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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL seasonβ†—

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2021 Atlanta FalconsW2021 Atlanta Falcons↗

NFL Β· NFC South Β· 7–10 (.412) Β· 3rd in division Β· PF 313 Β· PA 459 Β· Coach Arthur Smith

Team leaders

Efficiency (EPA)

OffenseDefense
Plays9981107
EPA per play-0.10+0.08
Pass EPA per play-0.07+0.14
Rush EPA per play-0.15+0.01
Success rate40.4%48.5%
Pass rate61.5%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play +0.01, success rate 44.3%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (17 games)

DateWkOpponentResultRecordStadiumAtt.
2021-09-121vs Philadelphia EaglesL 6–320–1Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2021-09-192@ Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 25–480–2Raymond James Stadium
2021-09-263@ New York GiantsW 17–141–2MetLife Stadium
2021-10-034vs Washington Football TeamL 30–341–3Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2021-10-105vs New York JetsW 27–202–3Tottenham Stadium
2021-10-247@ Miami DolphinsW 30–283–3Hard Rock Stadium
2021-10-318vs Carolina PanthersL 13–193–4Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2021-11-079@ New Orleans SaintsW 27–254–4Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2021-11-1410@ Dallas CowboysL 3–434–5AT&T Stadium
2021-11-1811vs New England PatriotsL 0–254–6Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2021-11-2812@ Jacksonville JaguarsW 21–145–6TIAA Bank Stadium
2021-12-0513vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 17–305–7Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2021-12-1214@ Carolina PanthersW 29–216–7Bank of America Stadium
2021-12-1915@ San Francisco 49ersL 13–316–8Levi's Stadium
2021-12-2616vs Detroit LionsW 20–167–8Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2022-01-0217@ Buffalo BillsL 15–297–9New Era Field
2022-01-0918vs New Orleans SaintsL 20–307–10Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Roster (90)

