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2017 Atlanta Falcons season
2017 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Arthur Blank
General manager	Thomas Dimitroff
Head coach	Dan Quinn
Home field	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd NFC South
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs; (at Rams) 26–13; Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Eagles) 10–15
Pro Bowlers	WR Julio Jones; C Alex Mack; LB Deion Jones; S Keanu Neal
Uniform
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2017 Atlanta Falcons season

52nd season in franchise history

The 2017 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 52nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Dan Quinn. They entered the season as the defending NFC champions and tried to defend their NFC title for a second consecutive trip to the Super Bowl after losing the previous year against the Patriots in Super Bowl LI after blowing a 28-3 lead. This was the Falcons' first year in Mercedes-Benz Stadium after spending the previous 25 seasons in the Georgia Dome, which was demolished on November 20, 2017. Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened as scheduled on August 26, 2017; however, its retractable roof system was incomplete. The roof of Mercedes-Benz Stadium remained in the closed position for most of the 2017 season, with the roof opened only during the September 17 game against the Green Bay Packers, as contractors continued to fully mechanize the roof.^[1]

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On December 13, 2017, Tommy Nobis, the first player drafted by the Falcons, died at the age of 74.^[2]

Despite the Falcons failing to improve on their 11–5 record from 2016 or defend their NFC South title, the team posted its first consecutive winning seasons, consecutive 10-win seasons, and consecutive playoff berths since the 2012 season. The Falcons were the only NFC team from the 2016 playoffs to qualify for the 2017 playoffs. In the playoffs, the Falcons defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card Round, but lost against the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional Round despite being the first team to be favored over a number one seed in the Divisional Round.

As of 2023, this represents the most recent winning season and playoff appearance for the Falcons.

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Philadelphia Eagles	East	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.461	.433	L1
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.492	.447	W3
3^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Los Angeles Rams	West	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	.504	.460	L1
4^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	New Orleans Saints	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.535	.483	L1
Wild Cards
5^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Carolina Panthers	South	11	5	0	.688	3–3	7–5	.539	.500	L1
6	Atlanta Falcons	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	.543	.475	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Detroit Lions	North	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	.496	.368	W1
8^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	7	0	.563	4–2	7–5	.492	.444	L1
9^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.496	.438	W1
10	Arizona Cardinals	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	.488	.406	W2
11^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Green Bay Packers	North	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.539	.357	L3
12^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Washington Redskins	East	7	9	0	.438	1–5	5–7	.539	.429	L1
13	San Francisco 49ers	West	6	10	0	.375	1–5	3–9	.512	.438	W5
14^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.555	.375	W1
15^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Chicago Bears	North	5	11	0	.313	0–6	1–11	.559	.500	L1
16	New York Giants	East	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	.531	.458	W1
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 7]}
Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5–0, compared to Minnesota's 4–1 cumulative record against the same four teams. LA Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory. Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponents. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, compared to Washington's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams. Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

Game summaries

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[1seed-4] Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5–0, compared to Minnesota's 4–1 cumulative record against the same four teams.

[3–4-5] LA Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[NFCS-6] New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep.

[7–9-7] Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.

[11–12-8] Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponents. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, compared to Washington's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.

[14–15-9] Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory.

[10] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

[1] [1]
Tucker, Tim (October 6, 2017). "Plan: Stadium roof will be closed for rest of Falcons season, open for one soccer game". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

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"Tommy Nobis, 'Mr. Falcon,' is dead at 74". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.

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Tucker, Tim. "Falcons plan to open roof for home opener if weather cooperates". AJC. Retrieved September 10, 2017.

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Position	Player	Age	2016 Team	Contract
WR	Reginald Davis III	25	Atlanta Falcons	3 years, $1.66 million
DE	Jack Crawford	28	Dallas Cowboys	3 years, $8.8 million
DT	Dontari Poe	26	Kansas City Chiefs	1 year, $8 million
S	Kemal Ishmael	25	Atlanta Falcons	1 year, $2 million
WR	Andre Roberts	29	Detroit Lions	1 year, $1.8 million
LB	LaRoy Reynolds	26	Atlanta Falcons	1 year, $1.3 million
CB	Blidi Wreh-Wilson	27	Atlanta Falcons	1 year, $775,000
OG	Hugh Thornton	25	Indianapolis Colts	1 year, $690,000

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	26	Takkarist McKinley	DE	UCLA
3	75	Duke Riley	LB	LSU
4	136	Sean Harlow	G	Oregon State
5	149	Damontae Kazee	S	San Diego State
5	156	Brian Hill	RB	Wyoming
5	174	Eric Saubert	TE	Drake

Position	Player	College
QB	Alek Torgersen	Pennsylvania
FB	Tyler Renew	The Citadel
WR	Josh Magee	South Alabama
WR	Deonte Burton	Kansas State
C	Cam Keizur	Portland State
T	Andreas Knappe	UConn
T	Robert Leff	Auburn
OL	Travis Averill	Boise State
OL	Will Freeman	Southern Miss
DE	J.T. Jones	Miami (OH)
DE	Chris Odom	Arkansas State
DE	Darius English	South Carolina
DE	Gary Thompson Jr.	Marshall
LB	Christian Tago	San Jose State
LB	Jermaine Grace	Miami
CB	Marcelis Branch	Robert Morris
S	Deron Washington	Pittsburg State
S	Quincy Mauger	Georgia
CB	Taylor Reynolds	James Madison


