The 2018 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 53rd in the National Football League, their second playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (the venue for Super Bowl LIII) and their fourth under head coachDan Quinn. The Falcons attempted to be the first team to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium as an expected Super Bowl contender. However, the Falcons were riddled with injuries, losing 7 starters to IR with the Falcons stumbling to a 1–4 start.
Following a 31–17 loss to the Saints in Week 12, the Falcons fell to 4–7 and failed to match their 10–6 campaign from 2017. With a 34–20 loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Falcons fell to 4–9 and suffered their first losing season since the 2014 season. Despite beating the Arizona Cardinals 40–14 in Week 15, the Falcons were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2015 with a win by the Minnesota Vikings. However, they were able to end their season with a 3 game win streak to finish 7–9.
The Falcons traded their fifth-round selection (163rd overall) to Denver in exchange for offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo.[1]
The Falcons were awarded a seventh-round compensatory pick (256th overall).
The Falcons traded both of their seventh-round selections (244th and 256th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for the Rams' sixth-round selection (194th overall).[2]
Matt Ryan eclipsed 4,000 yards, becoming the third quarterback in NFL history to reach 4,000 in at least eight consecutive seasons, joining Drew Brees (2006-2017) & Peyton Manning (2006-2014).[3] Julio Jones eclipsed 1,400 yards and became the first player in NFL history to register five consecutive seasons with at least 1,400 yards.[4]
Week 15: vs. Arizona CardinalsEdit
Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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2
3
4
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Cardinals
7
0
0
7
14
Falcons
10
16
7
7
40
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date: December 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 72,084
Referee: Shawn Smith
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Sara Walsh
Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
ARI – David Johnson 1-yard rush (Zane Gonzalez kick), 8:25. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:22.
Despite this win, the loss by Miami to Minnesota eliminated the Falcons from post-season contention and once again assures that the Super Bowl host team will not play the championship game on their own field.
Week 16: at Carolina PanthersEdit
Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
^ abNew Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory.
^ abcAtlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory.
^ abNY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory.
^When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
ReferencesEdit
^Patra, Kevin (September 1, 2017). "Broncos trade Ty Sambrailo to Falcons for '18 draft pick". NFL. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
^. NFL. April 24, 2018. Archived from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
^D. Orlando Ledbetter (December 10, 2018). "Falcons' Julio Jones sets NFL record with another 1,400-yard season". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
External linksEdit
Official website
October 24, 2023
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The 2018 season was the Atlanta Falcons 53rd in the National Football League their second playing their home games at Mercedes Benz Stadium the venue for Super Bowl LIII and their fourth under head coach Dan Quinn The Falcons attempted to be the first team to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium as an expected Super Bowl contender However the Falcons were riddled with injuries losing 7 starters to IR with the Falcons stumbling to a 1 4 start 2018 Atlanta Falcons seasonOwnerArthur BlankGeneral managerThomas DimitroffHead coachDan QuinnHome fieldMercedes Benz StadiumResultsRecord7 9Division place2nd NFC SouthPlayoff finishDid not qualifyPro BowlersWR Julio Jones C Alex Mack TE Austin Hooper T Jake MatthewsUniform 2017 Falcons seasons 2019 Following a 31 17 loss to the Saints in Week 12 the Falcons fell to 4 7 and failed to match their 10 6 campaign from 2017 With a 34 20 loss to the Green Bay Packers the Falcons fell to 4 9 and suffered their first losing season since the 2014 season Despite beating the Arizona Cardinals 40 14 in Week 15 the Falcons were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2015 with a win by the Minnesota Vikings However they were able to end their season with a 3 game win streak to finish 7 9 Contents 1 Roster changes 1 1 Free agents 1 1 1 Unrestricted 2 Draft 3 Staff 4 Final roster 5 Preseason 6 Regular season 6 1 Schedule 6 2 Game summaries 6 2 1 Week 1 at Philadelphia Eagles 6 2 2 Week 2 vs Carolina Panthers 6 2 3 Week 3 vs New Orleans Saints 6 2 4 Week 4 vs Cincinnati Bengals 6 2 5 Week 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers 6 2 6 Week 6 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 2 7 Week 7 vs New York Giants 6 2 8 Week 9 at Washington Redskins 6 2 9 Week 10 at Cleveland Browns 6 2 10 Week 11 vs Dallas Cowboys 6 2 11 Week 12 at New Orleans Saints 6 2 12 Week 13 vs