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2017 Atlanta Falcons season

{{short description|52nd season in franchise history}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Atlanta Falcons

| year = 2017

| record = 10–6

| division_place = 3rd NFC South

| coach = Dan Quinn

| owner = Arthur Blank

| general manager = Thomas Dimitroff

| stadium = Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| playoffs = Won Wild Card Playoffs
(at Rams) 26–13
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Eagles) 10–15

| pro bowlers = WR Julio Jones
C Alex Mack
LB Deion Jones
S Keanu Neal

| uniform = File:Atlanta falcons unif 16.png

| shortnavlink = Falcons seasons

}}

The 2017 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 52nd in the National Football League (NFL), their first playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and their third under head coach Dan Quinn. They entered the season as the defending NFC champions and tried to defend their NFC title for a second consecutive trip to the Super Bowl after losing the previous year against the Patriots in Super Bowl LI after blowing a 28-3 lead. This was the Falcons' first year in Mercedes-Benz Stadium after spending the previous 25 seasons in the Georgia Dome, which was demolished on November 20, 2017. Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened as scheduled on August 26, 2017; however, its retractable roof system was incomplete. The roof of Mercedes-Benz Stadium remained in the closed position for most of the 2017 season, with the roof opened only during the September 17 game against the Green Bay Packers, as contractors continued to fully mechanize the roof.{{cite news|last1=Tucker|first1=Tim|title=Plan: Stadium roof will be closed for rest of Falcons season, open for one soccer game|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/plan-stadium-roof-will-closed-for-rest-falcons-season-open-for-one-soccer-game/eFcG6uolRi3qcGatIffwxL/|access-date=10 October 2017|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=6 October 2017}}

On December 13, 2017, Tommy Nobis, the first player drafted by the Falcons, died at the age of 74.{{cite news|title=Tommy Nobis, ‘Mr. Falcon,’ is dead at 74|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/football/tommy-nobis-falcon-dead/8uKW0SZQmnBtgPP6JVer6I/|access-date=14 December 2017|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=December 13, 2017}}

Despite the Falcons failing to improve on their 11–5 record from 2016 or defend their NFC South title, the team posted its first consecutive winning seasons and consecutive playoff berths since the 2012 season. The Falcons were the only NFC team from the 2016 playoffs to qualify for the 2017 playoffs. In the playoffs, the Falcons defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card Round, but lost against the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional Round despite being the first team to be favored over a number one seed in the Divisional Round.

As of 2024, this represents the most recent winning season and playoff appearance for the Falcons.

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Offseason

=Signings=

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Position

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Player

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Age

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| 2016 Team

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Contract

WRReginald Davis III25Atlanta Falcons3 years, $1.66 million
DEJack Crawford28Dallas Cowboys3 years, $8.8 million
DTDontari Poe26Kansas City Chiefs1 year, $8 million
SKemal Ishmael25Atlanta Falcons1 year, $2 million
WRAndre Roberts29Detroit Lions1 year, $1.8 million
LBLaRoy Reynolds26Atlanta Falcons1 year, $1.3 million
CBBlidi Wreh-Wilson27Atlanta Falcons1 year, $775,000
OGHugh Thornton25Indianapolis Colts1 year, $690,000

Draft

{{Main|2017 NFL draft}}

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|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| 2017 Atlanta Falcons Draft

style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Roundstyle="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Selectionstyle="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Playerstyle="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Positionstyle="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| College
1 || 26

|Takkarist McKinley|| DE || UCLA

3 || 75

|Duke Riley|| LB || LSU

4 || 136

|Sean Harlow || G || Oregon State

5 || 149

|Damontae Kazee || S || San Diego State

5 || 156

|Brian Hill || RB || Wyoming

5 || 174

|Eric Saubert || TE || Drake

=Undrafted free agents=

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|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"|2017 Atlanta Falcons Undrafted Free Agents

style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Positionstyle="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Playerstyle="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Collegestyle="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Notes
QBAlek TorgersenPennsylvania
FBTyler RenewThe Citadel
WRJosh MageeSouth Alabama
WRDeonte BurtonKansas State
CCam KeizurPortland State
TAndreas KnappeUConn
TRobert LeffAuburn
OLTravis AverillBoise State
OLWill FreemanSouthern Miss
DEJ.T. JonesMiami (OH)
DEChris OdomArkansas State
DEDarius EnglishSouth Carolina
DEGary Thompson Jr.Marshall
LBChristian TagoSan Jose State
LBJermaine GraceMiami
CBMarcelis BranchRobert Morris
SDeron WashingtonPittsburg State
SQuincy MaugerGeorgia
CBTaylor ReynoldsJames Madison

