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From 2012 through 2021, the Atlanta Falcons had the most first-down passes by a team, with 2,310 completions.

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Regular season

	TEAM	PASS 1DWN	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Falcons	2,310	3,477	842	325	161	77	84	0	430	3,889	24.2	3,920	24.3	43.7	49.4
2	Saints	2,286	3,612	1,057	269	161	97	64	0	527	4,409	27.4	3,804	23.6	43.7	62.5
3	Chargers	2,207	3,474	926	341	161	76	85	0	438	3,802	23.6	3,698	23.0	43.0	55.0
4	Buccaneers	2,191	3,370	840	339	161	69	92	0	447	3,842	23.9	3,982	24.7	41.0	48.9
5	Lions	2,176	3,321	837	308	161	64	95	2	399	3,569	22.2	3,998	24.8	39.5	47.7
6	Patriots	2,120	3,667	1,183	364	161	115	46	0	505	4,477	27.8	3,049	18.9	42.2	55.9
7	Steelers	2,095	3,302	872	335	161	99	60	2	428	3,855	23.9	3,379	21.0	40.9	46.9
8	Cowboys	2,075	3,446	1,084	287	161	90	71	0	456	4,030	25.0	3,672	22.8	42.0	57.2
9	Packers	2,056	3,406	1,009	341	161	103	56	2	495	4,167	25.9	3,660	22.7	41.5	53.6
10	Chiefs	2,029	3,398	1,047	322	161	105	56	0	474	4,172	25.9	3,403	21.1	41.7	56.7
11	Broncos	2,012	3,314	972	330	161	89	72	0	434	3,815	23.7	3,450	21.4	38.6	53.1
12	Colts	1,983	3,407	1,052	372	161	90	71	0	438	3,909	24.3	3,740	23.2	41.3	53.7
13	Cardinals	1,968	3,229	912	349	161	81	78	2	402	3,586	22.3	3,616	22.5	37.3	53.7
14	Eagles	1,963	3,441	1,160	318	161	82	78	1	450	3,927	24.4	3,787	23.5	40.9	50.9
15	Texans	1,926	3,185	956	303	161	74	87	0	381	3,464	21.5	3,760	23.4	38.7	47.3
16	Raiders	1,924	3,067	874	269	161	65	96	0	370	3,352	20.8	4,308	26.8	38.4	50.6
17	Dolphins	1,913	3,017	807	297	161	76	85	0	375	3,317	20.6	3,825	23.8	35.7	42.0
18	Panthers	1,905	3,337	1,145	287	161	80	80	1	415	3,664	22.8	3,673	22.8	39.8	52.3
19	Rams	1,902	3,104	945	257	161	86	74	1	413	3,706	23.0	3,535	22.0	37.3	41.6
20	Giants	1,901	3,038	820	317	161	61	100	0	368	3,327	20.7	3,877	24.1	36.9	48.2
21	Bengals	1,884	3,138	954	300	161	78	80	3	416	3,638	22.6	3,587	22.3	37.7	59.5
22	Vikings	1,868	3,176	1,002	306	161	87	72	2	426	3,791	23.5	3,577	22.2	38.7	49.7
23	Bears	1,858	3,157	991	308	161	71	90	0	384	3,401	21.1	3,671	22.8	37.7	46.4
24	Washington Football Team	1,855	3,123	987	281	161	65	95	1	381	3,414	21.2	4,011	24.9	37.4	49.4
25	Ravens	1,855	3,378	1,224	299	161	93	68	0	427	3,968	24.6	3,287	20.4	39.8	55.8

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More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

479

Penix

RUSH

494

Robinson

REC

370

London

Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

15th

OPP PPG

23.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

181.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

191.8

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM

Last Game

Falcons

2 - 2

Final

Saints

1 - 3

Mon 5 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000