2014 Atlanta Falcons season

{{main|2014 NFL draft}}

• Note: The Falcons traded their sixth- (No. 182 overall) and original seventh- (No. 220 overall) round selections to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the Vikings' fifth-round selection (No. 168 overall).

{{NFL final staff

|Year=2014

|TeamName=Atlanta Falcons

|Front Office=

• Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank
• President/CEO – Rich McKay
• General manager – Thomas Dimitroff
• Assistant general manager – Scott Pioli
• Director of player personnel – Lionel Vital
• Director of football administration – Nick Polk
• Director of pro scouting – DeJuan Polk
• Director of college scouting – Steve Sabo

| Head Coaches =

• Head coach – Mike Smith
• Assistant head coach/wide receivers – Terry Robiskie

|Offensive Coaches=

• Offensive coordinator – Dirk Koetter
• Quarterbacks – Glenn Thomas
• Running backs – Gerald Brown
• Tight ends – Chris Scelfo
• Offensive line – Mike Tice
• Assistant offensive line – Wade Harman
• Offensive assistant – Andrew Weidinger

|Defensive Coaches=

• Defensive coordinator – Mike Nolan
• Defensive line – Bryan Cox
• Inside linebackers – Glenn Pires
• Outside linebackers – Mark Collins
• Defensive backs – Joe Danna
• Secondary – Tim Lewis
• Defensive assistant – Andrew Thacker

|Special Teams Coaches=

• Special teams coordinator – Keith Armstrong
• Assistant special teams – Eric Sutulovich

|Strength and Conditioning=

• Head strength and conditioning – A.J. Neibel
• Strength and conditioning assistant – Jonas Beauchemin

}}

{{NFL final roster

|Year=2014

|TeamName=Atlanta Falcons

|Active=53

|Inactive=11

|PS=10

|Quarterbacks=

{{NFLplayer|12|Sean Renfree}}

{{NFLplayer| 2|Matt Ryan|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|13|T. J. Yates}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|42|Patrick DiMarco|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|24|Devonta Freeman|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|39|Steven Jackson}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Jacquizz Rodgers}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Jerome Smith|d=American football|rookie=y}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer|19|Drew Davis|d=football player}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Harry Douglas}}

{{NFLplayer|17|Devin Hester|RS}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Julio Jones}}

{{NFLplayer|14|Eric Weems}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Roddy White}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|86|Bear Pascoe}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Levine Toilolo}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|75|Jon Asamoah|G}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Justin Blalock|G}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Gabe Carimi|T/G}}

{{NFLplayer|69|Harland Gunn|G}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Jake Matthews|d=American football|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Ryan Schraeder|T}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Jonathan Scott|T|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|62|James Stone|C|d=American football|rookie=y}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|95|Jonathan Babineaux|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|93|Malliciah Goodman|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Ra'Shede Hageman|rookie=y|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Tyson Jackson|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Stansly Maponga|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|94|Jonathan Massaquoi|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|98|Cliff Matthews|d=American football|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Corey Peters|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Paul Soliai|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Osi Umenyiora|DE}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|59|Joplo Bartu|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Kroy Biermann|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Prince Shembo|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Tyler Starr|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Nate Stupar|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Paul Worrilow|MLB}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{NFLplayer|37|Ricardo Allen|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|28|Javier Arenas|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Sean Baker|d=American football|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Charles Godfrey|d=American football|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Kemal Ishmael|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Dwight Lowery|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Robert McClain|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Dezmen Southward|rookie=y|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Desmond Trufant|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Josh Wilson|d=American football|CB}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer| 5|Matt Bosher|P}}

{{NFLplayer| 3|Matt Bryant|K}}

{{NFLplayer|47|Josh Harris|d=long snapper|LS}}

|Reserve Lists=

{{NFLplayer|23|Robert Alford|d=American football|CB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Sam Baker|d=offensive tackle|T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|61|Joe Hawley|C|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Lamar Holmes|T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Mike Johnson|d=offensive lineman|G/T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Peter Konz|C|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|25|William Moore|d=American football|S|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Zeke Motta|S|PUP}}

{{NFLplayer|35|Antone Smith|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Marquis Spruill|rookie=y|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Sean Weatherspoon|LB|IR}}

|Practice Squad=

{{NFLplayer|40|Brandan Bishop|S|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Reid Fragel|T}}