Staff

{{NFL final staff

|Year=2017

|TeamName=Atlanta Falcons

|Front Office=

|Head Coaches=

  • Head coach – Dan Quinn
  • Assistant head coach/passing game coordinator/wide receivers – Raheem Morris
  • Assistant to the head coach – Steve Scarnecchia

|Offensive Coaches=

|Defensive Coaches=

|Special Teams Coaches=

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

|Strength and Conditioning=

  • Athletic performance manager – A.J. Neibel
  • Head strength and conditioning – Jesse Ackerman
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jonas Beauchemin

}}

Final roster

{{NFL final roster

|Year=2017

|TeamName=Atlanta Falcons

|Active=53

|Inactive=7

|PS=10

|Quarterbacks=

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

{{NFLplayer| 8|Matt Schaub}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|40|Derrick Coleman|d=American football|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Tevin Coleman}}

{{NFLplayer|24|Devonta Freeman}}

{{NFLplayer|28|Terron Ward}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer|18|Taylor Gabriel}}

{{NFLplayer|17|Marvin Hall}}

{{NFLplayer|14|Justin Hardy}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Julio Jones}}

{{NFLplayer|19|Andre Roberts|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|12|Mohamed Sanu}}

{{NFLplayer|15|Nick Williams|d=wide receiver}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|81|Austin Hooper}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Eric Saubert|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Levine Toilolo}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|75|Jamil Douglas|G}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Ben Garland|G}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Sean Harlow|C|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Andy Levitre|G}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Alex Mack|C}}

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

{{NFLplayer|68|Austin Pasztor|T}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Ty Sambrailo|T}}

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

{{NFLplayer|71|Wes Schweitzer|G}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|99|Adrian Clayborn|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|97|Grady Jarrett|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|98|Takkarist McKinley|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|92|Dontari Poe|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Brooks Reed|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Derrick Shelby|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Ahtyba Rubin|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Courtney Upshaw|DE}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|44|Vic Beasley|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|59|De'Vondre Campbell|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Kemal Ishmael|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|45|Deion Jones|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|53|LaRoy Reynolds|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|42|Duke Riley|d=American football|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Sean Weatherspoon|OLB}}

|Defensive Backs=

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

{{NFLplayer|37|Ricardo Allen|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Damontae Kazee|rookie=y|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|35|Leon McFadden|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Keanu Neal|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Sharrod Neasman|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Brian Poole|d=American football|CB}}

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

{{NFLplayer|33|Blidi Wreh-Wilson|CB}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer| 5|Matt Bosher|P}}

{{NFLplayer| 3|Matt Bryant|K}}

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

|Reserve Lists=

{{NFLplayer|95|Jack Crawford|d=American football|DT|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|13|Devin Fuller|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Martin Ifedi|DE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Quincy Mauger|SS|rookie=y|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Jordan Tripp|MLB|IR}}

|Practice Squad=

{{NFLplayer|35|Marcelis Branch|FS|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Daniel Brunskill|G|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|39|Deante Burton|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|16|Reggie Davis|d=wide receiver|WR|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Alex Gray|d=sportsman, born 1991|TE|rookie=y|int=y}}

{{NFLplayer| 9|Garrett Grayson|QB}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Joey Ivie|DT|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|55|J. T. Jones|OLB|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|--|Trevor Knight|QB|rookie=y|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Joshua Perkins|TE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Terrence Magee|RB}}

{{NFLplayer|93|Tani Tupou|DT}}

}}

Preseason

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Venue

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| TV

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#fcc"

! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 10, 2017}}

| at Miami Dolphins

| L 20–23

| 0–1

| Hard Rock Stadium

| Justin Kutcher, Coy Wire, D.J. Shockley/Dick Stockton, Bob Griese, Nat Moore, Kim Bokamper

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017081056/2017/PRE1/falcons@dolphins Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 2

| August 20

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 13–17

| 0–2

| Heinz Field

| Justin Kutcher, Coy Wire, D.J. Shockley/Bob Pompeani, Charlie Batch, Missi Matthews

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017082051/2017/PRE2/falcons@steelers Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 26, 2017}}

| Arizona Cardinals

| L 14–24

| 0–3

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| Dave Pasch, Ron Wolfley, Paul Gerke/Justin Kutcher, Coy Wire, D.J. Shockley