Baltimore Ravens 6 2 13 Week 14 at Green Bay Packers 6 2 14 Week 15 vs Arizona Cardinals 6 2 15 Week 16 at Carolina Panthers 6 2 16 Week 17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 3 Standings 6 3 1 Division 6 3 2 Conference 7 References 8 External linksRoster changes EditFree agents Edit Unrestricted Edit Position Player 2018 Team Date signed ContractCB Blidi Wreh Wilson Atlanta Falcons March 5 2018 1 year 880 000K Matt Bryant Atlanta Falcons March 10 2018 3 years 10 1 millionWR Taylor Gabriel Chicago Bears March 13 2018 4 years 26 millionDT Dontari Poe Carolina Panthers March 15 2018 3 years 28 millionDraft EditMain article 2018 NFL Draft 2018 Atlanta Falcons Draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes1 26 Calvin Ridley WR Alabama2 58 Isaiah Oliver CB Colorado3 90 Deadrin Senat DT South Florida4 126 Ito Smith RB Southern Miss6 194 Russell Gage WR LSU from Los Angeles Rams200 Foyesade Oluokun LB YaleDraft trades The Falcons traded their fifth round selection 163rd overall to Denver in exchange for offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo 1 The Falcons were awarded a seventh round compensatory pick 256th overall The Falcons traded both of their seventh round selections 244th and 256th overall to Los Angeles in exchange for the Rams sixth round selection 194th overall 2 Staff Edit2018 Atlanta Falcons staff Front office Owner chairman Arthur Blank President CEO Rich McKay General manager Thomas Dimitroff Assistant general manager Scott Pioli Director of pro personnel Joel Collier Director football operations Nick Polk Director of college scouting Steve Sabo National scout Ruston Webster National scout Phil EmeryHead coaches Head coach Dan Quinn Assistant head coach pass game coordinator Raheem Morris Assistant to the head coach Steve ScarnecchiaOffensive coaches Offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian Quarterbacks Greg Knapp Running backs Bernie Parmalee Wide receivers Dave Brock Tight ends Wade Harman Run game coordinator offensive line Chris Morgan Assistant offensive line Kyle Flood Offensive assistant Justin Outten Offensive assistant Chad Walker Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator Marquand Manuel Defensive line Bryant Young Assistant defensive line Travis Jones Linebackers Jeff Ulbrich Defensive passing game coordinator Jerome Henderson Defensive backs Doug Mallory Defensive assistant Charlie Jackson Defensive quality control Aden DurdeSpecial teams coaches Special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong Assistant special teams Mayur ChaudhariStrength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning Jesse Ackerman Assistant strength and conditioning Jonas Beauchemin Assistant strength Brandon IrelandFinal roster Edit2018 Atlanta Falcons final roster Quarterbacks 2 Matt Ryan 8 Matt SchaubRunning backs 26 Tevin Coleman 32 Brian Hill 43 Jeremy Langford 30 Ricky Ortiz FBWide receivers 83 Russell Gage 17 Marvin Hall 14 Justin Hardy 11 Julio Jones 18 Calvin Ridley 12 Mohamed SanuTight ends 81 Austin Hooper 82 Logan Paulsen 85 Eric Saubert Offensive linemen 69 Zane Beadles G 63 Ben Garland G 77 Matt Gono T 51 Alex Mack C 70 Jake Matthews T 74 Ty Sambrailo T 73 Ryan Schraeder T 71 Wes Schweitzer GDefensive linemen 44 Vic Beasley DE 95 Jack Crawford DT 52 Bruce Irvin DE 97 Grady Jarrett DT 99 Terrell McClain DT 98 Takkarist McKinley DE 56 Steven Means DE 50 Brooks Reed DE 94 Deadrin Senat DT 92 Justin Zimmer DT Linebackers 59 De Vondre Campbell OLB 55 Bruce Carter LB 36 Kemal Ishmael OLB 45 Deion Jones MLB 54 Foyesade Oluokun OLB 42 Duke Riley MLBDefensive backs 23 Robert Alford CB 28 Justin Bethel CB 27 Damontae Kazee FS 40 Ryan Neal CB 41 Sharrod Neasman SS 20 Isaiah Oliver CB 34 Brian Poole CB 29 Jordan Richards SS 21 Desmond Trufant CB 33 Blidi Wreh Wilson CBSpecial teams 5 Matt Bosher P 3 Matt Bryant K 46 Jon Condo LS 4 Giorgio Tavecchio K Reserve lists 37 Ricardo Allen FS IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 24 Devonta Freeman RB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 65 Brandon Fusco G IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 47 Josh Harris LS IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 67 Andy Levitre G IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 22 Keanu Neal SS IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 90 Derrick Shelby DE IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 25 Ito Smith RB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp Practice squad 6 Kurt Benkert QB 16 Christian Blake WR 76 Daniel Brunskill T 38 Taveze Calhoun CB 61 Chris Durant T 53 Jermaine Grace LB 87 Jaeden Graham TE 89 Alex Gray TE 15 Devin Gray WR 65 Sean Harlow G 79 Jacob Tuioti Mariner DTRookies in italics 53 active 8 inactive 11 practice squadPreseason EditThe Falcons preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April 11 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap1 August 10 at New York Jets L 0 17 0 1 MetLife Stadium Recap2 August 17 Kansas City Chiefs L 14 28 0 2 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap3 August 25 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 6 17 0 3 EverBank Field Recap4 August 30 Miami Dolphins L 7 34 0 4 Mercedes Benz Stadium RecapRegular season EditSchedule Edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap1 September 