@22New Orleans SaintsDIV	L17-20	+0.09	-0.02	6.4 / 7.2	5-14 / 5-13	1 / 0
Nov 17Wk 11	@8Denver Broncos	L6-38	-0.25	+0.33	4.1 / 6.7	4-13 / 6-11	1 / 0
Dec 1Wk 13	10Los Angeles Chargers	L13-17	-0.16	-0.29	4.5 / 4.4	3-14 / 3-11	4 / 1
Dec 8Wk 14	@9Minnesota Vikings	L21-42	+0.08	+0.45	7.0 / 8.2	7-13 / 8-12	3 / 0
Dec 16Wk 15	@26Las Vegas Raiders	W15-9	-0.18	-0.27	4.6 / 3.9	4-13 / 4-14	1 / 3
Dec 22Wk 16	30New York Giants	W34-7	+0.10	-0.45	5.3 / 4.3	8-14 / 3-9	1 / 3
Dec 29Wk 17	@13Washington Commanders	L24-30OT	+0.11	+0.16	5.6 / 5.4	2-10 / 6-13	1 / 1
Jan 5Wk 18	32Carolina PanthersDIV	L38-44OT	+0.25	+0.39	7.0 / 6.7	9-14 / 7-12	1 / 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
18Kirk CousinsYr 13	81%	303/453	66.9%	3508	7.7	18	16	+0.01
9Michael Penix Jr.R	19%	61/105	58.1%	775	7.4	3	3	+0.13

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
7Bijan RobinsonYr 2	61%	304	1456	4.8	14	61	+0.07
25Tyler AllgeierYr 3	28%	137	644	4.7	3	13	+0.06

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
5Drake LondonWR Yr 3	18%	100	1271	12.7	9	+0.22
1Darnell MooneyWR Yr 5	11%	64	992	15.5	5	+0.41
34Ray-Ray McCloudWR Yr 7	11%	62	686	11.1	1	+0.08
8Kyle PittsTE Yr 4	8%	47	602	12.8	4	+0.09

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH
97Grady JarrettDT Yr 10	30	9	2.5	12
90David OnyemataDT Yr 9	23	8	3.0	5
50James Smith-WilliamsDE Yr 5	12	7	1.0	2
93Kentavius StreetDE Yr 7	9	4	1.0	1
99Eddie GoldmanNT Yr 10	7	1	1.0	3
96Zach HarrisonDE Yr 2	6	3	1.0	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
55Kaden EllissLB Yr 6	85	8	5.0	3	1
53Nate LandmanLB Yr 3	39	0	0.0	1	0
17Arnold EbiketieLB Yr 3	26	6	6.0	2	0
44Troy AndersenLB Yr 3	28	1	0.0	1	1
15Matthew JudonOLB Yr 9	25	7	5.5	5	1

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
3Jessie BatesFS Yr 7	62	10	4	4
20Dee AlfordCB Yr 5	61	11	0	1
21Mike HughesCB Yr 7	51	6	0	0
24A.J. TerrellCB Yr 5	50	6	2	0
31Justin SimmonsFS Yr 9	36	7	2	0
22Clark Phillips IIICB Yr 2	27	5	1	2
27Richie GrantSAF Yr 4	13	2	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
6Younghoe KooYr 8	25/34	74%	58	26/26	101
37Riley PattersonYr 4	4/7	57%	52	16/16	28

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
13Bradley PinionYr 10	47	46.0	65	14	4