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017082651/2017/PRE3/cardinals@falcons Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 31, 2017}}

| Jacksonville Jaguars

| L 7–13

| 0–4

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| Brian Sexton, Mark Brunell, Brent Martineau/Justin Kutcher, Coy Wire, D.J. Shockley

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017083152/2017/PRE4/jaguars@falcons Recap]

Regular season

=Schedule=

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! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Venue

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Attendance

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| September 10

| at Chicago Bears

| W 23–17

| 1–0

| Soldier Field

| 61,857

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017091001/2017/REG1/falcons@bears Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 2

| September 17

| Green Bay Packers

| W 34–23

| 2–0

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| 70,826

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017091713/2017/REG2/packers@falcons Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| September 24

| at Detroit Lions

| W 30–26

| 3–0

| Ford Field

| 63,240

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017092404/2017/REG3/falcons@lions Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 4

| October 1

| Buffalo Bills

| L 17–23

| 3–1

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| 71,273

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017100101/2017/REG4/bills@falcons Recap]

5

| colspan=7| Bye

style="background:#fcc"

! 6

| October 15

| Miami Dolphins

| L 17–20

| 3–2

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| 70,593

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017101500/2017/REG6/dolphins@falcons Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 7

| October 22

| at New England Patriots

| L 7–23

| 3–3

| Gillette Stadium

| 65,878

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017102212/2017/REG7/falcons@patriots Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 8

| October 29

| at New York Jets

| W 25–20

| 4–3

| MetLife Stadium

| 77,562

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017102905/2017/REG8/falcons@jets Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 9

| November 5

| at Carolina Panthers

| L 17–20

| 4–4

| Bank of America Stadium

| 74,244

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017110500/2017/REG9/falcons@panthers Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 10

| November 12

| Dallas Cowboys

| W 27–7

| 5–4

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| 73,761

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017111209/2017/REG10/cowboys@falcons Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| {{dow tooltip|November 20, 2017}}

| at Seattle Seahawks

| W 34–31

| 6–4

| CenturyLink Field

| 69,026

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017112000/2017/REG11/falcons@seahawks Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 12

| November 26

| Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| W 34–20

| 7–4

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| 71,036

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017112600/2017/REG12/buccaneers@falcons Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 13

| December 3

| Minnesota Vikings

| L 9–14

| 7–5

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| 71,185

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017120300/2017/REG13/vikings@falcons Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 14

| {{dow tooltip|December 7, 2017}}

| New Orleans Saints

| W 20–17

| 8–5

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| 72,866

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017120700/2017/REG14/saints@falcons Recap]

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! 15

| {{dow tooltip|December 18, 2017}}

| at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| W 24–21

| 9–5

| Raymond James Stadium

| 62,382

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017121800/2017/REG15/falcons@buccaneers Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 16

| December 24

| at New Orleans Saints

| L 13–23

| 9–6

| Mercedes-Benz Superdome

| 73,188

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017122405/2017/REG16/falcons@saints Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 17

| December 31

| Carolina Panthers

| W 22–10

| 10–6

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium

| 74,141

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017123100/2017/REG17/panthers@falcons Recap]

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

=Game summaries=

==Week 1: at Chicago Bears==

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|title=Week 1: Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears – Game summary

|date=September 10

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Falcons

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

|home=Bears

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

|stadium=Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

|attendance=61,857

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

|referee=Jeff Triplette

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, and Pam Oliver

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017091001/2017/REG1/falcons@bears Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57236/CHI_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 48-yard field goal, 8:01. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 7:04.

Second quarter

  • CHI – Connor Barth 54-yard field goal, 15:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:24.
  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 5-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 4:34. Falcons 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:59.
  • CHI – Jordan Howard 4-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 0:20. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:15.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 2:15. Falcons 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:29.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Austin Hooper 88-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 12:10. Falcons 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, 0:59.
  • CHI – Tarik Cohen 19-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Connor Barth kick), 7:33. Falcons 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:29.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 37-yard field goal, 3:29. Falcons 23–17. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:02.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

}}

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

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|title=Week 2: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=September 17

|time=8:30 p.m. EDT

|road=Packers

|R1=7|R2=0|R3=3|R4=13

|home=Falcons

|H1=7|H2=17|H3=10|H4=0

|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=70,826

|weather={{convert|78|F|C}}, clear — retractable roof open

|referee=Walt Anderson

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, and Michele Tafoya

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017091713/2017/REG2/packers@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57264/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 2-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 11:14. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:12.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 51-yard field goal, 3:27. Falcons 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:53.
  • ATL – Tevin Coleman 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:24. Falcons 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:28.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Desmond Trufant fumble recovery 15-yard run, 14:17. Falcons 31–7.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 28-yard field goal, 9:37. Falcons 31–10. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:31.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 53-yard field goal, 4:25. Falcons 34–10. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:14.

