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2025 Atlanta Falcons season | |
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Owner | Arthur Blank |
General manager | Terry Fontenot |
Head coach | Raheem Morris |
Home stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–2 |
Division place | 2nd NFC South |
Uniform | |
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The 2025 season will be the Atlanta Falcons' 60th in the National Football League (NFL), their ninth playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their fifth under the leadership of general manager Terry Fontenot and their second under head coach Raheem Morris. The Falcons will be looking to improve on their 8–9 record from last season, make the playoffs after a seven-year absence, and end their nine-year NFC South title drought. The Falcons started 3–2 for the third consecutive season.
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 15 | Jalon Walker | DE | Georgia | |
26 | James Pearce Jr. | DE | Tennessee | From Rams [a] | |
2 | 46 | Traded to the Los Angeles Rams [a] | |||
3 | 77 | Traded to the New England Patriots [b] | |||
96 | Xavier Watts | S | Notre Dame | From Eagles | |
101 | Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles | From Rams [a] | |||
4 | 118 | Billy Bowman | S | Oklahoma | |
5 | — | Selection forfeited [c] | |||
6 | 190 | Traded to the Los Angeles Rams [d] | |||
7 | 218 | Jack Nelson | OT | Wisconsin | From Browns via Chargers [e] |
229 | Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [f] | ||||
242 | Traded to the Los Angeles Rams [a] | From Rams [d] |
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Simeon Barrow Jr. | DL | Miami (FL) | [7] |
Cobee Bryant | CB | Kansas | |
Nathan Carter | RB | Michigan State | |
Joshua Gray | OL | Oregon State | |
Nick Kubitz | LB | North Dakota State | |
Dontae Manning | CB | Oregon | |
Nick Nash | WR | San Jose State | |
Joshua Simon | TE | South Carolina | |
Quincy Skinner Jr. | WR | Vanderbilt | |
Malik Verdon | LB | Iowa State | |
Jordan Williams | OT | Georgia Tech |
Draft trades
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 8 [g] | Detroit Lions | L 10–17 | 0–1 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 15 | Tennessee Titans | L 20–23 | 0–2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 22 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 13–31 | 0–3 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Network | Recap |
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1 | September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20–23 | 0–1 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Fox | Recap |
2 | September 14 | 8:20 p.m. | at Minnesota Vikings | W 22–6 | 1–1 | U.S. Bank Stadium | NBC | Recap |
3 | September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Carolina Panthers | L 0–30 | 1–2 | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | Recap |
4 | September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington Commanders | W 34–27 | 2–2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | CBS | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||||
6 | October 13 | 7:15 p.m. | Buffalo Bills | W 24–14 | 3–2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ESPN | Recap |
7 | October 19 | 8:20 p.m. | at San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | NBC | |||
8 | October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | CBS | |||
9 | November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | CBS | |||
10 | November 9 | 9:30 a.m. | at Indianapolis Colts | ![]() | NFLN | |||
11 | November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Carolina Panthers | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Fox | |||
12 | November 23 | 4:25 p.m. | at New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | Fox | |||
13 | November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Fox | |||
14 | December 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Seattle Seahawks | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Fox | |||
15 | December 11 | 8:15 p.m. | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | Prime Video | |||
16 | December 21 | 4:05 p.m. | at Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | Fox | |||
17 | December 29 | 8:15 p.m. | Los Angeles Rams | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ESPN | |||
18 | January 3/4 | TBD | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | TBD |
Notes
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Falcons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
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The Falcons open up their 60th season with a 23–20 loss to Tampa Bay, their first loss to the Bucs since 2023. It was mostly notable for a missed game winning field goal by Younghoe Koo, who be subsequently released a few days after the game. Atlanta dropped to 0–1 as a result.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
Vikings | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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The Falcons rebounded from their Week 1 loss with a strong defensive performance against Minnesota. Thus improving their record to 1–1.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
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The Falcons were shutout for the first time since the 2021 season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commanders | 0 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 27 |
Falcons | 10 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
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The Falcons rebounded from their dismal performance against Carolina with a 34–27 win over Washington, their first win over the Commanders since 2018, snapping a four-game head-to-head losing streak. With the win, Atlanta entered their bye week at 2–2.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Falcons | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
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The game marked the Falcons' first Monday night home appearance since 2018. [11] Running back Bijan Robinson delivered a career-best performance, rushing for 170 yards on 19 carries and adding six receptions for 68 yards, totaling 238 yards from scrimmage. [12] His night included an 81-yard touchdown run, the longest run of the season so far. [13] The Falcons defeated the Bills and improved to 3–2. [12]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
NFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 165 | 151 | W2 |
Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 100 | 100 | W2 |
Carolina Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 132 | 146 | W2 |
New Orleans Saints | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 111 | 160 | L1 |
Seed | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1–0 | 3–1 | .500 | .464 | W2 |
2 | Green Bay Packers | North | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | 1–0 | 2–0–1 | .435 | .526 | W1 |
3 [h] [i] | San Francisco 49ers | West | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 3–0 | 4–1 | .556 | .458 | L1 |
4 [h] | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–1 | 3–1 | .569 | .604 | L2 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 [i] [j] [k] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–1 | 2–2 | .556 | .458 | W1 |
6 [j] [l] | Detroit Lions | North | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–1 | 1–1 | .414 | .333 | L1 |
7 [i] [k] [l] | Los Angeles Rams | West | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 0–1 | 0–2 | .486 | .391 | W1 |
In the hunt | |||||||||||
8 [m] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0–2 | 2–2 | .621 | .588 | W2 |
9 [m] [n] | Minnesota Vikings | North | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1–0 | 1–1 | .483 | .389 | W1 |
10 [n] | Chicago Bears | North | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0–2 | 2–2 | .500 | .417 | W3 |
11 [o] | Carolina Panthers | South | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1–0 | 2–1 | .471 | .382 | W2 |
12 [o] | Washington Commanders | East | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1–0 | 1–3 | .530 | .444 | L1 |
13 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 1–1 | 1–3–1 | .456 | .167 | L1 |
14 [p] | Arizona Cardinals | West | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 0–2 | 2–2 | .500 | .333 | L4 |
15 [p] | New York Giants | East | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 1–2 | 1–3 | .486 | .667 | W1 |
16 | New Orleans Saints | South | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 0–0 | 1–3 | .556 | .333 | L1 |