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 12 18 0 1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap2 September 16 Carolina Panthers W 31 24 1 1 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap3 September 23 New Orleans Saints L 37 43 OT 1 2 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap4 September 30 Cincinnati Bengals L 36 37 1 3 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap5 October 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17 41 1 4 Heinz Field Recap6 October 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34 29 2 4 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap7 October 22 New York Giants W 23 20 3 4 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap8 Bye9 November 4 at Washington Redskins W 38 14 4 4 FedExField Recap10 November 11 at Cleveland Browns L 16 28 4 5 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap11 November 18 Dallas Cowboys L 19 22 4 6 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap12 November 22 at New Orleans Saints L 17 31 4 7 Mercedes Benz Superdome Recap13 December 2 Baltimore Ravens L 16 26 4 8 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap14 December 9 at Green Bay Packers L 20 34 4 9 Lambeau Field Recap15 December 16 Arizona Cardinals W 40 14 5 9 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap16 December 23 at Carolina Panthers W 24 10 6 9 Bank of America Stadium Recap17 December 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34 32 7 9 Raymond James Stadium RecapNote Intra division opponents are in bold text Game summaries Edit Week 1 at Philadelphia Eagles Edit NFL Kickoff Game Week One Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalFalcons 3 3 0612Eagles 0 3 7818at Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia Pennsylvania Date September 6Game time 8 20 p m EDTGame weather 81 F 27 C CloudyGame attendance 69 696Referee John HusseyTV announcers NBC Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulayRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ATL Matt Bryant 21 yard field goal 5 01 Falcons 3 0 Drive 9 plays 41 yards 4 07 Second quarter PHI Jake Elliott 26 yard field goal 6 09 Tied 3 3 Drive 14 plays 52 yards 8 03 ATL Matt Bryant 52 yard field goal 2 08 Falcons 6 3 Drive 8 plays 41 yards 4 01 Third quarter PHI Jay Ajayi 1 yard run Jake Elliott kick 4 37 Eagles 10 6 Drive 11 plays 63 yards 5 34 Fourth quarter ATL Tevin Coleman 9 yard run kick failed 9 48 Falcons 12 10 Drive 2 plays 27 yards 0 47 PHI Jay Ajayi 11 yard run Jay Ajayi run 2 19 Eagles 18 12 Drive 8 plays 54 yards 2 32 Top passers ATL Matt Ryan 21 43 251 yards INT PHI Nick Foles 19 34 117 yards INTTop rushers ATL Devonta Freeman 6 rushes 36 yards PHI Jay Ajayi 15 rushes 62 yards 2 TDTop receivers ATL Julio Jones 10 receptions 169 yards PHI Zach Ertz 5 receptions 48 yards Week 2 vs Carolina Panthers Edit Week Two Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPanthers 3 7 01424Falcons 3 14 7731at Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date September 16Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather Played indoors retractable roof closed Game attendance 72 528Referee Bill VinovichTV announcers Fox Dan Hellie Greg Jennings and Karyn BryantRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter CAR Graham Gano 54 yard field goal 11 36 Panthers 3 0 Drive 7 plays 39 yards 3 24 ATL Matt Bryant 44 yard field goal 5 41 Tied 3 3 Drive 10 plays 57 yards 5 55 Second quarter CAR Jarius Wright 5 yard pass from Cam Newton Graham Gano kick 8 42 Panthers 10 3 Drive 13 plays 70 yards 6 28 ATL Calvin Ridley 11 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 4 03 Tied 10 10 Drive 9 plays 75 yards 4 39 ATL Austin Hooper 8 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 0 22 Falcons 17 10 Drive 7 plays 85 yards 1 13 Third quarter ATL Matt Ryan 1 yard run Matt Bryant kick 9 23 Falcons 24 10 Drive 7 plays 58 yards 3 26 Fourth quarter CAR Torrey Smith 3 yard pass from Cam Newton Graham Gano kick 11 23 Falcons 24 17 Drive 11 plays 80 yards 5 21 ATL Matt Ryan 8 yard run Matt Bryant kick 7 17 Falcons 31 17 Drive 7 plays 75 yards 4 06 CAR D J Moore 51 yard pass from Cam Newton Graham Gano kick 2 20 Falcons 31 24 Drive 5 plays 96 yards 1 36 Top passers CAR Cam Newton 32 45 335 yards 3 TD 1 INT ATL Matt Ryan 23 28 272 yards 2 TD 1 INTTop rushers CAR Cam Newton 5 carries 42 yards ATL Tevin Coleman 16 carries 107 yardsTop receivers CAR Christian McCaffrey 14 receptions 102 yards ATL Julio Jones 5 receptions 64 yards Week 3 vs New Orleans Saints Edit Week Three New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Game summary Period 1 2 34OTTotalSaints 7 9 714643Falcons 7 7 716037at Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date September 23Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather Played indoors retractable roof closed Game attendance 74 457Referee Walt AndersonTV announcers Fox Sam Rosen Cris Carter and Sara WalshRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter NO Ted Ginn Jr 4 yard pass from Drew Brees Wil Lutz kick 11 45 Saints 7 0 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 3 15 ATL Calvin Ridley 18 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 2 45 Tied 7 7 Drive 12 plays 81 yards 6 06 Second quarter NO Wil Lutz 49 yard field goal 9 37 Saints 10 7 Drive 6 plays 31 yards 2 