Fourth quarter

  • GB – Davante Adams 33-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, 12:50. Falcons 34–16. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:37.
  • GB – Ty Montgomery 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 5:54. Falcons 34–23. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:44.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

}}

In their home opener, the Falcons hosted the Green Bay Packers in a rematch of the 2016 NFC Championship Game. This was the first regular season game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Despite prior reports that the roof would be closed for the game, Falcons owner Arthur Blank elected to open the roof if weather permitted, marking the first time since the 1991 season, the team's final season at their original home of Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, that the Falcons played a home game in Atlanta under open air.{{cite web|last1=Tucker|first1=Tim|title=Falcons plan to open roof for home opener if weather cooperates|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/falcons-plan-open-roof-for-home-opener-weather-cooperates/qCexvumOwrWkkNRs2g7YQO/|publisher=AJC|access-date=10 September 2017}} The Falcons controlled most of the game, went up by as much as 24, and won 34–23. They were led by Devonta Freeman (19 rushes, 84 yards, 2 TD) and Julio Jones (108 yards, 5 receptions). The 2017 Falcons became only the fourth team in NFL history to start 2–0 after they lost the Super Bowl the previous year.

==Week 3: at Detroit Lions==

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|title=Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions – Game summary

|date=September 24

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Falcons

|R1=7|R2=13|R3=3|R4=7

|home=Lions

|H1=0|H2=13|H3=10|H4=3

|stadium=Ford Field, Detroit Michigan

|attendance=63,240

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Walt Coleman

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, and Laura Okmin

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017092404/2017/REG3/falcons@lions Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57271/DET_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • ATL – Mohamed Sanu pass from Matt Ryan for 4 yards. (Matt Bryant kick). Falcons 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:43/

Second quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 36 yard field goal. Falcons 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:36.
  • DET – Matt Prater 55 yard field goal. Falcons 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:24.
  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 1 yard rush. (Matt Bryant kick). Falcons 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:27.
  • DET – Matt Prater 40 yard field goal. Falcons 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:10.
  • DET – Glover Quin 37 yard interception return. (Matt Prater kick). Falcons 17–13. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:09.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 48 yard field goal. Falcons 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 1:10.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 40 yard field goal. Falcons 23–13. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:55.
  • DET – Golden Tate pass from Matthew Stafford for 11 yards. (Matt Prater kick). Falcons 23–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:46.
  • DET – Matt Prater 35 yard field goal. Tied 23–23. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:20.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Taylor Gabriel pass from Matt Ryan for 40 yards. (Matt Bryant kick). Falcons 30–23. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:34.
  • DET – Matt Prater 57 yard field goal. Falcons 30–26. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:02.

|stats=

Top passers

  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/35, 294 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
  • DET – Matthew Stafford – 25/45, 264 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman – 21 rushes, 106 yards, TD
  • DET – Ameer Abdullah – 14 rushes, 47 yards.

Top receivers

  • ATL – Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 91 yards
  • DET – T. J. Jones – 3 receptions, 63 yards

}}

==Week 4: vs. Buffalo Bills==

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|title=Week 4: Buffalo Bills at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=October 1

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Bills

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=7|R4=9

|home=Falcons

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

|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=71,273

|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)

|referee=Terry McAulay

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, and Jamie Erdahl

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017100101/2017/REG4/bills@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57284/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • Tre'Davious White 52 yard fumble return, 10:55 (Stephen Hauschka kick). Bills 14–10.

