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title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header note" style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;">Results</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">11–5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division place</th><td class="infobox-data">1st <a href="/wiki/NFC_South" title="NFC South">NFC South</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Playoff finish</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Won <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NFL_playoffs" title="2016–17 NFL playoffs">Divisional Playoffs</a></b><br />(vs. <a href="/wiki/2016_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2016 Seattle Seahawks season">Seahawks</a>) 36–20<br /> <b>Won <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NFL_playoffs" title="2016–17 NFL playoffs">NFC Championship</a></b><br />(vs. <a href="/wiki/2016_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2016 Green Bay 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>← <a href="/wiki/2015_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2015 Atlanta Falcons season">2015</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Atlanta_Falcons_seasons" title="List of Atlanta Falcons seasons">Falcons seasons</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2017 Atlanta Falcons season">2017</a> →</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2016 <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> season</b> was the franchise's 51st season in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) and the second under <a href="/wiki/List_of_Atlanta_Falcons_head_coaches" title="List of Atlanta Falcons head coaches">head coach</a> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Quinn_(American_football)" title="Dan Quinn (American football)">Dan Quinn</a>. It also marked the team's 25th and final season playing their home games at the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a>, as the Falcons moved into the new <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Stadium" title="Mercedes-Benz Stadium">Mercedes-Benz Stadium</a> in 2017. The Falcons won the <a href="/wiki/NFC_South" title="NFC South">NFC South</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a> and improved on their 8–8 record from <a href="/wiki/2015_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2015 Atlanta Falcons season">2015</a>, going 11–5 and earning the second seed in the NFC playoffs. Quarterback Matt Ryan was named the 2016 NFL <a href="/wiki/NFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a>. The Falcons scored 540 points, the most in the NFL for 2016 and 8th all-time. The team scored fewer than 23 points only once all season: a 24–15 loss to the Eagles. </p><p>The Falcons defeated the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> 36–20 in the Divisional Round to advance to the <a href="/wiki/NFC_Championship_Game" title="NFC Championship Game">NFC Championship Game</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">2012</a>. In the NFC Championship game, they defeated the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a>, 44–21, to advance to their second Super Bowl appearance in franchise history; they had competed in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIII" title="Super Bowl XXXIII">Super Bowl XXXIII</a> 18 years earlier. In <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LI" title="Super Bowl LI">Super Bowl LI</a>, the Falcons faced the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>, and built up a 28–3 lead midway through the third quarter. However, the Patriots subsequently scored 25 unanswered points, forcing <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">overtime</a> for the first time in Super Bowl history, where they went on to win 34–28. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Free_agents">Free agents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Free agents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table 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and Canadian football)">G</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Chester_(American_football)" title="Chris Chester (American football)">Chris Chester</a></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Unrestricted Free Agent">UFA</span></td> <td>Atlanta Falcons</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Clayborn" title="Adrian Clayborn">Adrian Clayborn</a></td> <td></td> <td>Atlanta Falcons</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <td><a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">S</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Godfrey_(American_football)" title="Charles Godfrey (American football)">Charles Godfrey</a></td> <td></td> <td>Atlanta Falcons</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#"> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" 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<td>Atlanta Falcons</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">T</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jake_Long" title="Jake Long">Jake Long</a></td> <td></td> <td>Minnesota Vikings</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Moeaki" title="Tony Moeaki">Tony Moeaki</a></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Unrestricted Free Agent">UFA</span></td> <td>Chicago Bears</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">T</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Schraeder" title="Ryan Schraeder">Ryan Schraeder</a></td> <td></td> <td>Atlanta Falcons</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Stupar" class="mw-redirect" title="Nathan Stupar">Nathan Stupar</a></td> <td></td> <td>New Orleans Saints</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/D.J._Tialavea" class="mw-redirect" title="D.J. Tialavea">D.J. Tialavea</a></td> <td></td> <td>Atlanta Falcons</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Wheeler" title="Philip Wheeler">Philip Wheeler</a></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Unrestricted Free Agent">UFA</span></td> <td>Atlanta Falcons</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Worrilow" title="Paul Worrilow">Paul Worrilow</a></td> <td></td> <td>Atlanta Falcons</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft">Draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2016_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 NFL Draft">2016 NFL Draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="6" style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;text-align:center;"><b>2016 Atlanta Falcons draft</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Pick </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">1 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">17 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; background:#faecc8;"><a href="/wiki/Keanu_Neal" title="Keanu Neal">Keanu Neal</a> *<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">SS</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2015_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2015 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">2 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">50 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; background:#faecc8;"><a href="/wiki/Deion_Jones" title="Deion Jones">Deion Jones</a> *<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">OLB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2015_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2015 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">3 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">81 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; background:#faecc8;"><a href="/wiki/Austin_Hooper" title="Austin Hooper">Austin Hooper</a> *<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2015_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2015 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">4 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">115 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/De%27Vondre_Campbell" title="De'Vondre Campbell">De'Vondre Campbell</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">OLB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2015_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">6 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">195 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Wes_Schweitzer" title="Wes Schweitzer">Wes Schweitzer</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_and_Canadian_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American and Canadian football)">G</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2015_San_Jose_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2015 San Jose State Spartans football team">San Jose State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">7 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">238 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Devin_Fuller" title="Devin Fuller">Devin Fuller</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2015_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="2015 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#d9e9f9; color:black;">     </span> Made roster  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFCC00; color:black;">  †  </span> <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#faecc8; color:black;">  *  </span> Made at least one <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> during career</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li>The Falcons did not select a player in the fifth round: <ul><li>The team forfeited their fifth-round selection as the punishment for piping artificial crowd noise into the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2013_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2013 Atlanta Falcons season">2013</a> and <a href="/wiki/2014_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2014 Atlanta Falcons season">2014</a> seasons. If the Falcons receive multiple fifth-round selections, the team will forfeit its first fifth-round selection;</li> <li>The Falcons traded their sixth-round selection (No. 193) to the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">guard</a> <a href="/wiki/Andy_Levitre" title="Andy Levitre">Andy Levitre</a> and a future undisclosed selection. They subsequently acquired Pick No. 195 from the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Staff">Staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background: #A71930; color: #FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000"><b>2016 Atlanta Falcons staff</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Front office</b> </p> <ul><li>Owner/Chairman – <a href="/wiki/Arthur_M._Blank" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur M. Blank">Arthur M. Blank</a></li> <li>President/CEO – <a href="/wiki/Rich_McKay" title="Rich McKay">Rich McKay</a></li> <li>general manager – <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dimitroff" title="Thomas Dimitroff">Thomas Dimitroff</a></li> <li>Assistant general manager – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Pioli" title="Scott Pioli">Scott Pioli</a></li> <li>Director of pro personnel – <a href="/wiki/Joel_Collier" title="Joel Collier">Joel Collier</a></li> <li>Director, Football Operations – Nick Polk</li> <li>Director of college scouting – Steve Sabo</li> <li>National Scout – <a href="/wiki/Ruston_Webster" title="Ruston Webster">Ruston Webster</a></li> <li>National Scout – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Emery_(American_football)" title="Phil Emery (American football)">Phil Emery</a></li></ul> <p><b>Head coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Quinn_(American_football)" title="Dan Quinn (American football)">Dan Quinn</a></li> <li>Assistant head coach/wide receivers – <a href="/wiki/Raheem_Morris" title="Raheem Morris">Raheem Morris</a></li> <li>Assistant to the head coach – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Scarnecchia" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Scarnecchia">Steve Scarnecchia</a></li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Offensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Shanahan" title="Kyle Shanahan">Kyle Shanahan</a></li> <li>Quarterbacks – <a href="/wiki/Matt_LaFleur" title="Matt LaFleur">Matt LaFleur</a></li> <li>Running backs – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Turner" title="Bobby Turner">Bobby Turner</a></li> <li>Tight ends – <a href="/wiki/Wade_Harman" title="Wade Harman">Wade Harman</a></li> <li>Offensive line – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Morgan_(American_football)" title="Chris Morgan (American football)">Chris Morgan</a></li> <li>Assistant offensive line – <a href="/wiki/Keith_Carter_(American_football)" title="Keith Carter (American football)">Keith Carter</a></li> <li>Offensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Mike_LaFleur" title="Mike LaFleur">Mike LaFleur</a></li> <li>Offensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Mike_McDaniel" title="Mike McDaniel">Mike McDaniel</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="35"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b>Defensive coaches</b> <ul><li>Defensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Smith_(American_football_coach)" title="Richard Smith (American football coach)">Richard Smith</a></li> <li>Defensive line – <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Cox" title="Bryan Cox">Bryan Cox</a></li> <li>Linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Ulbrich" title="Jeff Ulbrich">Jeff Ulbrich</a></li> <li>Passing game coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Henderson" title="Jerome Henderson">Jerome Henderson</a></li> <li>Senior defensive assistant/secondary – <a href="/wiki/Marquand_Manuel" title="Marquand Manuel">Marquand Manuel</a></li> <li>Defensive assistant/linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Doug_Mallory" title="Doug Mallory">Doug Mallory</a></li> <li>Defensive assistant/defensive backs – <a href="/wiki/Chad_Walker" title="Chad Walker">Chad Walker</a></li></ul> <p><b>Special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Special teams coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Keith_Armstrong_(American_football)" title="Keith Armstrong (American football)">Keith Armstrong</a></li> <li>Assistant special teams – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Sutulovich&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eric Sutulovich (page does not exist)">Eric Sutulovich</a></li></ul> <p><b>Strength and conditioning</b> </p> <ul><li>Athletic performance manager – <a href="/w/index.php?title=A.J._Neibel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A.J. Neibel (page does not exist)">A.J. Neibel</a></li> <li>Head strength and conditioning – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jesse_Ackerman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jesse Ackerman (page does not exist)">Jesse Ackerman</a></li> <li>Assistant strength and conditioning – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonas_Beauchemin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonas Beauchemin (page does not exist)">Jonas Beauchemin</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Final_roster">Final roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Final roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;; text-align: center;"><b>2016 Atlanta Falcons roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterbacks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(QB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 2</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_DiMarco" title="Patrick DiMarco">Patrick DiMarco</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Terron_Ward" title="Terron Ward">Terron Ward</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Gabriel" title="Taylor Gabriel">Taylor Gabriel</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hardy" title="Justin Hardy">Justin Hardy</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Aldrick_Robinson" title="Aldrick Robinson">Aldrick Robinson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Sanu" title="Mohamed Sanu">Mohamed Sanu</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Weems" title="Eric Weems">Eric Weems</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="Nick Williams (wide receiver)">Nick Williams</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">81</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Austin_Hooper" title="Austin Hooper">Austin Hooper</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">82</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Perkins" title="Joshua Perkins">Joshua Perkins</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">86</span> <a href="/wiki/D._J._Tialavea" title="D. J. Tialavea">D. J. Tialavea</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">80</span> <a href="/wiki/Levine_Toilolo" title="Levine Toilolo">Levine Toilolo</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">65</span> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Chester_(American_football)" title="Chris Chester (American football)">Chris Chester</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">76</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Compton" title="Tom Compton">Tom Compton</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">63</span> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Garland" title="Ben Garland">Ben Garland</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">67</span> <a href="/wiki/Andy_Levitre" title="Andy Levitre">Andy Levitre</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">51</span> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Mack" title="Alex Mack">Alex Mack</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">70</span> <a href="/wiki/Jake_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Jake Matthews (American football)">Jake Matthews</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">73</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Schraeder" title="Ryan Schraeder">Ryan Schraeder</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">71</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Wes_Schweitzer" title="Wes Schweitzer">Wes Schweitzer</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">95</span> <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Babineaux" title="Jonathan Babineaux">Jonathan Babineaux</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">99</span> <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Clayborn" title="Adrian Clayborn">Adrian Clayborn</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">93</span> <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Dwight Freeney</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">77</span> <a href="/wiki/Ra%27Shede_Hageman" title="Ra'Shede Hageman">Ra'Shede Hageman</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">94</span> <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Jackson" title="Tyson Jackson">Tyson Jackson</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">97</span> <a href="/wiki/Grady_Jarrett" title="Grady Jarrett">Grady Jarrett</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">50</span> <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Reed" title="Brooks Reed">Brooks Reed</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">91</span> <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Upshaw" title="Courtney Upshaw">Courtney Upshaw</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Vic_Beasley" title="Vic Beasley">Vic Beasley</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">59</span> <i><a href="/wiki/De%27Vondre_Campbell" title="De'Vondre Campbell">De'Vondre Campbell</a></i> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">45</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Deion_Jones" title="Deion Jones">Deion Jones</a></i> <abbr title="Middle linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">MLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">52</span> <a href="/wiki/Josh_Keyes_(American_football)" title="Josh Keyes (American football)">Josh Keyes</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">53</span> <a href="/wiki/LaRoy_Reynolds" title="LaRoy Reynolds">LaRoy Reynolds</a> <abbr title="Middle linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">MLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Philip_Wheeler" title="Philip Wheeler">Philip Wheeler</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Worrilow" title="Paul Worrilow">Paul Worrilow</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Alford_(American_football)" title="Robert Alford (American football)">Robert Alford</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">37</span> <a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Allen" title="Ricardo Allen">Ricardo Allen</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Collins" title="Jalen Collins">Jalen Collins</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Dashon_Goldson" title="Dashon Goldson">Dashon Goldson</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">29</span> <a href="/wiki/C._J._Goodwin" title="C. J. Goodwin">C. J. Goodwin</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">22</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Keanu_Neal" title="Keanu Neal">Keanu Neal</a></i> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">20</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Sharrod_Neasman" title="Sharrod Neasman">Sharrod Neasman</a></i> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Deji_Olatoye" title="Deji Olatoye">Deji Olatoye</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">34</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Brian_Poole_(American_football)" title="Brian Poole (American football)">Brian Poole</a></i> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Blidi_Wreh-Wilson" title="Blidi Wreh-Wilson">Blidi Wreh-Wilson</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 5</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bosher" title="Matt Bosher">Matt Bosher</a> <abbr title="Punter"><span style="font-size:90%;">P</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> <abbr title="Kicker"><span style="font-size:90%;">K</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Josh_Harris_(long_snapper)" title="Josh Harris (long snapper)">Josh Harris</a> <abbr title="Long snapper"><span style="font-size:90%;">LS</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="width: 1px; background-color: #000000"> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Practice_squad" title="Practice squad">Practice squad</a></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">61</span> <a href="/wiki/Carter_Bykowski" title="Carter Bykowski">Carter Bykowski</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">13</span> <a href="/wiki/B._J._Daniels_(American_football)" title="B. J. Daniels (American football)">B. J. Daniels</a> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Graf" title="Kevin Graf">Kevin Graf</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">49</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darion_Griswold&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Darion Griswold (page does not exist)">Darion Griswold</a></i> <abbr title="Tight end"><span style="font-size:90%;">TE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">98</span> <a href="/wiki/Martin_Ifedi" title="Martin Ifedi">Martin Ifedi</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">64</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blake_Muir&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Blake Muir (page does not exist)">Blake Muir</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">35</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Jhurell_Pressley" title="Jhurell Pressley">Jhurell Pressley</a></i> <abbr title="Running back"><span style="font-size:90%;">RB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Simms_(American_football)" title="Matt Simms (American football)">Matt Simms</a> <abbr title="Quarterback"><span style="font-size:90%;">QB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">92</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Vellano" title="Joe Vellano">Joe Vellano</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">38</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryan_White_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryan White (American football) (page does not exist)">Ryan White</a></i> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b>Reserve</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">87</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Devin_Fuller" title="Devin Fuller">Devin Fuller</a></i> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Kemal_Ishmael" title="Kemal Ishmael">Kemal Ishmael</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Akeem_King" title="Akeem King">Akeem King</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">74</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Mayes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chris Mayes (page does not exist)">Chris Mayes</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">90</span> <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Shelby" title="Derrick Shelby">Derrick Shelby</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Starr" title="Tyler Starr">Tyler Starr</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">83</span> <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Tamme" title="Jacob Tamme">Jacob Tamme</a> <abbr title="Tight end"><span style="font-size:90%;">TE</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Trufant" title="Desmond Trufant">Desmond Trufant</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Sean_Weatherspoon" title="Sean Weatherspoon">Sean Weatherspoon</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <div style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i><br /> 53 active, 9 reserve, 10 practice squad</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preseason">Preseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Preseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Atlanta_Falcons_training_camp_scrimmage,_July_2016_4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Atlanta_Falcons_training_camp_scrimmage%2C_July_2016_4.jpg/220px-Atlanta_Falcons_training_camp_scrimmage%2C_July_2016_4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Atlanta_Falcons_training_camp_scrimmage%2C_July_2016_4.jpg/330px-Atlanta_Falcons_training_camp_scrimmage%2C_July_2016_4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Atlanta_Falcons_training_camp_scrimmage%2C_July_2016_4.jpg/440px-Atlanta_Falcons_training_camp_scrimmage%2C_July_2016_4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Falcons players at training camp, July 2016.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Falcons preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April 7, 2016. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>1 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">August 11</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2016 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 23–17 </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016081152/2016/PRE1/redskins@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>2 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">August 18</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2016_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2016 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 24–13 </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FirstEnergy_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="FirstEnergy Stadium">FirstEnergy Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016081853/2016/PRE2/falcons@browns">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>3 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">August 25</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2016_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2016 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 6–17 </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Camping World Stadium</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>)</span> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016082551/2016/PRE3/falcons@dolphins">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>4 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">September 1</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2016 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 17–15 </td> <td>3–1 </td> <td>Georgia Dome </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016090151/2016/PRE4/jaguars@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule_2">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>1 </th> <td>September 11 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2016_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 24–31 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016091100/2016/REG1/buccaneers@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>2 </th> <td>September 18 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2016_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2016 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 35–28 </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Alameda_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Alameda Coliseum">Oakland Alameda Coliseum</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016091811/2016/REG2/falcons@raiders">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>3 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Monday">September 26</span> </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2016_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2016 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 45–32 </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Mercedes-Benz Superdome</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016092600/2016/REG3/falcons@saints">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>4 </th> <td>October 2 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2016_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2016 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 48–33 </td> <td>3–1 </td> <td>Georgia Dome </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016100201/2016/REG4/panthers@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>5 </th> <td>October 9 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2016_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2016 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 23–16 </td> <td>4–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sports_Authority_Field_at_Mile_High" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports Authority Field at Mile High">Sports Authority Field at Mile High</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016100907/2016/REG5/falcons@broncos">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>6 </th> <td>October 16 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2016_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2016 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 24–26 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CenturyLink_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="CenturyLink Field">CenturyLink Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016101611/2016/REG6/falcons@seahawks">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>7 </th> <td>October 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2016 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 30–33 <span style="font-size:85%;">(OT)</span> </td> <td>4–3 </td> <td>Georgia Dome </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016102309/2016/REG7/chargers@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>8 </th> <td>October 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2016 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 33–32 </td> <td>5–3 </td> <td>Georgia Dome </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016103001/2016/REG8/packers@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>9 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">November 3</span> </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2016_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 43–28 </td> <td>6–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_James_Stadium" title="Raymond James Stadium">Raymond James Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016110300/2016/REG9/falcons@buccaneers">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>10 </th> <td>November 13 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2016_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2016 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 15–24 </td> <td>6–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Financial_Field" title="Lincoln Financial Field">Lincoln Financial Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016111305/2016/REG10/falcons@eagles">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td colspan="6"><i><a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">Bye</a></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>12 </th> <td>November 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2016 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 38–19 </td> <td>7–4 </td> <td>Georgia Dome </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016112700/2016/REG12/cardinals@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>13 </th> <td>December 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2016 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 28–29 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>Georgia Dome </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016120400/2016/REG13/chiefs@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>14 </th> <td>December 11 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2016_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="2016 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 42–14 </td> <td>8–5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016121112/2016/REG14/falcons@rams">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>15 </th> <td>December 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2016 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 41–13 </td> <td>9–5 </td> <td>Georgia Dome </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016121809/2016/REG15/49ers@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>16 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">December 24</span> </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2016_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2016 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 33–16 </td> <td>10–5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium" title="Bank of America Stadium">Bank of America Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016122401/2016/REG16/falcons@panthers">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>17 </th> <td>January 1 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2016_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2016 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 38–32 </td> <td>11–5 </td> <td>Georgia Dome </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017010100/2016/REG17/saints@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Note:</b> Intra-division opponents are in <b>bold</b> text. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_1:_vs._Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers">Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week One: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Buccaneers</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td><td>0</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Falcons</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td><td>3</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 11</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,382</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Triplette" title="Jeff Triplette">Jeff Triplette</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Fox_NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox NFL">Fox</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Rosen_(sportscaster)" title="Sam Rosen (sportscaster)">Sam Rosen</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Diehl" title="David Diehl">David Diehl</a> and Holly Sonders</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016091100/2016/REG1/buccaneers@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56902/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TB – <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Aguayo" title="Roberto Aguayo">Roberto Aguayo</a> 43-yard field goal, 9:57. <i>Buccaneers 3–0. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:02.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> 34-yard field goal, 7:13. <i>Tied 3–3. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:44.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Sanu" title="Mohamed Sanu">Mohamed Sanu</a> 5-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (Matt Bryant kick), 0:16. <i>Falcons 10–3. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 2:20.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TB – <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Myers" title="Brandon Myers">Brandon Myers</a> 4-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jameis_Winston" title="Jameis Winston">Jameis Winston</a> (Roberto Aguayo kick), 10:31. <i>Tied 10–10. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:46.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 34-yard field goal, 1:50. <i>Falcons 13–10. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:14.</b></i></li> <li>TB – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Sims_(American_football)" title="Charles Sims (American football)">Charles Sims</a> 23-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo kick), 0:24. <i>Buccaneers 17–13. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:31.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TB – <a href="/wiki/Austin_Seferian-Jenkins" title="Austin Seferian-Jenkins">Austin Seferian-Jenkins</a> 30-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo kick), 13:02. <i>Buccaneers 24–13. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06.</b></i></li> <li>TB – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Evans_(wide_receiver)" title="Mike Evans (wide receiver)">Mike Evans</a> 45-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Robert Aguayo kick), 5:21. <i>Buccaneers 31–13. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 3:16.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> 25-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan–Mohamed Sanu pass), 1:42. <i>Buccaneers 31–21. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:37.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Bryant 29-yard field goal, 4:59. <i>Buccaneers 31–24. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:54.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>TB – Jameis Winston – 23/32, 281 yards, 4 TD, INT</li> <li>ATL – Matt Ryan – 27/39, 334 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>TB – <a href="/wiki/Doug_Martin_(running_back)" title="Doug Martin (running back)">Doug Martin</a> – 18 rushes, 62 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> – 8 rushes, 22 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>TB – Mike Evans – 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – Tevin Coleman – 5 receptions, 95 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the loss, the Falcons started their season 0–1 for the first time since 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_2:_at_Oakland_Raiders">Week 2: at Oakland Raiders</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Week 2: at Oakland Raiders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Two: Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>8</td><td>14</td><td><b>35</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Raiders</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>14</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Alameda_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Alameda Coliseum">Oakland Alameda Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 18</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:25 pm. EDT/1:25 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 79 °F (26 °C), sunny</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 54,081</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Clete_Blakeman" title="Clete Blakeman">Clete Blakeman</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harlan" title="Kevin Harlan">Kevin Harlan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gannon" title="Rich Gannon">Rich Gannon</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016091811/2016/REG2/falcons@raiders">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56929/OAK_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> 21-yard field goal, 11:58. <i>Falcons 3–0. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 4:55.</b></i></li> <li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Latavius_Murray" title="Latavius Murray">Latavius Murray</a> 1-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Janikowski" title="Sebastian Janikowski">Sebastian Janikowski</a> kick), 7:51. <i>Raiders 7–3. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 4:07.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> 21-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (Matt Bryant kick), 4:46. <i>Falcons 10–7. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:05.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 20-yard field goal, 0:38. <i>Falcons 13–7. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:55.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Clive_Walford" title="Clive Walford">Clive Walford</a> 31-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Derek_Carr_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Derek Carr (American football)">Derek Carr</a> (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:17. <i>Raiders 14–13. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:43.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Tamme" title="Jacob Tamme">Jacob Tamme</a> 14-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan run), 3:42. <i>Falcons 21–14. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:54.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Crabtree" title="Michael Crabtree">Michael Crabtree</a> 2-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 12:00. <i>Tied 21–21. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:42.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hardy" title="Justin Hardy">Justin Hardy</a> 13-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 9:29. <i>Falcons 28–21. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:31.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 13-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 4:35. <i>Falcons 35–21. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:37.</b></i></li> <li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Holmes" title="Andre Holmes">Andre Holmes</a> 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 2:12. <i>Falcons 35–28. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:23.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 26/34, 396 yards, 3 TD, INT</li> <li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Carr_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Derek Carr (American football)">Derek Carr</a> – 34/45, 299 yards, 3 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 17 rushes, 93 yards</li> <li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Latavius_Murray" title="Latavius Murray">Latavius Murray</a> – 8 rushes, 57 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> – 5 receptions, 106 yards, TD</li> <li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Amari_Cooper" title="Amari Cooper">Amari Cooper</a> – 5 receptions, 71 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the win, the Falcons improved to 1–1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_3:_at_New_Orleans_Saints">Week 3: at New Orleans Saints</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Week 3: at New Orleans Saints"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Three: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>21</td> <td>10</td><td>7</td><td><b>45</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Saints</td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>8</td><td>7</td><td><b>32</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Mercedes-Benz Superdome</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Monday">September 26</span></li><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:30 pm. EDT/7:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 73,003</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Morelli" title="Pete Morelli">Pete Morelli</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ESPN</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Sean_McDonough" title="Sean McDonough">Sean McDonough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Gruden" title="Jon Gruden">Jon Gruden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016092600/2016/REG3/falcons@saints">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56948/NO_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Coby_Fleener" title="Coby Fleener">Coby Fleener</a> 2-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wil_Lutz" title="Wil Lutz">Wil Lutz</a> kick), 8:25. <i>Saints 7–0. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 75, yards, 6:35.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 2-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 5:21. <i>Tied 7–7. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:52.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 13-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (Matt Bryant kick), 14:53. <i>Falcons 14–7. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 74, yards, 5:08.</b></i></li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Thomas_(wide_receiver,_born_1993)" title="Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993)">Michael Thomas</a> 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 9:55. <i>Tied 14–14. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 75, yards, 4:58.