	Quarterbacks 2 Matt Ryan 8 Matt Schaub Running backs 40 Derrick Coleman FB 26 Tevin Coleman 24 Devonta Freeman 28 Terron Ward Wide receivers 18 Taylor Gabriel 17 Marvin Hall 14 Justin Hardy 11 Julio Jones 19 Andre Roberts 12 Mohamed Sanu 15 Nick Williams Tight ends 81 Austin Hooper 85 Eric Saubert 80 Levine Toilolo		Offensive linemen 75 Jamil Douglas G 63 Ben Garland G 64 Sean Harlow C 67 Andy Levitre G 51 Alex Mack C 70 Jake Matthews T 68 Austin Pasztor T 74 Ty Sambrailo T 73 Ryan Schraeder T 71 Wes Schweitzer G Defensive linemen 99 Adrian Clayborn DE 97 Grady Jarrett DT 98 Takkarist McKinley DE 92 Dontari Poe DT 50 Brooks Reed DE 90 Derrick Shelby DE 79 Ahtyba Rubin DT 91 Courtney Upshaw DE		Linebackers 44 Vic Beasley OLB 59 De'Vondre Campbell OLB 36 Kemal Ishmael OLB 45 Deion Jones MLB 53 LaRoy Reynolds MLB 42 Duke Riley OLB 56 Sean Weatherspoon OLB Defensive backs 23 Robert Alford CB 37 Ricardo Allen FS 27 Damontae Kazee FS 35 Leon McFadden CB 22 Keanu Neal SS 20 Sharrod Neasman SS 34 Brian Poole CB 21 Desmond Trufant CB 33 Blidi Wreh-Wilson CB Special teams 5 Matt Bosher P 3 Matt Bryant K 47 Josh Harris LS		Reserve lists 95 Jack Crawford DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 13 Devin Fuller WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 96 Martin Ifedi DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 41 Quincy Mauger SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 52 Jordan Tripp MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 35 Marcelis Branch FS 76 Daniel Brunskill G 39 Deante Burton CB 16 Reggie Davis WR 89 Alex Gray TE 9 Garrett Grayson QB 77 Joey Ivie DT 55 J. T. Jones OLB -- Trevor Knight QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 25 Terrence Magee RB 93 Tani Tupou DT Rookies in italics 53 active, 6 inactive, 10 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 10	at Miami Dolphins	L 20–23	0–1	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–17	0–2	Heinz Field	Recap
3	August 26	Arizona Cardinals	L 14–24	0–3	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
4	August 31	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 7–13	0–4	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap

2017_Atlanta_Falcons_season

2017 Atlanta Falcons season

Offseason

Signings

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Chicago Bears

Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 3: at Detroit Lions

Week 4: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 7: at New England Patriots

Week 8: at New York Jets

Week 9: at Carolina Panthers

Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 13: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 15: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 16: at New Orleans Saints

Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Los Angeles Rams

NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Philadelphia Eagles

References

External links

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 10	at Chicago Bears	W 23–17	1–0	Soldier Field	61,857	Recap
2	September 17	Green Bay Packers	W 34–23	2–0	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	70,826	Recap
3	September 24	at Detroit Lions	W 30–26	3–0	Ford Field	63,240	Recap
4	October 1	Buffalo Bills	L 17–23	3–1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	71,273	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 15	Miami Dolphins	L 17–20	3–2	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	70,593	Recap
7	October 22	at New England Patriots	L 7–23	3–3	Gillette Stadium	65,878	Recap
8	October 29	at New York Jets	W 25–20	4–3	MetLife Stadium	77,562	Recap
9	November 5	at Carolina Panthers	L 17–20	4–4	Bank of America Stadium	74,244	Recap
10	November 12	Dallas Cowboys	W 27–7	5–4	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	73,761	Recap
11	November 20	at Seattle Seahawks	W 34–31	6–4	CenturyLink Field	69,026	Recap
12	November 26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 34–20	7–4	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	71,036	Recap
13	December 3	Minnesota Vikings	L 9–14	7–5	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	71,185	Recap
14	December 7	New Orleans Saints	W 20–17	8–5	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	72,866	Recap
15	December 18	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 24–21	9–5	Raymond James Stadium	62,382	Recap
16	December 24	at New Orleans Saints	L 13–23	9–6	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	73,188	Recap
17	December 31	Carolina Panthers	W 22–10	10–6	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	74,141	Recap

NFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ New Orleans Saints	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	448	326	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Carolina Panthers	11	5	0	.688	3–3	7–5	363	327	L1
⁽⁶⁾ Atlanta Falcons	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	353	315	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	335	382	W1

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 6, 2018	at Los Angeles Rams (3)	W 26–13	1–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
Divisional	January 13, 2018	at Philadelphia Eagles (1)	L 10–15	1–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	7	3	10	23
Bears	0	10	0	7	17

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	0	3	13	23
Falcons	7	17	10	0	34

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	13	3	7	30
Lions	0	13	10	3	26

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	7	7	9	23
Falcons	0	10	0	7	17