Fourth quarter

  • Stephen Hauschka 24–yard field goal, 12:00. Bills 17–10. Drive: 19 plays, 82 yards, 11:20.
  • Justin Hardy 3–yard pass from Matt Ryan, 7:00 (Matt Bryant kick). Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:00.
  • Stephen Hauschka 56–yard field goal, 4:44. Bills 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:16.
  • Stephen Hauschka 55–yard field goal, 3:06. Bills 23–17. Drive: 4 plays, −2 yards, 0:21.

|stats=

Top passers

  • BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 12/20, 182 yards, TD
  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/42, 242 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • BUF – Charles Clay – 5 receptions, 112 yards
  • ATL – Tevin Coleman – 4 receptions, 65 yards

}}

==Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 6: Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=October 15

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Dolphins

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

|home=Falcons

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

|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=70,593

|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)

|referee=John Hussey

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, and Jamie Erdahl

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017101500/2017/REG6/dolphins@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57313/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 9:41. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:19.
  • ATL – Marvin Hall 40-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 1:51. Falcons 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:49.

Second quarter

  • ATL – Tevin Coleman 6-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 5:29. Falcons 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:23

Third quarter

  • MIA – Kenny Stills 11-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Cody Parkey kick), 6:17. Falcons 17–7. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:43.
  • MIA – Jarvis Landry 7-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Cody Parkey kick), 1:32. Falcons 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:30.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Cody Parkey 49-yard field goal, 8:43. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 3:08.
  • MIA – Cody Parkey 38-yard field goal, 2:30. Dolphins 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:30.

|stats=

Top passers

  • MIA – Jay Cutler – 19/33, 151 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/35, 248 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • MIA – Jarvis Landry – 8 receptions, 62 yards, TD
  • ATL – Austin Hooper – 7 receptions, 48 yards

}}

==Week 7: at New England Patriots==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots – Game summary

|date=October 22

|time=8:30 p.m. EDT

|road=Falcons

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

|home=Patriots

|H1=0|H2=17|H3=3|H4=3

|stadium=Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

|attendance=65,878

|weather={{convert|56|F|C}}, cloudy, fog started developing in 2nd quarter

|referee=Gene Steratore

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, and Michele Tafoya

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017102212/2017/REG7/falcons@patriots Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57339/NE_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • NE – Brandin Cooks 11-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:26. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:39.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 4:42. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yard, 6:37.
  • NE – James White 2-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:21. Patriots 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:34.

Third quarter

  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 21-yard field goal, 4:12. Patriots 20–0. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards,6:23.

Fourth quarter

  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 38-yard field goal, 9:15. Patriots 23–0. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:17.
  • ATL – Julio Jones 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:09. Patriots 23–7. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:06.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

}}

In a rematch of Super Bowl LI eight months later, the Falcons were trying to avenge their historic defeat, where they blew a 28-3 lead and lost in overtime, however Atlanta lost the rematch 23-7, in a game dominated by fog in the Foxboro area in the second half.

==Week 8: at New York Jets==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at New York Jets – Game summary

|date=October 29

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Falcons

|R1=7|R2=6|R3=3|R4=9

|home=Jets

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=0|H4=3

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=77,562

|weather={{convert|63|F|C}}, rain

|referee=Craig Wrolstad

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Sam Rosen, Ronde Barber, and Kristina Pink

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017102905/2017/REG8/falcons@jets Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57347/NYJ_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYJ – Chandler Catanzaro 43-yard field goal, 14:03. Jets 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:10.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 23-yard field goal, 8:06. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:57.
  • NYJ – Robby Anderson 24-yard pass from Josh McCown (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 2:26. Jets 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:37.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 2:26.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 37-yard field goal, 5:12. Jets 17–16. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:04.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Mohamed Sanu 8-yard pass from Matt Ryan (run failed), 12:22. Falcons 22–17. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:55.
  • NYJ – Chandler Catanzaro 46-yard field goal, 8:42. Falcons 22–20. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:40.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 29-yard field goal, 5:19. Falcons 25–20. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:23.

|stats=

Top passers

  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 18/29, 254 yards, 2 TD
  • NYJ – Josh McCown – 26/33, 257 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ATL – Mohamed Sanu – 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD
  • NYJ – Robby Anderson – 6 receptions, 104 yards, TD

}}

==Week 9: at Carolina Panthers==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 9: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

|date=November 5

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Falcons

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

|home=Panthers

|H1=0|H2=14|H3=6|H4=0

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

|attendance=74,244

|weather={{convert|61|F|C}}, cloudy

|referee=Tony Corrente

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, and Mike Pereira

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017110500/2017/REG9/falcons@panthers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57355/CAR_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 53-yard field goal, 12:16. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:44.
  • ATL – Mohamed Sanu 6-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:30. Falcons 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:38.

Second quarter

  • CAR – Christian McCaffrey 4-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 1:55. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:35.
  • CAR – Cam Newton 9-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 0:23. Panthers 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 0:52.