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Tevin Coleman 2-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 5:31. <i>Falcons 21–14. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:24.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hardy" title="Justin Hardy">Justin Hardy</a> 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:28. <i>Falcons 28–14. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 94, yards, 1:23.</b></i></li> <li>NO – Wil Lutz 57-yard field goal, 0:00. <i>Falcons 28–17. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 0:28.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Tevin Coleman 6-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 12:03. <i>Falcons 35–17. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.</b></i></li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/John_Kuhn" title="John Kuhn">John Kuhn</a> 3-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Mark_Ingram_II" title="Mark Ingram II">Mark Ingram II</a> run), 7:38. <i>Falcons 35–25. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:25.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 21-yard field goal, 2:58. <i>Falcons 38–25. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:40.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Deion_Jones" title="Deion Jones">Deion Jones</a> 90-yard interception return (Matt Bryant kick), 13:37. <i>Falcons 45–25. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:21.</b></i></li> <li>NO – Mark Ingram II 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 10:00. <i>Falcons 45–32. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 75, yards, 3:37.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 20/30, 240 yards, 2 TD</li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a> – 36/54, 376 yards, 3 TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 14 rushes, 152 yards</li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ingram_II" title="Mark Ingram II">Mark Ingram II</a> – 15 rushes, 77 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Devonta Freeman – 5 receptions, 55 yards, TD</li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Coby_Fleener" title="Coby Fleener">Coby Fleener</a> – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the win, the Falcons improved to 2–1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_4:_vs._Carolina_Panthers">Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Four: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Panthers</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>23</td><td><b>33</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td><td>17</td><td><b>48</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 2</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 pm. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,508</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/John_Hussey_(American_football_official)" title="John Hussey (American football official)">John Hussey</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Spielman" title="Chris Spielman">Chris Spielman</a> and Kristina Pink</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016100201/2016/REG4/panthers@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56951/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Tamme" title="Jacob Tamme">Jacob Tamme</a> 4-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 7:14. <i>Falcons 7–0. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:19.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 13-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 0:17. <i>Falcons 14–0. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 3:33.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Coleman" title="Kurt Coleman">Kurt Coleman</a> 8-yard interception return (<a href="/wiki/Graham_Gano" title="Graham Gano">Graham Gano</a> kick), 11:31. <i>Falcons 14–7.</i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 5:56. <i>Falcons 17–7. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:35.</b></i></li> <li>CAR – Graham Gano 54-yard field goal, 3:07. <i>Falcons 17–10. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:49.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Austin_Hooper" title="Austin Hooper">Austin Hooper</a> 42-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 9:13. <i>Falcons 24–10. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 5:47.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Aldrick_Robinson" title="Aldrick Robinson">Aldrick Robinson</a> 35-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:57. <i>Falcons 31–10. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 3:19.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Bryant 53-yard field goal, 13:19. <i>Falcons 34–10. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 5:17.</b></i></li> <li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Benjamin" title="Kelvin Benjamin">Kelvin Benjamin</a> 6-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Cam Newton</a> (Cam Newton run), 11:42. <i>Falcons 34–18. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:37.</b></i></li> <li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Olsen_(American_football)" title="Greg Olsen (American football)">Greg Olsen</a> 14-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> (Derek Anderson–Greg Olsen pass), 3:58. <i>Falcons 34–26. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 5:23.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> 75-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:45. <i>Falcons 41–26. <b>Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13.</b></i></li> <li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Corey_Brown_(American_football)" title="Corey Brown (American football)">Corey Brown</a> 16-yard pass from Derek Anderson (Graham Gano kick), 1:53. <i>Falcons 41–33. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:52.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Alford_(American_football)" title="Robert Alford (American football)">Robert Alford</a> 30-yard interception return (Matt Bryant kick), 1:14. <i>Falcons 48–33.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CAR – Derek Anderson – 17/23, 172 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT</li> <li>ATL – Matt Ryan – 28/37, 503 yards, 4 TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CAR – Cam Newton – 5 rushes, 30 yards</li> <li>ATL – Devonta Freeman – 13 rushes, 57 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CAR – Fozzy Whittaker – 9 receptions, 86 yards</li> <li>ATL – Julio Jones – 12 receptions, 300 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p><a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> made Falcons team history as Ryan exploded to 503 passing yards and Jones caught twelve passes for 300 yards and a touchdown, becoming the first quarterback-receiver duo to break 500 passing yards and 300 receiving yards in club history and the first such tandem in the NFL's Super Bowl era.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Cam Newton</a> was knocked out of the game with a concussion incurred on a two-point conversion run. With the win, the Falcons improved to 3–1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_5:_at_Denver_Broncos">Week 5: at Denver Broncos</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Week 5: at Denver Broncos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Five: Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>3</td><td><b>23</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Broncos</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>13</td><td><b>16</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Sports_Authority_Field_at_Mile_High" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports Authority Field at Mile High">Sports Authority Field at Mile High</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 9</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:05 pm. EDT/2:05 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 72 °F (22 °C), mostly cloudy</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 76,802</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Terry_McAulay" title="Terry McAulay">Terry McAulay</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Myers" title="Chris Myers">Chris Myers</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">John Lynch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pam_Oliver" title="Pam Oliver">Pam Oliver</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016100907/2016/REG5/falcons@broncos">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56972/DEN_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 1-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 11:18. <i>Falcons 7–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 46-yard field goal, 4:23. <i>Falcons 10–0. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 4:23.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Brandon_McManus" title="Brandon McManus">Brandon McManus</a> 35-yard field goal, 11:39. <i>Falcons 10–3. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 3:54.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 33-yard field goal, 1:48. <i>Falcons 13–3. <b>Drive: 17 plays, 77 yards, 7:00.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 31-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (Matt Bryant kick), 7:53. <i>Falcons 20–3. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 2:01.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – Brandon McManus 46-yard field goal, 11:01. <i>Falcons 20–6. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 3:59.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 25-yard field goal, 8:20. <i>Falcons 23–6. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:41.</b></i></li> <li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Demaryius_Thomas" title="Demaryius Thomas">Demaryius Thomas</a> 3-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Paxton_Lynch" title="Paxton Lynch">Paxton Lynch</a> (Brandon McManus kick), 2:38. <i>Falcons 23–13. <b>Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 5:42.</b></i></li> <li>DEN – Brandon McManus 45-yard field goal, 0:14. <i>Falcons 23–16. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 1:42.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Ryan – 15/28, 267 yards, TD</li> <li>DEN – Paxton Lynch – 23/35, 223 yards, TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Devonta Freeman – 23 rushes, 88 yards, TD</li> <li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/C._J._Anderson" title="C. J. Anderson">C. J. Anderson</a> – 11 rushes, 41 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Tevin Coleman – 4 receptions, 132 yards, TD</li> <li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Sanders" title="Emmanuel Sanders">Emmanuel Sanders</a> – 7 receptions, 80 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the win, the Falcons improved to 4–1 for the first time since 2010. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_6:_at_Seattle_Seahawks">Week 6: at Seattle Seahawks</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Week 6: at Seattle Seahawks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Six: Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Falcons</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>21</td><td>0</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Seahawks</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>9</td><td><b>26</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/CenturyLink_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="CenturyLink Field">CenturyLink Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle, Washington</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 16</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:25 pm. EDT/1:25 pm. PDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 54 °F (12 °C), rain</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,071</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Corrente" title="Tony Corrente">Tony Corrente</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: Chris Myers, <a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Ronde Barber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hale_(sportscaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jennifer Hale (sportscaster)">Jennifer Hale</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016101611/2016/REG6/falcons@seahawks">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56990/SEA_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Christine_Michael" title="Christine Michael">Christine Michael</a> 9-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Steven_Hauschka" class="mw-redirect" title="Steven Hauschka">Steven Hauschka</a> kick), 2:02. <i>Seahawks 7–0. <b>Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:05.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> 33-yard field goal, 8:38. <i>Seahawks 7–3. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 4:37.</b></i></li> <li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Alex_Collins_(American_football)" title="Alex Collins (American football)">Alex Collins</a> 2-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Steven_Hauschka" class="mw-redirect" title="Steven Hauschka">Steven Hauschka</a> kick), 4:32. <i>Seahawks 14–3. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:06.</b></i></li> <li>SEA – Steven Hauschka 42-yard field goal, 0:42. <i>Seahawks 17–3. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:16.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> 36-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (Matt Bryant kick), 11:01. <i>Seahawks 17–10. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:59.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Sanu" title="Mohamed Sanu">Mohamed Sanu</a> 10-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 6:11. <i>Tied 17–17. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:23.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Levine_Toilolo" title="Levine Toilolo">Levine Toilolo</a> 46-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:17. <i>Falcons 24–17. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 97 yards, 3:27.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – Christine Michael 1-yard run (kick blocked), 4:43. <i>Falcons 24–23. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:51.</b></i></li> <li>SEA – Steven Hauschka 44-yard field goal, 1:57. <i>Seahawks 26–24. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 1:51.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 27/42, 335 yards, 3 TD, INT</li> <li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> – 25/37, 270 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 12 rushes, 40 yards</li> <li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Christine_Michael" title="Christine Michael">Christine Michael</a> – 18 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> – 7 receptions, 139 yards, TD</li> <li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Graham" title="Jimmy Graham">Jimmy Graham</a> – 6 receptions, 89 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the loss, the Falcons dropped to 4–2. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_7:_vs._San_Diego_Chargers">Week 7: vs. San Diego Chargers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Week 7: vs. San Diego Chargers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Seven: San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">OT</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Chargers</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td><td>10</td><td>3</td><td><b>33</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Falcons</td> <td>6</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td><b>30</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 23</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:05 pm. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,832</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Vinovich" title="Bill Vinovich">Bill Vinovich</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Rosen_(sportscaster)" title="Sam Rosen (sportscaster)">Sam Rosen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Johnston" title="Daryl Johnston">Daryl Johnston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laura_Okmin" class="mw-redirect" title="Laura Okmin">Laura Okmin</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016102309/2016/REG7/chargers@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57003/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SD – <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Gordon" title="Melvin Gordon">Melvin Gordon</a> 2-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Josh_Lambo" title="Josh Lambo">Josh Lambo</a> kick), 10:55. <i>Chargers 7–0. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:05.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> 42-yard field goal, 6:26. <i>Chargers 7–3. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:29.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 27-yard field goal, 2:34. <i>Chargers 7–6. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:56.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SD – Josh Lambo 40-yard field goal, 13:29. <i>Chargers 10–6. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:05.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Tamme" title="Jacob Tamme">Jacob Tamme</a> 17-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (Matt Bryant kick), 9:06. <i>Falcons 13–10. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:23.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 30-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 6:07. <i>Falcons 20–10. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:49.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Clayborn" title="Adrian Clayborn">Adrian Clayborn</a> 5-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), 4:31. <i>Falcons 27–10.</i></li> <li>SD – Melvin Gordon 3-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 1:02. <i>Falcons 27–17. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:29.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SD – Josh Lambo 37-yard field goal, 4:50. <i>Falcons 27–20. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:15.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Bryant 31-yard field goal, 13:23. <i>Falcons 30–20. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 6:27.</b></i></li> <li>SD – Melvin Gordon 5-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Philip_Rivers" title="Philip Rivers">Philip Rivers</a> (Josh Lambo kick), 5:59. <i>Falcons 30–27. <b>Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:24.</b></i></li> <li>SD – Josh Lambo 33-yard field goal, 0:18. <i>Tied 30–30. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 3:14.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Overtime</b> </p> <ul><li>SD – Josh Lambo 42-yard field goal, 9:01. <i>Chargers 33–30. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:11.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>SD – <a href="/wiki/Philip_Rivers" title="Philip Rivers">Philip Rivers</a> – 27/44, 371 yards, TD, INT</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 22/34, 273 yards, TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>SD – <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Gordon" title="Melvin Gordon">Melvin Gordon</a> – 22 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> – 8 rushes, 64 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>SD – <a href="/wiki/Tyrell_Williams" title="Tyrell Williams">Tyrell Williams</a> – 7 receptions, 140 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> – 9 receptions, 174 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>The Falcons blew a 17-point lead and lost to the Chargers, 33-30. They wore their black throwback uniforms for this game. With the game tied at 30–30, a missed 58-yarder by Matt Bryant forced the game into overtime. The Falcons received the ball first in overtime but turned the ball over on downs after failing to convert a fourth down. Josh Lambo kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime to seal a 33–30 victory for the Chargers. With the brutal loss, the Falcons dropped to 4–3 for the first time since 2009. This is the final game the Falcons played against the San Diego-based Chargers. It also foreshadowed a more <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LI" title="Super Bowl LI">calamitous loss</a> in which the Falcons blew a larger lead. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_8:_vs._Green_Bay_Packers">Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Eight: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Packers</td> <td>7</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td><td>8</td><td><b>32</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>9</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td><b>33</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 30</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:25 pm. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,165</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Walt Anderson (American football)">Walt Anderson</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Thom_Brennaman" title="Thom Brennaman">Thom Brennaman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Troy_Aikman" title="Troy Aikman">Troy Aikman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Erin_Andrews" title="Erin Andrews">Erin Andrews</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016103001/2016/REG8/packers@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57010/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> 36-yard field goal, 9:46. <i>Falcons 3–0. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:19.</b></i></li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Jordy_Nelson" title="Jordy Nelson">Jordy Nelson</a> 5-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mason_Crosby" title="Mason Crosby">Mason Crosby</a> kick), 6:14. <i>Packers 7–3. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:33.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Gabriel" title="Taylor Gabriel">Taylor Gabriel</a> 47-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (Matt Bryant kick), 5:19. <i>Falcons 10–7. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:40.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Geronimo_Allison" title="Geronimo Allison">Geronimo Allison</a> 14-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 11:58. <i>Packers 14–10. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:35.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 40-yard field goal, 8:55. <i>Packers 14–13. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:01.</b></i></li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Davis" title="Trevor Davis">Trevor Davis</a> 9-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 4:31. <i>Packers 21–13. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:24.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan, 0:32. <i>Packers 21–19. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:55.</b></i></li> <li>GB – Mason Crosby 29-yard field goal, 0:04. <i>Packers 24–19. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 0:27.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Devonta Freeman 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 3:35. <i>Falcons 26–24. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:31.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Janis" title="Jeff Janis">Jeff Janis</a> 7-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Aaron Rodgers run), 4:04. <i>Packers 32–26. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 8:33.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Sanu" title="Mohamed Sanu">Mohamed Sanu</a> 11-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:36. <i>Falcons 33–32. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:27.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> – 28/38, 246 yards, 4 TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 28/35, 288 yards, 3 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> – 6 rushes, 60 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Terron_Ward" title="Terron Ward">Terron Ward</a> – 6 rushes, 46 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Jordy_Nelson" title="Jordy Nelson">Jordy Nelson</a> – 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Sanu" title="Mohamed Sanu">Mohamed Sanu</a> – 9 receptions, 84 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the win, the Falcons improved to 5–3. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_9:_at_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers">Week 9: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Week 9: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Nine: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>13</td><td>10</td><td><b>43</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Buccaneers</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>14</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Raymond_James_Stadium" title="Raymond James Stadium">Raymond James Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">November 3</span></li><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:25 pm. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 76 °F (24 °C), clear</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 57,797</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Torbert" title="Ronald Torbert">Ronald Torbert</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Thursday_Night_Football" title="Thursday Night Football">NFLN</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cris_Collinsworth" title="Cris Collinsworth">Cris Collinsworth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Heather_Cox" title="Heather Cox">Heather Cox</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016110300/2016/REG9/falcons@buccaneers">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57021/TB_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TB – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Evans_(wide_receiver)" title="Mike Evans (wide receiver)">Mike Evans</a> 3-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jameis_Winston" title="Jameis Winston">Jameis Winston</a> (<a href="/wiki/Roberto_Aguayo" title="Roberto Aguayo">Roberto Aguayo</a> kick), 9:37. <i>Buccaneers 7–0. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:32.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Levine_Toilolo" title="Levine Toilolo">Levine Toilolo</a> 32-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 7:47. <i>Tied 7–7. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 29-yard field goal, 6:12. <i>Falcons 10–7. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:56.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Bryant 41-yard field goal, 13:42. <i>Falcons 13–7. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:02.</b></i></li> <li>TB – Mike Evans 24-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo kick), 8:43. <i>Buccaneers 14–13. <b>Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:23.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Gabriel" title="Taylor Gabriel">Taylor Gabriel</a> 9-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 4:01. <i>Falcons 20–14. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:39.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Patrick_DiMarco" title="Patrick DiMarco">Patrick DiMarco</a> 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (pass failed), 8:59. <i>Falcons 26–14. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 6:06.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:07. <i>Falcons 33–14. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 4:52.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Austin_Hooper" title="Austin Hooper">Austin Hooper</a> 2-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 10:00. <i>Falcons 40–14. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:43.</b></i></li> <li>TB – <a href="/wiki/Adam_Humphries" title="Adam Humphries">Adam Humphries</a> 7-yard pass from Jameis Winston (run failed), 6:53. <i>Falcons 40–20. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:09.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 3:47. <i>Falcons 43–20. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 3:05.</b></i></li> <li>TB – <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Brate" title="Cameron Brate">Cameron Brate</a> 2-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Mike_Glennon" title="Mike Glennon">Mike Glennon</a> (Mike Glennon–<a href="/wiki/Brandon_Myers" title="Brandon Myers">Brandon Myers</a> pass), 1:01. Falcons 43–28. <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:43.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Ryan – 25/34, 344 yards, 4 TD</li> <li>TB – Jameis Winston – 23/37, 261 yards, 3 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 17 rushes, 77 yards</li> <li>TB – <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Barber" title="Peyton Barber">Peyton Barber</a> – 11 rushes, 31 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Julio Jones – 8 receptions, 111 yards, TD</li> <li>TB – Mike Evans – 11 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Despite Mike Evans finishing the game with 11 receptions for 150 yards and two scores, the Falcons still managed to beat Tampa Bay on the road, 43–28. With the win, the Falcons improved to 6–3. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_10:_at_Philadelphia_Eagles">Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Ten: Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Falcons</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td><td>6</td><td><b>15</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Eagles</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>14</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Financial_Field" title="Lincoln Financial Field">Lincoln Financial Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: November 13</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 pm. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,596</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Wrolstad" title="Craig Wrolstad">Craig Wrolstad</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Burkhardt" title="Kevin Burkhardt">Kevin Burkhardt</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">John Lynch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pam_Oliver" title="Pam Oliver">Pam Oliver</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016111305/2016/REG10/falcons@eagles">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57039/PHI_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Mathews_(American_football)" title="Ryan Mathews (American football)">Ryan Mathews</a> 4-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Caleb_Sturgis" title="Caleb Sturgis">Caleb Sturgis</a> kick), 4:17. <i>Eagles 7–0. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 7:14.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> 38-yard field goal, 9:36. <i>Eagles 7–3. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 43-yard field goal, 2:59. <i>Eagles 7–6. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:36.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PHI – Caleb Sturgis 29-yard field goal, 8:16. <i>Eagles 10–6. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:44.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 46-yard field goal, 4:46. <i>Eagles 10–9. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:30.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PHI – Caleb Sturgis 25-yard field goal, 13:50. <i>Eagles 13–9. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:56.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Gabriel" title="Taylor Gabriel">Taylor Gabriel</a> 76-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (kick failed, hit left upright), 13:15. <i>Falcons 15–13. <b>Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35.</b></i></li> <li>PHI – Ryan Mathews 5-yard run (Ryan Mathews run), 6:49. <i>Eagles 21–15. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:36.</b></i></li> <li>PHI – Caleb Sturgis 48-yard field goal, 1:57. <i>Eagles 24–15. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:22.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Ryan – 18/31, 267 yards, TD, INT</li> <li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Carson_Wentz" title="Carson Wentz">Carson Wentz</a> – 25/36, 231 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 12 rushes, 49 yards</li> <li>PHI – Ryan Mathews: 18 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> – 10 receptions, 134 yards</li> <li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Matthews" title="Jordan Matthews">Jordan Matthews</a> – 6 receptions, 73 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the loss, the Falcons dropped to 6–4. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_12:_vs._Arizona_Cardinals">Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Cardinals</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td><td>6</td><td><b>19</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td><td>14</td><td><b>38</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: November 27</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 pm. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,233</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/John_Parry_(American_football_official)" title="John Parry (American football official)">John Parry</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Burkhardt" title="Kevin Burkhardt">Kevin Burkhardt</a>, John Lynch and Pam Oliver</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016112700/2016/REG12/cardinals@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57065/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Gresham" title="Jermaine Gresham">Jermaine Gresham</a> 1-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Carson_Palmer" title="Carson Palmer">Carson Palmer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chandler_Catanzaro" title="Chandler Catanzaro">Chandler Catanzaro</a> kick), 9:39. <i>Cardinals 7–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 1-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 3:38. <i>Tied 7–7. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 6:01.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 25-yard field goal, 12:52. <i>Cardinals 10–7. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:46.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 45-yard field goal, 8:30. <i>Tied 10–10. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:22.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Gabriel" title="Taylor Gabriel">Taylor Gabriel</a> 35-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (Matt Bryant kick), 2:19. <i>Falcons 17–10. <b>Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:51.</b></i></li> <li>ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 54-yard field goal, 0:00. <i>Falcons 17–13. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 0:25.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 2-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 2:56. <i>Falcons 24–13. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:05.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Taylor Gabriel 25-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:48. <i>Falcons 31–13. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:29.</b></i></li> <li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/David_Johnson_(running_back)" title="David Johnson (running back)">David Johnson</a> 3-yard pass from Carson Palmer (pass failed), 4:44. <i>Falcons 31–19. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:04.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Devonta Freeman 5-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 2:07. <i>Falcons 38–19. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:37.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/Carson_Palmer" title="Carson Palmer">Carson Palmer</a> – 25/45, 289 yards, 2 TD, INT</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 26/34, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/David_Johnson_(running_back)" title="David Johnson (running back)">David Johnson</a> – 13 rushes, 58 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 16 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ARI – David Johnson – 8 receptions, 103 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Gabriel" title="Taylor Gabriel">Taylor Gabriel</a> – 4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the impressive win, the Falcons improved to 7–4. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_13:_vs._Kansas_City_Chiefs">Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Chiefs</b></td> <td>6</td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td><td>2</td><td><b>29</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Falcons</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td><td>12</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 4</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 pm. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,879</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Coleman" title="Walt Coleman">Walt Coleman</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gumbel" title="Greg Gumbel">Greg Gumbel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trent_Green" title="Trent Green">Trent Green</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Erdahl" title="Jamie Erdahl">Jamie Erdahl</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016120400/2016/REG13/chiefs@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57079/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 1-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 10:02. <i>Falcons 7–0. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:58.</b></i></li> <li>KC – <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Ware" title="Spencer Ware">Spencer Ware</a> 3-yard run (kick blocked), 8:00. <i>Falcons 7–6. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:02.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 5:11. <i>Falcons 10–6. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:49.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 13:25. <i>Falcons 13–6. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:26.</b></i></li> <li>KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Alex_Smith" title="Alex Smith">Alex Smith</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cairo_Santos" title="Cairo Santos">Cairo Santos</a> kick), 7:05. <i>Tied 13–13. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 6:20.</b></i></li> <li>KC – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Berry" title="Eric Berry">Eric Berry</a> 37-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:37. <i>Chiefs 20–13.</i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 59-yard field goal, 0:00. <i>Chiefs 20–16. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 0:37.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>KC – <a href="/wiki/Albert_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Albert Wilson (American football)">Albert Wilson</a> 55-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:52. <i>Chiefs 27–16. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:08.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Devonta Freeman 1-yard run (pass failed), 11:57. <i>Chiefs 27–22. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:12.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Aldrick_Robinson" title="Aldrick Robinson">Aldrick Robinson</a> 5-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a>, 4:32. <i>Falcons 28–27. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:53.</b></i></li> <li>KC – Eric Berry defensive two-point conversion, 4:32. <i>Chiefs 29–28.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>KC – <a href="/wiki/Alex_Smith" title="Alex Smith">Alex Smith</a> – 21/25, 270 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 22/34, 297 yards, TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>KC – <a href="/wiki/Albert_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Albert Wilson (American football)">Albert Wilson</a> – 1 rush, 55 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 15 rushes, 56 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>KC – <a href="/wiki/Travis_Kelce" title="Travis Kelce">Travis Kelce</a> – 8 receptions, 140 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> – 7 receptions, 113 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>The Falcons trailed 27–16 going into the fourth quarter, and took the lead through a 1-yard touchdown run by <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a>, followed by a 5-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> to <a href="/wiki/Aldrick_Robinson" title="Aldrick Robinson">Aldrick Robinson</a>. Having failed on the two-point conversion following Freeman's touchdown, they tried for two points again after Robinson's catch with the aim of securing a three-point lead going into the last four minutes of the game; however, Chiefs safety <a href="/wiki/Eric_Berry" title="Eric Berry">Eric Berry</a> intercepted Ryan's attempted pass and returned it all the way to the Atlanta end zone for a defensive two-point conversion that gave Kansas City a 29–28 lead that they were able to defend for the remainder of the game. With the loss, the Falcons dropped to 7–5 for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2011_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2011 Atlanta Falcons season">2011</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_14:_at_Los_Angeles_Rams">Week 14: at Los Angeles Rams</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Week 14: at Los Angeles Rams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Fourteen: Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td> <td>21</td><td>0</td><td><b>42</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Rams</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>14</td><td><b>14</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 11</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:25 pm. EST/1:25 pm. PST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 65 °F (18 °C), cloudy</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 82,495</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Clete Blakeman</li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: Dick Stockton, David Diehl and Kristina Pink</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016121112/2016/REG14/falcons@rams">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57106/LA_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hardy" title="Justin Hardy">Justin Hardy</a> 3-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 14:50. <i>Falcons 7–0. <b>Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:10.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 6-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 14:53. <i>Falcons 14–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:05.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Deion_Jones" title="Deion Jones">Deion Jones</a> 33-yard interception return (Matt Bryant kick), 8:54. <i>Falcons 21–0.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Gabriel" title="Taylor Gabriel">Taylor Gabriel</a> 64-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 13:18. <i>Falcons 28–0. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:42.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Tevin Coleman 6-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 3:56. <i>Falcons 35–0. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:29.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Vic_Beasley" title="Vic Beasley">Vic Beasley</a> 21-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), 2:50. <i>Falcons 42–0.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>LA – <a href="/wiki/Todd_Gurley" title="Todd Gurley">Todd Gurley</a> 3-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Greg_Zuerlein_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Greg Zuerlein (American football)">Greg Zuerlein</a> kick), 14:57. <i>Falcons 42–7. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:53.</b></i></li> <li>LA – <a href="/wiki/Jared_Goff" title="Jared Goff">Jared Goff</a> 2-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 2:44. <i>Falcons 42–14. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:59.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 18/28, 237 yards, 3 TD</li> <li>LA – <a href="/wiki/Jared_Goff" title="Jared Goff">Jared Goff</a> – 24/41, 235 yards, 2 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> – 8 rushes, 36 yards, TD</li> <li>LA – <a href="/wiki/Todd_Gurley" title="Todd Gurley">Todd Gurley</a> – 16 rushes, 61 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Gabriel" title="Taylor Gabriel">Taylor Gabriel</a> – 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD</li> <li>LA – <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Britt" title="Kenny Britt">Kenny Britt</a> – 7 receptions, 82 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the win, the Falcons improved to 8–5. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_15:_vs._San_Francisco_49ers">Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Fifteen: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">49ers</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>13</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>21</td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td><td>3</td><td><b>41</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 18</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:05 pm. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,164</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Steratore" title="Gene Steratore">Gene Steratore</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: Thom Brennaman, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Davis_(defensive_back)" title="Charles Davis (defensive back)">Charles Davis</a>, Chris Spielman and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Schrager" title="Peter Schrager">Peter Schrager</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016121809/2016/REG15/49ers@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57120/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 5-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 10:31. <i>Falcons 7–0. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:57.