2015 Atlanta Falcons season explained

Team:	Atlanta Falcons
Year:	2015
Record:	8–8
Division Place:	2nd NFC South
Coach:	Dan Quinn
Owner:	Arthur Blank
General Manager:	Thomas Dimitroff
Stadium:	Georgia Dome
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers:	RB Devonta Freeman WR Julio Jones CB Desmond Trufant FB Patrick DiMarco
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The Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 50th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the first under new head coach Dan Quinn.

The Atlanta Falcons started the season 5–0, their best start since 2012. However, the Falcons would struggle throughout the rest of the season by losing eight of their remaining eleven games finishing at .500 for the first time in 10 years. After their Week 15 win at EverBank Field against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Falcons managed to improve their record from last season. The highlight of the season was the team's Week 16 victory over their divisional rival Carolina Panthers who were 14–0 coming into the game. The Falcons thus denied the Panthers a perfect regular season, which would have made them the second team since the NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule to achieve that feat.^[1]

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

• On December 29, 2014 head coach Mike Smith was fired after back-to-back losing seasons.
• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the hiring of Dirk Koetter as their new offensive coordinator.
• On January 15, 2015, the New York Jets announced the hiring of Joe Danna as their new defensive backs coach.
• On January 16, 2015, the Oakland Raiders announced the hiring of Mike Tice as their new offensive line coach.
• On January 18, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Kyle Shanahan as their new offensive coordinator.
• On January 23, 2015, the Chicago Bears announced the hiring of Glenn Pires as their new linebackers coach.
• On January 24, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Raheem Morris as their defensive backs coach and assistant head coach.
• On January 26, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Richard Smith as their defensive coordinator.
• On January 25, 2015, the Falcons promoted Wade Harman Tight Ends Coach, formally the assistant offensive line coach.
• On January 29, 2015, the San Diego Chargers announced the hiring of Mike Nolan as their linebackers coach.
• On January 31, 2015, the San Francisco 49ers announced the hiring of Tim Lewis as their defensive backs coach.
• On February 2, 2015, Dan Quinn was hired as the Falcons' 16th head coach.
• On February 2, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Chris Morgan as their offensive line coach.
• On February 3, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Bobby Turner as their running backs coach.
• On February 3, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Mike LaFleur as their offensive assistant.
• On February 3, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Marquand Manuel as their defensive backs coach and senior defensive consultant.
• On February 4, 2015, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the hiring of Andrew Weidinger as their offensive assistant.
• On February 4, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Steve Scarnecchia as their assistant to head coach coach.
• On February 8, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Jeff Ulbrich as their linebackers coach.
• On February 10, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Matt LaFleur as their Quarterback coach.
• On February 10, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Doug Mallory as their defensive Assistant & Linebackers coach.
• On February 10, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Mike McDaniel as their offensive assistant.
• On February 10, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Chad Walker as their defensive assistant & defensive backs coach.
• On February 10, 2015, the Falcons announced the hiring of Keith Carter as their assistant offensive line coach.

Free Agents

Number	Player	Position
28	Javier Arenas	Cornerback
71	Kroy Biermann	Defensive end
3	Matt Bryant	Kicker
68	Gabe Carimi	Offensive tackle
19	Drew Davis	Wide receiver
42	Patrick DiMarco	Fullback
30	Charles Godfrey	Free safety
79	Mike Johnson	Offensive guard
20	Dwight Lowery	Free safety
98	Cliff Matthews	Defensive end
27	Robert McClain	Cornerback
86	Bear Pascoe	Tight end
91	Corey Peters	Defensive tackle
32	Jacquizz Rodgers	Running back
64	Jonathan Scott	Offensive tackle
35	Antone Smith	Running back
52	Nate Stupar	Linebacker
50	Osi Umenyiora	Defensive end
56	Sean Weatherspoon	Linebacker
14	Eric Weems	Wide receiver
26	Josh Wilson	Cornerback
13	T. J. Yates	Quarterback