21 NO Wil Lutz 21 yard field goal 3 06 Saints 13 7 Drive 8 plays 70 yards 4 46 ATL Calvin Ridley 75 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 2 12 Falcons 14 13 Drive 2 plays 75 yards 0 54 NO Wil Lutz 45 yard field goal 0 06 Saints 16 14 Drive 3 plays 31 yards 0 34 Third quarter ATL Calvin Ridley 9 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 12 00 Falcons 21 16 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 3 00 NO Cameron Meredith 11 yard pass from Drew Brees Wil Lutz kick 6 07 Saints 23 21 Drive 4 plays 16 yards 2 29 Fourth quarter ATL Tevin Coleman 5 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Ryan Austin Hooper pass 14 11 Falcons 29 23 Drive 12 plays 82 yards 6 56 NO Zach Line 1 yard pass from Drew Brees Wil Lutz kick 9 59 Saints 30 29 Drive 8 plays 75 yards 4 12 ATL Mohamed Sanu 5 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Ryan Mohamed Sanu pass 6 56 Falcons 37 30 Drive 5 plays 75 yards 3 01 NO Drew Brees 7 yard run Wil Lutz kick 1 15 Tied 37 37 Drive 11 plays 81 yards 5 43 Overtime NO Drew Brees 1 yard run 2 55 Saints 43 37 Drive 15 plays 80 yards 7 05 Top passers NO Drew Brees 39 49 396 yards 3 TD ATL Matt Ryan 26 35 374 yards 5 TDTop rushers NO Alvin Kamara 16 carries 66 yards ATL Tevin Coleman 15 carries 33 yardsTop receivers NO Alvin Kamara 15 receptions 124 yards ATL Calvin Ridley 7 receptions 146 yards 3 TD Week 4 vs Cincinnati Bengals Edit Week Four Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBengals 14 14 0937Falcons 7 17 3936at Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date September 30Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather Played indoors retractable roof closed Game attendance 71 985Referee Shawn SmithTV announcers CBS Greg Gumbel Trent Green Bruce Arians and Melanie CollinsRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ATL Ito Smith 7 yard run Matt Bryant kick 10 27 Falcons 7 0 Drive 8 plays 50 yards 4 43 CIN Tyler Eifert 15 yard pass from Andy Dalton Randy Bullock kick 7 23 Tied 7 7 Drive 5 plays 67 yards 3 04 CIN Giovani Bernard 10 yard run Randy Bullock kick 0 12 Bengals 14 7 Drive 8 plays 51 yards 3 29 Second quarter ATL Logan Paulsen 17 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 11 03 Tied 14 14 Drive 10 plays 75 yards 4 09 CIN John Ross 39 yard pass from Andy Dalton Randy Bullock kick Bengals 21 14 Drive 5 plays 75 yards 2 52 ATL Calvin Ridley 11 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant 2 55 Tied 21 21 Drive 10 plays 79 yards 5 16 CIN Giovani Bernard 1 yard run Randy Bullock kick 0 44 Bengals 28 21 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 2 11 ATL Matt Bryant 55 yard field goal 0 00 Bengals 28 24 Drive 7 plays 38 yards 0 44 Third quarter ATL Matt Bryant 28 yard field goal 11 22 Bengals 28 27 Drive 4 plays 2 yards 1 46 Fourth quarter ATL Calvin Ridley 30 yard pass from Matt Ryan Two point conversion failed 14 25 Falcons 33 28 Drive 4 plays 54 yards 2 13 CIN Randy Bullock 36 yard field goal 8 19 Falcons 33 31 Drive 11 plays 34 yards 6 06 ATL Matt Bryant 32 yard field goal 4 15 Falcons 36 31 Drive 11 plays 61 yards 4 04 CIN A J Green 13 yard pass from Andy Dalton Two point conversion failed 0 07 Bengals 37 36 Drive 16 plays 75 yards 4 08 Top passers CIN Andy Dalton 29 41 337 yards 3 TD INT ATL Matt Ryan 29 39 419 yards 3 TDTop rushers CIN Giovani Bernard 15 rushes 69 yards 2 TD ATL Tevin Coleman 14 rushes 51 yardsTop receivers CIN Tyler Boyd 11 receptions 100 yards ATL Julio Jones 9 receptions 173 yards Week 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers Edit Week Five Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalFalcons 0 10 0717Steelers 13 0 141441at Heinz Field Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Date October 7Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather 83 F 28 C sunnyGame attendance 64 781Referee John ParryTV announcers Fox Chris Myers Daryl Johnston and Laura OkminRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter PIT James Conner 1 yard run kick failed 10 44 Steelers 6 0 Drive 8 plays 78 yards 4 16 PIT JuJu Smith Schuster 18 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger Chris Boswell kick 0 37 Steelers 13 0 Drive 11 plays 97 yards 4 38 Second quarter ATL Mohamed Sanu 43 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 11 21 Steelers 13 7 Drive 8 plays 75 yards 4 16 ATL Matt Bryant 47 yard field goal 4 23 Steelers 13 10 Drive 13 plays 50 yards 5 56 Third quarter PIT Antonio Brown 9 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger Chris Boswell kick 3 42 Steelers 20 10 Drive 12 plays 85 yards 7 06 PIT James Conner 2 yard run Chris Boswell kick 1 39 Steelers 27 10 Drive 3 plays 18 yards 0 58 Fourth quarter ATL Ito Smith 2 yard run Matt Bryant kick 12 28 Steelers 27 17 Drive 9 plays 75 yards 4 11 PIT Antonio Brown 47 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger Chris Boswell kick 9 41 Steelers 34 17 Drive 5 plays 75 yards 2 47 PIT L J Fort fumble recovery in end zone Chris Boswell kick 3 35 Steelers 41 17 Top passers ATL Matt Ryan 26 38 285 yards 1 TD PIT Ben Roethlisberger 19 29 250 yards 3 TD 1 INTTop rushers ATL Devonta Freeman 8 carries 32 yards PIT James Conner 21 carries 110 yards 2 TDTop receivers ATL Austin Hooper 9 receptions 77 yards PIT Antonio Brown 6 receptions 101 yards 2 TD Week 6 