The Atlanta Falcons gave up their most passing yards per attempt in a season in 1989, with 8.6 per attempt.

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	TEAM	OPP AVG	SEASON	GP	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP YDS	OPP TD	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	Falcons	8.6	1989	16	259	437	59.3	3,737	19	20	82.5	4.3	4.6	31	183
2	Falcons	8.5	1966	14	227	396	57.3	3,376	26	19	87.3	6.6	4.8	34	276
3	Falcons	8.5	1967	14	238	421	56.5	3,588	31	17	92.4	7.4	4.0	21	196
4	Falcons	8.5	1968	14	248	389	63.8	3,306	30	14	101.3	7.7	3.6	29	221
5	Falcons	8.2	2014	16	359	566	63.4	4,618	20	16	88.9	3.5	2.8	22	140
6	Falcons	8.2	1996	16	302	485	62.3	3,953	26	6	100.6	5.4	1.2	36	208
7	Falcons	8.0	2001	16	331	515	64.3	4,132	29	18	93.3	5.6	3.5	37	230
8	Falcons	8.0	2013	16	341	516	66.1	4,128	31	10	102.4	6.0	1.9	32	231
9	Falcons	8.0	1992	16	277	439	63.1	3,496	24	11	95.6	5.5	2.5	31	241
10	Falcons	7.9	2003	16	323	508	63.6	4,005	28	15	94.0	5.5	3.0	36	205
11	Falcons	7.9	2020	16	425	625	68.0	4,918	34	12	101.7	5.4	1.9	29	221
12	Falcons	7.8	1979	16	268	487	55.0	3,799	17	15	79.2	3.5	3.1	29	203
13	Falcons	7.7	2019	16	351	536	65.5	4,137	28	12	96.9	5.2	2.2	28	219
14	Falcons	7.7	1985	16	289	535	54.0	4,129	32	22	82.1	6.0	4.1	42	331
15	Falcons	7.7	1984	16	262	443	59.1	3,413	27	12	92.5	6.1	2.7	38	287
16	Falcons	7.7	1990	16	297	537	55.3	4,127	31	17	86.2	5.8	3.2	33	214
17	Falcons	7.6	1997	16	275	496	55.4	3,794	24	18	81.2	4.8	3.6	55	354
18	Falcons	7.6	2006	16	321	515	62.3	3,903	20	12	88.8	3.9	2.3	37	235
19	Falcons	7.6	1983	16	313	493	63.5	3,734	28	15	92.8	5.7	3.0	31	217
20	Falcons	7.5	2009	16	335	536	62.5	4,041	25	15	89.5	4.7	2.8	28	170
21	Falcons	7.5	2018	16	398	585	68.0	4,408	33	15	98.3	5.6	2.6	37	255
22	Falcons	7.5	1994	16	364	580	62.8	4,365	26	22	84.9	4.5	3.8	32	229
23	Falcons	7.5	1993	16	308	505	61.0	3,786	27	13	91.2	5.3	2.6	27	149
24	Falcons	7.4	2004	16	328	517	63.4	3,838	19	19	82.8	3.7	3.7	48	312
25	Falcons	7.4	2012	16	337	551	61.2	4,060	14	20	77.1	2.5	3.6	29	182

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More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

944

Penix

RUSH

641

Robinson

REC

550

London

Team Rankings

PPG

23.7

16th

OPP PPG

25.5

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

149.5

4th

PASS YDS/G

211.0

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	3	2	.600
Falcons	2	4	.333
Saints	2	4	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bears

4 - 2

Final

Falcons

2 - 4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000