Third quarter

  • CAR – Graham Gano 31-yard field goal, 9:03. Panthers 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:57.
  • CAR – Graham Gano 45-yard field goal, 1:38. Panthers 20–10. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:48.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Tevin Coleman 19-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:25. Panthers 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:01.

|stats=

Top passers

  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/38, 313 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • CAR – Cam Newton – 13/24, 137 yards

Top rushers

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman – 11 rushes, 46 yards
  • CAR – Cam Newton – 9 rushes, 86 yards, TD

Top receivers

}}

==Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 10: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=November 12

|time=4:25 p.m. EST

|road=Cowboys

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

|home=Falcons

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

|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=73,761

|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)

|referee=Ed Hochuli

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, and Mike Pereira

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017111209/2017/REG10/cowboys@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57377/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • DAL – Dak Prescott 11-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 6:19. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:30.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 6:19.

Second quarter

  • ATL – Tevin Coleman 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:31. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:25.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Justin Hardy 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:26. Falcons 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:34.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Austin Hooper 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 13:48. Falcons 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:41.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 29-yard field goal, 8:28. Falcons 27–7. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:55.

|stats=

Top passers

  • DAL – Dak Prescott – 20/30, 176 yards
  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 22/29, 215 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • DAL – Alfred Morris – 11 rushes, 53 yards
  • ATL – Tevin Coleman – 20 rushes, 83 yards, TD

Top receivers

}}

In the Falcons' victory, Adrian Clayborn set a new franchise record of six sacks in one game, breaking the previous record of five sacks.

==Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|November 20, 2017}}

|time=8:30 p.m. EST/5:30 p.m. PST

|road=Falcons

|R1=14|R2=10|R3=7|R4=3

|home=Seahawks

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=6|H4=8

|stadium=CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

|attendance=69,026

|weather={{convert|45|F|C}}, cloudy

|referee=Carl Cheffers

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden, and Lisa Salters

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017112000/2017/REG11/falcons@seahawks Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57393/SEA_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ATL – Adrian Clayborn 10-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), . Falcons 21–7.
  • SEA – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 8:11. Falcons 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:53.
  • SEA – Russell Wilson 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 5:21. Falcons 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 2:50.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 1:06. Falcons 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:15.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Blair Walsh 37-yard field goal, 11:21. Falcons 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:39.
  • ATL – Levine Toilolo 25-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 7:24. Falcons 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:57.
  • SEA – Blair Walsh 46-yard field goal, 1:40. Falcons 31–23. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:44.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 19-yard field goal, 3:49. Falcons 34–23. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:08.
  • SEA – Doug Baldwin 29-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Russell Wilson–Jimmy Graham pass), 3:00. Falcons 34–31. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:49.

|stats=

Top passers

  • ARI – Matt Ryan – 19/27, 195 yards, 2 TD
  • SEA – Russell Wilson – 26/42, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Tevin Coleman – 20 rushes, 43 yards, TD
  • SEA – Russell Wilson – 7 rushes, 86 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Julio Jones – 5 receptions, 71 yards
  • SEA – Jimmy Graham – 7 receptions, 58 yards, TD

}}

==Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons 90thru03|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 12: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=November 26

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Buccaneers

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

|home=Falcons

|H1=3|H2=17|H3=7|H4=7

|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=71,036

|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)

|referee=Jeff Triplette

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth, and Shannon Spake

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017112600/2017/REG12/buccaneers@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57397/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • TB – Patrick Murray 36-yard field goal, 9:45. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:15.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 49-yard field goal, 3:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 43 yards, 5:55.

Second quarter

  • ATL – Julio Jones 51-yard pass from Mohamed Sanu (Matt Bryant kick), 12:36. Falcons 10–3. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:23.
  • ATL – Julio Jones 25-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 7:26. Falcons 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:12.
  • TB – Patrick Murray 27-yard field goal, 1:36. Falcons 17–6. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 5:50.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 20–6. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:36.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Tevin Coleman 3-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 10:04. Falcons 27–6. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:56.
  • TB – Peyton Barber 2-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 6:07. Falcons 27–13. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.