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Edit Week Six Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBuccaneers 6 7 31329Falcons 7 17 01034at Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date October 14Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather 67 F 19 C clear retractable roof openGame attendance 72 665Referee Walt ColemanTV announcers Fox Thom Brennaman Chris Spielman and Shannon SpakeRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarterTB Cameron Brate 15 yard pass from Jameis Winston kick failed 11 36 Buccaneers 6 0 Drive 8 plays 75 yards 3 24 Second quarterATL Mohamed Sanu 35 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 8 22 Falcons 7 6 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 3 14 ATL Ito Smith 14 yard run Matt Bryant kick 12 19 Falcons 14 6 Drive 14 plays 86 yards 7 23 ATL Austin Hooper 9 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 7 30 Falcons 21 6 Drive 7 plays 58 yards 3 13 TB O J Howard 10 yard pass from Jameis Winston Chandler Catanzaro kick 0 26 Falcons 21 13 Drive 7 plays 52 yards 2 55 ATL Matt Bryant 45 yard field goal 0 01 Falcons 24 13 Drive 4 plays 48 yards 0 25 Third quarterTB Chandler Catanzaro 35 yard field goal 2 39 Falcons 24 16 Drive 7 plays 43 yards 4 08 Fourth quarterTB Chris Godwin 9 yard pass from Jameis Winston pass failed 11 34 Falcons 24 22 Drive 7 plays 85 yards 3 45 ATL Tevin Coleman 6 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 6 28 Falcons 31 22 Drive 10 plays 75 yards 5 06 TB Peyton Barber 5 yard pass from Jameis Winston Chandler Catanzaro kick 3 47 Falcons 31 29 Drive 9 plays 75 yards 2 41 Top passers TB Jameis Winston 30 41 395 yards 4 TD 2 INT ATL Matt Ryan 31 41 355 yards 3 TDTop rushers TB Peyton Barber 13 carries 82 yards ATL Tevin Coleman 10 carries 35 yardsTop receivers TB Chris Godwin 6 receptions 56 yards 1 TD ATL Julio Jones 10 receptions 144 yards Week 7 vs New York Giants Edit Week Seven New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalGiants 0 3 31420Falcons 0 10 01323at Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date October 22Game time 8 15 p m EDTGame weather 60 F 16 C clear retractable roof openGame attendance 72 756Referee Tony CorrenteTV announcers ESPN Joe Tessitore Jason Witten Booger McFarland and Lisa SaltersRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarterNo scoring plays Second quarterATL Marvin Hall 47 yard pass from Matt Ryan Giorgio Tavecchio kick 4 51 Falcons 7 0 Drive 3 plays 86 yards 1 01 NYG Aldrick Rosas 31 yard field goal 0 50 Falcons 7 3 Drive 11 plays 77 yards 4 01 ATL Giorgio Tavecchio 40 yard field goal 0 03 Falcons 10 3 Drive 6 plays 53 yards 0 47 Third quarterNYG Aldrick Rosas 36 yard field goal 3 51 Falcons 10 6 Drive 7 plays 62 yards 1 48 Fourth quarterATL Giorgio Tavecchio 50 yard field goal 14 55 Falcons 13 6 Drive 7 plays 43 yards 3 56 ATL Tevin Coleman 30 yard run Giorgio Tavecchio kick 7 47 Falcons 20 6 Drive 9 plays 65 yards 5 14 NYG Saquon Barkley 2 yard run kick failed 4 47 Falcons 20 12 Drive 9 plays 78 yards 3 00 ATL Giorgio Tavecchio 56 yard field goal 1 55 Falcons 23 12 Drive 8 plays 37 yards 2 52 NYG Odell Beckham Jr 1 yard pass from Eli Manning Saquon Barkley run 0 05 Falcons 23 20 Drive 7 plays 72 yards 1 50 Top passers NYG Eli Manning 27 38 399 yards 1 TD ATL Matt Ryan 31 39 379 yards 1 TDTop rushers NYG Saquon Barkley 14 carries 43 yards 1 TD ATL Tevin Coleman 11 carries 50 yards 1 TDTop receivers NYG Saquon Barkley 9 receptions 51 yards ATL Julio Jones 9 receptions 104 yards Week 9 at Washington Redskins Edit Week Nine Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalFalcons 7 14 71038Redskins 0 7 7014at FedEx Field Landover Maryland Date November 4Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather 55 F 13 C sunnyGame attendance 62 386Referee Walt AndersonTV announcers Fox Kevin Burkhardt Charles Davis and Pam OliverRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ATL Tevin Coleman 39 yard pass from Matt Ryan Giorgio Tavecchio kick 9 46 Falcons 7 0 Drive 7 plays 81 yards 3 04 Second quarter ATL Ito Smith 12 yard run Giorgio Tavecchio kick 9 10 Falcons 14 0 Drive 9 plays 68 yards 4 19 WAS Josh Doctson 2 yard pass from Alex Smith Dustin Hopkins kick 3 10 Falcons 14 7 Drive 11 plays 80 yards 6 00 ATL Calvin Ridley 40 yard pass from Matt Ryan Giorgio Tavecchio kick 0 28 Falcons 21 7 Drive 7 plays 75 yards 2 42 Third quarter ATL Tevin Coleman 10 yard pass from Matt Ryan Giorgio Tavecchio kick 9 58 Falcons 28 7 Drive 8 plays 75 yards 5 02 WAS Kapri Bibbs 3 yard run Dustin Hopkins kick 2 15 Falcons 28 14 Drive 9 plays 77 yards 3 42 Fourth quarter ATL Giorgio Tavecchio 27 yard field goal 7 09 Falcons 31 14 Drive 10 plays 72 yards 6 43 ATL Julio Jones 35 yard pass from Matt Ryan Giorgio Tavecchio kick 3 42 Falcons 38 14 Drive 6 plays 56 yards 3 16 Top passers ATL Matt Ryan 26 38 250 yards 4 TD 1 INT WAS Alex Smith 30 46 306 yards 1 TD 1 INTTop rushers ATL Tevin Coleman 13 carries 88 yards WAS Alex Smith 1 carries 22 yardsTop receivers ATL Julio Jones 7 receptions 121 yards 1 TD WAS Maurice Harris 10 receptions 124 yards Week 10 at Cleveland Browns Edit Week Ten Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalFalcons 0 10 0616Browns 7 7 14028at FirstEnergy Stadium Cleveland Ohio Date November 11Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather 36 F 2 C sunnyGame