2016 Atlanta Falcons 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.

Free agents
 Position  Player  Tag  2016 Team  Notes S  Ricardo Allen   Atlanta Falcons  DE  Kroy Biermann    Buffalo Bills  G  Chris Chester    Atlanta Falcons  DE  Adrian Clayborn   Atlanta Falcons  S  Charles Godfrey   Atlanta Falcons PK  Shayne Graham    None  Retired C  Gino Gradkowski   Carolina Panthers  T  Bryce Harris    Atlanta Falcons  T  Jake Long   Minnesota Vikings  TE  Tony Moeaki    Chicago Bears  T  Ryan Schraeder   Atlanta Falcons  LB  Nathan Stupar   New Orleans Saints  TE  D.J. Tialavea   Atlanta Falcons  LB  Philip Wheeler    Atlanta Falcons  LB  Paul Worrilow    Atlanta Falcons 

Draft

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

Final roster

Preseason
Schedule
The Falcons preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April 7, 2016.
 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1  Washington Redskins W 23–17 1–0 Georgia Dome Recap 2  at Cleveland Browns W 24–13 2–0 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap 3  at Miami Dolphins L 6–17 2–1 Camping World Stadium  Recap 4  Jacksonville Jaguars W 17–15 3–1  Georgia Dome Recap

Regular season
Schedule
 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 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  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  4–3 Georgia Dome Recap 8 October 30 Green Bay Packers W 33–32 5–3 Georgia Dome Recap 9  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  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
Schedule

 Playoff round  Date   Opponent (seed)  Result  Record  Game site  NFL.comrecap Wild Card First-round bye Divisional  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  2–1 NRG Stadium Recap

Standings
Division

Conference

Other websites


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