# 2023 Atlanta Falcons season

The 2023 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 58th in the National Football League (NFL), their seventh playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their third under general manager Terry Fontenot and third and final season under head coach Arthur Smith. The Falcons attempted to improve upon their 7–10 record from the previous two years and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. Despite starting 2–0, the first time since 2017 they won a season opener and had a winning record at some point, their struggles caught up to them, as after being 1st place in the NFC South, the team finished 1–4 in their final five games. Atlanta matched their previous two outputs of seven wins with a victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16. However, they were eliminated from playoff contention when the division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Carolina Panthers in Week 18.
On January 8, 2024, the Falcons fired head coach Arthur Smith, who finished his tenure in Atlanta with a 21–30 (.412) record.

## Draft

2023 Atlanta Falcons draft selections :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Bijan Robinson | RB | Texas | |
| 2 | 38 | Matthew Bergeron | OT | Syracuse | From Raiders via Colts |
| 2 | 44 | Traded to the Indianapolis Colts | Traded to the Indianapolis Colts | Traded to the Indianapolis Colts | |
| 3 | 75 | Zach Harrison | DE | Ohio State | |
| 4 | 110 | Traded to the Indianapolis Colts | Traded to the Indianapolis Colts | Traded to the Indianapolis Colts | From Titans |
| 4 | 113 | Clark Phillips III | CB | Utah | |
| 5 | 144 | Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders | Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders | Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders | |
| 5 | 159 | Traded to the Detroit Lions | Traded to the Detroit Lions | Traded to the Detroit Lions | From Jaguars |
| 6 | 186 | Traded to the Tennessee Titans | Traded to the Tennessee Titans | Traded to the Tennessee Titans | |
| 7 | 224 | DeMarcco Hellams | S | Alabama | From Raiders |
| 7 | 225 | Jovaughn Gwyn | G | South Carolina | |
| 7 | 245 | Traded to the New England Patriots | Traded to the New England Patriots | Traded to the New England Patriots | From Bills |
2023 Atlanta Falcons undrafted free agents :
| Name | Position | College |
| Natrone Brooks | CB | Southern Miss |
| Ikenna Enechukwu | DE | Rice |
| Keilahn Harris | WR | Oklahoma Baptist |
| Mike Jones Jr. | LB | LSU |
| Xavier Malone | WR | Henderson State |
| Justin Marshall | WR | Buffalo |
| Carlos Washington Jr. | RB | Southeastern Louisiana |
Draft trades
* 1 2 3 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 sixth-round selection (186th overall) and WR Julio Jones to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a fourth-round selection (110th overall) and a 2022 second-round selection.
* 1 2 The Falcons traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a seventh-round selection (224th overall) and WR Bryan Edwards.
* ↑ The Falcons traded a fifth-round selection (159th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for CB Jeff Okudah.
* ↑ The Falcons traded WR Calvin Ridley to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a fifth-round selection (159th overall) and a conditional 2024 fourth-round selection.
* ↑ The Falcons traded a seventh-round selection (245th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for TE Jonnu Smith.
* ↑ The Falcons traded S Dean Marlowe to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a seventh-round selection (245th overall).

## Preseason

| 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 | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 10 | Carolina Panthers | W 24–10 | 1–0 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 17 | Green Bay Packers | W 25–24 | 2–0 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 24 | at Detroit Lions | L 6–20 | 2–1 | Ford Field | Recap |
| 4 | October 1 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 7–23 | 2–2 | Wembley Stadium (London) | Recap |
| 5 | October 8 | Houston Texans | W 21–19 | 3–2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 15 | Washington Commanders | L 16–24 | 3–3 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 22 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 16–13 | 4–3 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 29 | at Tennessee Titans | L 23–28 | 4–4 | Nissan Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 5 | Minnesota Vikings | L 28–31 | 4–5 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 12 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 23–25 | 4–6 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 12 | November 26 | New Orleans Saints | W 24–15 | 5–6 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 3 | at New York Jets | W 13–8 | 6–6 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 25–29 | 6–7 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 17 | at Carolina Panthers | L 7–9 | 6–8 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | Indianapolis Colts | W 29–10 | 7–8 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 31 | at Chicago Bears | L 17–37 | 7–9 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 18 | January 7 | at New Orleans Saints | L 17–48 | 7–10 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
ATL – Bijan Robinson 11-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:54. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:07.
CAR – Hayden Hurst 4-yard pass from Bryce Young (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 5:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:18.
Third quarter
CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 43-yard field goal, 10:46. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:14.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 49-yard field goal, 4:52. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:46.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Tyler Allgeier 3-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:12. Falcons 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:12.
ATL – Tyler Allgeier 3-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 4:48. Falcons 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:21.
Top passers
CAR – Bryce Young – 20/38, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 15/18, 115 yards, TD
Top rushers
CAR – Miles Sanders – 18 rushes, 72 yards
ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 15 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
CAR – Hayden Hurst – 5 receptions, 41 yards
ATL – Kyle Pitts – 2 receptions, 44 yards :

#### Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 24-yard field goal, 3:50. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 6:43.
Second quarter
GB – Jayden Reed 9-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 13:33. Packers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:17.
GB – Anders Carlson 33-yard field goal, 3:06. Packers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:45.
ATL – Drake London 3-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (kick failed), 0:12. Packers 10–9. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
Third quarter
GB – Dontayvion Wicks 32-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 10:31. Packers 17–9. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:58.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 33-yard field goal, 3:07. Packers 17–12. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 7:24.
GB – Jayden Reed 10-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 0:56. Packers 24–12. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:11.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Desmond Ridder 6-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 11:48. Packers 24–19. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:08.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 8:10. Packers 24–22. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:41.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 25-yard field goal, 0:57. Falcons 25–24. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:10.
GB – Jordan Love – 14/25, 151 yards, 3 TD
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 19/32, 237 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
GB – A. J. Dillon – 15 rushes, 55 yards
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 19 rushes, 124 yards
Top receivers
GB – Jayden Reed – 4 receptions, 37 yards, 2 TD
ATL – Drake London – 6 receptions, 67 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Riley Patterson 37-yard field goal, 1:46. Lions 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 6:31.
Second quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 48-yard field goal, 11:32. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:14.
DET – Sam LaPorta 45-yard pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson kick), 10:05. Lions 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:27.
DET – Riley Patterson 24-yard field goal, 1:53. Lions 13–3. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:09.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
DET – Jared Goff 3-yard run (Riley Patterson kick), 9:50. Lions 20–3. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:52.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 24-yard field goal, 4:19. Lions 20–6. Drive: 17 plays, 76 yards, 5:31.
Top passers
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 21/38, 201 yards
DET – Jared Goff – 22/33, 243 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 10 rushes, 33 yards
DET – Jahmyr Gibbs – 17 rushes, 80 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Kyle Pitts – 5 receptions, 41 yards
DET – Amon-Ra St. Brown – 9 receptions, 102 yards :

#### Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars

NFL London games
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 (WSB/ESPN+): Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Calvin Ridley 30-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Brandon McManus kick), 5:44. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:49.
Second quarter
JAX – Brandon McManus 56-yard field goal, 14:51. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:32.
JAX – Darious Williams 61-yard interception return (Brandon McManus kick), 4:31. Jaguars 17–0.
Third quarter
ATL – Drake London 15-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 11:38. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Brandon McManus 43-yard field goal, 10:36. Jaguars 20–7. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 7:21.
JAX – Brandon McManus 38-yard field goal, 1:56. Jaguars 23–7. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:05.
Top passers
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 19/31, 191 yards, TD, 2 INT
JAX – Trevor Lawrence – 23/30, 207 yards, TD
Top rushers
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 14 rushes, 105 yards
JAX – Travis Etienne – 20 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Jonnu Smith – 6 receptions, 95 yards
JAX – Christian Kirk – 8 receptions, 84 yards :

