2024 Atlanta Falcons season
2024 Atlanta Falcons season | |
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Owner | Arthur Blank |
General manager | Terry Fontenot |
Head coach | Raheem Morris |
Home field | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 0–0 |
Division place | NFC South |
Uniform | |
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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
[edit]Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 |
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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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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Current roster
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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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
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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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
[edit]Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
[edit]Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
- Preview
Standings
[edit]Division
[edit]NFC South | |||||||||
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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
[edit]# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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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] | |||||||||||
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Legend | |||||||||||
w — Clinched wild card | |||||||||||
x — Clinched playoff berth | |||||||||||
y — Clinched division | |||||||||||
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage |
References
[edit]- ^ "Falcons agree to terms with 10 undrafted free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ McElhaney, Tori; Waack, Terrin (May 22, 2024). "Falcons sign WRs Daylen Baldwin, OJ Hiliare". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.