2024 Atlanta Falcons season

2024 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerArthur Blank
General managerTerry Fontenot
Head coachRaheem Morris
Home fieldMercedes-Benz Stadium
Results
Record0–0
Division placeNFC South
Uniform

The 2024 season will be the Atlanta Falcons' upcoming 59th in the National Football League (NFL), their eighth playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their fourth under the general manager Terry Fontenot and their first under head coach Raheem Morris. They will attempt to improve on their 7–10 record from the previous three years, make the playoffs after a 6-year absence, and end their 7-year NFC South title drought.

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft
2024 Atlanta Falcons Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 8 Michael Penix Jr. QB Washington
2 35 Ruke Orhorhoro DT Clemson
43 Traded to the Arizona Cardinals
3 74 Bralen Trice LB Washington
79 Traded to Arizona Cardinals from Jacksonville
4 109 Brandon Dorlus DT Oregon
5 143 JD Bertrand LB Notre Dame
6 186 Jase McClellan RB Alabama from Minnesota
187 Casey Washington WR Illinois
197 Zion Logue DT Georgia from Cleveland
2024 Atlanta Falcons undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Ryan Coll OT Richmond [1]
JaQuae Jackson WR Rutgers
John Paddock QB Illinois
Nolan Potter OT Northern Illinois
Jayden Price CB North Dakota State
Anthony Sao CB MidAmerica Nazarene
Ryan Sanborn P Texas
Austin Stogner TE Oklahoma
Trey Vaval CB Minnesota State
Isaiah Wooden WR Southern Utah
OJ Hiliare WR Bowling Green [2]

Staff

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Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office
  • Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank
  • CEO – Rich McKay
  • President – Greg Beadles
  • General manager – Terry Fontenot
  • Assistant general manager – Kyle Smith
  • Director of player personnel – Ryan Pace
  • Director of college scouting – Adetokunbo Abanikanda
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Michael Ross
  • Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin
  • Senior director of football administration – Chris Olsen
  • Senior personnel executive – Ruston Webster
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Zac Robinson
  • Quarterbacks – T. J. Yates
  • Running backs – Michael Pitre
  • Wide receivers – Ike Hilliard
  • Tight ends – Kevin Koger
  • Run game coordinator/offensive line – Dwayne Ledford
  • Assistant offensive line – Shawn Flaherty
  • Assistant offensive line – Nick Jones
  • Senior offensive assistant – Ken Zampese
  • Offensive assistant – K.J. Black
  • Offensive assistant – Patrick Kramer
  • Offensive assistant/assistant quarterbacks – D.J. Williams
  • Pass game specialist/game management – Tim Berbenich
  • Pass game specialist – Chandler Whitmer
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Marquice Williams
  • Assistant special teams – Steven King
Support staff
  • Chief of staff/coaching operations – Steve Scarnecchia
  • Manager of coaching operations – Rob Dadona
  • Coordinator of coaching operations – Madison McDoulett
  • Coaching operations assistant – Donovan Ellison
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of Player Performance – John Griffin
  • Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Paul Constantine
  • Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Erik Jernstrom
  • Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Josh Nelson

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Current roster

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Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated August 29, 2024

53 active, 7 inactive

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 9 at Miami Dolphins L 13–20 0–1 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
2 August 17 at Baltimore Ravens L 12–13 0–2 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
3 August 23 Jacksonville Jaguars L 0–31 0–3 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
2 September 16 8:15 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field ESPN
3 September 22 8:20 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs Mercedes-Benz Stadium NBC
4 September 29 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
5 October 3 8:15 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mercedes-Benz Stadium Prime Video
6 October 13 4:25 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
7 October 20 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
8 October 27 1:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Fox
9 November 3 1:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
10 November 10 1:00 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome Fox
11 November 17 4:05 p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High Fox
12 Bye
13 December 1 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS
14 December 8 1:00 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
15 December 16 8:30 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium ESPN
16 December 22 1:00 p.m. New York Giants Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
17 December 28/29 TBD at Washington Commanders Northwest Stadium TBD
18 January 4/5 TBD Carolina Panthers Mercedes-Benz Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Standings

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Division

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NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Atlanta Falcons 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Carolina Panthers 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
New Orleans Saints 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0

Conference

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NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Arizona Cardinals West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
2 Atlanta Falcons South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
3 Chicago Bears North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
4 Dallas Cowboys East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Wild cards
5 Carolina Panthers South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
6 Detroit Lions North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
7 Green Bay Packers North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
In the hunt
8 Los Angeles Rams West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
9 Minnesota Vikings North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
10 New Orleans Saints South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
11 New York Giants East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
12 Philadelphia Eagles East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
13 San Francisco 49ers West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
14 Seattle Seahawks West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
16 Washington Commanders East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Tiebreakers[a]
  1. ^ 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References

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  1. ^ "Falcons agree to terms with 10 undrafted free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  2. ^ McElhaney, Tori; Waack, Terrin (May 22, 2024). "Falcons sign WRs Daylen Baldwin, OJ Hiliare". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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