{{NFLplayer|92|Ricky Havili-Heimuli|rookie=y|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|43|Jordan Mabin|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|18|Freddie Martino|rookie=y|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Kyle Miller|d=American football|TE}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Bernard Reedy|rookie=y|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Adam Replogle|G}}

{{NFLplayer|45|Jacques Smith|rookie=y|LB}}

{{NFLplayer|33|Ronnie Wingo|RB}}

}}

:Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week One: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=September 7

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Saints

|R1=6|R2=14|R3=0|R4=14|R5=0

|home=Falcons

|H1=0|H2=10|H3=14|H4=10|H5=3

|stadium=Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=70,706

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Bill Leavy

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014090700/2014/REG1/saints@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56171/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NO – Shayne Graham 31-yard field goal, 10:33. Saints 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:27.
• NO – Shayne Graham 50-yard field goal, 4:39. Saints 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 3:59.

Second quarter

• NO – Khiry Robinson 2-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 11:46. Saints 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:10.
• ATL – Roddy White 2-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:06. Saints 13–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:40.
• NO – Brandin Cooks 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 0:20. Saints 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:20.

Third quarter

• ATL – Levine Toilolo 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 9:22. Saints 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:38.
• ATL – Antone Smith 54-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:21. Falcons 24–20. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:31.

Fourth quarter

• NO – Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 8:46. Saints 27–24. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:35.
• ATL – Jacquizz Rodgers 17-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 2:50. Falcons 31–27. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 3:26.
• NO – Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 1:20. Saints 34–31. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 1:30.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 34–34. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:20.

Overtime

• ATL – Matt Bryant 52-yard field goal, 13:17. Falcons 37–34. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:32.

|stats=

Top passers

• NO – Drew Brees – 29/42, 333 yards, TD, INT
• ATL – Matt Ryan – 31/43, 448 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

• NO – Mark Ingram - 13 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD
• ATL – Steven Jackson – 12 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

• NO – Marques Colston - 5 receptions, 110 yards
• ATL – Julio Jones - 7 receptions, 116 yards

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Two: Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

|date=September 14

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Falcons

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=0|R4=7

|home=Bengals

|H1=3|H2=7|H3=14|H4=0

|stadium=Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

|attendance=58,574

|weather={{convert|66|F|C}}, cloudy

|referee=Bill Vinovich

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014091402/2014/REG2/falcons@bengals Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56189/CIN_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• CIN – Mike Nugent 31-yard field goal, 5:19. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:57.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 46-yard field goal, 1:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:11.

Second quarter

• CIN – Giovani Bernard 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 2:11. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 5:21.

Third quarter

• CIN – Mohamed Sanu 76-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:58. Bengals 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:12.
• CIN – Jeremy Hill 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 6:28. Bengals 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:14.

Fourth quarter

• ATL – Julio Jones 14-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:35. Bengals 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:59.

|stats=

Top passers

• ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/44, 231 yards, TD, 3 INT
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 15/23, 252 yards, TD

Top rushers

• ATL – Steven Jackson – 11 rushes, 46 yards
• CIN – Giovani Bernard – 27 rushes, 90 yards, TD

Top receivers

• ATL – Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD
• CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Three: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date={{tooltip|September 18|Thursday}}

|time=8:25 p.m. EDT

|road=Buccaneers

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=14

|home=Falcons

|H1=21|H2=14|H3=21|H4=0

|stadium=Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=70,318

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Craig Wrolstad

|TV=CBS/NFLN

|TVAnnouncers=Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014091800/2014/REG3/buccaneers@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56202/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• ATL – Harry Douglas 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 12:03. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:57.
• ATL – Julio Jones 8-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:03. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:14.
• ATL – Kemal Ishmael 23-yard interception return (Matt Bryant kick), 2:33. Falcons 21–0.

Second quarter

• ATL – Devin Hester 20-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 14:53.Falcons 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:55.
• ATL – Devin Hester 62-yard punt return (Matt Bryant kick), 7:06. Falcons 35–0.

Third quarter

• ATL – Julio Jones 40-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:23. Falcons 42–0. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:39.
• ATL – Steven Jackson 2-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 8:11. Falcons 49–0. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:07.
• ATL – Antone Smith 38-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:47. Falcons 56–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:12.