Fourth quarter

  • TB – Peyton Barber 1-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 13:47. Falcons 27–20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:39.
  • ATL – Tevin Coleman 14-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:53. Falcons 34–20. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:12.

|stats=

Top passers

  • TB – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 27/44, 283 yards
  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 26/35, 317 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • TB – Doug Martin – 7 rushes, 33 yards
  • ATL – Tevin Coleman – 19 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • TB – DeSean Jackson – 8 receptions, 60 yards
  • ATL – Julio Jones – 12 receptions, 253 yards, 2 TD

}}

==Week 13: vs. Minnesota Vikings==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 13: Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=December 3

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Vikings

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

|home=Falcons

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

|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=71,185

|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)

|referee=Brad Allen

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, and Pam Oliver

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017120300/2017/REG13/vikings@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57411/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 38-yard field goal, 5:24. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 7:24.

Second quarter

  • MIN – Jerick McKinnon 2-yard pass from Case Keenum (Kai Forbath kick), 10:01. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:04.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 36-yard field goal, 5:47. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:14.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 47-yard field goal, 11:57. Falcons 9–7. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:03.

Fourth quarter

  • MIN – Kyle Rudolph 6-yard pass from Case Keenum (Kai Forbath kick), 14:56. Vikings 14–9. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 8:15.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

}}

==Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 14: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|December 7, 2017}}

|time=8:25 p.m. EST

|road=Saints

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

|home=Falcons

|H1=3|H2=7|H3=0|H4=10

|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=72,866

|weather=Played indoor (retractable roof closed)

|referee=Clete Blakeman

|TV=NBC/NFLN/Amazon Video

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, and Heather Cox

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017120700/2017/REG14/saints@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57426/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • NO – Wil Lutz 34-yard field goal, 9:50. Saints 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:10.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 5:33. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:17.

Second quarter

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 4:29. Falcons 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 8:27.
  • NO – Tommylee Lewis 26-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 1:53. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:36.

Third quarter

  • NO – Michael Thomas 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 13:10. Saints 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:36.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Mohamed Sanu 8-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 9:55. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 7:06.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 52-yard field goal, 3:49. Falcons 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:57.

|stats=

Top passers

  • NO – Drew Brees – 26/35, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 15/27, 221 yards, TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • NO – Mark Ingram II – 12 rushes, 49 yards
  • ATL – Devonta Freeman – 24 rushes, 91 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NO – Michael Thomas – 10 receptions, 117 yards, TD
  • ATL – Mohamed Sanu – 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD

}}

==Week 15: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 15: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|December 18, 2017}}

|time=8:30 p.m. EST

|road=Falcons

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

|home=Buccaneers

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

|stadium=Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

|attendance=62,382

|weather={{convert|71|F|C}}, clear

|referee=John Hussey

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden, and Lisa Salters

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017121800/2017/REG15/falcons@buccaneers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57457/TB_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ATL – Levine Toilolo fumble recovery in the end zone (Matt Bryant kick), 12:56. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:56.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 57-yard field goal, 3:12. Falcons 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:18.

Third quarter

  • TB – Mike Evans 42-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Patrick Murray kick), 8:31. Falcons 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:28.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 32-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 7:58. Falcons 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:23.
  • TB – Adam Humphries 16-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Patrick Murray kick), 4:07. Falcons 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:51.

|stats=

Top passers

  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 17/31, 212 yards, TD
  • TB – Jameis Winston – 27/35, 299 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman – 22 rushes, 126 yards, TD
  • TB – Peyton Barber – 13 rushes, 53 yards

Top receivers

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman – 5 receptions, 68 yards
  • TB – Mike Evans – 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD

}}

The win eliminated Green Bay from postseason contention.

==Week 16: at New Orleans Saints==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 16: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

|date=December 24

|time=1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Falcons

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

|home=Saints

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

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

|attendance=73,188

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Pete Morelli

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, and Pam Oliver

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017122405/2017/REG16/falcons@saints Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57465/NO_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • NO – Wil Lutz 40-yard field goal, 7:31. Saints 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:04.

Second quarter

  • NO – Wil Lutz 29-yard field goal, 1:19. Saints 6–0. Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 8:21.
  • NO – Ted Ginn Jr. 54-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 0:14. Saints 13–0. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:36.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 37-yard field goal, 9:34. Saints 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:23.
  • NO – Mark Ingram II 26-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 2:52. Saints 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 2:01.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 48-yard field goal, 10:18. Saints 20–6. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:06.
  • NO – Wil Lutz 45-yard field goal, 3:38. Saints 23–6. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:22.
  • ATL – Tevin Coleman 14-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 2:40. Saints 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 0:58.

