2018 Atlanta Falcons season

2018 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach Dan Quinn
General manager Thomas Dimitroff
Owner Arthur Blank
Home field Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Results
Record 1–4
Division place 4th NFC South
Uniform

The 2018 season is the Atlanta Falcons' 53rd in the National Football League, their second playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (the venue for Super Bowl LIII) and their fourth under head coach Dan Quinn. The Falcons will attempt to be the first team to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium.

Roster changes

Free agents

Unrestricted

Position Player 2018 Team Date signed Contract
CBBlidi Wreh-WilsonAtlanta FalconsMarch 5, 2018one years, $.88 million
KMatt BryantAtlanta FalconsMarch 10, 2018three years, $10.1 million
WRTaylor GabrielChicago BearsMarch 13, 2018four years, $26 million
DTDontari PoeCarolina PanthersMarch 15, 2018three years, $28 million

Draft

2018 Atlanta Falcons Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
126 Calvin RidleyWRAlabama
258 Isaiah OliverCBColorado
390 Deadrin SenatDTSouth Florida
4126 Ito SmithRBSouthern Miss
6194 Russell GageWRLSUfrom Los Angeles Rams
200 Foyesade OluokunLBYale

Draft trades

  • The Falcons traded their fifth-round selection (163rd overall) to Denver in exchange for offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo.
  • The Falcons were awarded a seventh-round compensatory pick (256th overall).
  • The Falcons traded both of their seventh-round selections (244th and 256th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for the Ram's sixth-round selection (194th overall).

Staff

Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Keith Armstrong
  • Special teams assistant – Mayur Chaudhari
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Jesse Ackerman
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jonas Beauchemin
  • Assistant strength – Brandon Ireland

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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Current roster

Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 4, 2018
Depth chart • Transactions
53 Active, 4 Inactive, 10 Practice squad

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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Preseason

The Falcons' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April 11.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1 August 10 at New York Jets L 0–17 0–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
2 August 17 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–28 0–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
3 August 25 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–17 0–3 EverBank Field Recap
4 August 30 Miami Dolphins L 7–34 0–4 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff (ET)OpponentResultRecordGame siteTVNFL.com
recap
1 September 6 8:20 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles L 12–18 0–1 Lincoln Financial Field NBC Recap
2 September 16 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers W 31–24 1–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 23 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints L 37–43 (OT) 1–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
4 September 30 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals L 36–37 1–3 Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 7 1:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–41 1–4 Heinz Field Fox Recap
6 October 14 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
7 October 22 8:15 p.m. New York Giants Mercedes-Benz Stadium ESPN
8 Bye
9 November 4 1:00 p.m. at Washington Redskins FedExField Fox
10 November 11 1:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
11 November 18 1:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
12 November 22 8:20 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome NBC
13 December 2 1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS
14 December 9 1:00 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Fox
15 December 16 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
16 December 23 1:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
17 December 30 1:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Fox

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 9–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exception of Week 12 (Thanksgiving).

Game summaries

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

NFL Kickoff Game

Week One: Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 3 0612
Eagles 0 3 7818

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 2: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Two: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 7 01424
Falcons 3 14 7731

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 3: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Three: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Saints 7 9 714643
Falcons 7 7 716037

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Four: Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bengals 14 14 0937
Falcons 7 17 3936

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Five: Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 10 0717
Steelers 13 0 141441

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Six: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Standings

Division

NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
New Orleans Saints 4 1 0 .800 1–1 3–1 180 140 W4
Carolina Panthers 3 2 0 .600 0–1 2–2 121 114 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 3 0 .400 1–0 2–2 141 173 L3
Atlanta Falcons 2 4 0 .200 1–1 1–2 133 163 L3

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Los Angeles Rams West 6 0 0 1.000 2–0 3–0 .403 .403 W6
2 New Orleans Saints South 4 1 0 .800 1–1 3–1 .375 .370 W4
3[lower-alpha 1] Washington Redskins East 3 2 0 .600 0–0 3–1 .426 .406 W1
4[lower-alpha 1] Chicago Bears North 3 2 0 .600 0–1 3–1 .446 .353 L1
Wild Cards
5 Carolina Panthers South 3 2 0 .600 0–1 2–2 .448 .444 L1
6 Minnesota Vikings North 3 2 1 .583 0–0–1 3–1–1 .456 .294 W2
In the Hunt
7[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Philadelphia Eagles East 3 3 0 .500 1–0 2–2 .357 .222 W1
8[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Seattle Seahawks West 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .457 .278 W1
9[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 6] Dallas Cowboys East 3 3 0 .500 1–0 2–2 .441 .353 W1
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] Green Bay Packers North 2 2 1 .500 1–0–1 1–2–1 .500 .455 L1
11[lower-alpha 7] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 2 3 0 .400 1–1 2–2 .554 .636 L3
12[lower-alpha 7] Detroit Lions North 2 3 0 .400 1–0 1–2 .463 .550 W1
13 Atlanta Falcons South 2 4 0 .333 2–1 2–2 .591 .500 W1
14 San Francisco 49ers West 1 4 0 .200 0–1 1–2 .554 .400 L3
15[lower-alpha 8] Arizona Cardinals West 1 5 0 .167 1–2 1–5 .591 .200 L1
16[lower-alpha 8] New York Giants East 1 5 0 .167 0–2 0–4 .559 .500 L3
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. 1 2 Washington wins tie break over Chicago based on best win percentage in common games.
  2. 1 2 Philadelphia wins tie break over Seattle based on best win percentage in common games.
  3. 1 2 Philadelphia wins tie break over Green Bay based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).
  4. 1 2 Seattle wins tie break over Dallas based on head-to-head win percentage.
  5. 1 2 Seattle wins tie break over Green Bay based on best win percentage in conference games.
  6. 1 2 Dallas wins tie break over Green Bay based on best win percentage in conference games.
  7. 1 2 Tampa Bay wins tie break over Detroit based on best win percentage in conference games.
  8. 1 2 Arizona wins tie break over NY Giants based on best win percentage in conference games.
  9. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

References

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