2016 Atlanta Falcons Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Dan Quinn (11-5)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
2016 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
2016 Atlanta Falcons Roster

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 2016 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference.

On offense, the Falcons scored 540 points, best in the league. Meanwhile, the defense yielded 406 points. Matt Ryan directed the offense, passing for 4,944 yards. Julio Jones paced all receivers, hauling in 83 passes for 1,409 yards.

Devonta Freeman ran for a team-best 1,079 yards.

Deion Jones picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition. Vic Beasley topped pass rushers with 15.5 quarterback sacks.

Dan Quinn coached the team. The 2016 Atlanta Falcons lost in the Super Bowl.

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Regular Season Points For: 540
Regular Season Points Against: 406

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 11, 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 at Atlanta Falcons 24 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
September 18, 2016 Atlanta Falcons 35 at Oakland Raiders 28 W 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
September 26, 2016 Atlanta Falcons 45 at New Orleans Saints 32 W 0-1-0 2-0-0 2-1-0
October 2, 2016 Carolina Panthers 33 at Atlanta Falcons 48 W 1-1-0 2-0-0 3-1-0
October 9, 2016 Atlanta Falcons 23 at Denver Broncos 16 W 1-1-0 3-0-0 4-1-0
October 16, 2016 Atlanta Falcons 24 at Seattle Seahawks 26 L 1-1-0 3-1-0 4-2-0
October 23, 2016 San Diego Chargers 33 at Atlanta Falcons 30 L 1-2-0 3-1-0 4-3-0 OT
October 30, 2016 Green Bay Packers 32 at Atlanta Falcons 33 W 2-2-0 3-1-0 5-3-0
November 3, 2016 Atlanta Falcons 43 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 W 2-2-0 4-1-0 6-3-0
November 13, 2016 Atlanta Falcons 15 at Philadelphia Eagles 24 L 2-2-0 4-2-0 6-4-0
November 27, 2016 Arizona Cardinals 19 at Atlanta Falcons 38 W 3-2-0 4-2-0 7-4-0
December 4, 2016 Kansas City Chiefs 29 at Atlanta Falcons 28 L 3-3-0 4-2-0 7-5-0
December 11, 2016 Atlanta Falcons 42 at Los Angeles Rams 14 W 3-3-0 5-2-0 8-5-0
December 18, 2016 San Francisco 49ers 13 at Atlanta Falcons 41 W 4-3-0 5-2-0 9-5-0
December 24, 2016 Atlanta Falcons 33 at Carolina Panthers 16 W 4-3-0 6-2-0 10-5-0
January 1, 2017 New Orleans Saints 32 at Atlanta Falcons 38 W 5-3-0 6-2-0 11-5-0
January 13, 2017 Seattle Seahawks 20 at Atlanta Falcons 36 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 NFC Divisional Playoff
January 21, 2017 Green Bay Packers 21 at Atlanta Falcons 44 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 NFC Championship
February 5, 2017 New England Patriots 34 at Atlanta Falcons 28 L 2-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 OT Super Bowl 51 Houston, TX


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