#PlayerPosHtWtCollegeExpStatus
2Matt RyanQB6-4220Boston College13ACT
5AJ McCarronQB6-3220Alabama7RES
12Matt BarkleyQB6-2227USC8DEV
15Feleipe FranksQB6-6228Arkansas0ACT
16Josh RosenQB6-4215UCLA3INA
28Mike DavisRB5-9223South Carolina6ACT
30Qadree OllisonRB6-1232Pittsburgh2ACT
40Keith SmithRB6-0240San Jose State7ACT
42Caleb HuntleyRB5-10229Ball State0DEV
84Cordarrelle PattersonRB6-2220Tennessee; Hutchinson CC8ACT
4Tajae SharpeWR6-4194UMass Amherst5ACT
9Marvin HallWR5-10190Washington5CUT
13Christian BlakeWR6-1181Northern Illinois3ACT
14Russell GageWR6-0184LSU3ACT
17Olamide ZaccheausWR5-8194Virginia2ACT
18Calvin RidleyWR6-1190Alabama3RES
82Chad HansenWR6-2202California; Idaho State4DEV
82Austin TrammellWR5-10185Rice0ACT
83Trevor DavisWR6-1188California; Hawaii5CUT
86Antonio NunnWR5-11200Buffalo0CUT
88Frank DarbyWR6-1200Arizona State0INA
8Kyle PittsTE6-6250Florida0ACT
46Parker HesseTE6-3251Iowa2ACT
80Ryan BeckerTE6-5248SMU1CUT
81Hayden HurstTE6-4245South Carolina3ACT
85Lee SmithTE6-6265Marshall; Tennessee10ACT
87Jaeden GrahamTE6-4250Yale3RES
89John RaineTE6-2241Northwestern0DEV
3Cornell ArmstrongDB6-0185Southern Mississippi3DEV
20Kendall SheffieldDB5-10212Ohio State; Blinn College; Alabama2ACT
21Duron HarmonDB6-0205Rutgers8ACT
22Fabian MoreauDB6-0204UCLA4ACT
23Erik HarrisDB6-2225California (PA)5RES
24A.J. TerrellDB6-1200Clemson1ACT
26Isaiah OliverDB6-0202Colorado3RES
27Richie GrantDB6-0204UCF0ACT
32Jaylinn HawkinsDB6-1208California1ACT
33Luther KirkDB6-2195Illinois State1DEV
34Darren HallDB6-0190San Diego State0ACT
35Avery WilliamsDB5-9195Boise State0ACT
36Shawn WilliamsDB6-0212Georgia8ACT
38Lafayette PittsDB5-11195Pittsburgh5DEV
41J.R. PaceDB6-1210Northwestern0CUT
42Will SunderlandDB6-4196Troy; Oklahoma1DEV
50John CominskyDL6-5285Charleston2INA
90Marlon DavidsonDL6-3303Auburn1ACT
91Nick ThurmanDL6-4305Houston3DEV
93Zac DaweDL6-4271Brigham Young0CUT
94Deadrin SenatDL6-1305University of South Florida3CUT
94Anthony RushDL6-5350UAB; Booneville JC (MS)2ACT
95Ta'Quon GrahamDL6-4300Texas0ACT
96Tyeler DavisonDL6-2310Fresno State6INA
97Grady JarrettDL6-1294Clemson6ACT
98Mike PennelDL6-4330Colorado State (Pueblo); Arizona State; Scottsdale CC7ACT
99Jonathan BullardDL6-3290Florida5RES
7Younghoe KooK5-10195Georgia Southern4ACT
3Mykal WalkerLB6-3230Fresno State1ACT
6Dante Fowler Jr.LB6-3264Florida6ACT
45Deion JonesLB6-1222LSU5ACT
48Dorian EtheridgeLB6-3230Louisville0DEV
51Brandon CopelandLB6-3263Penn8ACT
52Emmanuel EllerbeeLB6-1235Rice3RES
53Daren BatesLB5-11225Auburn8ACT
53Rashad SmithLB6-1220Florida Atlantic1DEV
53Erroll ThompsonLB6-0245Mississippi State0CUT
54Foye OluokunLB6-2229Yale3ACT
55Steven MeansLB6-3263Buffalo8ACT
56Quinton BellLB6-4258Prairie View A&M2DEV
58Jordan BrailfordLB6-3252Oklahoma State2DEV
59George ObinnaLB6-3240Sacramento State1DEV
92Adetokunbo OgundejiLB6-4251Notre Dame0ACT
93James VaughtersLB6-2255Stanford6INA
47Josh HarrisLS6-1224Auburn9ACT
61Matt HennessyOL6-4295Temple1ACT
63Chris LindstromOL6-4310Boston College2ACT
64Ryan NeuzilOL6-3305Appalachian State0DEV
65Joe SculthorpeOL6-3307N.C. State0DEV
66Colby GossettOL6-5311Appalachian State3ACT
67Drew DalmanOL6-3300Stanford0ACT
68Josh AndrewsOL6-2298Oregon State7ACT
68Bryan WitzmannOL6-7320South Dakota State7CUT
69Jason SpriggsOL6-6301Indiana5RES
70Jake MatthewsOL6-5309Texas A&M7ACT
71Rick LeonardOL6-7311Florida State3ACT
72Willie BeaversOL6-5324Western Michigan5DEV
73Matt GonoOL6-4305Wesley3RES
76Kaleb McGaryOL6-6330Washington2ACT
77Jalen MayfieldOL6-5320Michigan0INA
9Dom MaggioP6-3190Wake Forest1DEV
19Thomas MorsteadP6-4225SMU12ACT
Depth chart, week 19
Snap counts, regular season (70 players)
PlayerPosGOffOff%DefDef%STST%
Chris LindstromG17103798%00%6115%
Jake MatthewsT17103298%00%6115%
Matt RyanQB17102397%00%00%
Jalen MayfieldG1699299%00%5714%
Matt HennessyC1799194%00%00%
Kaleb McGaryT16989100%00%5514%
Kyle PittsTE1777474%00%00%
Russell GageWR1461274%00%10%
Olamide ZaccheausWR1761058%00%12329%
Mike DavisRB1759456%00%10%
Tajae SharpeWR1551055%00%10%
Cordarrelle PattersonRB1647348%20%7518%
Hayden HurstTE1341050%00%93%
Lee SmithTE1631131%00%6015%
Calvin RidleyWR529986%00%00%
Keith SmithTE1725724%00%28467%
Parker HesseTE812327%00%5829%
Christian BlakeWR1611012%00%13032%
Jason SpriggsT159010%00%5414%
Colby GossettG147410%00%4914%
