2023 Atlanta Falcons season

The 2023 season is the Atlanta Falcons' upcoming 58th in the National Football League, their seventh playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot. The Falcons attempts to improve upon their 7–10 record from the previous year and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. For the first time since 2017, the Falcons won a season opener, and had a winning record at some point, with a 24–10 win against the Panthers.

2023 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerArthur Blank
General managerTerry Fontenot
Head coachArthur Smith
Home fieldMercedes-Benz Stadium
Results
Record4–3
Division place1st NFC South
Uniform

Draft

2023 Atlanta Falcons Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
18 Bijan RobinsonRBTexas
2 38 Matthew BergeronOTSyracuse
44 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 1]
375 Zach HarrisonDEOhio State
4 110 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 1]
113 Clark Phillips IIICBUtah
7224 DeMarcco HellamsSAlabamaFrom Las Vegas [upper-alpha 2]
225 Jovaughn GwynGSouth Carolina

Draft trades

  1. The Falcons traded their second round selection (44th overall) and their fourth round selection (110th overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for the (38th overall) pick.[1]
  2. The Falcons traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for wide receiver Bryan Edwards and a seventh-round selection
2023 Atlanta Falcons undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Ikenna Enechukwu DE Rice [2]
Keilahn Harris WR Oklahoma Baptist
Mike Jones Jr. LB LSU
Xavier Malone WR Henderson State
Justin Marshall Buffalo
Carlos Washington Jr. RB Southeastern Louisiana

Staff

Front office
  • Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank
  • CEO – Rich McKay
  • President – Greg Beadles
  • General manager – Terry Fontenot
  • Assistant General Manager – Kyle Smith
  • Director of player personnel – Ryan Pace
  • Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Duwane Jones
  • Senior director of football administration – Chris Olsen
  • Senior personnel executive – Ruston Webster
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Ryan Nielsen
  • Linebackers – Frank Bush
  • Secondary – Steve Jackson
  • Senior defensive assistant – Dave Huxtable
  • Defensive assistant – Matt Pees
  • Defensive front specialist – Lanier Goethie
  • Special projects/defense – Mario Jeberaeel
Special teams coaches
Support staff
  • Football analyst – Donovan Ellison
  • Football analyst – Michael Gray
  • Football analyst – Matt Schaub
  • Football analyst – Mike Snyder
  • Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin
  • Assistant director of coaching operations – Sarah Hogan
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Dr. Thomas Stallworth
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Roderick Moore Jr
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Bobby Thomas

Coaching staff
Management
More NFL staffs

Current 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 25, 2023

53 active, 9 inactive, 16 practice squad (+3 exempt)

AFC rostersNFC rosters

Preseason

The Falcons' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 at Miami Dolphins W 19–3 1–0 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
2 August 18 Cincinnati Bengals T 13–13 1–0–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
3 August 24 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–24 1–1–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers W 24–10 1–0 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 17 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers W 25–24 2–0 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 24 1:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions L 6–20 2–1 Ford Field Fox Recap
4 October 1 9:30 a.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars L 7–23 2–2 United Kingdom Wembley Stadium (London) ESPN+ Recap
5 October 8 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans W 21–19 3–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. Washington Commanders L 16–24 3–3 Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 22 1:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 16–13 4–3 Raymond James Stadium Fox Recap
8 October 29 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
9 November 5 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
10 November 12 4:05 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium CBS
11 Bye
12 November 26 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
13 December 3 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium Fox
14 December 10 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS
15 TBD (December 14/16/17/18) TBD at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium TBD
16 December 24 1:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
17 December 31 1:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field CBS
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 15 will be finalized at a later date.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 1: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 3010
Falcons 0 7 31424

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 2: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 0 10 14024
Falcons 3 6 31325

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 3: at Detroit Lions

Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 3 036
Lions 3 10 0720

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars

NFL London games

Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 707
Jaguars 7 10 0623

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 5: vs. Houston Texans

Week 5: Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 3 6 3719
Falcons 7 0 01421

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 69,461
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Brandon Gaudin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 6: vs. Washington Commanders

Week 6: Washington Commanders at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Commanders 3 14 7024
Falcons 7 3 0616

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 7: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 3 3316
Buccaneers 7 3 0313

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,620
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 000
Titans 0 0 000

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Division

NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Atlanta Falcons 4 3 0 .571 2–0 3–2 115 133 W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 3 0 .500 1–1 3–3 103 104 L2
New Orleans Saints 3 4 0 .429 1–1 1–2 133 127 L2
Carolina Panthers 0 6 0 .000 0–2 0–5 112 186 L6

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Philadelphia Eagles East 6 1 0 .857 1–0 4–0 .468 .463 W1
2[lower-alpha 1] Detroit Lions North 5 2 0 .714 1–0 4–1 .533 .469 L1
3[lower-alpha 1] San Francisco 49ers West 5 2 0 .714 2–0 4–1 .457 .424 L2
4 Atlanta Falcons South 4 3 0 .571 2–0 3–2 .467 .333 W1
Wild cards
5[lower-alpha 2] Seattle Seahawks West 4 2 0 .667 1–1 4–1 .350 .296 W1
6[lower-alpha 2] Dallas Cowboys East 4 2 0 .667 1–0 1–2 .375 .346 W1
7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 3–3 .548 .381 L2
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3] Minnesota Vikings North 3 4 0 .429 1–0 3–2 .522 .350 W2
9[lower-alpha 3] Los Angeles Rams West 3 4 0 .429 2–1 2–2 .565 .400 L1
10[lower-alpha 3] Washington Commanders East 3 4 0 .429 0–2 2–3 .429 .333 L1
11[lower-alpha 3] New Orleans Saints South 3 4 0 .429 1–1 1–2 .386 .211 L2
12 Green Bay Packers North 2 4 0 .333 1–1 2–2 .452 .357 L3
13[lower-alpha 4] New York Giants East 2 5 0 .286 1–1 2–3 .553 .286 W1
14[lower-alpha 4] Chicago Bears North 2 5 0 .286 0–2 1–3 .468 .429 W1
15 Arizona Cardinals West 1 6 0 .143 0–3 1–5 .522 .667 L4
16 Carolina Panthers South 0 6 0 .000 0–2 0–5 .585 .000 L6
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5]
  1. Detroit wins tie break over San Francisco based on strength of victory.
  2. Seattle wins tie break over Dallas based on conference record.
  3. Minnesota, LA Rams, Washington and New Orleans are ranked based on conference record.
  4. NY Giants wins tie break over Chicago based on conference record.
  5. 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 and home-field advantage

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value
Passing yardsDesmond Ridder1,630
Passing touchdownsDesmond Ridder6
Rushing yardsBijan Robinson401
Rushing touchdownsDesmond Ridder3
ReceptionsDrake London32
Receiving yardsDrake London383
Receiving touchdownsDrake London
Bijan Robinson
2
PointsYounghoe Koo47
Kickoff return yardsN/AN/A
Punt return yardsMike Hughes46
TacklesKaden Elliss
Jessie Bates
45
SacksDavid Onyemata2.5
Forced fumblesJessie Bates2
InterceptionsJessie Bates3
Pass deflectionsJessie Bates4

References

  1. "The Falcons trade up, select Matthew Bergeron with the (38th overall) 2023 NFL Draft pick". atlantafalcons.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. "Falcons agree to terms with six undrafted free agents". atlantafalcons.com. May 1, 2023.
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