2016 Atlanta Falcons
The 2016 Atlanta Falcons went 11–5, finishing 1st in the NFC South, and lost the Super Bowl. They scored 540 points and allowed 406.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 540–406
- NFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Super Bowl
Where the season ranked
They scored 540 points, the most among the 32 teams, and allowed 406, the sixth-most. Their point differential was +134.
How the season unfolded
The Falcons started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 2 to Week 5.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 42–14 over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 14 (December 11, 2016).
Their heaviest loss was 24–15 to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 10 (November 13, 2016).
They scored a season-high 48 points against the Carolina Panthers in Week 4 (October 2, 2016), winning 48–33.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–4.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 0–2 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC South, sweeping the Saints and the Panthers and splitting with the Buccaneers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Seattle Seahawks 36–20 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they beat the Green Bay Packers 44–21 at home.
They lost Super Bowl LI to the New England Patriots, 34–28.
Before and after
That was a three-win improvement on 2015, when they went 8–8.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2012.
In 2017, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.
2016 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2016 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 24–31 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2016 | at Oakland Raiders | W 35–28 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2016 | at New Orleans Saints | W 45–32 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2016 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 48–33 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2016 | at Denver Broncos | W 23–16 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2016 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 24–26 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2016 | vs San Diego Chargers | L 30–33 (OT) |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2016 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 33–32 |
| Week 9 | Nov 3, 2016 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 43–28 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2016 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 15–24 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2016 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 38–19 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2016 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | L 28–29 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2016 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 42–14 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2016 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 41–13 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2016 | at Carolina Panthers | W 33–16 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2017 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 38–32 |
| Divisional | Jan 14, 2017 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 36–20 |
| Conference championship | Jan 22, 2017 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 44–21 |
| Super Bowl | Feb 5, 2017 | vs New England Patriots | L 28–34 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2016 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.