2014 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 2014 6–10 3rd NFC South Mike Smith Arthur Blank Thomas Dimitroff Georgia Dome Did not qualify WR/RS Devin Hester WR Julio Jones QB Matt Ryan Falcons seasons The 2014 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 49th in the National Football League (NFL), and their seventh and final season under head coach Mike Smith. The Falcons were defeated by the Carolina Panthers in week 17, officially eliminating them from postseason contention for the second straight year.https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article9250337.html Carolina Panthers obliterate Atlanta Falcons 34-3, win NFC South CharlotteObserver.com December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229052722/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/12/28/5411641/carolina-panthers-obliterate-atlanta.html December 29, 2014 live As a result, Smith was fired after his seventh year as head coach, after two straight years with a losing record. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12091459/atlanta-falcons-fire-mike-smith Falcons fire Mike Smith December 29, 2014 The 2014 Atlanta Falcons were featured on the HBO documentary series Hard Knocks.http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-to-be-2014-HBO-Hard-Knocks-Team/7ab3a3c2-6813-4e47-a5de-5a9932712a06 Falcons to be 2014 HBO Hard Knocks Team March 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131133/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-to-be-2014-HBO-Hard-Knocks-Team/7ab3a3c2-6813-4e47-a5de-5a9932712a06 April 2, 2015 dead 3 2014 draft class 2014 NFL draft 2014 Atlanta Falcons Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 6 Jake Matthews Offensive tackle Texas A&M 2 37 Ra'Shede Hageman Defensive tackle Minnesota 3 68 Dezmen Southward Free safety Wisconsin 4 103 Devonta Freeman Running back Florida State white 139 Prince Shembo Linebacker Notre Dame 5 147 Ricardo Allen Cornerback Purdue 168 Marquis Spruill Linebacker Syracuse 6 None — see below 7 white 253 Yawin Smallwood Linebacker Connecticut white 255 Tyler Starr Linebacker South Dakota Compensatory selection Note: The Falcons traded their sixth- (No. 182 overall) and original seventh- (No. 220 overall) round selections to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the Vikings' fifth-round selection (No. 168 overall). Staff 2014 Atlanta Falcons Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank President/CEO – Rich McKay General manager – Thomas Dimitroff Assistant general manager – Scott Pioli Director of player personnel – Lionel Vital Director of football administration – Nick Polk Director of pro scouting – DeJuan Polk Director of college scouting – Steve Sabo Head coach – Mike Smith Assistant head coach/wide receivers – Terry Robiskie Offensive coordinator – Dirk Koetter Quarterbacks – Glenn Thomas Running backs – Gerald Brown Tight ends – Chris Scelfo Offensive line – Mike Tice Assistant offensive line – Wade Harman Offensive assistant – Andrew Weidinger Defensive coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive line – Bryan Cox Inside linebackers – Glenn Pires Outside linebackers – Mark Collins Defensive backs – Joe Danna Secondary – Tim Lewis Defensive assistant – Andrew Thacker Special teams coordinator – Keith Armstrong Assistant special teams – Eric Sutulovich Head strength and conditioning – A.J. Neibel Strength and conditioning assistant – Jonas Beauchemin Final roster 2014 Atlanta Falcons 53 11 10 12 Sean Renfree  2 Matt Ryan American football 13 T. J. Yates 42 Patrick DiMarco FB 24 Devonta Freeman y 39 Steven Jackson 32 Jacquizz Rodgers 34 Jerome Smith American football y 19 Drew Davis football player 83 Harry Douglas 17 Devin Hester RS 11 Julio Jones 14 Eric Weems 84 Roddy White 86 Bear Pascoe 80 Levine Toilolo 75 Jon Asamoah G 63 Justin Blalock G 68 Gabe Carimi T/G 69 Harland Gunn G 70 Jake Matthews American football y T 73 Ryan Schraeder T 64 Jonathan Scott T American football 62 James Stone C American football y 95 Jonathan Babineaux DE 93 Malliciah Goodman DE 77 Ra'Shede Hageman y DT 99 Tyson Jackson DE 90 Stansly Maponga DE 94 Jonathan Massaquoi DE 98 Cliff Matthews American football DE 91 Corey Peters DT 96 Paul Soliai DT 50 Osi Umenyiora DE 59 Joplo Bartu OLB 71 Kroy Biermann OLB 53 Prince Shembo y OLB 54 Tyler Starr y OLB 52 Nate Stupar MLB 55 Paul Worrilow MLB 37 Ricardo Allen y CB 28 Javier Arenas American football CB 29 Sean Baker American football SS 30 Charles Godfrey American football SS 36 Kemal Ishmael SS 20 Dwight Lowery FS 27 Robert McClain CB 41 Dezmen Southward y FS 21 Desmond Trufant CB 26 Josh Wilson American football CB  5 Matt Bosher P  3 Matt Bryant K 47 Josh Harris long snapper LS 23 Robert Alford American football CB IR 72 Sam Baker offensive tackle T IR 61 Joe Hawley C IR 76 Lamar Holmes T IR 79 Mike Johnson offensive lineman G/T IR 66 Peter Konz C IR 25 William Moore American football S IR 22 Zeke Motta S PUP 35 Antone Smith RB IR 51 Marquis Spruill y LB IR 56 Sean Weatherspoon LB IR 40 Brandan Bishop S no 74 Reid Fragel T 92 Ricky Havili-Heimuli y DT 43 Jordan Mabin CB 18 Freddie Martino y WR 85 Kyle Miller American football TE 89 Bernard Reedy y WR 67 Adam Replogle G 45 Jacques Smith y LB 33 Ronnie Wingo RB Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 8, 2014 Miami Dolphins W 16–10 1–0 Georgia Dome Recap 2 August 16, 2014 at Houston Texans L 7–32 1–1 NRG Stadium Recap 3 August 23, 2014 Tennessee Titans L 17–24 1–2 Georgia Dome Recap 4 August 28, 2014 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–14 2–2 EverBank Field Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 New Orleans Saints W 37–34 (OT) 1–0 Georgia Dome Recap 2 September 14 