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 | |
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Owner | Arthur Blank |
General manager | Terry Fontenot |
Head coach | Arthur Smith |
Home field | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
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Record | 4–3 |
Division place | 1st NFC South |
Uniform | |
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Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Bijan Robinson | RB | Texas | |
2 | 38 | Matthew Bergeron | OT | Syracuse | |
44 | Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 1] | ||||
3 | 75 | Zach Harrison | DE | Ohio State | |
4 | 110 | Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 1] | |||
113 | Clark Phillips III | CB | Utah | ||
7 | 224 | DeMarcco Hellams | S | Alabama | From Las Vegas [upper-alpha 2] |
225 | Jovaughn Gwyn | G | South Carolina |
Draft trades
- 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]
- 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
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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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
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Current roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics Roster updated October 25, 2023 53 active, 9 inactive, 16 practice squad (+3 exempt) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters |
Preseason
The Falcons' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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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 |
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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 | ![]() |
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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Falcons | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 69,597
- Referee: Brad Rogers
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Robert Smith and Jen Hale
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Falcons | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 69,251
- Referee: Tra Blake
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 3: at Detroit Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Lions | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 63,803
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
at Wembley Stadium, London, England
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. BST/9:30 a.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 85,716
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 5: vs. Houston Texans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
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
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Week 6: vs. Washington Commanders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commanders | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Falcons | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: October 15
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 69,921
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 7: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
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
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Week 8: at Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (CBS): Beth Mowins, James Lofton, Jay Feely and Amanda Guerra
- Preview
Division
NFC South | |||||||||
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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 |
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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] | |||||||||||
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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 |
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Passing yards | Desmond Ridder | 1,630 |
Passing touchdowns | Desmond Ridder | 6 |
Rushing yards | Bijan Robinson | 401 |
Rushing touchdowns | Desmond Ridder | 3 |
Receptions | Drake London | 32 |
Receiving yards | Drake London | 383 |
Receiving touchdowns | Drake London Bijan Robinson | 2 |
Points | Younghoe Koo | 47 |
Kickoff return yards | N/A | N/A |
Punt return yards | Mike Hughes | 46 |
Tackles | Kaden Elliss Jessie Bates | 45 |
Sacks | David Onyemata | 2.5 |
Forced fumbles | Jessie Bates | 2 |
Interceptions | Jessie Bates | 3 |
Pass deflections | Jessie Bates | 4 |
References
- "The Falcons trade up, select Matthew Bergeron with the (38th overall) 2023 NFL Draft pick". atlantafalcons.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- "Falcons agree to terms with six undrafted free agents". atlantafalcons.com. May 1, 2023.