Re-signings

Date	Player	Position	Contract	Source
February 24, 2015	Cliff Matthews	Defensive end	2 years / $1,505,000	^[2]
February 24, 2015	Patrick DiMarco	Fullback	2 years / $1,495,000
February 25, 2015	Matt Bryant	Kicker	3 years / $8,500,000	^[3]
March 3, 2015	Nate Stupar	Linebacker	1 years / $585,000	^[4]
March 5, 2015	Charles Godfrey	Safety	1 years / $1,500,000	^[5]
March 6, 2015	Eric Weems	Wide receiver	2 years / $3,000,000	^[6]
March 9, 2015	T. J. Yates	Quarterback	1 years / $1,500,000	^[7]
March 10, 2015	Antone Smith	Running back	1 years / $1,400,000	^[8]
March 18, 2015	Kroy Biermann	Linebacker	1 years / $1,925,000	^[9]

Team additions

Date	Player	Position	Previous team	Contract	Source
February 13, 2015	Allen Bradford	Linebacker	Seattle Seahawks	1 year / $660,000	^[10]
February 24, 2015	Nick Williams	Wide receiver	Washington Redskins	2-year / $1,100,000
March 10, 2015	Brooks Reed	Linebacker	Houston Texans	5-year / $22,000,000
March 10, 2015	Justin Durant	Linebacker	Dallas Cowboys	3-year / $10,800,000
March 10, 2015	Mike Person	Guard	St. Louis Rams	3-year / $3,350,000
March 10, 2015	Leonard Hankerson	Wide receiver	Washington Redskins	1 year / $1,000,000	^[11]
March 12, 2015	Adrian Clayborn	Defensive end	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1 year / $3,000,000	^[12]
March 12, 2015	Phillip Adams	Cornerback	New York Jets	1 year / $745,000
March 12, 2015	O'Brien Schofield	Defensive end	Seattle Seahawks	1 year / $1,700,000	^[13]
March 18, 2015	Jared Smith	Offensive guard	Seattle Seahawks	1 year / $440,000	^[14]
March 19, 2015	Jacob Tamme	Tight end	Denver Broncos	2-year / $4,000,000	^[15]
March 19, 2015	Tony Moeaki	Tight end	Seattle Seahawks	1 year / $745,000	^[16]
May 4, 2015	Collin Mooney	Fullback	Tennessee Titans	2-year / $1,100,000	^[17]
May 14, 2015	Tyler Polumbus	Offensive tackle	Washington Redskins	Undisclosed	^[18]
May 14, 2015	Chris Chester	Offensive guard	Washington Redskins	1 year / $2,800,000	^[19]
July 29, 2015	DeMarcus Love	Offensive tackle	Denver Broncos	Unknown	^[20]
August 7, 2015	Michael Ford	Running back	Chicago Bears	Unknown	^[21]
August 16, 2015	Terrell Manning	Linebacker	New York Giants	Unknown	^[22]
August 16, 2015	Evan Royster	Running back	Washington Redskins	Unknown
August 24, 2015	John Harris	Wide receiver	Philadelphia Eagles	Unknown	^[23]
August 26, 2015	Rex Grossman	Quarterback	Cleveland Browns	Unknown	^[24]