Fourth quarter

• TB – Vincent Jackson 3-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Patrick Murray kick), 8:46. Falcons 56–7. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 8:01.
• TB – Danny Lansanah 27-yard interception return (Patrick Murray kick), 7:07. Falcons 56–14.

|stats=

Top passers

• TB – Mike Glennon – 17/24, 121 yards, TD
• ATL – Matt Ryan – 21/24, 286 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

• TB – Bobby Rainey – 11 rushes, 41 yards
• ATL – Steven Jackson – 14 rushes, 54 yards, TD

Top receivers

• TB – Bobby Rainey – 7 receptions, 64 yards
• ATL – Julio Jones – 9 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TD

}}

In this game, Devin Hester would break Deion Sanders's all-time record for punt/kick returns for touchdowns, with 20.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/devin-hester-s-record-breaking-return-td-is-best-of-week-3-0ap3000000399881|title=Devin Hester's record-breaking return TD is best of Week 3|website=NFL.com}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Four: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

|date=September 28

|time=4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT

|road=Falcons

|R1=7|R2=7|R3=14|R4=0

|home=Vikings

|H1=14|H2=10|H3=3|H4=14

|stadium=TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

|attendance=52,173

|weather={{convert|82|F|C}}, partly cloudy

|referee=Ron Torbert

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014092804/2014/REG4/falcons@vikings Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56227/MIN_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• MIN – Matt Asiata 3-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 9:27. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:31.
• ATL – Roddy White 24-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:56. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:31.
• MIN – Matt Asiata 3-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:31. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:25.

Second quarter

• ATL – Patrick DiMarco 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:56. Tied 14–14. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:26.
• MIN – Teddy Bridgewater 13-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:59. Vikings 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
• MIN – Blair Walsh 18-yard field goal, 0:02. Vikings 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 1:23.

Third quarter

• MIN – Blair Walsh 41-yard field goal, 10:40. Vikings 27–14. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:20.
• ATL – Devin Hester 36-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 7:19. Vikings 27–21. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:21.
• ATL – Antone Smith 48-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:31. Falcons 28–27. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:16.

Fourth quarter

• MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Teddy Bridewater-Rhett Ellison pass), 10:50. Vikings 35–28. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:51.
• MIN – Blair Walsh 55-yard field goal, 3:38. Vikings 38–28. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:51.
• MIN – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 1:14. Vikings 41–28. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:11.

|stats=

Top passers

• ATL – Matt Ryan – 25/41, 298 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
• MIN – Teddy Bridgewater – 19/30, 317 yards

Top rushers

• ATL – Antone Smith – 4 rushes, 62 yards, TD
• MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 18 rushes, 135 yards

;Top receivers

• ATL – Julio Jones – 6 receptions, 82 yards
• MIN – Jarius Wright – 8 receptions, 132 yards

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Five: Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=October 5

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Falcons

|R1=7|R2=6|R3=7|R4=0

|home=Giants

|H1=7|H2=3|H3=7|H4=13

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=80,307

|weather={{convert|55|F|C}}, sunny

|referee=Ed Hochuli

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014100506/2014/REG5/falcons@giants Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56238/NYG_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NYG – Rueben Randle 3-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 6:40. Giants 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:06.
• ATL – Steven Jackson 10-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:43.

Second quarter

• ATL – Matt Bryant 20-yard field goal, 14:15. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:33.
• NYG – Josh Brown 49-yard field goal, 3:40. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:13.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 20-yard field goal, 0:03. Falcons 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:37.

Third quarter

• ATL – Antone Smith 74-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:37. Falcons 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:20.
• NYG – Andre Williams 3-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 2:05. Falcons 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:32.

Fourth quarter

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 3-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 10:02. Giants 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:22.
• NYG – Josh Brown 50-yard field goal, 5:01. Giants 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:22.
• NYG – Josh Brown 26-yard field goal, 2:08. Giants 30–20. Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards, 2:26.

|stats=

Top passers

• ATL – Matt Ryan – 29/45, 316 yards, TD, INT
• NYG – Eli Manning – 19/30, 200 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

• ATL – Devonta Freeman – 4 rushes, 38 yards
• NYG – Andre Williams – 20 rushes, 65 yards, TD

Top receivers

• ATL – Julio Jones – 11 receptions, 105 yards
• NYG – Preston Parker – 3 receptions, 61 yards

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Six: Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=October 12

|time=4:25 p.m. EDT

|road=Bears

|R1=0|R2=13|R3=6|R4=8

|home=Falcons

|H1=3|H2=0|H3=10|H4=0

|stadium=Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=70,712

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Walt Anderson

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Justin Kutcher, David Diehl and Laura Okmin

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014101200/2014/REG6/bears@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56247/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• ATL – Matt Bryant 52-yard field goal, 9:41. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:21.