Qadree OllisonRB87015%00%6434%
Drew DalmanC17686%00%6115%
Wayne GallmanRB64613%00%3623%
Josh RosenQB42611%00%00%
Frank DarbyWR10204%00%12654%
Marvin HallWR21716%00%12%
Feleipe FranksQB9143%00%3616%
Foye OluokunLB1700%114998%41%
Duron HarmonSS1700%107292%6616%
Deion JonesLB1600%107198%20%
Fabian MoreauCB1600%103795%184%
A.J. TerrellCB1600%102493%6416%
Grady JarrettDT1700%86574%82%
Erik HarrisFS1200%70383%6922%
Steven MeansLB1400%69272%9427%
Adetokunbo OgundejiLB1600%52747%17744%
Dante Fowler Jr.LB1400%50954%21%
Jaylinn HawkinsFS1400%46250%21960%
Tyeler DavisonDT1200%35843%10%
Brandon CopelandLB1600%33931%17744%
Ta'Quon GrahamDE1300%31036%5718%
Darren HallCB1400%28229%10430%
Richie GrantSS1600%27525%32080%
Marlon DavidsonDT1100%27034%5017%
Anthony RushDT1000%25136%4318%
Mike PennelNT1000%25036%229%
Jonathan BullardDE900%22437%3917%
James VaughtersLB1000%21130%8936%
Mykal WalkerLB1700%19316%31073%
Shawn WilliamsSS600%16338%8862%
Isaiah OliverCB400%16159%4038%
T.J. GreenCB600%12230%4226%
Avery WilliamsCB1500%12111%27273%
Jacob Tuioti-MarinerLB600%7318%7850%
Chris WilliamsonCB500%5516%2419%
Kendall SheffieldCB900%528%6228%
Nick ThurmanDE100%1722%00%
John CominskyDT400%135%4852%
Emmanuel EllerbeeLB400%93%5456%
Daren BatesLB700%81%9454%
Josh HarrisLS1700%00%12730%
Younghoe KooK1700%00%11928%
Dorian EtheridgeLB700%00%10961%
Thomas MorsteadP700%00%4830%
Dustin ColquittP600%00%4730%
Cameron NizialekP400%00%4543%
Josh AndrewsG200%00%1018%
Rick LeonardT200%00%716%
Austin TrammellWR200%00%714%
Luther KirkDB100%00%526%
Biggest contracts on the books in 2021
PlayerPosSignedYrsValuePer yearGuaranteedCap%
Grady JarrettIDL20194$68.0M$17.0M$42.5M9.0%
Dante Fowler Jr.ED20203$45.0M$15.0M$29.0M7.6%
Jake MatthewsLT20185$72.5M$14.5M$41.4M8.2%
Deion JonesLB20194$57.0M$14.2M$34.0M7.6%
Desmond TrufantCB20175$68.8M$13.8M$42.0M8.2%
Devonta FreemanRB20175$41.2M$8.2M$22.0M4.9%
Kyle PittsTE20214$32.9M$8.2M$32.9M4.5%
Jamon BrownRG20193$18.2M$6.1M$12.8M3.2%
Dante Fowler Jr.ED20211$6.0M$6.0M$6.0M3.3%
James CarpenterLG20194$21.0M$5.2M$9.2M2.8%
Ty SambrailoRT20193$14.2M$4.8M$6.0M2.5%
Tyeler DavisonIDL20203$12.0M$4.0M$4.5M2.0%
Chris LindstromRG20194$14.7M$3.7M$14.7M2.0%
A.J. TerrellCB20204$14.3M$3.6M$14.3M1.8%
Matt GonoRT20211$3.4M$3.4M$01.9%
Cordarrelle PattersonWR20211$3.0M$3.0M$1.7M1.6%
Mike DavisRB20212$5.5M$2.8M$3.0M1.5%
Calvin RidleyWR20184$10.9M$2.7M$9.9M1.5%
Tyeler DavisonIDL20212$5.2M$2.6M$500,0001.4%
Kaleb McGaryRT20194$10.3M$2.6M$9.2M1.4%
Richie GrantS20214$8.3M$2.1M$5.1M1.1%
Lee SmithTE20211$1.8M$1.8M$1.8M1.0%
Marlon DavidsonIDL20204$6.9M$1.7M$4.1M0.9%
Keith SmithFB20203$4.4M$1.5M$2.0M0.7%
Erik HarrisS20211$1.4M$1.4M$600,0000.7%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2021 (3)
DateTrade
2021-03-17ATL β†’ BUF: 2022 round 7 pick 231 (conditional)
BUF β†’ ATL: Lee Smith
2021-04-30ATL β†’ DEN: 2021 round 2 pick 35, 2021 round 6 pick 219
DEN β†’ ATL: 2021 round 2 pick 40, 2021 round 4 pick 114
2021-06-09ATL β†’ TEN: Julio Jones, 2023 round 6 pick 186
TEN β†’ ATL: 2022 round 2 pick 58, 2023 round 4 pick 110 (conditional)
Injury reports (83)
WkPlayerPosInjuryGame statusPractice
1Brandon CopelandLBHamstringFull Participation in Practice
1Grady JarrettDTNot injury related - personal matterDid Not Participate In Practice
2Frank DarbyWRCalfOutDid Not Participate In Practice
3A.J. TerrellCBConcussionOutDid Not Participate In Practice
3Frank DarbyWRCalfOutDid Not Participate In Practice
3Russell GageWRAnkleOutDid Not Participate In Practice
4Marlon DavidsonDTAnkleOutDid Not Participate In Practice
4Russell GageWRAnkleOutDid Not Participate In Practice
4A.J. TerrellCBConcussionFull Participation in Practice
4Colby GossettGIllnessFull Participation in Practice
4Erik HarrisSBackFull Participation in Practice
4Frank DarbyWRCalfFull Participation in Practice
5Avery WilliamsCBHamstringDoubtfulDid Not Participate In Practice
5Calvin RidleyWRNot injury related - personal matterOutDid Not Participate In Practice
5Erik HarrisSCalfDoubtfulDid Not Participate In Practice
5Marlon DavidsonDTAnkleOutDid Not Participate In Practice
5Russell GageWRAnkleOutDid Not Participate In Practice
7Avery WilliamsCBHamstringDoubtfulLimited Participation in Practice
7Dante Fowler Jr.LBKneeOutDid Not Participate In Practice