#### Week 5: vs. Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
Game information :
First quarter
HOU — Kaʻimi Fairbairn 38-yard field goal, 10:38. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays. 28 yards, 2:56.
ATL — Desmond Ridder 7-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 6:48. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.
Second quarter
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 43-yard field goal, 14:10. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:59.
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 28-yard field goal, 0:03. Texans 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 1:42.
Third quarter
HOU — Kaʻimi Fairbairn 42-yard field goal, 9:35. Texans 12–7. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:19.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Bijan Robinson 6-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Desmond Ridder–Tyler Allgeier pass), 12:12. Falcons 15–12. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:41.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 33-yard field goal, 6:57. Falcons 18–12. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:15.
HOU – Dalton Schultz 18-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 1:49. Texans 19–18. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:08.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 21–19. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 1:49.
Top passers
HOU – C. J. Stroud – 20/35, 249 yards, TD
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 28/37, 329 yards, TD
Top rushers
HOU – Dameon Pierce – 20 rushes, 66 yards
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 14 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Dalton Schultz – 7 receptions, 65 yards, TD
ATL – Kyle Pitts – 7 receptions, 87 yards :

#### Week 6: vs. Washington Commanders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Joey Slye 37-yard field goal, 8:45. Commanders 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:15.
ATL – Kyle Pitts 9-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 2:46. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:59.
Second quarter
WAS – Antonio Gibson 1-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 11:47. Commanders 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:30.
WAS – Curtis Samuel 7-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 5:18. Commanders 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:02.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 47-yard field goal, 1:31. Commanders 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:47.
Third quarter
WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 24-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 12:03. Commanders 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:52.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Jonnu Smith 2-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (run failed), 12:38. Commanders 24–16. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:53.
Top passers
WAS – Sam Howell – 14/23, 151 yards, 3 TD
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 28/47, 307 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 10 rushes, 31 yards
ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 13 rushes, 51 yards
Top receivers
WAS – Terry McLaurin – 6 receptions, 81 yards
ATL – Drake London – 9 receptions, 125 yards :

#### Week 7: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
Game information :
First quarter
ATL — Desmond Ridder 2-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 6:48. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:51.
TB – Mike Evans 40-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 3:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:24.
Second quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 24-yard field goal, 11:51. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:00.
TB – Chase McLaughlin 24-yard field goal, 5:14. Tied 10–10. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 6:37.
Third quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 41-yard field goal, 2:04. Falcons 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:55.
Fourth quarter
TB – Chase McLaughlin 36-yard field goal, 0:45. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 1:51.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 16–13. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 0:45.
Top passers
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 19/25, 250 yards
TB – Baker Mayfield – 27/42, 275 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 21 rushes, 59 yards
TB – Rachaad White – 13 rushes, 34 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Drake London – 6 receptions, 54 yards
TB – Mike Evans – 6 receptions, 82 yards, TD :

#### Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| Titans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,008
* Referee: Clay Martin
* TV announcers (CBS): Beth Mowins, James Lofton, Jay Feely and Amanda Guerra
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 29-yard field goal, 9:47. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:15.
TEN — DeAndre Hopkins 47-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 2:28. Titans 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:52.
Second quarter
TEN — DeAndre Hopkins 16-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 5:27. Titans 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:50.
Third quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 49-yard field goal, 12:06. Titans 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:54.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 3:02. Titans 14–9. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:06.
TEN — DeAndre Hopkins 61-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 1:37. Titans 21–9. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Bijan Robinson 13-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:17. Titans 21–16. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20.
TEN — Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 33-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 6:59. Titans 28–16. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:52.
ATL — Scotty Miller 8-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 3:46. Titans 28–23. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:13.
Top passers
ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 12/21, 175 yards, TD
TEN – Will Levis – 19/29, 238 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 11 rushes, 62 yards, TD
TEN – Derrick Henry – 22 rushes, 101 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Drake London – 5 receptions, 55 yards
TEN – DeAndre Hopkins – 4 receptions, 128 yards, 3 TD :

#### Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| Falcons | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C) (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 69,715
* Referee: Shawn Smith
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 52-yard field goal, 7:06. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:53.
MIN – Greg Joseph 19-yard field goal, 2:20. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:46.
Second quarter
ATL – Joshua Dobbs sacked in the end zone by Calais Campbell for a safety, 14:04. Falcons 5–3.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 43-yard field goal, 8:57. Falcons 8–3. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:07.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 23-yard field goal, 5:32. Falcons 11–3. Drive: 4 plays, −4 yards, 2:01.
MIN – Alexander Mattison 2-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Greg Joseph kick), 0:55. Falcons 11–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:37.
Third quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 54-yard field goal, 12:15. Falcons 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, −6 yards, 1:32.
MIN – Greg Joseph 32-yard field goal, 8:13. Falcons 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:02.
ATL – Jonnu Smith 60-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 6:54. Falcons 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19.
MIN – Joshua Dobbs 18-yard run (Joshua Dobbs–Trishton Jackson pass), 2:20. Tied 21–21. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:34.
Fourth quarter
MIN – Greg Joseph 31-yard field goal, 14:18. Vikings 24–21. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:54.
ATL – Tyler Allgeier 5-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 2:08. Falcons 28–24. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:58.
MIN – Brandon Powell 6-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Greg Joseph kick), 0:22. Vikings 31–28. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:46.
Top passers
MIN – Joshua Dobbs – 20/30, 158 yards, 2 TD
ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 21/38, 268 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
MIN – Joshua Dobbs – 7 rushes, 66 yards, TD
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 11 rushes, 51 yards
Top receivers
MIN – T. J. Hockenson – 7 receptions, 69 yards
ATL – Jonnu Smith – 5 receptions, 100 yards, TD :
The Falcons weren't able to hold off the Vikings, losing to them 31–28, allowing their rival Saints to defeat the Bears and take the number 1 spot in the NFC South.

#### Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/2:05 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 62,861
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Amanda Balionis
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Matt Prater 51-yard field goal, 4:48. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 7:48.
Second quarter
ATL – Scotty Miller 2-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 13:27. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:21.
ARI – Matt Prater 46-yard field goal, 10:32. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:55.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 5-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 4:07. Falcons 14–6. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25.
ARI – Kyler Murray 6-yard run (pass failed), 0:10. Falcons 14–12. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
Third quarter
ARI – Matt Prater 56-yard field goal, 9:16. Cardinals 15–14. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:49.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 36-yard field goal, 5:18. Falcons 17–15. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:17.
ARI – Clayton Tune 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 0:19. Cardinals 22–17. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:49.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Desmond Ridder 9-yard run (pass failed), 2:33. Falcons 23–22. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:10.
ARI – Matt Prater 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 25–23. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 2:33.
Top passers
ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 8/15, 55 yards, TD
ARI – Kyler Murray – 19/32, 249 yards, INT
Top rushers
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 22 rushes, 95 yards, TD
ARI – James Conner – 16 rushes, 73 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Drake London – 3 receptions, 36 yards
ARI – Trey McBride – 8 receptions, 131 yards :

#### Week 12: vs. New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 70,166
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 25-yard field goal, 8:10. Saints 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:58.
ATL – Jessie Bates 92-yard interception return (Younghoe Koo kick), 1:46. Falcons 7–3.
Second quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 52-yard field goal, 14:16. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:30.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 10-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 8:56. Falcons 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:20.
NO – Blake Grupe 41-yard field goal, 3:54. Falcons 14–9. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:02.
Third quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 45-yard field goal, 3:27. Falcons 14–12. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 8:13.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 26-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 9:57. Falcons 21–12. Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 5:03.
Fourth quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal, 6:24. Falcons 21–15. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:33.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 1:47. Falcons 24–15. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:37.
Top passers
NO – Derek Carr – 24/38, 304 yards, INT
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 13/21, 168 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
NO – Alvin Kamara – 15 rushes, 69 yards
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 16 rushes, 91 yards, TD
Top receivers
NO – Chris Olave – 7 receptions, 114 yards
ATL – Drake London – 5 receptions, 91 yards :

#### Week 13: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Jets | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,455
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – Bijan Robinson tackled in end zone for a safety, 1:36. Jets 2–0.
Second quarter
ATL – MyCole Pruitt 20-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 10:04. Falcons 7–2. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 3:07.
NYJ – Greg Zuerlein 27-yard field goal, 3:56. Falcons 7–5. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:08.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 10–5. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 1:13.
Third quarter
NYJ – Greg Zuerlein 466-yard field goal, 10:32. Falcons 10–8. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:28.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 42-yard field goal, 3:38. Falcons 13–8. Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 6:54.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 12/27, 121 yards, TD
NYJ – Tim Boyle – 14/25, 148 yards, INT
Top rushers
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 18 rushes, 53 yards
NYJ – Dalvin Cook – 9 rushes, 35 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Kyle Pitts – 4 receptions, 51 yards
NYJ – Breece Hall – 6 receptions, 29 yards :

#### Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| Falcons | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: December 10
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 69,496
* Referee: Alex Kemp
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
TB – Chase McLaughlin 55-yard field goal, 9:27. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 5:33.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 20-yard field goal, 1:23. Tied 3–3. Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards, 8:04.
Second quarter
TB – Baker Mayfield 1-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick), 14:57. Buccaneers 10–3. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:23.
ATL – Kyle Pitts 36-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 12:09. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.
TB – Keith Smith tackled in end zone for a safety, 2:36. Buccaneers 12–10.
Third quarter
TB – Rachaad White 31-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 4:06. Buccaneers 19–10. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:40.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Bijan Robinson 3-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 11:10. Buccaneers 19–17. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:52.
TB – Chase McLaughlin 38-yard field goal, 6:10. Buccaneers 22–17. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:00.
ATL – Desmond Ridder 6-yard run (Desmond Ridder-Drake London pass), 3:23. Falcons 25–22. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:47.
TB – Cade Otton 11-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 0:31. Buccaneers 29–25. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
Top passers
TB – Baker Mayfield – 14/29, 144 yards, 2 TD
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 26/40, 347 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
TB – Rachaad White – 25 rushes, 102 yards
ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 9 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
TB – Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 53 yards
ATL – Drake London – 10 receptions, 172 yards :

#### Week 15: at Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: December 17
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Rain, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,301
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
ATL – Cordarrelle Patterson 2-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 4:49. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:17.
CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 34-yard field goal, 0:22. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:27.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 25-yard field goal, 13:32. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:54.
CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Panthers 9–7. Drive: 17 plays, 90 yards, 7:35.
Top passers
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 12/20, 152 yards, TD, INT
CAR – Bryce Young – 18/24, 167 yards
Top rushers
ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 14 rushes, 45 yards
CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 22 rushes, 87 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Kyle Pitts – 3 receptions, 37 yards
CAR – Adam Thielen – 4 receptions, 43 yards :

#### Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Falcons | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 69,221
* Referee: Alan Eck
* TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Jonathan Taylor 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 9:24. Colts 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:36.
ATL – Kyle Pitts 24-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 7:42. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:42.
Second quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 23-yard field goal, 3:23. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:13.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 47-yard field goal, 0:05. Falcons 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 1:41.
Third quarter
ATL – Tyler Allgeier 31-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 11:13. Falcons 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:47.
IND – Matt Gay 33-yard field goal, 4:23. Falcons 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:50.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 41-yard field goal, 14:06. Falcons 23–10. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:17.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 35-yard field goal, 5:46. Falcons 26–10. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:11.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 25-yard field goal, 1:57. Falcons 29–10. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 2:52.
Top passers
IND – Gardner Minshew – 20/37, 201 yards, INT
ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 23/33, 229 yards, TD
Top rushers
IND – Jonathan Taylor – 18 rushes, 43 yards, TD
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 12 rushes, 72 yards
Top receivers
IND – Josh Downs – 6 receptions, 39 yards
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 7 receptions, 50 yards :

#### Week 17: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Bears | 7 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 37 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: December 31
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Light snow, 32 °F (0 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,752
* Referee: Adrian Hill
* TV announcers (CBS): Chris Lewis, Jason McCourty, Ross Tucker and Amanda Renner
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
CHI – D. J. Moore 7-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 8:47. Bears 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yard, 3:33.
Second quarter
CHI – Justin Fields 9-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 14:14. Bears 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yard, 4:03.
ATL – Tyler Allgeier 75-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:00. Bears 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14.
CHI – Roschon Johnson 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:02. Bears 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:06.
Third quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 11:56. Bears 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:04.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 38-yard field goal, 8:29. Bears 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:27.
CHI – Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal, 1:10. Bears 27–10. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:48.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Taylor Heinicke 24-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 12:22. Bears 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:48.
CHI – Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal, 4:59. Bears 30–17. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:21.
CHI – Khalil Herbert 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 3:39. Bears 37–17. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 0:19.
Top passers
ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 10/29, 163 yards, TD, 3 INT
CHI – Justin Fields – 20/32, 268 yards, TD
Top rushers
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 15 rushes, 75 yards
CHI – Khalil Herbert – 18 rushes, 124 yards, TD
Top receivers
ATL – Drake London – 4 receptions, 56 yards
CHI – D. J. Moore – 9 receptions, 159 yards, TD :

#### Week 18: at New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Saints | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 48 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: January 7
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,072
* Referee: John Hussey
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Jonnu Smith 15-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 8:42. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:39.
NO – A. T. Perry 18-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 5:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:41.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 71-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 4:13. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:48.
Second quarter
NO – Kendre Miller 3-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 11:04. Tied 14–14. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:09.
NO – Blake Grupe 24-yard field goal, 0:56. Saints 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 1:32.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 0:56.
Third quarter
NO – Chris Olave 26-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 13:01. Saints 24–17. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:35.
NO – Rashid Shaheed 39-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 8:54. Saints 31–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:41.
Fourth quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 24-yard field goal, 9:57. Saints 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:17.
NO – A. T. Perry 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 9:02. Saints 41–17. Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:07.
NO – Jamaal Williams 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 1:10. Saints 48–17. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03.
Top passers
ATL – Desmond Ridder – 22/30, 291 yards, 2 TD, INT
NO – Derek Carr – 22/28, 264 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 11 rushes, 28 yards
NO – Kendre Miller – 13 rushes, 71 yards, TD
Top receivers
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD
NO – Taysom Hill – 4 receptions, 28 yards :

### Standings
#### Division

NFC South :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(4)}$ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 348 | 325 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 402 | 327 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 321 | 373 | L2 |
| Carolina Panthers | 2 | 15 | 0 | .118 | 1–5 | 1–11 | 236 | 416 | L3 |

#### Conference

NFCvte :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .509 | .475 | L1 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .446 | .392 | W2 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | North | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .481 | .436 | W1 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .481 | .379 | W1 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .481 | .476 | L2 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .529 | .453 | W4 |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers | North | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .474 | .458 | W3 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 8 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .512 | .392 | W1 |
| 9 | New Orleans Saints | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .433 | .340 | W2 |
| 10 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .509 | .454 | L4 |
| 11 | Chicago Bears | North | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .464 | .370 | L1 |
| 12 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .429 | .462 | L2 |
| 13 | New York Giants | East | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .512 | .353 | W1 |
| 14 | Washington Commanders | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 2–10 | .512 | .338 | L8 |
| 15 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 3–9 | .561 | .588 | L1 |
| 16 | Carolina Panthers | South | 2 | 15 | 0 | .118 | 1–5 | 1–11 | .522 | .500 | L3 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 3 San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record, claiming the No. 1 seed. 1 2 Dallas claimed the No. 2 seed over Detroit based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC South based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.) 1 2 3 Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record. 1 2 Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot. 1 2 Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below). 1 2 Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.) 1 2 Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory. ↑ 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. ||||||||||||

### Team leaders

| Category | Player(s) | Value |
| Passing yards | Desmond Ridder | 2,836 |
| Passing touchdowns | Desmond Ridder | 12 |
| Rushing yards | Bijan Robinson | 976 |
| Rushing touchdowns | Desmond Ridder | 5 |
| Receptions | Drake London | 69 |
| Receiving yards | Drake London | 905 |
| Receiving touchdowns | Bijan Robinson | 4 |
| Points | Younghoe Koo | 123 |
| Kickoff return yards | Cordarrelle Patterson | 153 |
| Punt return yards | Mike Hughes | 67 |
| Tackles | Jessie Bates | 132 |
| Sacks | Calais Campbell Bud Dupree | 6.5 |
| Forced fumbles | Jessie Bates | 3 |
| Interceptions | Jessie Bates | 6 |
| Pass deflections | A.J. Terrell Jessie Bates | 10 |

### NFL rankings

| Category | Total points | Points per game | NFL rank (out of 32) |
| Offensive points scored | 321 | 18.9 | 26th |
| Defensive points allowed | 373 | 21.9 | 17th |