Departures

Date	Player	Position	Note	New Team	Source
February 26, 2015	Steven Jackson	Running back	Released	New England Patriots	^[25]
February 27, 2015	Harry Douglas	Wide receiver	Released	Tennessee Titans	^[26] ^[27]
February 27, 2015	Justin Blalock	Offensive guard	Released	Retired	^[28]
February 27, 2015	Jonathan Massaquoi	Defensive end	Waived	Tennessee Titans	^[29] ^[30]
March 10, 2015	Sean Weatherspoon	Linebacker	Signed	Arizona Cardinals	^[31]
March 10, 2015	Corey Peters	Defensive end	Signed	Arizona Cardinals	^[32]
March 10, 2015	Drew Davis	Wide receiver	Declined option		^[33]
March 18, 2015	Robert McClain	Cornerback	Signed	New England Patriots	^[34]
March 31, 2015	Jacquizz Rodgers	Running back	Signed	Chicago Bears	^[35]
April 2, 2015	Zeke Motta	Safety	Waived		^[36]
April 3, 2015	Dwight Lowery	Safety	Signed	Indianapolis Colts	^[37]
April 3, 2015	Josh Wilson	Cornerback	Signed	Detroit Lions	^[38]
April 23, 2015	Bear Pascoe	Tight end	Signed	Chicago Bears	^[39]
May 1, 2015	Brandan Bishop	Safety	Waived		^[40]
May 1, 2015	Reid Fragel	Tackle	Waived	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
May 1, 2015	Jordan Mabin	Cornerback	Waived	San Diego Chargers
May 1, 2015	Jacques Smith	Linebacker	Waived
May 1, 2015	Ronnie Wingo	Running back	Waived
May 3, 2015	Kyle Miller	Tight end	Waived	San Diego Chargers	^[41]
May 29, 2015	Prince Shembo	Linebacker	Waived		^[42]
June 15, 2015	Sam Baker	Offensive tackle	Released		^[43]
August 1, 2015	Harland Gunn	Offensive guard	Released	New England Patriots	^[44]
August 10, 2015	Freddie Martino	Wide receiver	Waived	Philadelphia Eagles	^[45]
August 11, 2015	Javier Arenas	Cornerback	Signed	New York Jets	^[46]
August 12, 2015	Ricky Havili-Heimuli	Defensive tackle	Waived		^[47]
August 16, 2015	DeMarcus Love	Offensive tackle	Released
August 24, 2015	Marquis Spruill	Linebacker	Waived

2015 draft class

See main article: 2015 NFL draft.

2015 Atlanta Falcons Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
	8			Clemson
2	42			LSU
3	73			Indiana
4	107			East Carolina
5	137			Clemson
6	185	None – see below
7	225			Eastern Washington
	249			San Jose State

Notes

• The Falcons acquired an additional seventh-round selection (No. 249 overall) as part of a trade that sent the team's 2013 first-, third- and sixth-round selections to the St. Louis Rams.
• The Falcons were not rewarded with any compensatory picks this year.
• The Falcons traded their fifth- (No. 146 overall) and sixth-round (No. 185 overall) picks to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the Vikings' fifth-round selection (No. 137 overall).

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1		Tennessee Titans	W 31–24	1–0	Georgia Dome	Recap
2		at New York Jets	L 22–30	1–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3		at Miami Dolphins	L 9–13	1–2	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
4		Baltimore Ravens	W 20–19	2–2	Georgia Dome	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1		Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–24	1–0	Georgia Dome	Recap
2	September 20	at New York Giants	W 24–20	2–0	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	at Dallas Cowboys	W 39–28	3–0	AT&T Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	Houston Texans	W 48–21	4–0	Georgia Dome	Recap
5	October 11	Washington Redskins	W 25–19	5–0	Georgia Dome	Recap
6		at New Orleans Saints	L 21–31	5–1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
7	October 25	at Tennessee Titans	W 10–7	6–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
8	November 1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–23	6–2	Georgia Dome	Recap
9	November 8	at San Francisco 49ers	L 16–17	6–3	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 22	Indianapolis Colts	L 21–24	6–4	Georgia Dome	Recap
12	November 29	Minnesota Vikings	L 10–20	6–5	Georgia Dome	Recap
13	December 6	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 19–23	6–6	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	at Carolina Panthers	L 0–38	6–7	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
15	December 20	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 23–17	7–7	EverBank Field	Recap
16	December 27	Carolina Panthers	W 20–13	8–7	Georgia Dome	Recap
17	January 3	New Orleans Saints	L 17–20	8–8	Georgia Dome	Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

With the win, the Falcons began their season 1–0.

Week 2: at New York Giants

The Giants would lead 20–17 with below 2 minutes left, but Atlanta was able to pull off the comeback, scoring with 1:14 remaining after Devonta Freeman took it in from a yard out. New York tried to come back, but the Falcons would force a turnover on downs to end the game.

With the win, Atlanta improved to 2–0.

Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys

The Falcons would trail 14–28 at one point, but they would pull off their second comeback in as many weeks, as they scored 25 unanswered points afterwards to ultimately win 39–28.

With the win, the Falcons improved to 3–0 for the first time since 2012.

Week 4: vs. Houston Texans

The Falcons routed the Texans 48–21 at home. Atlanta would build a 42–0 lead, but Houston put up a fight, as they would outscore Atlanta 21–6 for the remainder of the game. However, the Falcons still won in a blowout.

