2016 Atlanta Falcons season
NFL team season
The 2016 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League (NFL) and the second under head coach Dan Quinn.
2016 Atlanta Falcons season | |
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Owner | Arthur Blank |
Head coach | Dan Quinn |
General manager | Thomas Dimitroff |
Home field | Georgia Dome |
Results | |
Record | 11–5 |
Division place | 1st NFC South |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Seahawks) 36–20 Won NFC Championship (vs. Packers) 44–21 Lost Super Bowl LI (vs. Patriots) 28–34 (OT) |
Pro Bowlers | Selected but did not participate due to participation in Super Bowl LI: LB Vic Beasley K Matt Bryant RB Devonta Freeman WR Julio Jones C Alex Mack QB Matt Ryan |
AP All-Pros | 4
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Uniform | |
Free agents
changePosition | Player | Tag | 2016 Team | Notes |
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S | Ricardo Allen | Atlanta Falcons | ||
DE | Kroy Biermann | UFA | Buffalo Bills | |
G | Chris Chester | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | |
DE | Adrian Clayborn | Atlanta Falcons | ||
S | Charles Godfrey | Atlanta Falcons | ||
PK | Shayne Graham | UFA | None | Retired |
C | Gino Gradkowski | Carolina Panthers | ||
T | Bryce Harris | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | |
T | Jake Long | Minnesota Vikings | ||
TE | Tony Moeaki | UFA | Chicago Bears | |
T | Ryan Schraeder | Atlanta Falcons | ||
LB | Nathan Stupar | New Orleans Saints | ||
TE | D.J. Tialavea | Atlanta Falcons | ||
LB | Philip Wheeler | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | |
LB | Paul Worrilow | Atlanta Falcons |
Draft
change2016 Atlanta Falcons draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 17 | Keanu Neal * | SS | Florida | |
2 | 50 | Deion Jones * | OLB | LSU | |
3 | 81 | Austin Hooper * | TE | Stanford | |
4 | 115 | De'Vondre Campbell | OLB | Minnesota | |
6 | 195 | Wes Schweitzer | G | San Jose State | |
7 | 238 | Devin Fuller | WR | UCLA | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Notes
- The Falcons did not select a player in the fifth round:
- The team forfeited their fifth-round selection as the punishment for piping artificial crowd noise into the Georgia Dome during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. If the Falcons receive multiple fifth-round selections, the team will forfeit its first fifth-round selection;
- The Falcons traded their sixth-round selection (No. 193) to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for guard Andy Levitre and a future undisclosed selection. They subsequently acquired Pick No. 195 from the New York Jets.
Staff
changeFront office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
changePreseason
changeSchedule
changeThe Falcons preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April 7, 2016.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 11 | Washington Redskins | W 23–17 | 1–0 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
2 | August 18 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24–13 | 2–0 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 11 | at Miami Dolphins | L 6–17 | 2–1 | Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida) | Recap |
4 | September 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 17–15 | 3–1 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
Regular season
changeSchedule
changeWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 24–31 | 0–1 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
2 | September 18 | at Oakland Raiders | W 35–28 | 1–1 | Oakland Alameda Coliseum | Recap |
3 | September 26 | at New Orleans Saints | W 45–32 | 2–1 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
4 | October 2 | Carolina Panthers | W 48–33 | 3–1 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
5 | October 9 | at Denver Broncos | W 23–16 | 4–1 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
6 | October 16 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 24–26 | 4–2 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
7 | October 23 | San Diego Chargers | L 30–33 (OT) | 4–3 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
8 | October 30 | Green Bay Packers | W 33–32 | 5–3 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
9 | November 3 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 43–28 | 6–3 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 13 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 15–24 | 6–4 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
11 | Bye | |||||
12 | November 27 | Arizona Cardinals | W 38–19 | 7–4 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
13 | December 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 28–29 | 7–5 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
14 | December 11 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 42–14 | 8–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
15 | December 18 | San Francisco 49ers | W 41–13 | 9–5 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
16 | December 24 | at Carolina Panthers | W 33–16 | 10–5 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 1 | New Orleans Saints | W 38–32 | 11–5 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
Postseason
changeSchedule
changePlayoff round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | ||
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Wild Card | First-round bye | |||||||
Divisional | January 14, 2017 | Seattle Seahawks (3) | W 36–20 | 1–0 | Georgia Dome | Recap | ||
NFC Championship | January 22, 2017 | Green Bay Packers (4) | W 44–21 | 2–0 | Georgia Dome | Recap | ||
Super Bowl LI | February 5, 2017 | vs. New England Patriots (A1) | L 28–34 (OT) | 2–1 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
Standings
changeDivision
changeNFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 540 | 406 | W4 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 354 | 369 | W1 |
New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 469 | 454 | L1 |
Carolina Panthers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 5–7 | 369 | 402 | L2 |
Conference
change# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 3–3 | 9–3 | .471 | .440 | L1 |
2 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .480 | .452 | W4 |
3 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | .441 | .425 | W1 |
4 | Green Bay Packers | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .508 | .453 | W6 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5 | New York Giants | East | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .486 | .455 | W1 |
6[a] | Detroit Lions | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .475 | .392 | L3 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7[a] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .492 | .434 | W1 |
8 | Washington Redskins | East | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .516 | .430 | L1 |
9 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .492 | .457 | W1 |
10 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 4–1–1 | 6–5–1 | .463 | .366 | W2 |
11[b] | New Orleans Saints | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .523 | .393 | L1 |
12[b] | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .559 | .518 | W2 |
13 | Carolina Panthers | South | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 5–7 | .518 | .354 | L2 |
14 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .504 | .500 | L7 |
15 | Chicago Bears | North | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .521 | .396 | L4 |
16 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .504 | .250 | L1 |
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