attendance 62 144Referee Pete MorelliTV announcers Fox Kenny Albert Ronde Barber and Sara WalshRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter CLE Rashard Higgins 28 yard pass from Baker Mayfield Greg Joseph kick 4 36 Browns 7 0 Drive 8 plays 88 yards 4 55 Second quarter ATL Giorgio Tavecchio 40 yard field goal 12 18 Browns 7 3 Drive 14 plays 53 yards 7 18 ATL Julio Jones 1 yard pass from Matt Ryan Giorgio Tavecchio kick 5 04 Falcons 10 7 Drive 6 plays 45 yards 3 26 CLE Nick Chubb 13 yard pass from Baker Mayfield Greg Joseph kick 0 55 Browns 14 10 Drive 8 plays 80 yards 4 09 Third quarter CLE Duke Johnson 11 yard pass from Baker Mayfield Greg Joseph kick 10 27 Browns 21 10 Drive 6 plays 41 yards 3 00 CLE Nick Chubb 92 yard run Greg Joseph kick 8 45 Browns 28 10 Drive 2 plays 92 yards 0 16 Fourth quarter ATL Austin Hooper 3 yard pass from Matt Ryan pass failed 4 24 Browns 28 16 Drive 13 plays 69 yards 4 03 Top passers ATL Matt Ryan 38 52 330 yards 2 TD CLE Baker Mayfield 17 20 216 yards 3 TDTop rushers ATL Tevin Coleman 11 carries 44 yards CLE Nick Chubb 20 carries 176 yards TDTop receivers ATL Julio Jones 7 receptions 107 yards TD CLE Antonio Callaway 2 receptions 39 yards Week 11 vs Dallas Cowboys Edit Week Eleven Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCowboys 3 0 31622Falcons 0 6 31019at Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date November 18Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather 59 F 15 C sunny retractable roof openGame attendance 74 447Referee Craig WrolstadTV announcers Fox Kevin Burkhardt Charles Davis and Pam OliverRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter DAL Brett Maher 21 yard field goal 3 00 Cowboys 3 0 Drive 15 plays 85 yards 7 23 Second quarter ATL Matt Bryant 41 yard field goal 14 56 Tied 3 3 Drive 7 plays 52 yards 3 04 ATL Matt Bryant 45 yard field goal 0 34 Falcons 6 3 Drive 10 plays 33 yards 4 13 Third quarter DAL Brett Maher 50 yard field goal 10 20 Tied 6 6 Drive 8 plays 43 yards 4 45 ATL Matt Bryant 53 yard field goal 7 16 Falcons 9 6 Drive 7 plays 47 yards 3 03 Fourth quarter DAL Dak Prescott 4 yard run kick failed 14 23 Cowboys 12 9 Drive 14 plays 75 yards 7 53 DAL Ezekiel Elliott 23 yard run Brett Maher kick 12 33 Cowboys 19 9 Drive 2 plays 31 yards 0 41 ATL Matt Bryant 21 yard field goal 8 28 Cowboys 19 12 Drive 9 plays 72 yards 4 00 ATL Julio Jones 34 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 1 52 Tied 19 19 Drive 6 plays 68 yards 2 10 DAL Brett Maher 42 yard field goal 0 00 Cowboys 22 19 Drive 10 plays 51 yards 1 52 Top passers DAL Dak Prescott 22 32 208 yards ATL Matt Ryan 24 34 291 yards TD INTTop rushers DAL Ezekiel Elliott 23 rushes 122 yards TD ATL Tevin Coleman 8 rushes 58 yardsTop receivers DAL Ezekiel Elliott 7 receptions 79 yards ATL Julio Jones 6 receptions 118 yards TD Week 12 at New Orleans Saints Edit NFL on Thanksgiving Day Week Twelve Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalFalcons 3 0 7717Saints 7 10 7731at Mercedes Benz Superdome New Orleans Louisiana Date November 22Game time 8 20 p m EST 7 20 p m CSTGame weather Played indoors dome stadium Game attendance 73 017Referee John HusseyTV announcers NBC Mike Tirico Tony Dungy Rodney Harrison and Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulayRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarterNO Tommylee Lewis 28 yard pass from Drew Brees Wil Lutz kick 11 11 Saints 7 0 Drive 7 plays 75 yards 3 49 ATL Matt Bryant 32 yard field goal 2 35 Saints 7 3 Drive 8 plays 25 yards 3 03 Second quarterNO Wil Lutz 22 yard field goal 9 09 Saints 10 3 Drive 15 plays 81 yards 8 26 NO Austin Carr 12 yard pass from Drew Brees Wil Lutz kick 3 20 Saints 17 3 Drive 7 plays 42 yards 4 10 Third quarterNO Dan Arnold 25 yard pass from Drew Brees Wil Lutz kick 5 59 Saints 24 3 Drive 6 plays 70 yards 3 18 ATL Calvin Ridley 2 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 0 22 Saints 24 10 Drive 13 plays 79 yards 5 37 Fourth quarterNO Keith Kirkwood 5 yard pass from Drew Brees Wil Lutz kick 9 27 Saints 31 10 Drive 5 plays 22 yards 3 00 ATL Tevin Coleman 4 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 1 51 Saints 31 17 Drive 7 plays 59 yards 1 48 Top passers ATL Matt Ryan 35 47 377 yards 2 TD INT NO Drew Brees 15 22 171 yards 4 TD INTTop rushers ATL Matt Ryan 2 carries 16 yards NO Alvin Kamara 14 carries 89 yardsTop receivers ATL Julio Jones 11 receptions 147 yards NO Dan Arnold 4 receptions 48 yards TD Week 13 vs Baltimore Ravens Edit Week Thirteen Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRavens 7 3 61026Falcons 3 7 0616at Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date December 2Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather 67 F 19 C mostly cloudy retractable roof openGame attendance 72 262Referee Brad AllenTV announcers CBS Jim Nantz Tony Romo and Tracy WolfsonRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ATL Matt Bryant 44 yard field goal 9 32 Falcons 3 0 Drive 12 plays 49 yards 5 28 BAL Lamar Jackson 13 yard rush Justin Tucker kick 4 17 Ravens 7 3 Drive 9 plays 75 yards 5 15 Second quarter ATL Vic Beasley 74 yard fumble return Matt Bryant kick 11 33 Falcons 10 7 BAL Justin Tucker 41 yard field goal 0 06 Tied 10 10 Drive 9 plays 59 yards 1 40 Third quarter BAL Justin Tucker 21 yard field goal 9 59 Ravens 13 10 Drive 10 plays 72 yards 5 01 BAL