2023 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerArthur Blank
General managerTerry Fontenot
Head coachArthur Smith
Home fieldMercedes-Benz Stadium
Results
Record6–6
Division place1st NFC South
Uniform

The 2023 season is the Atlanta Falcons' upcoming 58th in the National Football League, their seventh playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot. The Falcons attempt to improve upon their 7–10 record from the previous year and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. For the first time since 2017, the Falcons won a season opener, and had a winning record at some point, with a 24–10 win against the Panthers.

Draft

2023 Atlanta Falcons Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
18 Bijan RobinsonRBTexas
2 38 Matthew BergeronOTSyracuse
44 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 1]
375 Zach HarrisonDEOhio State
4 110 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 1]
113 Clark Phillips IIICBUtah
7224 DeMarcco HellamsSAlabamaFrom Las Vegas [upper-alpha 2]
225 Jovaughn GwynGSouth Carolina

Draft trades

  1. 1 2 The Falcons traded their second round selection (44th overall) and their fourth round selection (110th overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for the (38th overall) pick.[1]
  2. The Falcons traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for wide receiver Bryan Edwards and a seventh-round selection
2023 Atlanta Falcons undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Ikenna Enechukwu DE Rice [2]
Keilahn Harris WR Oklahoma Baptist
Mike Jones Jr. LB LSU
Xavier Malone WR Henderson State
Justin Marshall Buffalo
Carlos Washington Jr. RB Southeastern Louisiana

Staff

Front office
  • Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank
  • CEO – Rich McKay
  • President – Greg Beadles
  • General manager – Terry Fontenot
  • Assistant General Manager – Kyle Smith
  • Director of player personnel – Ryan Pace
  • Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Duwane Jones
  • Senior director of football administration – Chris Olsen
  • Senior personnel executive – Ruston Webster
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Ryan Nielsen
  • Linebackers – Frank Bush
  • Secondary – Steve Jackson
  • Senior defensive assistant – Dave Huxtable
  • Defensive assistant – Matt Pees
  • Defensive front specialist – Lanier Goethie
  • Special projects/defense – Mario Jeberaeel
Special teams coaches
Support staff
  • Football analyst – Donovan Ellison
  • Football analyst – Michael Gray
  • Football analyst – Matt Schaub
  • Football analyst – Mike Snyder
  • Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin
  • Assistant director of coaching operations – Sarah Hogan
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Dr. Thomas Stallworth
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Roderick Moore Jr
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Bobby Thomas

Coaching staff
Management
More NFL staffs

Current roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated December 2, 2023

53 active, 10 inactive, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)

AFC rostersNFC rosters

Preseason

The Falcons' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 at Miami Dolphins W 19–3 1–0 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
2 August 18 Cincinnati Bengals T 13–13 1–0–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
3 August 24 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–24 1–1–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers W 24–10 1–0 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 17 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers W 25–24 2–0 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 24 1:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions L 6–20 2–1 Ford Field Fox Recap
4 October 1 9:30 a.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars L 7–23 2–2 United Kingdom Wembley Stadium (London) ESPN+ Recap
5 October 8 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans W 21–19 3–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. Washington Commanders L 16–24 3–3 Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 22 1:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 16–13 4–3 Raymond James Stadium Fox Recap
8 October 29 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans L 23–28 4–4 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
9 November 5 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings L 28–31 4–5 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
10 November 12 4:05 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals L 23–25 4–6 State Farm Stadium CBS Recap
11 Bye
12 November 26 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints W 24–15 5–6 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
13 December 3 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets W 13–8 6–6 MetLife Stadium Fox Recap
14 December 10 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS
15 December 17 1:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
16 December 24 1:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
17 December 31 1:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field CBS
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for games in Weeks 16 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 1: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 3010
Falcons 0 7 31424

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 2: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 0 10 14024
Falcons 3 6 31325

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 3: at Detroit Lions

Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 3 036
Lions 3 10 0720

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars

NFL London games

Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 707
Jaguars 7 10 0623

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 5: vs. Houston Texans

Week 5: Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 3 6 3719
Falcons 7 0 01421

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 69,461
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Brandon Gaudin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 6: vs. Washington Commanders

Week 6: Washington Commanders at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Commanders 3 14 7024
Falcons 7 3 0616

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 7: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 3 3316
Buccaneers 7 3 0313

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,620
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 0 61423
Titans 7 7 7728

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 9: Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 3 7 111031
Falcons 3 8 10728

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 69,715
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Falcons weren't able to hold off the Vikings, losing to them 31-28, allowing their rival Saints to defeat the Bears and take the number 1 spot in the NFC South.

Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 10: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 14 3623
Cardinals 3 9 10325

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 12: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 12: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 3 6 3315
Falcons 7 7 01024

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 13: at New York Jets

Week 13: Atlanta Falcons at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 10 3013
Jets 2 3 308

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,455
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 14: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Preview

Standings

Division

NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Atlanta Falcons 6 6 0 .500 3–0 4–4 226 240 W2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 7 0 .417 2–1 4–4 233 245 W1
New Orleans Saints 5 7 0 .417 1–2 2–5 257 255 L3
Carolina Panthers 1 11 0 .083 0–3 0–8 191 313 L5

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Philadelphia Eagles East 10 2 0 .833 3–0 6–1 .493 .484 L1
2[lower-alpha 1] San Francisco 49ers West 9 3 0 .750 3–0 7–1 .531 .532 W4
3[lower-alpha 1] Detroit Lions North 9 3 0 .750 2–1 6–2 .458 .417 W1
4 Atlanta Falcons South 6 6 0 .500 3–0 4–4 .425 .389 W2
Wild cards
5 Dallas Cowboys East 9 3 0 .750 3–1 6–3 .397 .330 W4
6[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Minnesota Vikings North 6 6 0 .500 2–1 6–3 .479 .431 L2
7[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Green Bay Packers North 6 6 0 .500 2–2 4–3 .528 .514 W3
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Los Angeles Rams West 6 6 0 .500 4–1 4–4 .541 .432 W3
9[lower-alpha 5] Seattle Seahawks West 6 6 0 .500 1–3 5–4 .500 .378 L3
10[lower-alpha 6] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 7 0 .417 2–1 4–4 .514 .333 W1
11[lower-alpha 6] New Orleans Saints South 5 7 0 .417 1–2 2–5 .451 .300 L3
12[lower-alpha 7] New York Giants East 4 8 0 .333 2–2 3–4 .476 .255 W2
13[lower-alpha 7] Chicago Bears North 4 8 0 .333 1–3 3–5 .455 .327 W1
14 Washington Commanders East 4 9 0 .308 0–5 2–7 .503 .347 L4
15 Arizona Cardinals West 3 10 0 .231 0–4 2–6 .548 .611 W1
Eliminated from postseason contention
16 Carolina Panthers South 1 11 0 .083 0–3 0–8 .535 .583 L5
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 8]
  1. 1 2 San Francisco wins tie break over Detroit based on conference record.
  2. 1 2 Minnesota wins tie break over LA Rams based on conference record. Division tie breaks were initially used to eliminate Green Bay and Seattle (see below).
  3. 1 2 Minnesota wins tie break over Green Bay based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 1 2 Green Bay wins tie break over LA Rams based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Seattle (see below).
  5. 1 2 LA Rams wins tie break over Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.
  6. 1 2 Tampa Bay wins tie break over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  7. 1 2 NY Giants wins tie break over Chicago based on conference record.
  8. 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.

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value
Passing yardsDesmond Ridder2,029
Passing touchdownsDesmond Ridder8
Rushing yardsBijan Robinson756
Rushing touchdownsDesmond Ridder4
ReceptionsDrake London45
Receiving yardsDrake London573
Receiving touchdownsBijan Robinson3
PointsYounghoe Koo90
Kickoff return yardsCordarrelle Patterson132
Punt return yardsMike Hughes67
TacklesJessie Bates92
SacksArnold Ebiketie5.5
Forced fumblesJessie Bates3
InterceptionsJessie Bates5
Pass deflectionsA.J. Terrell9

NFL rankings

Category Total points Points per game NFL rank
(out of 32)
Offensive points scored22618.824th
Defensive points allowed24020.07th

References

  1. "The Falcons trade up, select Matthew Bergeron with the (38th overall) 2023 NFL Draft pick". atlantafalcons.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. "Falcons agree to terms with six undrafted free agents". atlantafalcons.com. May 1, 2023.
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