Second quarter

• CHI – Robbie Gould 25-yard field goal, 14:47. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:38.
• CHI – Josh Morgan 3-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 5:59. Bears 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:37.
• CHI – Robbie Gould 28-yard field goal, 0:02. Bears 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 4:04.

Third quarter

• ATL – Antone Smith 41-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 11:19. Bears 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:41.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 54-yard field goal, 6:19. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 3:19.
• CHI – Matt Forte 6-yard run (kick failed), 5:06. Bears 19–13. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:13.

Fourth quarter

• CHI – Matt Forte 9-yard run (Jay Cutler-Martellus Bennett pass), 10:07. Bears 27–13. Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 8:28.

|stats=

Top passers

• CHI – Jay Cutler – 26/38, 381 yards, TD
• ATL – Matt Ryan – 19/37, 271 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• CHI – Matt Forte – 17 rushes, 80 yards, 2 TD
• ATL – Steven Jackson – 6 rushes, 25 yards

Top receivers

• CHI – Alshon Jeffery – 5 receptions, 136 yards
• ATL – Julio Jones – 4 receptions, 68 yards

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Seven: Atlanta Falcons at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

|date=October 19

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Falcons

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=7

|home=Ravens

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=3|H4=9

|stadium=M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

|attendance=71,184

|weather={{convert|54|F|C}}, sunny

|referee=Carl Cheffers

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Justin Kutcher, David Diehl and Laura Okmin

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014101900/2014/REG7/falcons@ravens Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56262/BAL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• BAL – Owen Daniels 5-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 11:47. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:49.

Second quarter

• BAL – Bernard Pierce 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 2:38. Ravens 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:18.
• BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:37.

Third quarter

• BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 11:28. Ravens 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:32.

Fourth quarter

• ATL – Roddy White 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 7:12. Ravens 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 2:45.
• BAL – Matt Ryan sacked in endzone by Terrell Suggs for a safety, 3:44. Ravens 22–7.
• BAL – Torrey Smith 39-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 1:46. Ravens 29–7. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:58.

|stats=

Top passers

• ATL – Matt Ryan – 29/48, 228 yards, TD
• BAL – Joe Flacco – 16/25, 258 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

• ATL – Steven Jackson – 8 rushes, 22 yards
• BAL – Justin Forsett – 23 rushes, 95 yards

Top receivers

• ATL – Roddy White – 9 receptions, 100 yards, TD
• BAL – Torrey Smith – 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD

}}

;NFL International Series

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Eight: Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=October 26

|time=1:30 p.m. GMT/9:30 a.m. EDT

|road=Lions

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=10|R4=12

|home=Falcons

|H1=14|H2=7|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London, England

|attendance=83,532

|weather={{convert|59|F|C}}, overcast

|referee=Pete Morelli

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Charissa Thompson

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014102600/2014/REG8/lions@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56277/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• ATL – Devonta Freeman 7-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 9:25. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:35.
• ATL – Bear Pascoe 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 2:53. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:26.

Second quarter

• ATL – Steven Jackson 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 3:45. Falcons 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 6:17.

Third quarter

• DET – Matt Prater 22-yard field goal, 7:54. Falcons 21–3. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:06.
• DET – Golden Tate 59-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 4:38. Falcons 21–10. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:44.

Fourth quarter

• DET – Matt Prater 20-yard field goal, 14:10. Falcons 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:00.
• DET – Theo Riddick 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (pass failed), 3:56. Falcons 21–19. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:29.
• DET – Matt Prater 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 22–21. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 1:38.

|stats=

Top passers

• DET – Matthew Stafford – 24/47, 325 yards, 2 TD, INT
• ATL – Matt Ryan – 20/27, 228 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

• DET – Joique Bell – 14 rushes, 39 yards
• ATL – Steven Jackson – 18 rushes, 60 yards, TD

Top receivers

• DET – Golden Tate – 7 receptions, 151 yards, TD
• ATL – Roddy White – 5 receptions, 66 yards

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Ten: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

|date=November 9

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Falcons

|R1=7|R2=6|R3=3|R4=11

|home=Buccaneers

|H1=3|H2=7|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

|attendance=57,751

|weather={{convert|64|F|C}}, cloudy

|referee=Clete Blakeman

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014110906/2014/REG10/falcons@buccaneers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56311/TB_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• TB – Patrick Murray 51-yard field goal, 6:24. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 47 yards, 8:36.
• ATL – Steven Jackson 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 0:51. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:33.