|stats=

Top passers

  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 22/36, 288 yards, TD, INT
  • NO – Drew Brees – 21/28, 239 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman – 11 rushes, 36 yards
  • NO – Mark Ingram II – 13 rushes, 44 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ATL – Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 149 yards
  • NO – Ted Ginn Jr. – 4 receptions, 76 yards, TD

}}

==Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 17: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date=December 31

|time=4:25 p.m. EST

|road=Panthers

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

|home=Falcons

|H1=7|H2=0|H3=6|H4=9

|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance=74,141

|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)

|referee=Bill Vinovich

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, and Mike Pereira

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017123100/2017/REG17/panthers@falcons Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57474/ATL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 30-yard field goal, 6:35. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:55.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 42-yard field goal, 3:49. Falcons 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:00.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 30-yard field goal, 14:15. Falcons 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:26.
  • CAR – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 10:38. Falcons 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:37.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 56-yard field goal, 6:43. Falcons 19–10. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:57.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 33-yard field goal, 2:31. Falcons 22–10. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:41.

|stats=

Top passers

  • CAR – Cam Newton – 14/34, 180 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 28/45, 317 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • CAR – Cam Newton – 11 rushes, 59 yards
  • ATL – Tevin Coleman – 11 rushes, 23 yards
  • ATL – Devonta Freeman – 11 rushes, 23 yards

Top receivers

  • CAR – Devin Funchess – 2 receptions, 48 yards, TD
  • ATL – Devonta Freeman – 9 receptions, 85 yards, TD

}}

=Standings=

==Division==

{{2017 NFC South standings|team=ATL}}

==Conference==

{{2017 NFC standings|team=ATL}}

Postseason

{{see also|2017–18 NFL playoffs}}

=Schedule=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Round

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Opponent (seed)

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Venue

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#cfc"

! Wild Card

| {{dow tooltip|January 6, 2018|df=F j, Y}}

| at Los Angeles Rams (3)

| W 26–13

| 1–0

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018010601/2017/POST18/falcons@rams Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! Divisional

| {{dow tooltip|January 13, 2018|df=F j, Y}}

| at Philadelphia Eagles (1)

| L 10–15

| 1–1

| Lincoln Financial Field

| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018011300/2017/POST19/falcons@eagles Recap]

=Game summaries=

==NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Los Angeles Rams==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) Atlanta Falcons at (3) Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|January 6, 2018|df=F j, Y}}

|time=8:15 p.m. EST/5:15 p.m. PST

|road=Falcons

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

|home=Rams

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

|stadium=Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

|attendance=74,300

|weather={{convert|62|F|C}}, cloudy

|referee=Ed Hochuli

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018010601/2017/POST18/falcons@rams Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57491/LA_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 29-yard field goal, 7:13. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:27.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 51-yard field goal, 1:23. Falcons 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:12.

Second quarter

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 3-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 11:34. Falcons 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:41.
  • LAR – Cooper Kupp 14-yard pass from Jared Goff (Sam Ficken kick), 2:34. Falcons 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:05.
  • LAR – Sam Ficken 35-yard field goal, 0:03. Falcons 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 25-yard field goal, 6:45. Falcons 16–10. Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 8:15.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 54-yard field goal, 0:19. Falcons 19–10. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:52.

Fourth quarter

  • LAR – Sam Ficken 32-yard field goal, 10:49. Falcons 19–13. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:30.
  • ATL – Julio Jones 8-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:48. Falcons 26–13. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 5:01.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

}}

==NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Philadelphia Eagles==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=2017|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=NFC Divisional Playoffs: (6) Atlanta Falcons at (1) Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|January 13, 2018|df=F j, Y}}

|time=4:35 p.m. EST

|road=Falcons

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

|home=Eagles

|H1=0|H2=9|H3=3|H4=3

|stadium=Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|attendance=69,596

|weather={{convert|32|F|C}}, sunny

|referee=Bill Vinovich

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018011300/2017/POST19/falcons@eagles Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57494/PHI_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 33-yard field goal, 9:05. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:32.

Second quarter

  • PHI – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (kick failed), 10:28. Eagles 6–3. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:44.
  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 6-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:41. Falcons 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:50.
  • PHI – Jake Elliott 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 10–9. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 0:46.

Third quarter

  • PHI – Jake Elliott 37-yard field goal, 0:11. Eagles 12–10. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:42.

Fourth quarter

  • PHI – Jake Elliott 21-yard field goal, 6:02. Eagles 15–10. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:57.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.atlantafalcons.com}}

{{Atlanta Falcons}}

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