2004 Atlanta Falcons
The 2004 Atlanta Falcons went 11–5, finishing 1st in the NFC South, and lost the conference championship. They scored 340 points and allowed 337.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 340–337
- NFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 340 points, the 16th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 337, the 14th-fewest. Their point differential was +3.
How the season unfolded
The Falcons opened with four straight wins and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 1 to Week 4.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 47–17 over the St. Louis Rams in the Divisional round (January 15, 2005).
Their heaviest loss was 56–10 to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7 (October 24, 2004).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–2.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC South, sweeping the Panthers and splitting with the Buccaneers and the Saints.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the St. Louis Rams 47–17 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 27–10 on the road.
Before and after
That was a six-win improvement on 2003, when they went 5–11.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2002.
In 2005, they went 8–8 and missed the playoffs.
2004 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2004 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 21–19 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2004 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 34–17 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2004 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 6–3 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2004 | at Carolina Panthers | W 27–10 |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2004 | vs Detroit Lions | L 10–17 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2004 | vs San Diego Chargers | W 21–20 |
| Week 7 | Oct 24, 2004 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 10–56 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2004 | at Denver Broncos | W 41–28 |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2004 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 24–14 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2004 | at New York Giants | W 14–10 |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2004 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 24–21 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2004 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 0–27 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2004 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 35–10 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2004 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 34–31 (OT) |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2004 | at New Orleans Saints | L 13–26 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2005 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 26–28 |
| Divisional | Jan 15, 2005 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 47–17 |
| Conference championship | Jan 23, 2005 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–27 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2004 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.