Second quarter

• ATL – Matt Bryant 37-yard field goal, 7:09. Falcons 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:53.
• TB – Mike Evans 22-yard pass from Josh McCown (Matt Bryant kick), 0:46. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 1:45.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 0:46.

Third quarter

• ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 10:23. Falcons 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:37.

Fourth quarter

• TB – Austin Seferian-Jenkins 1-yard pass from Josh McCown (Patrick Murray kick), 14:18. Buccaneers 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:04.
• ATL – Roddy White 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan-Harry Douglas pass), 9:18. Falcons 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:00.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 33-yard field goal, 4:10. Falcons 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:53.

|stats=

Top passers

• ATL – Matt Ryan – 20/31, 219 yards, TD
• TB – Josh McCown – 27/43, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

• ATL – Steven Jackson – 16 rushes, 81 yards, TD
• TB – Josh McCown – 5 rushes, 39 yards

Top receivers

• ATL – Julio Jones – 8 receptions, 119 yards
• TB – Mike Evans – 7 receptions, 125 yards, TD

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Eleven: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

|date=November 16

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Falcons

|R1=0|R2=6|R3=10|R4=3

|home=Panthers

|H1=0|H2=3|H3=0|H4=14

|stadium=Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

|attendance=73,314

|weather={{convert|48|F|C}}, cloudy

|referee=Walt Anderson

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014111600/2014/REG11/falcons@panthers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56318/CAR_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays.

Second quarter

• CAR – Graham Gano 23-yard field goal, 14:57. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 83 yards, 9:05.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 34-yard field goal, 9:26. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:31.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 42-yard field goal, 0:02. Falcons 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 1:33.

Third quarter

• ATL – Matt Bryant 26-yard field goal, 12:07. Falcons 9–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:28.
• ATL – Roddy White 2-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 6:34. Falcons 16–3. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:49.

Fourth quarter

• CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 22-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 9:12. Falcons 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:50.
• CAR – Corey Brown 47-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 6:20. Panthers 17–16. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:41.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 2:08. Falcons 19–17. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 4:12.

|stats=

Top passers

• ATL – Matt Ryan – 31/45, 268 yards, TD
• CAR – Cam Newton – 23/37, 292 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

• ATL – Steven Jackson – 17 rushes, 41 yards
• CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 10 rushes, 41 yards

Top receivers

• ATL – Roddy White – 8 receptions, 75 yards, TD
• CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 9 receptions, 109 yards, TD

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Twelve: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=November 23

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Browns

|R1=7|R2=6|R3=10|R4=3

|home=Falcons

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=0|H4=10

|stadium=Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=70,046

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Brad Allen

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014112300/2014/REG12/browns@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56332/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• ATL – Julio Jones 24-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:53. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:26.
• CLE – Isaiah Crowell 11-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 1:33. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:20.

Second quarter

• CLE – Billy Cundiff 33-yard field goal, 13:17. Browns 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 1:37.
• CLE – Billy Cundiff 37-yard field goal, 9:20. Browns 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:55.
• ATL – Jacquizz Rodgers 8-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:55. Falcons 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 1:57.

Third quarter

• CLE – Billy Cundiff 32-yard field goal, 9:46. Browns 16–14. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:14.
• CLE – Isaiah Crowell 26-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:46. Browns 23–14. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:58.

Fourth quarter

• ATL – Steven Jackson 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 9:31. Browns 23–21. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:15.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 53-yard field goal, 0:44. Falcons 24–23. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 1:58.
• CLE – Billy Cundiff 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 26–24. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 0:44.

|stats=

Top passers

• CLE – Brian Hoyer – 23/40, 322 yards, 3 INT
• ATL – Matt Ryan – 27/43, 273 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

• CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 12 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD
• ATL – Steven Jackson – 13 rushes, 34 yards, TD

Top receivers

• CLE – Josh Gordon – 8 receptions, 120 yards
• ATL – Roddy White – 9 receptions, 96 yards

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Thirteen: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=November 30

|time=4:05 p.m. EST

|road=Cardinals

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=0|R4=8

|home=Falcons

|H1=17|H2=3|H3=3|H4=6

|stadium=Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=69,557

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Terry McAulay

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014113009/2014/REG13/cardinals@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56358/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• ATL – Levine Toilolo 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 11:39. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:21.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 20-yard field goal, 8:13. Falcons 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:20.
• ATL – Julio Jones 32-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:48. Falcons 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:39.

