2021 Atlanta Falcons season

The 2021 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 56th season in the National Football League and their first under head coach Arthur Smith.

Draft

 2021 Atlanta Falcons Draft Round  Selection  Player  Position  College  Notes 1  4 Kyle Pitts  TE  Florida  Highest selected tight end in NFL history 2  40 Richie Grant  S  UCF from Denver Broncos 3  68 Jalen Mayfield  OG  Michigan  4  108 Darren Hall  CB  San Diego State  114 Drew Dalman  C  Stanford from Denver Broncos 5  148 Ta'Quon Graham  DE  Texas  182 Adetokunbo Ogundeji  DE  Notre Dame  183 Avery Williams  CB  Boise State  6  187 Frank Darby  WR  Arizona State 

Regular season
Schedule
The Falcons 2021 schedule was announced on May 12. They opened the season at home against the Philadelphia Eagles.

 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–32 0–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 2 September 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 25–48 0–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap 3 September 26 at New York Giants W 17–14 1–2 MetLife Stadium Recap 4 October 3 Washington Football Team L 30–34 1–3 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 5 October 10 New York Jets W 27–20 2–3  Tottenham Hotspur Stadium  Recap 6 Bye 7 October 24 at Miami Dolphins W 30–28 3–3 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 8 October 31  Carolina Panthers L 13–19 3–4 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 9 November 7 at New Orleans Saints W 27–25 4–4 Caesars Superdome Recap 10 November 14 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–43 4–5 AT&T Stadium Recap 11  New England Patriots L 0–25 4–6 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 12 November 28 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 21–14 5–6 TIAA Bank Field Recap 13 December 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–30 5–7 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 14 December 12 at Carolina Panthers W 29–21 6–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap 15 December 19 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–31 6–8 Levi's Stadium Recap 16 December 26 Detroit Lions W 20–16 7–8 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 17 January 2 at Buffalo Bills L 15–29 7–9 Highmark Stadium Recap 18 January 9 New Orleans Saints L 20–30 7–10 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
Division

Conference

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