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National Football Conference · NFC South
The Atlanta Falcons were founded in 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia. They play home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and are headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia. The franchise is owned by Arthur Blank, with Ian Cunningham serving as general manager and Kevin Stefanski as head coach. Also known as the Dirty Birds, the team reached the Super Bowl following an 11–5 campaign in 2016 and made playoff appearances in 2010 (13–3) and 2017 (10–6). Recent seasons have been more modest, with the club posting 7–10 records in 2021, 2022, and 2023 before improving slightly to 8–9 in both 2024 and 2025. The current roster features quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr., Cooper Rush, and Tua Tagovailoa, running backs Bijan Robinson and Brian Robinson, and pass-catchers Drake London, Kyle Pitts, Jahan Dotson, and Austin Hooper, along with edge rushers James Pearce Jr. and Za'Darius Smith.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 84 pundits · 158 settled, averaging 44 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–1 | — |
| 2025 | 8–9 | — |
| 2024 | 8–9 | — |
| 2023 | 7–10 | — |
| 2022 | 7–10 | — |
| 2021 | 7–10 | — |
| 2020 | 4–12 | — |
| 2019 | 7–9 | — |
| 2018 | 7–9 | — |
| 2017 | 10–6 | Made the playoffs |
| 2016 |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Atlanta Falcons, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 94% of the room, across 2 articles · 15.0 accuracy on this team (2 settled)
more bullish than 92% of the room, across 2 articles · 0.0 accuracy on this team (2 settled)
Page 4 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“Round 6 (No. 215 overall): Mason Reiger, EDGE, Wisconsin”
| 11–5 |
| Reached the Super Bowl |
| 2015 | 8–8 | — |
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| 2010 | 13–3 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2009 | 9–7 | — |
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more bullish than 92% of the room, across 2 articles · 22.5 accuracy on this team (2 settled)
more bearish than 81% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 80% of the room, across 3 articles · 67.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 78% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
“Round 4 (No. 112 overall): Brenen Thompson, WR, Mississippi State”
“Round 3 (No. 79 overall): Darrell Jackson Jr., IDL, Florida State”
“Round 2 (No. 48 overall): Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina”
“218 Atlanta Falcons WR Kaden Prather Maryland”
“Round 3 (No. 79 overall): Darrell Jackson Jr., IDL, Florida State”
“Therefore, I am also gonna just assume they stick with Michael Pinnock.”
“I see no reason why they don't move forward with him.”
“Bijan Robinson is the best running back in football.”
“Drake London is a top 10 wide receiver in football.”
“But there is a really strong case, and I sort of believe that Bijan Robinson is the best running back in the league.”
“The Falcons go to Pennicks. Have to start Michael Pennicks.”
“Speaker 0: Pitts touchdowns by year. One, two, three, four, Speaker 2: five, six next year. ... I think it's more touchdowns, though.”
“Who's quarterback? I think it's Cousins. I think they're gonna figure out a way to keep him... And he starts week one? Yeah. I bet you.”
“Let's get your running back where we both agree again. Not really debate here. It's Bijan Robinson.”
“Let's get your running back where we both agree again. Not really debate here. It's Bijan Robinson.”
“But I do think they both make the playoffs.”
“At the end of the day, Kirk Cousins is gonna be the backup there in Atlanta.”
“And Michael Penaics, obviously, is just he's gonna have his first ever week one start.”
“What's best for the Atlanta Falcons is to make sure that Michael Pennicks junior has Kirk Cousins... in his quarterback room... So if Panix goes down, you know who goes in? Boom. Kirk Cousins.”
“But if you're Raheem Morris, you're not gonna uncork that right now. You're just not gonna do it. ... You breathe in, you exhale, and you keep using Kirk Cousins.”
“I'm taking the Falcons minus seven and a half... they're playing the Miami Dolphins”
“What jumps out here? Falcons?”
“everything else is wheels off for Drake London to be a top five wide receiver”
“Nico Collins is by wide receiver four, Drake Leonard is by wide receiver five”
“those yards, those touchdowns are all going to increase this year where I think that Drake London can definitely crack that top five.”
“So I'm going with Drake London finishes as the wide receiver one overall, that is my mile take.”
“I am on Philadelphia, Green Bay, San Francisco, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta.”
“then number fifteen the Falcons take Jahad Campbell.”
“you're on the clock with the Atlanta Falcons... So I'm gonna go with Mikhil Williams”
“So I have three new playoff teams, the Falcons, the Bears, and the Seahawks.”
“I think Fennix has a chance to be the best quarterback in that division.”
“my prediction here is about tight ends Cardinals Falcons. I'm going to say that it gives us two top five tight ends... Kyle Pitts and Trey McBride”
“Atlanta's offense at home very good. Take the over forty four and a half points, twenty eight, twenty one thirty twenty four. My bad of Falcons win”
“It would not shock me at all if Atlanta wins this game... And so I like Atlanta in this spot indoors, short week”
“Atlanta. They finished second at ten and seven. They do get a wildcard spot”
“Atlanta. They finished second at ten and seven. They do get a wildcard spot”
“the forty nine Ers take down the Atlanta Falcons”
“And like, who of the Falcons added at wide receiver in the off season, it's gonna be like Ray Ray McCloud is the number three”
“it wouldn't shock me at all if he goes and has like a first team All Pro type of season this year”