Second quarter

• ARI – Rashad Johnson 88-yard interception return (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 14:07. Falcons 17–7.
• ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 44-yard field goal, 2:42. Falcons 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:56.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 2:42.

Third quarter

• ATL – Matt Bryant 21-yard field goal, 6:13. Falcons 23–10. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:47.

Fourth quarter

• ATL – Matt Bryant 45-yard field goal, 12:55. Falcons 26–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:11.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 2:30. Falcons 29–10. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:47.
• ARI – Stepfan Taylor 3-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Stepfan Taylor run), 1:05. Falcons 29–18. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:25.

|stats=

Top passers

• ARI – Drew Stanton – 24/39, 294 yards, TD, 2 INT
• ATL – Matt Ryan – 30/41, 361 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

• ARI – Marion Grice – 5 rushes, 16 yards
• ATL – Steven Jackson – 18 rushes, 101 yards

Top receivers

• ARI – Jaron Brown – 7 receptions, 75 yards
• ATL – Julio Jones – 10 receptions, 189 yards, TD

}}

This was the Falcons' only win outside the NFC South division.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Fourteen: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

|date={{tooltip|December 8|Monday}}

|time=8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST

|road=Falcons

|R1=7|R2=0|R3=10|R4=20

|home=Packers

|H1=7|H2=24|H3=3|H4=9

|stadium=Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

|attendance=77,512

|weather={{convert|33|F|C}}, flurries

|referee=Pete Morelli

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014120800/2014/REG14/falcons@packers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56377/GB_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• GB – James Starks 3-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 11:13. Packers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:47.
• ATL – Steven Jackson 4-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 7:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:13.

Second quarter

• GB – Eddie Lacy 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 14:55. Packers 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:05.
• GB – Mason Crosby 38-yard field goal, 7:17. Packers 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:56.
• GB – Eddie Lacy 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 4:20. Packers 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 2:07.
• GB – Jordy Nelson 10-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:24. Packers 31–7. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:11.

Third quarter

• ATL – Eric Weems 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 12:35. Packers 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:25.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 8:20. Packers 31–17. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:31.
• GB – Mason Crosby 33-yard field goal, 3:57. Packers 34–17. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:23.

Fourth quarter

• ATL – Julio Jones 22-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 12:33. Packers 34–24. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:24.
• GB – Jordy Nelson 60-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (kick failed), 10:38. Packers 40–24. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:55.
• ATL – Roddy White 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (pass failed), 6:15. Packers 40–30. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:23.
• GB – Mason Crosby 53-yard field goal, 4:33. Packers 43–30. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:42.
• ATL – Harry Douglas 2-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 2:11. Packers 43–37. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 2:22.

|stats=

Top passers

• ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/39, 375 yards, 4 TD, INT
• GB – Aaron Rodgers – 24/36, 327 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

• ATL – Steven Jackson – 16 rushes, 50 yards, TD
• GB – James Starks – 10 rushes, 75 yards, TD

Top receivers

• ATL – Julio Jones – 11 receptions, 259 yards, TD
• GB – Jordy Nelson – 8 receptions, 146 yards, 2 TD

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Fifteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=December 14

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Steelers

|R1=6|R2=14|R3=0|R4=7

|home=Falcons

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=6|H4=7

|stadium=Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=71,161

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Clete Blakeman

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014121400/2014/REG15/steelers@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56379/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• PIT – Shaun Suisham 38-yard field goal, 9:08. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:51.
• PIT – Shaun Suisham 38-yard field goal, 0:02. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:01.

Second quarter

• PIT – William Gay 52-yard interception return (Shaun Suisham kick), 14:46. Steelers 13–0.
• ATL – Devin Hester 17-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:19. Steelers 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 5:29.
• PIT – Le'Veon Bell 1-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 0:27. Steelers 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:52.

Third quarter

• ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 11:00. Steelers 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 4:00.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 2:40. Steelers 20–13. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:04.