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Gabriel" title="Taylor Gabriel">Taylor Gabriel</a> 9-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (Matt Bryant kick), 7:40. <i>Falcons 14–0. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:58.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Austin_Hooper" title="Austin Hooper">Austin Hooper</a> 9-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:40. <i>Falcons 21–0. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:51.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SF – <a href="/wiki/Garrett_Celek" title="Garrett Celek">Garrett Celek</a> 16-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Colin_Kaepernick" title="Colin Kaepernick">Colin Kaepernick</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> kick), 12:45. <i>Falcons 21–7. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:55.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Devonta Freeman 9-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 4:28. <i>Falcons 28–7. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 94 yards, 3:32.</b></i></li> <li>SF – <a href="/wiki/Rod_Streater" title="Rod Streater">Rod Streater</a> 5-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (kick failed, wide left), 0:13. <i>Falcons 28–13. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:15.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 6:29. <i>Falcons 31–13. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:50.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Devonta Freeman 34-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:42. <i>Falcons 38–13. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:16.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Bryant 41-yard field goal, 1:09. <i>Falcons 41–13. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 5:06.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>SF – <a href="/wiki/Colin_Kaepernick" title="Colin Kaepernick">Colin Kaepernick</a> – 20/33, 183 yards, 2 TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 17/23, 286 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>SF – <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Hyde" title="Carlos Hyde">Carlos Hyde</a> – 13 rushes, 71 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 20 rushes, 139 yards, 3 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>SF – <a href="/wiki/Blake_Bell" title="Blake Bell">Blake Bell</a> – 1 reception, 45 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Aldrick_Robinson" title="Aldrick Robinson">Aldrick Robinson</a> – 4 receptions, 111 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the win, the Falcons improved to 9–5. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_16:_at_Carolina_Panthers">Week 16: at Carolina Panthers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Week 16: at Carolina Panthers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>10</td><td><b>33</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Panthers</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>10</td><td>3</td><td><b>16</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium" title="Bank of America Stadium">Bank of America Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">December 24</span></li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 pm. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 56 °F (13 °C), cloudy</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 73,549</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Bill Vinovich</li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016122401/2016/REG16/falcons@panthers">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57127/CAR_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Perkins" title="Joshua Perkins">Joshua Perkins</a> 26-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 10:57. <i>Falcons 7–0. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:03.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 51-yard field goal, 6:09. <i>Falcons 10–0. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:18.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 48-yard field goal, 0:35. <i>Falcons 13–0. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:03.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Graham_Gano" title="Graham Gano">Graham Gano</a> 31-yard field goal, 10:17. <i>Falcons 13–3. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:32.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/D._J._Tialavea" title="D. J. Tialavea">D. J. Tialavea</a> 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:34. <i>Falcons 20–3. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:43.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CAR – Graham Gano 40-yard field goal, 9:23. <i>Falcons 20–6. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:37.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 29-yard field goal, 3:34. <i>Falcons 23–6. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:49.</b></i></li> <li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Benjamin" title="Kelvin Benjamin">Kelvin Benjamin</a> 26-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Cam Newton</a> (Graham Gano kick), 0:00. <i>Falcons 23–13. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:34.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 55-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 13:19. <i>Falcons 30–13. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:41.</b></i></li> <li>CAR – Graham Gano 31-yard field goal, 9:43. <i>Falcons 30–16. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:36.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 1:55. <i>Falcons 33–16. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:45.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 27/33, 277 yards, 2 TD</li> <li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Cam Newton</a> – 18/43, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> – 9 rushes, 90 yards, TD</li> <li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Stewart" title="Jonathan Stewart">Jonathan Stewart</a> – 11 rushes, 50 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> – 4 receptions, 60 yards</li> <li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Benjamin" title="Kelvin Benjamin">Kelvin Benjamin</a> – 4 receptions, 63 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>With the win, the Falcons improved to 10–5. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_17:_vs._New_Orleans_Saints">Week 17: vs. New Orleans Saints</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Week 17: vs. New Orleans Saints"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Seventeen: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Saints</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>19</td><td><b>32</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>21</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td><b>38</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: January 1, 2017</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:25 pm. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,835</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Ronald Torbert</li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Albert" title="Kenny Albert">Kenny Albert</a>, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017010100/2016/REG17/saints@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57141/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 7-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 11:55. <i>Falcons 7–0. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 2:11.</b></i></li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Wil_Lutz" title="Wil Lutz">Wil Lutz</a> 19-yard field goal, 3:53. <i>Falcons 7–3. <b>Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 8:02.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 75-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 3:42. <i>Falcons 14–3. <b>Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11.</b></i></li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hightower" title="Tim Hightower">Tim Hightower</a> 2-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 0:52. <i>Falcons 14–10. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:50.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 14:17. <i>Falcons 21–10. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Sanu" title="Mohamed Sanu">Mohamed Sanu</a> 10-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 6:51. <i>Falcons 28–10. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:41.</b></i></li> <li>NO – Wil Lutz 40-yard field goal, 3:40. <i>Falcons 28–13. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:11.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hardy" title="Justin Hardy">Justin Hardy</a> 7-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:32. <i>Falcons 35–13. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:08.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 5:17. <i>Falcons 38–13. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 95 yards, 5:06.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Thomas_(wide_receiver,_born_1993)" title="Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993)">Michael Thomas</a> 14-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a> (run failed), 12:41. <i>Falcons 38–19. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 2:11.</b></i></li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ingram_II" title="Mark Ingram II">Mark Ingram II</a> 1-yard run (pass failed), 2:47. <i>Falcons 38–25. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:18.</b></i></li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Travaris_Cadet" title="Travaris Cadet">Travaris Cadet</a> 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 0:39. <i>Falcons 38–32. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 2:08.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a> – 29/50, 350 yards, 2 TD, INT</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 27/36, 331 yards, 4 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ingram_II" title="Mark Ingram II">Mark Ingram II</a> – 20 rushes, 103 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 12 rushes, 96 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Thomas_(wide_receiver,_born_1993)" title="Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993)">Michael Thomas</a> – 10 receptions, 156 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> – 7 receptions, 96 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>This was the Falcons' final regular season game at the Georgia Dome. With the win, the Falcons finished their season at 11–5. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NFL_playoffs" title="2016–17 NFL playoffs">2016–17 NFL playoffs</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule_3">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Round </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Opponent (seed) </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #A71930 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Recap </th></tr> <tr> <th>Wild Card </th> <td colspan="6"><i><a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">First-round bye</a></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>Divisional </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">January 14, 2017</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2016 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> (3) </td> <td><b>W</b> 36–20 </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017011400/2016/POST19/seahawks@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>NFC Championship </th> <td>January 22, 2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2016 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> (4) </td> <td><b>W</b> 44–21 </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td>Georgia Dome </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017012200/2016/POST20/packers@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LI" title="Super Bowl LI">Super Bowl LI</a> </th> <td>February 5, 2017 </td> <td>vs. <a href="/wiki/2016_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2016 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> (A1) </td> <td><b>L</b> 28–34 <span style="font-size:85%;">(OT)</span> </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NRG_Stadium" title="NRG Stadium">NRG Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017020500/2016/POST22/patriots@falcons">Recap</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_summaries_2">Game summaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NFC_Divisional_Playoffs:_vs._(3)_Seattle_Seahawks"><span id="NFC_Divisional_Playoffs:_vs._.283.29_Seattle_Seahawks"></span>NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Seattle Seahawks</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Seattle Seahawks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>NFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Seattle Seahawks at (2) Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Seahawks</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td><td>7</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>19</td> <td>7</td><td>10</td><td><b>36</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">January 14, 2017</span></li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:35 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 71,155</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Steratore" title="Gene Steratore">Gene Steratore</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Fox_NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox NFL">Fox</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Burkhardt" title="Kevin Burkhardt">Kevin Burkhardt</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">John Lynch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pam_Oliver" title="Pam Oliver">Pam Oliver</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Schrager" title="Peter Schrager">Peter Schrager</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017011400/2016/POST19/seahawks@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57161/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Graham" title="Jimmy Graham">Jimmy Graham</a> 7-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Steven_Hauschka" class="mw-redirect" title="Steven Hauschka">Steven Hauschka</a> kick), 6:26. <i>Seahawks 7–0. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 8:34.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> 7-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 14:14. <i>Tied 7–7. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:12.</b></i></li> <li>SEA – Steven Hauschka 33-yard field goal, 11:20. <i>Seahawks 10–7. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:54.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Russell Wilson sacked in endzone by <a href="/wiki/Ben_Garland" title="Ben Garland">Ben Garland</a> for a safety, 9:22. <i>Seahawks 10–9.</i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 35-yard field goal, 6:06. <i>Falcons 12–10. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 3:16.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 14-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:53. <i>Falcons 19–10. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 99 yards, 2:55.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 9:12. <i>Falcons 26–10. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:48.</b></i></li> <li>SEA – Steven Hauschka 26-yard field goal, 3:03. <i>Falcons 26–13. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:09.