Justin Tucker 45 yard field goal 0 31 Ravens 16 10 Drive 14 plays 60 yards 8 08 Fourth quarter BAL Justin Tucker 47 yard field goal 7 25 Ravens 19 10 Drive 13 plays 55 yards 6 38 BAL Tavon Young 12 yard fumble return Justin Tucker kick 7 16 Ravens 26 10 ATL Austin Hooper 1 yard pass from Matt Ryan pass failed 4 18 Ravens 26 16 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 2 58 Top passers BAL Lamar Jackson 12 21 125 yards ATL Matt Ryan 16 26 131 yards 1 TDTop rushers BAL Gus Edwards 21 carries 82 yards ATL Ito Smith 7 carries 22 yardsTop receivers BAL Mark Andrews 3 receptions 47 yards ATL Austin Hooper 5 receptions 44 yards 1 TD The Falcons were the only NFC South team to lose to all of their AFC North opponents in 2018 Week 14 at Green Bay Packers Edit Week Fourteen Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalFalcons 7 0 01320Packers 7 13 14034at Lambeau Field Green Bay Wisconsin Date December 9Game time 1 00 p m EST 12 00 p m CSTGame weather 25 F 4 C cloudyGame attendance 77 329Referee Walt ColemanTV announcers Fox Kevin Burkhardt Charles Davis and Pam OliverRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarterATL Julio Jones 16 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 11 43 Falcons 7 0 Drive 7 plays 80 yards 3 24 GB Davante Adams 7 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers Mason Crosby kick 7 16 Tied 7 7 Drive 9 plays 69 yards 4 25 Second quarterGB Mason Crosby 50 yard field goal 7 45 Packers 10 7 Drive 12 plays 43 yards 6 02 GB Bashaud Breeland 22 yard interception return Mason Crosby kick 6 08 Packers 17 7 GB Mason Crosby 48 yard field goal 0 03 Packers 20 7 Drive 10 plays 43 yards 2 45 Third quarterGB Randall Cobb 24 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers Mason Crosby kick 12 49 Packers 27 7 Drive 6 plays 47 yards 2 16 GB Aaron Jones 29 yard run Mason Crosby kick 5 57 Packers 34 7 Drive 8 plays 71 yards 4 38 Fourth quarterATL Julio Jones 12 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 13 39 Packers 34 14 Drive 12 plays 78 yards 4 13 ATL Justin Hardy 19 yard pass from Matt Ryan 0 18 Packers 34 20 Drive 10 plays 54 yards 2 23 Top passersATL Matt Ryan 28 42 262 yards 3 TD INT GB Aaron Rodgers 21 32 196 yards 2 TDTop rushersATL Ito Smith 11 carries 60 yards GB Aaron Jones 17 carries 78 yards 2 TDTop receiversATL Julio Jones 8 receptions 106 yards 2 TD GB Davante Adams 7 receptions 81 yards TDMatt Ryan eclipsed 4 000 yards becoming the third quarterback in NFL history to reach 4 000 in at least eight consecutive seasons joining Drew Brees 2006 2017 amp Peyton Manning 2006 2014 3 Julio Jones eclipsed 1 400 yards and became the first player in NFL history to register five consecutive seasons with at least 1 400 yards 4 Week 15 vs Arizona Cardinals Edit Week Fifteen Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCardinals 7 0 0714Falcons 10 16 7740at Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date December 16Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather Played indoors retractable roof closed Game attendance 72 084Referee Shawn SmithTV announcers Fox Kenny Albert Ronde Barber and Sara WalshRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ARI David Johnson 1 yard rush Zane Gonzalez kick 8 25 Cardinals 7 0 Drive 8 plays 64 yards 3 22 ATL Deion Jones 41 yard interception return Matt Bryant kick 6 11 Tied 7 7 ATL Matt Bryant 22 yard field goal 0 37 Falcons 10 7 Drive 5 plays 69 yards 2 15 Second quarter ATL Matt Ryan 1 yard rush Matt Bryant kick 12 32 Falcons 17 7 Drive 5 plays 34 yards 1 37 ATL Matt Bryant 33 yard field goal 5 16 Falcons 20 7 Drive 11 plays 65 yards 5 03 ATL Julio Jones 21 yard pass from Matt Ryan pass failed 0 13 Falcons 26 7 Drive 6 plays 71 yards 0 57 Third quarter ATL Tevin Coleman 43 yard rush Matt Bryant kick 5 39 Falcons 33 7 Drive 4 plays 72 yards 1 53 Fourth quarter ATL Justin Hardy 5 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 11 14 Falcons 40 7 Drive 12 plays 76 yards 6 32 ARI Trent Sherfield 7 yard pass from Mike Glennon Zane Gonzalez kick 3 14 Falcons 40 14 Drive 13 plays 64 yards 3 50 Top passers ARI Josh Rosen 13 22 132 yards 2 INT ATL Matt Ryan 22 36 231 yards 2 TDTop rushers ARI David Johnson 11 carries 33 yards 1 TD ATL Tevin Coleman 11 carries 145 yards 1 TDTop receivers ARI Larry Fitzgerald 7 receptions 82 yards ATL Julio Jones 6 receptions 82 yards 1 TD Despite this win the loss by Miami to Minnesota eliminated the Falcons from post season contention and once again assures that the Super Bowl host team will not play the championship game on their own field Week 16 at Carolina Panthers Edit Week Sixteen Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalFalcons 7 3 14024Panthers 7 3 0010at Bank of America Stadium Charlotte North Carolina Date December 23Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather 52 F 11 C sunnyGame attendance 73 722Referee Pete MorelliTV announcers Fox Dick Stockton Mark Schlereth and Jennifer HaleRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter CAR Ian Thomas 1 yard pass from Taylor Heinicke Chandler Catanzaro kick 7 05 Panthers 7 0 Drive 14 plays 73 yards 8 03 ATL Julio Jones 1 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 0 44 Tied 7 7 Drive 13 plays 85 yards 6 19 Second quarter CAR Chandler Catanzaro 50 yard field goal 7 46 Panthers 10 7 Drive 9 plays 46 yards 5 