Fourth quarter

• PIT – Le'Veon Bell 13-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 14:11. Steelers 27–13. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:29.
• ATL – Roddy White 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 10:21. Steelers 27–20. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:50.

|stats=

Top passers

• PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 27/35, 360 yards
• ATL – Matt Ryan – 26/37, 310 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

• PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 20 rushes, 47 yards, 2 TD
• ATL – Steven Jackson – 11 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

• PIT – Antonio Brown – 10 receptions, 123 yards
• ATL – Harry Douglas – 10 receptions, 131 yards

}}

The Falcons were the only NFC South team to lose to all of their AFC North opponents.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

|date=December 21

|time=1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Falcons

|R1=3|R2=10|R3=7|R4=10

|home=Saints

|H1=7|H2=0|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

|attendance=73,164

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=John Parry

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014122104/2014/REG16/falcons@saints Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56401/NO_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NO – Mark Ingram 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 14:40. Saints 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:20.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 11:15. Saints 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:25.

Second quarter

• ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 11:48. Saints 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 4:03.
• ATL – Eric Weems 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:03. Falcons 13–7. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 5:33.

Third quarter

• ATL – Devonta Freeman 31-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 5:42. Falcons 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:40.

Fourth quarter

• NO – Jimmy Graham 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 5:48. Falcons 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 3:40.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 32-yard field goal, 1:56. Falcons 23–14. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:32.
• ATL – Osi Umenyiora 86-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), 0:00. Falcons 30–14.

|stats=

Top passers

• ATL – Matt Ryan – 30/40, 322 yards, TD
• NO – Drew Brees – 30/47, 313 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

• ATL – Devonta Freeman – 5 rushes, 36 yards, TD
• NO – Mark Ingram – 13 rushes, 38 yards, TD

Top receivers

• ATL – Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 107 yards
• NO – Marques Colston – 6 receptions, 80 yards

}}

With the win, the Falcons swept the Saints for the 1st time since 2005 and eliminated them from postseason contention.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Seventeen: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=December 28

|time=4:25 p.m. EST

|road=Panthers

|R1=10|R2=14|R3=10|R4=0

|home=Falcons

|H1=0|H2=3|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=71,015

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Bill Leavy

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014122800/2014/REG17/panthers@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56410/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• CAR – Graham Gano 21-yard field goal, 7:50. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 7:10.
• CAR – Ed Dickson 5-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 0:04. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:45.

Second quarter

• ATL – Matt Bryant 21-yard field goal, 10:36. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 4:28.
• CAR – Roman Harper 31-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 4:18. Panthers 17–3.
• CAR – Cam Newton 4-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 1:47. Panthers 24–3. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:07.

Third quarter

• CAR – Graham Gano 48-yard field goal, 8:43. Panthers 27–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:35.
• CAR – Tre Boston 84-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 0:07. Panthers 34–3.

Fourth quarter

• No scoring plays.

|stats=

Top passers

• CAR – Cam Newton – 10/16, 114 yards, TD
• ATL – Matt Ryan – 29/47, 260 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

• CAR – Cam Newton – 6 rushes, 51 yards, TD
• ATL – Jacquizz Rodgers – 9 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

• CAR – Corey Brown – 1 reception, 28 yards
• ATL – Roddy White – 8 receptions, 104 yards

}}

{{2014 NFC South standings|team=ATL}}

{{2014 NFC standings|team=ATL}}

Shortly after the end of the post-season the Falcons were investigated by the League for piping artificial crowd noise during opponent's offensive snaps at home games during the 2013 season and the 2014 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/report-falcons-investigation-fake-crowd-noise-article-1.2099414|title=Atlanta Falcons under NFL investigation for fake crowd noise at Georgia Dome: report |newspaper=New York Daily News|date=1 February 2015}} Team owner Arthur Blank stated that he was "angry and embarrassed" about the allegations, and has allegedly acknowledged the validity of the accusations, stating "I think what we've done in 2013 and 2014 was wrong", and promising to cooperate fully with the investigation.{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/falcons--arthur-blank-on-crowd-noise---what-we-ve-done-----is-wrong-203120000.html|title=Falcons' Arthur Blank on crowd noise: 'What we've done ... is wrong'|author=Jay Busbee|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=3 February 2015}} The NFL fined the Falcons $350,000 and took away a fifth round draft pick in the 2016 draft as punishment.{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/03/atlanta_falcons_lose_2016_draf.html|title=Atlanta Falcons lose 2016 draft pick, fined $350,000 by NFL for Noisegate|publisher=Alabama Living|date=30 March 2015}}

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