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Bryant 31-yard field goal, 14:57. <i>Falcons 29–13. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:06.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Sanu" title="Mohamed Sanu">Mohamed Sanu</a> 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:40. <i>Falcons 36–13. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:36.</b></i></li> <li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Doug_Baldwin" title="Doug Baldwin">Doug Baldwin</a> 31-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 3:21. <i>Falcons 36–20. <b>Drive: 1 plays, 31 yards, 0:19.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> – 17/30, 225 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 26/37, 338 yards, 3 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> – 6 rushes, 49 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> – 11 rushes, 57 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Doug_Baldwin" title="Doug Baldwin">Doug Baldwin</a> – 5 receptions, 80 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> – 6 receptions, 67 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>After coming off a first round bye, the Falcons hosted the Seahawks in the divisional round of the playoffs. The Falcons trailed midway through the first quarter when the Seahawks went up 7–0 from a 7-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> to <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Graham" title="Jimmy Graham">Jimmy Graham</a>. In the second quarter, Atlanta tied the game 7–7 on a 7-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> to <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a>. On the next Seattle drive, the Seahawks took a 10–7 lead with a 33-yard field goal from <a href="/wiki/Steven_Hauschka" class="mw-redirect" title="Steven Hauschka">Steven Hauschka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PlayByPlayDivRound_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PlayByPlayDivRound-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ESPNRecapDivRound_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNRecapDivRound-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The next Falcons drive ended in a three and out. On the ensuing punt, Seattle's <a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Devin Hester</a> returned the punt 80-yards to Atlanta's 7-yard line. However, that punt return was called back on a penalty, forcing Seattle to start at its own 7-yard line. After <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Rawls" title="Thomas Rawls">Thomas Rawls</a> was tackled for a 3-yard loss, Wilson attempted to drop back to pass. However, while doing so, Wilson tripped over <a href="/wiki/Rees_Odhiambo" title="Rees Odhiambo">Rees Odhiambo</a>'s foot and was tackled in the end zone, leading to a <a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_score)" title="Safety (gridiron football score)">safety</a> for Atlanta. Receiving the ball following the safety, Atlanta took its first lead of the game on a 35-yard field goal from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a>. After forcing Seattle to Punt, the Falcons took a 19–10 lead going into halftime on a 14-yard touchdown pass to <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PlayByPlayDivRound_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PlayByPlayDivRound-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ESPNRecapDivRound_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNRecapDivRound-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Atlanta remained ahead for the rest of the game, eventually beating Seattle 36–20. With the win, the Falcons improved their record to 12–5. Matt Ryan threw for 338 yards and 3 touchdowns and improved his playoff record to 2–4, with both of his playoff wins (up to that point) coming against the Seahawks.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNRecapDivRound_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNRecapDivRound-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was speculated to be the last NFL game ever in the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a>, but when the fourth-seeded <a href="/wiki/2016_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2016 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> upset the top-seeded <a href="/wiki/2016_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2016 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> in the other Divisional Playoff the next day, Atlanta was named the host of the <a href="/wiki/NFC_Championship_Game" title="NFC Championship Game">NFC Championship Game</a>, the last ever game in the Dome. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NFC_Championship:_vs._(4)_Green_Bay_Packers"><span id="NFC_Championship:_vs._.284.29_Green_Bay_Packers"></span>NFC Championship: vs. (4) Green Bay Packers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: NFC Championship: vs. (4) Green Bay Packers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>NFC Championship Game: (4) Green Bay Packers at (2) Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Packers</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>15</td><td>6</td><td><b>21</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>14</td> <td>13</td><td>7</td><td><b>44</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: January 22, 2017</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 3:05 pm. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 71,127</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Vinovich" title="Bill Vinovich">Bill Vinovich</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Chris Myers</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017012200/2016/POST20/packers@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57165/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>First quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Sanu" title="Mohamed Sanu">Mohamed Sanu</a> 2-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 8:24. <i>Falcons 7–0. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:36.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 0:14. <i>Falcons 10–0. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:21.</b></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Second quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>ATL – Matt Ryan 14-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 7:24. <i>Falcons 17–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:35.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:03. <i>Falcons 24–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 1:47.</b></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Third quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>ATL – Julio Jones 73-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 13:51. <i>Falcons 31–0. <b>Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51.</b></i></li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Davante_Adams" title="Davante Adams">Davante Adams</a> 2-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mason_Crosby" title="Mason Crosby">Mason Crosby</a> kick), 9:19. <i>Falcons 31–7. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:32.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (kick failed, wide right), 4:11. <i>Falcons 37–7. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:08.</b></i></li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Jordy_Nelson" title="Jordy Nelson">Jordy Nelson</a> 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (<a href="/wiki/Aaron_Ripkowski" title="Aaron Ripkowski">Aaron Ripkowski</a> run), 0:38. <i>Falcons 37–15. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:33.</b></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 3-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 12:07. <i>Falcons 44–15. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:31.</b></i></li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Jared_Cook" title="Jared Cook">Jared Cook</a> 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (run failed), 6:43. <i>Falcons 44–21. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:24.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> – 27/45, 287 yards, 3 TD, INT</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 27/38, 392 yards, 4 TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> – 4 rushes, 46 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 14 rushes, 42 yards</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Jared_Cook" title="Jared Cook">Jared Cook</a> – 7 receptions, 78 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> – 9 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>This was the Falcons' final game ever in the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> after 25 seasons, as the team moved into the <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Stadium" title="Mercedes-Benz Stadium">Mercedes-Benz Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/2017_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2017 Atlanta Falcons season">2017</a>. The Falcons never trailed in the game, scoring 31 unanswered points until Rodgers threw a touchdown pass halfway through the third quarter to give Green Bay its first points. The Falcons won 44–21 to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time since their 1998 season, as well as the second time in franchise history. Matt Ryan had a big game, throwing 4 touchdown passes and running for another score. His 392 yards were the second-most ever thrown in a Championship Game, only behind his 396 yards in the 2012 NFC Championship Games versus the San Francisco 49ers. Julio Jones was another huge part of the Falcons win, with 9 catches, 180 yards and 2 touchdowns. One of the scores came on a 73-yard tackle-breaking catch. The Falcons' defense held fellow MVP-candidate Rodgers and his offense in check most of the game, forcing several hurries and drops. They also forced 2 turnovers, one was a fumble that was forced and then recovered by <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Collins" title="Jalen Collins">Jalen Collins</a> on Packers <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Ripkowski" title="Aaron Ripkowski">Aaron Ripkowski</a>, and the other one of them coming on a 3rd and 21 pass by Rodgers, that Ricardo Allen intercepted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Super_Bowl_LI:_vs._New_England_Patriots">Super Bowl LI: vs. New England Patriots</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Super Bowl LI: vs. New England Patriots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LI" title="Super Bowl LI">Super Bowl LI</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>Super Bowl LI: New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">OT</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Patriots</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td><td>19</td><td>6</td><td><b>34</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Falcons</td> <td>0</td> <td>21</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/NRG_Stadium" title="NRG Stadium">NRG Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: February 5, 2017</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 6:30 pm. EST/5:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (<a href="/wiki/Retractable_roof" title="Retractable roof">retractable roof</a> closed)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,807</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Cheffers" title="Carl Cheffers">Carl Cheffers</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Chris Myers</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017020500/2016/POST22/patriots@falcons">Recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57167/ATL_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>First quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li><i>None.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Second quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> 5-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), 12:15. <i>Falcons 7–0. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:53.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Austin_Hooper" title="Austin Hooper">Austin Hooper</a> 19-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (Matt Bryant kick), 8:48. <i>Falcons 14–0. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:49.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Alford_(American_football)" title="Robert Alford (American football)">Robert Alford</a> 82-yard interception return (Matt Bryant kick), 2:21. <i>Falcons 21–0.</i></li> <li>NE – <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Gostkowski" title="Stephen Gostkowski">Stephen Gostkowski</a> 41-yard field goal, 0:02. <i>Falcons 21–3. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 2:19.</b></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Third quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> 6-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:31. <i>Falcons 28–3. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:14.</b></i></li> <li>NE – <a href="/wiki/James_White_(running_back)" title="James White (running back)">James White</a> 5-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> (kick failed, wide right), 2:06. <i>Falcons 28–9. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25.</b></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>NE – Stephen Gostkowski 33-yard field goal, 9:44. <i>Falcons 28–12. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:07.</b></i></li> <li>NE – <a href="/wiki/Danny_Amendola" title="Danny Amendola">Danny Amendola</a> 6-yard pass from Tom Brady (James White run), 5:56. <i>Falcons 28–20. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:28.</b></i></li> <li>NE – James White 1-yard run (Tom Brady-Danny Amendola pass), 0:57. <i>Tied 28–28. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 2:33.</b></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Overtime</dt></dl> <ul><li>NE – James White 2-yard run, 11:02. <i>Patriots 34–28. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:58.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>NE – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> – 43/62, 466 yards, 2 TD, INT</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 17/23, 284 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>NE – <a href="/wiki/LeGarrette_Blount" title="LeGarrette Blount">LeGarrette Blount</a> – 11 rushes, 31 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Devonta_Freeman" title="Devonta Freeman">Devonta Freeman</a> – 11 rushes, 75 yards, TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>NE – <a href="/wiki/James_White_(running_back)" title="James White (running back)">James White</a> – 14 receptions, 110 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> – 4 receptions, 87 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>The Falcons led the game 28-3 into the third quarter before the Patriots scored 25 unanswered points to tie at 28 all, and create the first Super Bowl game to go into overtime. 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This ended the Falcons' season record at 13–6.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standings">Standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division">Division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Atlanta_Falcons_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: 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