With the win, the Falcons improved to 4–0.

Week 5: vs. Washington Redskins

the Falcons would win this game in overtime against the Redskins. In overtime, the game was sealed away after Robert Alford returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown to end the game.

With the win, Atlanta started 5–0 for the first time since 2012.

Week 6: at New Orleans Saints

The Falcons suffered their first loss of the season in New Orleans on Thursday Night Football. The Saints would lead the entire game. The Falcons would tie it, but that was the closest they would come to striking distance, as the Saints won 31–21.

With the loss, the Falcons fell to 5–1.

Week 7: at Tennessee Titans

With the win, the Falcons improved to 6–1.

Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

With the loss, the Falcons fell to 6–2.

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

With the bitter loss, the Falcons fell to 6–3.

Week 11: vs. Indianapolis Colts

The Falcons would lead 21–7 at one point, but Indianapolis would rally to erase it after D'Qwell Jackson returned an interception 6 yards to tie it at 21. The Colts would eventually go down the field to win it with an Adam Vinatieri field goal from 43 yards with 52 seconds left.

With the loss, Atlanta fell to 6–4.

Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings

With the loss, the Falcons fell to 6–5.

Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

With the loss, the Falcons fell to 6–6.

Week 14: at Carolina Panthers

The Falcons would suffer a blowout and shutout loss to undefeated Carolina. The Falcons would struggle all day, as the Panthers romped them 38–0, their worst shutout loss since 2004.

With the loss, the Falcons fell to 6–7. This is the first and only time they had been under .500 all season.

Week 15: at Jacksonville Jaguars

With the win, the Falcons improved to 7–7. They finished 3-1 vs AFC South.

Week 16: vs. Carolina Panthers

In a major upset win, the Atlanta Falcons defeated Carolina 20–13, spoiling the Panthers' run at a perfect season. Unfortunately for the Falcons, they were eliminated from playoff contention due to the Minnesota Vikings' 49–17 win against the New York Giants later in the day.

Week 17: vs. New Orleans Saints

With the loss, the Falcons ended their season 8–8, and finished 1–5 against their division. For the first time since the 2013 season, they were swept by the New Orleans Saints who also finished their season with a 7-9 Record.

Statistics

Team leaders

column width=150px style="background:#b00014;color:white"	Category	column width=150px style="background:#b00014;color:white"	Player(s)	column width=75px style="background:#b00014;color:white"	Value
Passing yards			4,591
Passing touchdowns		21
Rushing yards		1,061
Rushing touchdowns		11
Receptions		136
Receiving yards		1,871
Receiving touchdowns		8
Points		83
Kickoff return yards		403
Punt return yards		221
Tackles		95
Sacks		4.0
Interceptions		3
Forced fumbles		2

Stats as of week 16.^[48]

Standings

Conference

Notes and References

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17. Web site: Falcons add former army Fullback . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-05-04 . 2015-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161024152732/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Add-Former-Army-FB-Mooney/ade66915-45b4-4b50-aa86-fd5fd872e440 . 2016-10-24 . dead .
18. Web site: Jay Adams . Falcons Sign Veteran Tackle Polumbus . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-05-14 . 2015-09-04.
19. Web site: Jay Adams . Falcons Sign Veteran Guard Chester . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-09-04.
20. Web site: Falcons sign offensive tackle DeMarcus Love . www.ajc.com . 2015-07-29 . 2015-09-04.
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24. Web site: Conway, Kelsey . Falcons Sign QB Grossman, Waive RB Royster . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-09-04.
25. Web site: Jay Adams . Falcons Part Ways with Veteran RB Jackson . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-03-27.
26. Web site: Jay Adams . Falcons Release Veteran WR Douglas . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-02-27 . 2015-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316143655/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Release-Veteran-WR-Douglas/f000cd03-7871-4517-880c-03b408e8d254 . 2015-03-16 . dead .
27. Web site: Wyatt . Jim . Titans Agree to Terms with Former Falcons WR Harry Douglas . Titansonline.com . 2015-03-11 . 2015-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906031528/http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-4/Titans-Agree-to-Terms-with-Former-Falcons-WR-Harry-Douglas/369c4658-b34f-45c2-9be4-6064b252d7ab . 2015-09-06 . dead .
28. Web site: Jay Adams . Falcons Release Veteran G Blalock . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-02-27 . 2015-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150326014000/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Release-Veteran-G-Blalock/2042e274-e262-4bb8-a090-dd523b0cf3bd . 2015-03-26 . dead .
29. Web site: Jay Adams . Falcons Trim Roster Further, Waive DE Massaquoi . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-02-27 . 2015-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150326030242/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Trim-Roster-Further-Waive-DE-Massaquoi-/caae3311-74d6-4eab-9ba3-083fcd6b680a . 2015-03-26 . dead .
30. Web site: Fann . Joe . Titans Release S Bernard Pollard; Claim OLB Jonathan Massaquoi . Titansonline.com . 2015-03-03 . 2015-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402185656/http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-4/Titans-Release-S-Bernard-Pollard-Claim-OLB-Jonathan-Massaquoi/2d426574-aeb4-481d-85d7-167eb12d4838 . 2015-04-02 . dead .
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32. Web site: Source: Corey Peters to Cardinals on three-year, $10.5 million deal . Nationalfootballpost.com . 2015-03-09 . 2015-03-27.
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34. Web site: Robert McClain on Twitter: "Thankful to have the opportunity to continue my career with the @Patriots" . Twitter.com . 2015-03-18 . 2015-03-27.
35. Web site: Bears ink Rodgers to one year deal . Chicago Bears . 2015-03-31 . 2015-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150406034742/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-ink-Rodgers-to-one-year-contract/8633a2ee-e9fc-41b3-9d1f-b1f41b81a51b . 2015-04-06 . dead .
36. Web site: Falcons waive former seventh round pick . Atlanta Falcons . 2015-04-02 . 2015-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150409113840/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Waive-Former-Seventh-Round-Pick/9316848c-5db6-4961-bf1f-cd0f1976e695 . 2015-04-09 . dead .
37. Web site: Colts reach deal with S Dwight Lowery . Pro Football Talk . 2015-04-03 . 2015-04-09.
38. Web site: Lions sign cornerback Josh Wilson . detroitlions.com . 2015-04-03 . 2015-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150408164423/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Lions-sign-cornerback-Josh-Wilson/e3b95c27-5d38-4a49-b82d-813a95ae7bfc . 2015-04-08 . dead .
39. Web site: Larry Mayer . Bears sign veteran tight end Pascoe . Chicagobears.com . 2015-04-23 . 2015-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225615/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-sign-veteran-tight-end-Pascoe/44223d08-1683-4677-9654-0fd21200061f . 2015-09-23 . dead .
40. Web site: Jay Adams . Falcons Make Roster Moves During Draft . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-05-01 . 2015-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175925/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Make-Roster-Moves-During-Draft/ddcb793b-c71d-4310-8da7-cb87350e355a . 2015-09-23 . dead .
41. Web site: Falcons waive TE Kyle Miller . The Falcoholic . 2015-09-04.
42. Web site: Falcons Waive Linebacker Prince Shembo . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-05-29 . 2015-09-04.
43. Web site: Jay Adams . Falcons Release Veteran OT Baker . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-06-15 . 2015-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910050624/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Release-Veteran-OT-Baker/8542b557-1f45-4e2b-8d20-f2a44931996e . 2015-09-10 . dead .
44. Web site: Falcons Sign OL Burton, Release G Gunn . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-08-01 . 2015-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923185732/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Sign-OL-Burton-Release-G-Gunn/848fcd29-3e65-41c5-93d7-64dc636c31f7 . 2015-09-23 . dead .
45. Web site: Eagles sign wide receiver Freddie Martino; release two others . NJ.com . 2015-08-10 . 2015-09-04.
46. Web site: Jets Sign Javier Arenas . Gang Green Nation . 2015-09-04.
47. Web site: Kelsey Conway . Falcons Sign CB Lee, Waive NT Heimuli . Atlantafalcons.com . 2015-09-04.
48. Web site: Atlanta Falcons 2015 Statistics - Team and Player Stats - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2015-12-27.