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Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders

Final · Kickoff

2016 Regular season · Week 2 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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ATLAtlanta Falcons35Away
OAKOakland Raiders28Home
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Falcons beat Raiders 35–28 in 2016 Week 2

The Atlanta Falcons beat the Oakland Raiders 35–28 on the road at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Week 2 of the 2016 regular season on September 18, 2016. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Falcons to 1–1 and dropped the Raiders to 1–1. The Falcons finished 2016 at 11–5 and lost Super Bowl LI. The Raiders finished 2016 at 12–4 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the Atlanta Falcons won 23–20 on October 14, 2012. When they met again, the Atlanta Falcons won 43–6 on November 29, 2020.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Falcons lead the series 4–1 after meeting No. 5 since 2000 Full series history

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