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–24 1–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 3 September 18, 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 56–14 2–1 Georgia Dome Recap 4 September 28 at Minnesota Vikings L 28–41 2–2 TCF Bank Stadium Recap 5 October 5 at New York Giants L 20–30 2–3 MetLife Stadium Recap 6 October 12 Chicago Bears L 13–27 2–4 Georgia Dome Recap 7 October 19 at Baltimore Ravens L 7–29 2–5 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 8 October 26 Detroit Lions L 21–22 2–6 United Kingdom Wembley Stadium (London) Recap 9Bye 10 November 9 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–17 3–6 Raymond James Stadium Recap 11 November 16 at Carolina Panthers W 19–17 4–6 Bank of America Stadium Recap 12 November 23 Cleveland Browns L 24–26 4–7 Georgia Dome Recap 13 November 30 Arizona Cardinals W 29–18 5–7 Georgia Dome Recap 14 December 8, 2014 at Green Bay Packers L 37–43 5–8 Lambeau Field Recap 15 December 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–27 5–9 Georgia Dome Recap 16 December 21 at New Orleans Saints W 30–14 6–9 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 17 December 28 Carolina Panthers L 3–34 6–10 Georgia Dome Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary September 7 1:00 p.m. EDT Saints 6 14 0 14 0 Falcons 0 10 14 10 3 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 70,706 Played indoors (dome stadium) Bill Leavy Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter NO – Shayne Graham 31-yard field goal, 10:33. Saints 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:27. NO – Shayne Graham 50-yard field goal, 4:39. Saints 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 3:59. Second quarter NO – Khiry Robinson 2-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 11:46. Saints 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:10. ATL – Roddy White 2-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:06. Saints 13–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:40. NO – Brandin Cooks 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 0:20. Saints 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46. ATL – Matt Bryant 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:20. Third quarter ATL – Levine Toilolo 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 9:22. Saints 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:38. ATL – Antone Smith 54-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:21. Falcons 24–20. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:31. Fourth quarter NO – Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 8:46. Saints 27–24. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:35. ATL – Jacquizz Rodgers 17-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 2:50. Falcons 31–27. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 3:26. NO – Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 1:20. Saints 34–31. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 1:30. ATL – Matt Bryant 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 34–34. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:20. Overtime ATL – Matt Bryant 52-yard field goal, 13:17. Falcons 37–34. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:32. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 29/42, 333 yards, TD, INT ATL – Matt Ryan – 31/43, 448 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NO – Mark Ingram - 13 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD ATL – Steven Jackson – 12 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers NO – Marques Colston - 5 receptions, 110 yards ATL – Julio Jones - 7 receptions, 116 yards Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary September 14 1:00 p.m. EDT Falcons 3 0 0 7 Bengals 3 7 14 0 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 58,574 66 F C, cloudy Bill Vinovich CBS Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon Recap, Gamebook First quarter CIN – Mike Nugent 31-yard field goal, 5:19. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:57. ATL – Matt Bryant 46-yard field goal, 1:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:11. Second quarter CIN – Giovani Bernard 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 2:11. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 5:21. Third quarter CIN – Mohamed Sanu 76-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:58. Bengals 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:12. CIN – Jeremy Hill 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 6:28. Bengals 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:14. Fourth quarter ATL – Julio Jones 14-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:35. Bengals 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:59. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/44, 231 yards, TD, 3 INT CIN – Andy Dalton – 15/23, 252 yards, TD Top rushers ATL – Steven Jackson – 11 rushes, 46 yards CIN – Giovani Bernard – 27 rushes, 90 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary September 18 Thursday 8:25 p.m. EDT Buccaneers 0 0 0 14 Falcons 21 14 21 0 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 70,318 Played indoors (dome stadium) Craig Wrolstad CBS/NFLN Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter ATL – Harry Douglas 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 12:03. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:57. ATL – Julio Jones 8-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:03. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:14. ATL – Kemal Ishmael 23-yard interception return (Matt Bryant kick), 2:33. Falcons 21–0. Second quarter ATL – Devin Hester 20-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 14:53.Falcons 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:55. ATL – Devin Hester 62-yard punt return (Matt Bryant kick), 7:06. Falcons 35–0. Third quarter ATL – Julio Jones 40-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:23. Falcons 42–0. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:39. ATL – Steven Jackson 2-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 8:11. Falcons 49–0. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:07. ATL – Antone Smith 38-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:47. Falcons 56–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:12. Fourth quarter TB – Vincent Jackson 3-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Patrick Murray kick), 8:46. Falcons 56–7. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 8:01. TB – Danny Lansanah 27-yard interception return (Patrick Murray kick), 7:07. Falcons 56–14. Top passers TB – Mike Glennon – 17/24, 121 yards, TD ATL – Matt Ryan – 21/24, 286 yards, 3 TD Top rushers TB – Bobby Rainey – 11 rushes, 41 yards ATL – Steven Jackson – 14 rushes, 54 yards, TD Top receivers TB – Bobby Rainey – 7 receptions, 64 yards ATL – Julio Jones – 9 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TD In this game, Devin Hester would break Deion Sanders's all-time record for punt/kick returns for touchdowns, with 20.https://www.nfl.com/news/devin-hester-s-record-breaking-return-td-is-best-of-week-3-0ap3000000399881 Devin Hester's record-breaking return TD is best of Week 3 NFL.com This was the first NFC vs. NFC game to air on CBS since the 1993 NFL season. Week 4: at Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary September 28 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT Falcons 7 7 14 0 Vikings 14 10 3 14 TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota 52,173 82 F C, partly cloudy Ron Torbert Fox Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIN – Matt Asiata 3-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 9:27. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:31. ATL – Roddy White 24-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:56. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:31. MIN – Matt Asiata 3-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:31. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:25. Second quarter ATL – Patrick DiMarco 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:56. Tied 14–14. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:26. MIN – Teddy Bridgewater 13-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:59. Vikings 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:57. MIN – Blair Walsh 18-yard field goal, 0:02. Vikings 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 1:23. Third quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 41-yard field goal, 10:40. Vikings 27–14. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:20. ATL – Devin Hester 36-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 7:19. Vikings 27–21. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:21. ATL – Antone Smith 48-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:31. Falcons 28–27. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:16. Fourth quarter MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Teddy Bridewater-Rhett Ellison pass), 10:50. Vikings 35–28. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:51. MIN – Blair Walsh 55-yard field goal, 3:38. Vikings 38–28. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:51. MIN – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 1:14. Vikings 41–28. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:11. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 25/41, 298 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT MIN – Teddy Bridgewater – 19/30, 317 yards Top rushers ATL – Antone Smith – 4 rushes, 62 yards, TD MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 18 rushes, 135 yards Top receivers ATL – Julio Jones – 6 receptions, 82 yards MIN – Jarius Wright – 8 receptions, 132 yards Week 5: at New York Giants Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants – Game summary October 5 1:00 p.m. EDT Falcons 7 6 7 0 Giants 7 3 7 13 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 80,307 55 F C, sunny Ed Hochuli Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter NYG – Rueben Randle 3-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 6:40. Giants 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:06. ATL – Steven Jackson 10-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:43. Second quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 20-yard field goal, 14:15. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:33. NYG – Josh Brown 49-yard field goal, 3:40. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:13. ATL – Matt Bryant 20-yard field goal, 0:03. Falcons 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:37. Third quarter ATL – Antone Smith 74-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:37. Falcons 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:20. NYG – Andre Williams 3-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 2:05. Falcons 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:32. Fourth quarter NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 3-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 10:02. Giants 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:22. NYG – Josh Brown 50-yard field goal, 5:01. Giants 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:22. NYG – Josh Brown 26-yard field goal, 2:08. Giants 30–20. Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards, 2:26. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 29/45, 316 yards, TD, INT NYG – Eli Manning – 19/30, 200 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ATL – Devonta Freeman – 4 rushes, 38 yards NYG – Andre Williams – 20 rushes, 65 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Julio Jones – 11 receptions, 105 yards NYG – Preston Parker – 3 receptions, 61 yards Week 6: vs. Chicago Bears Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary October 12 4:25 p.m. EDT Bears 0 13 6 8 Falcons 3 0 10 0 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 70,712 Played indoors (dome stadium) Walt Anderson Fox Justin Kutcher, David Diehl and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 52-yard field goal, 9:41. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:21. Second quarter CHI – Robbie Gould 25-yard field goal, 14:47. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:38. CHI – Josh Morgan 3-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 5:59. Bears 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:37. CHI – Robbie Gould 28-yard field goal, 0:02. Bears 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 4:04. Third quarter ATL – Antone Smith 41-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 11:19. Bears 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:41. ATL – Matt Bryant 54-yard field goal, 6:19. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 3:19. CHI – Matt Forte 6-yard run (kick failed), 5:06. Bears 19–13. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:13. Fourth quarter CHI – Matt Forte 9-yard run (Jay Cutler-Martellus Bennett pass), 10:07. Bears 27–13. Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 8:28. Top passers CHI – Jay Cutler – 26/38, 381 yards, TD ATL – Matt Ryan – 19/37, 271 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CHI – Matt Forte – 17 rushes, 80 yards, 2 TD ATL – Steven Jackson – 6 rushes, 25 yards Top receivers CHI – Alshon Jeffery – 5 receptions, 136 yards ATL – Julio Jones – 4 receptions, 68 yards Week 7: at Baltimore Ravens Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Atlanta Falcons at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary October 19 1:00 p.m. EDT Falcons 0 0 0 7 Ravens 7 10 3 9 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 71,184 54 F C, sunny Carl Cheffers Fox Justin Kutcher, David Diehl and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter BAL – Owen Daniels 5-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 11:47. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:49. Second quarter BAL – Bernard Pierce 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 2:38. Ravens 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:18. BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:37. Third quarter BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 11:28. Ravens 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:32. Fourth quarter ATL – Roddy White 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 7:12. Ravens 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 2:45. BAL – Matt Ryan sacked in endzone by Terrell Suggs for a safety, 3:44. Ravens 22–7. BAL – Torrey Smith 39-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 1:46. Ravens 29–7. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:58. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 29/48, 228 yards, TD BAL – Joe Flacco – 16/25, 258 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – Steven Jackson – 8 rushes, 22 yards BAL – Justin Forsett – 23 rushes, 95 yards Top receivers ATL – Roddy White – 9 receptions, 100 yards, TD BAL – Torrey Smith – 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions NFL International Series Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary October 26 1:30 p.m. GMT/9:30 a.m. EDT Lions 0 0 10 12 Falcons 14 7 0 0 Wembley Stadium, London, England 83,532 59 F C, overcast Pete Morelli Fox Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Charissa Thompson Recap, Gamebook First quarter ATL – Devonta Freeman 7-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 9:25. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:35. ATL – Bear Pascoe 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 2:53. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:26. Second quarter ATL – Steven Jackson 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 3:45. Falcons 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 6:17. Third quarter DET – Matt Prater 22-yard field goal, 7:54. Falcons 21–3. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:06. DET – Golden Tate 59-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 4:38. Falcons 21–10. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:44. Fourth quarter DET – Matt Prater 20-yard field goal, 14:10. Falcons 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:00. DET – Theo Riddick 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (pass failed), 3:56. Falcons 21–19. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:29. DET – Matt Prater 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 22–21. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 1:38. Top passers DET – Matthew Stafford – 24/47, 325 yards, 2 TD, INT ATL – Matt Ryan – 20/27, 228 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DET – Joique Bell – 14 rushes, 39 yards ATL – Steven Jackson – 18 rushes, 60 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Golden Tate – 7 receptions, 151 yards, TD ATL – Roddy White – 5 receptions, 66 yards Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary November 9 1:00 p.m. EST Falcons 7 6 3 11 Buccaneers 3 7 0 7 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 57,751 64 F C, cloudy Clete Blakeman Fox Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter TB – Patrick Murray 51-yard field goal, 6:24. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 47 yards, 8:36. ATL – Steven Jackson 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 0:51. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:33. Second quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 37-yard field goal, 7:09. Falcons 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:53. TB – Mike Evans 22-yard pass from Josh McCown (Matt Bryant kick), 0:46. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 1:45. ATL – Matt Bryant 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 0:46. Third quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 10:23. Falcons 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:37. Fourth quarter TB – Austin Seferian-Jenkins 1-yard pass from Josh McCown (Patrick Murray kick), 14:18. Buccaneers 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:04. ATL – Roddy White 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan-Harry Douglas pass), 9:18. Falcons 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:00. ATL – Matt Bryant 33-yard field goal, 4:10. Falcons 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:53. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 20/31, 219 yards, TD TB – Josh McCown – 27/43, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – Steven Jackson – 16 rushes, 81 yards, TD TB – Josh McCown – 5 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers ATL – Julio Jones – 8 receptions, 119 yards TB – Mike Evans – 7 receptions, 125 yards, TD Week 11: at Carolina Panthers Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – Game summary November 16 1:00 p.m. EST Falcons 0 6 10 3 Panthers 0 3 0 14 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 73,314 48 F C, cloudy Walt Anderson Fox Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CAR – Graham Gano 23-yard field goal, 14:57. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 83 yards, 9:05. ATL – Matt Bryant 34-yard field goal, 9:26. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:31. ATL – Matt Bryant 42-yard field goal, 0:02. Falcons 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 1:33. Third quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 26-yard field goal, 12:07. Falcons 9–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:28. ATL – Roddy White 2-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 6:34. Falcons 16–3. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:49. Fourth quarter CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 22-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 9:12. Falcons 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:50. CAR – Corey Brown 47-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 6:20. Panthers 17–16. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:41. ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 2:08. Falcons 19–17. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 4:12. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 31/45, 268 yards, TD CAR – Cam Newton – 23/37, 292 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – Steven Jackson – 17 rushes, 41 yards CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 10 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers ATL – Roddy White – 8 receptions, 75 yards, TD CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 9 receptions, 109 yards, TD Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary November 23 1:00 p.m. EST Browns 7 6 10 3 Falcons 7 7 0 10 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 70,046 Played indoors (dome stadium) Brad Allen CBS Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker Recap, Gamebook First quarter ATL – Julio Jones 24-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:53. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:26. CLE – Isaiah Crowell 11-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 1:33. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:20. Second quarter CLE – Billy Cundiff 33-yard field goal, 13:17. Browns 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 1:37. CLE – Billy Cundiff 37-yard field goal, 9:20. Browns 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:55. ATL – Jacquizz Rodgers 8-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:55. Falcons 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 1:57. Third quarter CLE – Billy Cundiff 32-yard field goal, 9:46. Browns 16–14. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:14. CLE – Isaiah Crowell 26-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:46. Browns 23–14. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:58. Fourth quarter ATL – Steven Jackson 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 9:31. Browns 23–21. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:15. ATL – Matt Bryant 53-yard field goal, 0:44. Falcons 24–23. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 1:58. CLE – Billy Cundiff 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 26–24. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 0:44. Top passers CLE – Brian Hoyer – 23/40, 322 yards, 3 INT ATL – Matt Ryan – 27/43, 273 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 12 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD ATL – Steven Jackson – 13 rushes, 34 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Josh Gordon – 8 receptions, 120 yards ATL – Roddy White – 9 receptions, 96 yards Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary November 30 4:05 p.m. EST Cardinals 0 10 0 8 Falcons 17 3 3 6 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 69,557 Played indoors (dome stadium) Terry McAulay Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter ATL – Levine Toilolo 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 11:39. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:21. ATL – Matt Bryant 20-yard field goal, 8:13. Falcons 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:20. ATL – Julio Jones 32-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:48. Falcons 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:39. Second quarter ARI – Rashad Johnson 88-yard interception return (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 14:07. Falcons 17–7. ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 44-yard field goal, 2:42. Falcons 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:56. ATL – Matt Bryant 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 2:42. Third quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 21-yard field goal, 6:13. Falcons 23–10. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:47. Fourth quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 45-yard field goal, 12:55. Falcons 26–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:11. ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 2:30. Falcons 29–10. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:47. ARI – Stepfan Taylor 3-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Stepfan Taylor run), 1:05. Falcons 29–18. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:25. Top passers ARI – Drew Stanton – 24/39, 294 yards, TD, 2 INT ATL – Matt Ryan – 30/41, 361 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Marion Grice – 5 rushes, 16 yards ATL – Steven Jackson – 18 rushes, 101 yards Top receivers ARI – Jaron Brown – 7 receptions, 75 yards ATL – Julio Jones – 10 receptions, 189 yards, TD This was the Falcons' only win outside the NFC South division. Week 14: at Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – Game summary December 8 Monday 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST Falcons 7 0 10 20 Packers 7 24 3 9 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 77,512 33 F C, flurries Pete Morelli ESPN Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Gamebook First quarter GB – James Starks 3-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 11:13. Packers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:47. ATL – Steven Jackson 4-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 7:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:13. Second quarter GB – Eddie Lacy 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 14:55. Packers 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:05. GB – Mason Crosby 38-yard field goal, 7:17. Packers 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:56. GB – Eddie Lacy 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 4:20. Packers 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 2:07. GB – Jordy Nelson 10-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:24. Packers 31–7. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:11. Third quarter ATL – Eric Weems 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 12:35. Packers 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:25. ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 8:20. Packers 31–17. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:31. GB – Mason Crosby 33-yard field goal, 3:57. Packers 34–17. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:23. Fourth quarter ATL – Julio Jones 22-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 12:33. Packers 34–24. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:24. GB – Jordy Nelson 60-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (kick failed), 10:38. Packers 40–24. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:55. ATL – Roddy White 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (pass failed), 6:15. Packers 40–30. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:23. GB – Mason Crosby 53-yard field goal, 4:33. Packers 43–30. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:42. ATL – Harry Douglas 2-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 2:11. Packers 43–37. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 2:22. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/39, 375 yards, 4 TD, INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 24/36, 327 yards, 3 TD Top rushers ATL – Steven Jackson – 16 rushes, 50 yards, TD GB – James Starks – 10 rushes, 75 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Julio Jones – 11 receptions, 259 yards, TD GB – Jordy Nelson – 8 receptions, 146 yards, 2 TD Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary December 14 1:00 p.m. EST Steelers 6 14 0 7 Falcons 0 7 6 7 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 71,161 Played indoors (dome stadium) Clete Blakeman CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter PIT – Shaun Suisham 38-yard field goal, 9:08. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:51. PIT – Shaun Suisham 38-yard field goal, 0:02. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:01. Second quarter PIT – William Gay 52-yard interception return (Shaun Suisham kick), 14:46. Steelers 13–0. ATL – Devin Hester 17-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:19. Steelers 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 5:29. PIT – Le'Veon Bell 1-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 0:27. Steelers 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:52. Third quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 11:00. Steelers 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 4:00. ATL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 2:40. Steelers 20–13. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:04. Fourth quarter PIT – Le'Veon Bell 13-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 14:11. Steelers 27–13. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:29. ATL – Roddy White 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 10:21. Steelers 27–20. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:50. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 27/35, 360 yards ATL – Matt Ryan – 26/37, 310 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 20 rushes, 47 yards, 2 TD ATL – Steven Jackson – 11 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown – 10 receptions, 123 yards ATL – Harry Douglas – 10 receptions, 131 yards The Falcons were the only NFC South team to lose to all of their AFC North opponents. Week 16: at New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary December 21 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Falcons 3 10 7 10 Saints 7 0 0 7 Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 73,164 Played indoors (dome stadium) John Parry Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter NO – Mark Ingram 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 14:40. Saints 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:20. ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 11:15. Saints 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:25. Second quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 11:48. Saints 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 4:03. ATL – Eric Weems 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:03. Falcons 13–7. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 5:33. Third quarter ATL – Devonta Freeman 31-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 5:42. Falcons 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:40. Fourth quarter NO – Jimmy Graham 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 5:48. Falcons 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 3:40. ATL – Matt Bryant 32-yard field goal, 1:56. Falcons 23–14. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:32. ATL – Osi Umenyiora 86-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), 0:00. Falcons 30–14. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 30/40, 322 yards, TD NO – Drew Brees – 30/47, 313 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – Devonta Freeman – 5 rushes, 36 yards, TD NO – Mark Ingram – 13 rushes, 38 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 107 yards NO – Marques Colston – 6 receptions, 80 yards With the win, the Falcons swept the Saints for the 1st time since 2005 and eliminated them from postseason contention. Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers Atlanta Falcons 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary December 28 4:25 p.m. EST Panthers 10 14 10 0 Falcons 0 3 0 0 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 71,015 Played indoors (dome stadium) Bill Leavy CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Graham Gano 21-yard field goal, 7:50. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 7:10. CAR – Ed Dickson 5-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 0:04. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:45. Second quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 21-yard field goal, 10:36. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 4:28. CAR – Roman Harper 31-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 4:18. Panthers 17–3. CAR – Cam Newton 4-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 1:47. Panthers 24–3. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:07. Third quarter CAR – Graham Gano 48-yard field goal, 8:43. Panthers 27–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:35. CAR – Tre Boston 84-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 0:07. Panthers 34–3. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 10/16, 114 yards, TD ATL – Matt Ryan – 29/47, 260 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CAR – Cam Newton – 6 rushes, 51 yards, TD ATL – Jacquizz Rodgers – 9 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers CAR – Corey Brown – 1 reception, 28 yards ATL – Roddy White – 8 receptions, 104 yards Standings Division ATL Conference ATL Use of artificial crowd noise Shortly after the end of the post-season the Falcons were investigated by the League for piping artificial crowd noise during opponent's offensive snaps at home games during the 2013 season and the 2014 season.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/report-falcons-investigation-fake-crowd-noise-article-1.2099414 Atlanta Falcons under NFL investigation for fake crowd noise at Georgia Dome: report New York Daily News 1 February 2015 Team owner Arthur Blank stated that he was "angry and embarrassed" about the allegations, and has allegedly acknowledged the validity of the accusations, stating "I think what we've done in 2013 and 2014 was wrong", and promising to cooperate fully with the investigation.https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/falcons--arthur-blank-on-crowd-noise---what-we-ve-done-----is-wrong-203120000.html Falcons' Arthur Blank on crowd noise: 'What we've done ... is wrong' Jay Busbee Yahoo! Sports 3 February 2015 The NFL fined the Falcons $350,000 and took away a fifth round draft pick in the 2016 draft as punishment.http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/03/atlanta_falcons_lose_2016_draf.html Atlanta Falcons lose 2016 draft pick, fined $350,000 by NFL for Noisegate Alabama Living 30 March 2015 References External links http://www.atlantafalcons.com Atlanta Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Category:2014 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Hard Knocks (documentary series)