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Week 1: at New Orleans Saints
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The Falcons would travel to New Orleans to open their season. The Falcons would carry a 17-13 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Saints would score a touchdown with 6:22 remaining. The Falcons would try to rally, but the comeback fell short, as the Saints would add a field goal to win 23-17. With the loss, the Falcons started their season 0-1 for the second time in 3 seasons.
Week 2: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week Two: St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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7 | 14 | 24 |
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14 |
10 |
0 | 7 | 31 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,056
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
- Recap, Game book
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The Falcons would return to Atlanta for their home opener against the Rams. The Falcons would have a big first half, cruising to a 24-3 lead at halftime. St. Louis would try to come back, and outscored Atlanta 21-7 in the second half, but it was not enough as the Falcons held on for the win. With the win, the Falcons evened their record at 1-1.
Week 3: at Miami Dolphins
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- ATL – Robert McClain – 6 TACKLES, 1 SACK
- MIA – Dannell Ellerbee – 10 TACKLES
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The Falcons would lead the entire game until the Dolphins went down to score the game-winning touchdown with 38 seconds remaining. The Falcons would try to go down to the end zone to pull out the win, but they would not, and the Falcons would lose 27-23 to the Miami Dolphins. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 1-2.
Week 4: vs. New England Patriots
Week Four: New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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10 |
3 | 17 | 30 |
Falcons |
3 |
7 |
0 | 13 | 23 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
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The Falcons would go back home for a Sunday Night Football game against the New England Patriots. The Falcons would put up a good fight, but they would lose a close shootout against the undefeated Patriots. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 1-3.
Week 5: vs. New York Jets
Week Five: New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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3 | 4 | Total |
Jets |
3 |
14 |
3 | 10 | 30 |
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0 |
7 |
7 | 14 | 28 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
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The Falcons would go down the field to score with 1:54 remaining on a Matt Bryant field goal. However, the Jets would go down and kick a field goal as time expired to give the Jets the win. With the heartbreaking loss, the Falcons fell to 1-4 for the first time since 2007.
Week 7: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Seven: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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10 |
7 | 6 | 23 |
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7 |
17 |
0 | 7 | 31 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
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The Falcons would stay home for a divisional game against winless Tampa Bay. The Falcons would never trail during the game, and they would win this game 31-23. The Falcons would cruise to a 24-10 lead at halftime, and held off a second half Tampa Bay rally to win. With the win, the Falcons improved to 2-4 and sent Tampa Bay to 0-7.
Week 8: at Arizona Cardinals
Week Eight: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
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0 | 7 | 13 |
Cardinals |
0 |
21 |
3 | 3 | 27 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. Arizona time
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 60,671
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Molly McGrath
- Recap, Game book
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The Falcons would travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals. The Falcons would struggle all game, committing 4 turnovers (all interceptions by Matt Ryan) as they lost 27-13. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 2-5.
Week 9: at Carolina Panthers
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The Falcons would go to Carolina for a showdown with the Panthers. The Falcons would once again struggle as they would commit 4 turnovers for the second straight week as they lost 34-10 to Carolina. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 2-6.
Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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Seahawks |
3 |
20 |
3 | 7 | 33 |
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7 | 0 | 10 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,309
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Erin Andrews
- Recap, Game book
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In a rematch of last seasons divisional game, the Falcons went down easily this time to Seattle, losing 33-10. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 2-7.
Week 11: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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The Falcons would travel to Tampa Bay for game 2 against the Bucs. The Falcons would suffer a mountain of embarrassment, as they lost 41-28 to the 1-win Buccaneers. It was the most points the Bucs had scored all season and the most points the Falcons had surrendered all season. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 2-8.
Week 12: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week Twelve: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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7 |
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3 | 0 | 17 |
Falcons |
7 |
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0 | 0 | 13 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
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With the loss, coupled with wins by the Cardinals, 49ers and the Panthers, the Falcons were the first team this season to be eliminated from playoff contention.[3]
Week 13: at Buffalo Bills
- Bills Toronto Series
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In this game, the Falcons would travel to Toronto for their game against the Bills, as it was the Bills Toronto game for the 2013 season. The Bills would lead 31-24 during the 4th quarter, but the Falcons would go down and score the game-tying touchdown with 1:28 remaining in regulation. In overtime, the Falcons would win on a Matt Bryant field goal to give the Falcons the win. With the win, the Falcons would end their 5-game losing streak and improve to 3-9.
Week 14: at Green Bay Packers
Week Fourteen: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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0 | 0 | 21 |
Packers |
7 |
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6 | 6 | 22 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: December 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 9 °F (−13 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 77,550
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Game book
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The Falcons would travel to Green Bay for a game against the Packers. The Falcons had a lot of chances to try and get the lead in the fourth quarter, but the Packers would ultimately hold a 22-21 lead for the final 12:01 as the Falcons failed to score in the fourth quarter. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 3-10.
Week 15: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Fifteen: Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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13 |
0 | 6 | 26 |
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14 |
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7 | 3 | 27 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: December 15
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,069
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
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The Falcons would go home for a battle against 3-10 Washington. The Falcons would win the game 27-26. The Redskins would go down to score with 18 seconds remaining, but mainly since they were 3-10, they tried to go for 2 and give them the lead and ultimately the win. However, the attempt was no good and the Falcons held on. With the win, the Falcons improved to 4-10.
Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers
Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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0 | 14 | 24 |
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10 | 21 | 34 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: December 23
- Game time: 8:40 p.m. EST/5:40 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 69,732
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
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The Falcons would travel to San Francisco for a Monday Night game against the 49ers. The Falcons had a shot at getting the lead in the 4th quarter, but NaVorro Bowman would return an interception 89 yards for a touchdown to put the game away. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 4-11. The loss also allowed the 49ers to clinch a playoff berth.
Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week Seventeen: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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Panthers |
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14 |
7 | 0 | 21 |
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7 | 3 | 20 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: December 29
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,427
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Erin Andrews
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With the loss, the Falcons finished their season 4-12 being swept by the Panthers for the first time since 1997.