7Jaylinn HawkinsSIllnessFull Participation in Practice
8A.J. TerrellCBConcussionFull Participation in Practice
8Avery WilliamsCBHamstringFull Participation in Practice
9Calvin RidleyWRNot injury related - personal matterOutDid Not Participate In Practice
9Jonathan BullardDTConcussionOutDid Not Participate In Practice
9Josh AndrewsGNot injury related - personal matterOut
9Russell GageWRGroinFull Participation in Practice
10John CominskyDEShoulderQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
10Jonathan BullardDEConcussionDoubtfulLimited Participation in Practice
10Kendall SheffieldCBHamstringOutDid Not Participate In Practice
10Lee SmithTEBackDoubtfulDid Not Participate In Practice
10Steven MeansLBKneeDoubtfulDid Not Participate In Practice
11Cordarrelle PattersonRBAnkleQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
11Daren BatesLBGroinOutDid Not Participate In Practice
11Hayden HurstTEAnkleOutDid Not Participate In Practice
11Jaylinn HawkinsSAnkleQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
11Kendall SheffieldCBHamstringOutDid Not Participate In Practice
11Jonathan BullardDEConcussionFull Participation in Practice
11Lee SmithTEBackFull Participation in Practice
12Cordarrelle PattersonRBAnkleQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
12Deion JonesLBShoulderQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
12Jonathan BullardDEAnkleOutDid Not Participate In Practice
12Kendall SheffieldCBHamstringOutDid Not Participate In Practice
12Jaylinn HawkinsSAnkleFull Participation in Practice
13Jonathan BullardDEAnkleOutDid Not Participate In Practice
13Cordarrelle PattersonRBNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
13Deion JonesLBShoulderFull Participation in Practice
13Grady JarrettDTNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
13Kendall SheffieldCBHamstringFull Participation in Practice
13Lee SmithTENot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
14Adetokunbo OgundejiLBAnkleQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
14Richie GrantSAnkleQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
14Chris LindstromGNot injury related - personal matterDid Not Participate In Practice
14Cordarrelle PattersonRBNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
14Fabian MoreauCBHamstringFull Participation in Practice
14Jonathan BullardDEAnkleFull Participation in Practice
14Lee SmithTENot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
14Wayne GallmanRBIllnessDid Not Participate In Practice
15Dante Fowler Jr.LBCalfQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
15Erik HarrisSChestOutDid Not Participate In Practice
15Adetokunbo OgundejiLBAnkleFull Participation in Practice
15Cordarrelle PattersonRBNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
15Grady JarrettDTNot injury related - resting playerLimited Participation in Practice
15Hayden HurstTEIllnessFull Participation in Practice
15Lee SmithTENot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
15Richie GrantSAnkleFull Participation in Practice
16Tajae SharpeWRFootDoubtfulDid Not Participate In Practice
16Avery WilliamsCBGroinLimited Participation in Practice
16Chris LindstromGNot injury related - personal matterDid Not Participate In Practice
16Cordarrelle PattersonRBNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
16Deion JonesLBIllnessFull Participation in Practice
16Lee SmithTENot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
16Tyeler DavisonDTIllnessFull Participation in Practice
17Fabian MoreauCBRibsDoubtfulDid Not Participate In Practice
17Cordarrelle PattersonRBNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
17Dante Fowler Jr.LBIllnessDid Not Participate In Practice
17Lee SmithTENot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
18Frank DarbyWRShoulderQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
18Jalen MayfieldGBackQuestionableDid Not Participate In Practice
18Kyle PittsTEHamstringQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
18Qadree OllisonRBQuadricepQuestionableLimited Participation in Practice
18Cordarrelle PattersonRBNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
18Fabian MoreauCBRibsFull Participation in Practice
18Lee SmithTENot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice