2025 Atlanta Falcons season

2025 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Arthur Blank
General manager	Terry Fontenot
Head coach	Raheem Morris
Home stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Results
Record	0–1
Division place	4th NFC South
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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 eight-year NFC South title drought.

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Atlanta Falcons draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	15	Jalon Walker	DE	Georgia
	26	James Pearce Jr.	DE	Tennessee	From Los Angeles 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 Eagles			From Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles Rams [D]

2025 Atlanta Falcons undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
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

1. The Falcons traded a second-round selection (46th overall), a seventh round selection (242nd overall) and a 2026 first round selection in exchange for the 26th overall pick and a third round selection (101th overall) ^[1]
2. The Falcons traded a third-round selection (77th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for LB Matthew Judon. ^[2]
3. The Falcons forfeited their fifth-round selection as punishment for "improper contact" with QB Kirk Cousins, WR Darnell Mooney and TE Charlie Woerner in violation of the league's anti-tampering policy. ^[3]
4. The Falcons traded a sixth-round selection (190th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a seventh-round selection (242nd overall) and WR Van Jefferson. ^[4]
5. The Falcons traded QB Taylor Heinicke to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection (218th overall). ^[5]
6. The Falcons traded a seventh-round selection (229th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for DE Kentavius Street. ^[6]

Staff

Atlanta Falcons staff

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	Front office Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank CEO – Rich McKay President – Greg Beadles General manager – Terry Fontenot Assistant general manager – Kyle Smith Vice president of football operations/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 Head coach – Raheem Morris Assistant head coach/defense – Jerry Gray Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Zac Robinson Pass game coordinator – T. J. Yates Quarterbacks – D. J. Williams 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 Pass game specialist/game management – Tim Berbenich			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jeff Ulbrich Defensive passing game coordinator – Mike Rutenberg Defensive line – Nate Ollie Inside linebackers – Barrett Ruud Outside linebackers – Jacquies Smith Secondary – Justin Hood Senior defensive assistant – Dave Huxtable Defensive assistant – Lance Schulters Defensive assistant – John Timu 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 → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Atlanta Falcons roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 18 Kirk Cousins  9 Michael Penix Jr. Running backs (RB) 25 Tyler Allgeier 33 Nathan Carter  7 Bijan Robinson Wide receivers (WR) 14 Jamal Agnew  4 KhaDarel Hodge  5 Drake London 34 Ray-Ray McCloud  1 Darnell Mooney 82 Casey Washington Tight ends (TE) 84 Feleipe Franks  8 Kyle Pitts 85 Teagan Quitoriano 89 Charlie Woerner

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Matthew Bergeron G 52 Jovaughn Gwyn C 68 Kyle Hinton G 72 Michael Jerrell RT 63 Chris Lindstrom G 70 Jake Matthews LT 69 Jack Nelson RT 64 Ryan Neuzil C 71 Elijah Wilkinson G Defensive linemen (DL) 54 Brandon Dorlus DT 96 Zach Harrison DE 94 LaCale London NT 90 David Onyemata NT 98 Ruke Orhorhoro DT 99 Sam Roberts DT

Linebackers (LB) 40 JD Bertrand ILB  0 Divine Deablo ILB 17 Arnold Ebiketie OLB 55 Kaden Elliss ILB 56 Leonard Floyd OLB 51 DeAngelo Malone OLB 27 James Pearce Jr. OLB 11 Jalon Walker OLB 42 Josh Woods ILB Defensive backs (DB) 20 Dee Alford CB  3 Jessie Bates FS 33 Billy Bowman Jr. S 35 Natrone Brooks CB 28 Mike Ford CB 29 Jordan Fuller S 23 DeMarcco Hellams FS 21 Mike Hughes CB 22 Clark Phillips III CB 24 A. J. Terrell CB 31 Xavier Watts SS Special teams (ST)  6 Younghoe Koo K 49 Liam McCullough LS 13 Bradley Pinion P

Practice squad 19 Chris Blair WR 37 Cobee Bryant CB 81 Dylan Drummond WR 67 Joshua Gray G 36 Ronnie Harrison S 71 Ryan Hayes LT 30 C. J. Henderson CB 92 Khalid Kareem OLB 46 Lenny Krieg K(IPP) 80 Nick Nash WR 50 Ronnie Perkins OLB 87 David Sills WR 47 Joshua Simon TE 12 Easton Stick QB 93 Kentavius Street DE 26 Carlos Washington Jr. RB 66 Carter Warren LT Reserve 44 Troy Andersen ILB (PUP) 95 Ta'Quon Graham DE (IR-DFR) 15 Emory Jones QB (IR) 76 Kaleb McGary RT (IR) 77 Storm Norton LT (IR-DFR) 48 Bralen Trice OLB (IR) 43 Malik Verdon ILB (NF-Inj.) 74 Tyrone Wheatley Jr. RT (IR) 53 active, 8 reserve, 16 practice squad (1 exempt) As of September 6, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 8 [A]	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

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
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			U.S. Bank Stadium	NBC
3	September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
4	September 28	1:00 p.m.	Washington Commanders			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	CBS
5	Bye
6	October 13	7:15 p.m.	Buffalo Bills			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	ESPN
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			Olympiastadion (Berlin)	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

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 6–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. ^[10]
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17. ^[10]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons& – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	10	7	6	23
Falcons	7	3	3	7	20

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 71,610
• Referee: Land Clark
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter ATL – Bijan Robinson 50-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Younghoe Koo kick), 13:14. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:46. Second quarter TB – Chase McLaughlin 48-yard field goal, 10:17. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 16 plays, 61 yards, 8:07. TB – Emeka Egbuka 30-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 6:53. Buccaneers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:04. ATL – Younghoe Koo 41-yard field goal, 0:53. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 6:00. Third quarter TB – Bucky Irving 9-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 7:26. Buccaneers 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:13. ATL – Younghoe Koo 36-yard field goal, 0:20. Buccaneers 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 7:06. Fourth quarter ATL – Michael Penix Jr. 4-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 2:17. Falcons 20–17. Drive: 18 plays, 91 yards, 8:46. TB – Emeka Egbuka 25-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (kick failed), 0:59. Buccaneers 23–20. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:18. Top passers TB – Baker Mayfield – 17/32, 167 yards, 3 TD ATL – Michael Penix Jr. – 27/42, 298 yards, TD Top rushers TB – Baker Mayfield – 5 rushes, 39 yards ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 10 rushes, 24 yards Top receivers TB – Emeka Egbuka – 4 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD ATL – Bijan Robinson – 6 receptions, 100 yards, TD

Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 2: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings& – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 8:20& p.m. EDT/7:20& p.m. CDT
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
• Preview

Standings

Division

NFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	0	0	1.000	1–0	1–0	23	20	W1
Carolina Panthers	0	1	0	.000	0–0	0–0	10	26	L1
New Orleans Saints	0	1	0	.000	0–0	0–1	13	20	L1
Atlanta Falcons	0	1	0	.000	0–1	0–1	20	23	L1

Conference

NFC v t e
Seed	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Philadelphia Eagles	East	1	0	0	1.000	1–0	1–0	.000	.000	W1
2	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	1	0	0	1.000	1–0	1–0	.000	.000	W1
3	Arizona Cardinals	West	1	0	0	1.000	0–0	1–0	.000	.000	W1
4	Green Bay Packers	North	1	0	0	1.000	1–0	1–0	.000	.000	W1
Wild cards
5	Los Angeles Rams	West	1	0	0	1.000	0–0	0–0	.000	.000	W1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	1	0	0	1.000	1–0	1–0	.000	.000	W1
7	Washington Commanders	East	1	0	0	1.000	1–0	1–0	.000	.000	W1
In the hunt
8	Chicago Bears	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
10	Detroit Lions	North	0	1	0	.000	0–1	0–1	.000	.000	L1
11	Seattle Seahawks	West	0	1	0	.000	0–1	0–1	.000	.000	L1
12	Carolina Panthers	South	0	1	0	.000	0–0	0–0	.000	.000	L1
13	Atlanta Falcons	South	0	1	0	.000	0–1	0–1	.000	.000	L1
14	Dallas Cowboys	East	0	1	0	.000	0–1	0–1	.000	.000	L1
15	New Orleans Saints	South	0	1	0	.000	0–0	0–1	.000	.000	L1
16	New York Giants	East	0	1	0	.000	0–1	0–1	.000	.000	L1

Notes

1. Due to an injury involving Morice Norris, the game was suspended with over 6 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. ^[8] The game was officially recorded as having been suspended with almost 15 minutes left in the quarter. ^[9]

References

1. Jackson, Stu (April 25, 2025). "READ: Rams trade No. 26 pick and No. 101 pick to Falcons". TheRams.com. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
2. McElhaney, Tori (August 14, 2024). "Falcons agree to terms with New England to acquire pass rusher Matthew Judon, pending physical". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
3. Raimondi, Marc; McManus, Tim (June 13, 2024). "Falcons forfeit pick for tampering; Eagles cleared". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
4. Bair, Scott (October 10, 2023). "Falcons acquire WR Van Jefferson in trade with Rams". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
5. McElhaney, Tori (August 28, 2024). "Falcons trade quarterback Taylor Heinicke to Chargers". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
6. Waack, Terrin (October 30, 2023). "Falcons acquire defensive lineman Kentavius Street in trade with Eagles". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
7. Waack, Terrin (April 28, 2025). "Falcons agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
8. Press, The Associated (August 9, 2025). "NFL preseason game ends early after serious injury to Detroit Lions' Morice Norris". NPR. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
9. "National Football League Game Summary - Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons" (PDF). NFL. August 8, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 9, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
10. "2025 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

External links

• Official website