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2019 Atlanta Falcons

The 2019 Atlanta Falcons went 7–9, finishing 3rd in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 381 points and allowed 399.

Record
7–9
Home
3–5
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
381–399
NFC South
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 381 points, the 13th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 399, the tenth-most. Their point differential was -18.

How the season unfolded

The Falcons started 1–3 and were 1–7 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 7–9.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 14 to Week 17.

Their longest losing streak was six games, from Week 3 to Week 8.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 29–3 over the Carolina Panthers in Week 11 (November 17, 2019).

Their heaviest loss was 37–10 to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 7 (October 20, 2019).

They scored a season-high 40 points against the Carolina Panthers in Week 14 (December 8, 2019), winning 40–20.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–4.

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 Saints and the Buccaneers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7, two games better than their record.

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2018, when they went 7–9.

In 2020, they went 4–12.

2019 schedule and results

2019 Atlanta Falcons · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2019at Minnesota VikingsL 12–28
Week 2Sep 15, 2019vs Philadelphia EaglesW 24–20
Week 3Sep 22, 2019at Indianapolis ColtsL 24–27
Week 4Sep 29, 2019vs Tennessee TitansL 10–24
Week 5Oct 6, 2019at Houston TexansL 32–53
Week 6Oct 13, 2019at Arizona CardinalsL 33–34
Week 7Oct 20, 2019vs Los Angeles RamsL 10–37
Week 8Oct 27, 2019vs Seattle SeahawksL 20–27
Week 10Nov 10, 2019at New Orleans SaintsW 26–9
Week 11Nov 17, 2019at Carolina PanthersW 29–3
Week 12Nov 24, 2019vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 22–35
Week 13Nov 28, 2019vs New Orleans SaintsL 18–26
Week 14Dec 8, 2019vs Carolina PanthersW 40–20
Week 15Dec 15, 2019at San Francisco 49ersW 29–22
Week 16Dec 22, 2019vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 24–12
Week 17Dec 29, 2019at Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 28–22 (OT)

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2019 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.