22 ATL Matt Bryant 39 yard field goal 5 35 Tied 10 10 Drive 6 plays 55 yards 2 09 Third quarter ATL Calvin Ridley 75 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 14 51 Falcons 17 10 Drive 1 play 75 yards 0 09 ATL Mohamed Sanu 44 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 4 45 Falcons 24 10 Drive 7 plays 85 yards 4 06 Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ATL Matt Ryan 15 26 239 yards 3 TD CAR Taylor Heinicke 33 53 274 yards TD 3 INTTop rushers ATL Brian Hill 8 rushes 115 yards CAR Christian McCaffrey 21 rushes 101 yardsTop receivers ATL Calvin Ridley 3 receptions 90 yards TD CAR Christian McCaffrey 12 receptions 77 yards Week 17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Edit Week Seventeen Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalFalcons 0 7 171034Buccaneers 7 10 31232at Raymond James Stadium Tampa Florida Date December 30Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather 80 F 27 C cloudyGame attendance 52 884Referee Brad AllenTV announcers Fox Dick Stockton Mark Schlereth and Jennifer HaleRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarterTB Mike Evans 19 yard pass from Jameis Winston Cairo Santos kick 3 48 Buccaneers 7 0 Drive 12 plays 93 yards 6 28 Second quarterTB Cairo Santos 36 yard field goal 8 25 Buccaneers 10 0 Drive 9 plays 35 yards 4 16 TB Chris Godwin 30 yard pass from Jameis Winston Cairo Santos kick 0 46 Buccaneers 17 0 Drive 4 plays 70 yards 0 56 ATL Julio Jones 19 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 0 20 Buccaneers 17 7 Drive 5 plays 75 yards 0 26 Third quarterATL Matt Ryan 5 yard pass from Mohamed Sanu Matt Bryant kick 8 49 Buccaneers 17 14 Drive 14 plays 75 yards 6 11 TB Cairo Santos 45 yard field goal 6 39 Buccaneers 20 14 Drive 6 plays 48 yards 2 10 ATL Matt Bryant 49 yard field goal 1 59 Buccaneers 20 17 Drive 10 plays 42 yards 4 40 ATL Tevin Coleman 23 yard rush Matt Bryant kick 0 44 Falcons 24 20 Drive 3 plays 43 yards 0 35 Fourth quarterATL Calvin Ridley 7 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 10 51 Falcons 31 20 Drive 7 plays 75 yards 3 59 TB Mike Evans 10 yard pass from Jameis Winston pass failed 8 09 Falcons 31 26 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 2 42 TB Chris Godwin 19 yard pass from Jameis Winston pass failed 5 10 Buccaneers 32 31 Drive 2 plays 34 yards 0 44 ATL Matt Bryant 37 yard field goal 0 00 Falcons 34 32 Drive 13 plays 56 yards 5 10 Top passers ATL Matt Ryan 31 44 378 yards 2 TD 1 INT TB Jameis Winston 22 35 345 yards 4 TD 1 INTTop rushers ATL Tevin Coleman 8 carries 45 yards 1 TD TB Peyton Barber 15 carries 66 yardsTop receivers ATL Julio Jones 9 receptions 138 yards TD TB Chris Godwin 6 receptions 114 yards 2 TD Standings Edit Division Edit NFC Southviewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 1 New Orleans Saints 13 3 0 813 4 2 9 3 504 353 L1Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 438 4 2 7 5 414 423 W3Carolina Panthers 7 9 0 438 2 4 5 7 376 382 W1Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 313 2 4 4 8 396 464 L4Conference Edit NFCvte Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STKDivision leaders1 a New Orleans Saints South 13 3 0 813 4 2 9 3 482 488 L12 a Los Angeles Rams West 13 3 0 813 6 0 9 3 480 428 W23 Chicago Bears North 12 4 0 750 5 1 10 2 430 419 W44 Dallas Cowboys East 10 6 0 625 5 1 9 3 488 444 W2Wild Cards5 Seattle Seahawks West 10 6 0 625 3 3 8 4 484 400 W26 Philadelphia Eagles East 9 7 0 563 4 2 6 6 518 486 W3Did not qualify for the postseason7 Minnesota Vikings North 8 7 1 531 3 2 1 6 5 1 504 355 L18 b Atlanta Falcons South 7 9 0 438 4 2 7 5 482 348 W39 b Washington Redskins East 7 9 0 438 2 4 6 6 486 371 L210 b Carolina Panthers South 7 9 0 438 2 4 5 7 508 518 W111 Green Bay Packers North 6 9 1 406 1 4 1 3 8 1 488 417 L112 Detroit Lions North 6 10 0 375 2 4 4 8 504 427 W113 c New York Giants East 5 11 0 313 1 5 4 8 527 487 L314 c Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 313 2 4 4 8 523 506 L415 San Francisco 49ers West 4 12 0 250 1 5 2 10 504 406 L216 Arizona Cardinals West 3 13 0 188 2 4 3 9 527 302 L4Tiebreakers d a b New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head to head victory a b c Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head to head victory Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head to head sweep Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head to head victory a b NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head to head victory When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL s rules they are first broken within divisions then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division References Edit Patra Kevin September 1 2017 Broncos trade Ty Sambrailo to Falcons for 18 draft pick NFL Retrieved September 1 2017 2018 NFL Draft trade tracker Details of all the moves NFL April 24 2018 Archived from the original on March 16 2019 Retrieved April 24 2018 Streaks Eight Seasons 4 000 Passing Yards Pro Football Reference com Retrieved December 18 2019 D Orlando Ledbetter December 10 2018 Falcons Julio Jones sets NFL record with another 1 400 yard season The Atlanta Journal Constitution Retrieved December 18 2019 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 Atlanta Falcons season amp oldid 1152441604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,