The Atlanta Falcons couldn't pull it off against the New England Patriots, 31 to 28, on October 9, 2005.

2005 Atlanta Falcons

Final

NE

Patriots

3-2-0

31

ATL

Falcons

3-2-0

28

Team

NE

ATL

1

14

0

2

0

13

3

14

0

4

3

15

Total

31

28

1st quarter

NE

ATL

Patriots

Patrick Pass 6-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)

7

0

Patriots

Daniel Graham 45-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)

14

0

2nd quarter

NE

ATL

Falcons

Justin Griffith 2-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Todd Peterson kick)

14

7

Falcons

Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal

14

10

Falcons

Michael Koenen 58-yard field goal

14

13

3rd quarter

NE

ATL

Patriots

Benjamin Watson 33-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)

21

13

Patriots

Bethel Johnson 55-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)

28

13

4th quarter

NE

ATL

Falcons

Alge Crumpler 25-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Todd Peterson kick)

28

20

Falcons

Dez White 14-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Matt Schaub pass to Brian Finneran for two-point conversion)

28

28

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal

31

28

Patriots

Falcons

1st Downs

20

22

Passing 1st Downs

11

14

Rushing 1st Downs

8

5

1st downs from penalties

1

3

3rd down efficiency

3 - 10

5 - 13

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 0

Total Plays

58

63

Total Yards

483

400

Yards per play

8.3

6.3

Passing

342

284

Comp - Att

22 - 27

18 - 34

Yards per pass

12.2

7.7

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 8

3 - 14

Rushing

141

116

Rushing Attempts

30

26

Yards per rush

4.7

4.5

Penalties

11

8

Turnovers

1

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

32:25

27:35

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tom Brady 22 27 350 13.0 3 1 1 140.4
Team 22 27 342 13.0 3 1 1 140.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Corey Dillon 23 106 4.6 0
Patrick Pass 6 34 5.7 1
Tom Brady 1 1 1.0 0
Team 30 141 4.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Daniel Graham 5 119 23.8 1 5
Deion Branch 8 107 13.4 0 8
Bethel Johnson 1 55 55.0 1 1
Benjamin Watson 1 33 33.0 1 1
David Givens 2 14 7.0 0 4
Corey Dillon 2 13 6.5 0 4
Patrick Pass 1 6 6.0 0 2
Troy Brown 1 2 2.0 0 1
Tim Dwight 1 1 1.0 0 1
Team 22 350 13.0 3 27

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Ty Warren 6 6 0.0 0 0 0
Guss Scott 6 5 0.0 0 0 0
Willie McGinest 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
Vince Wilfork 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
Monty Beisel 4 3 1.0 1 0 0
Jarvis Green 5 3 0.5 1 0 0
Larry Izzo 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Patrick Pass 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Asante Samuel 3 3 0.0 0 1 0
Duane Starks 3 3 0.0 0 3 0
Chad Brown 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Rosevelt Colvin 2 2 1.0 1 0 0
Eugene Wilson 2 2 0.0 0 1 0
Mike Wright 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Bethel Johnson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
James Sanders 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Vrabel 1 0 0.5 0 0 0
Team 52 47 3.0 3 5 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Adam Vinatieri 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Josh Miller 6 261 43.5
Team 6 261 43.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bethel Johnson 4 86 21.5 0
Michael Stone 1 0 0.0 0
Team 5 86 17.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tim Dwight 2 5 2.5 0
Team 2 5 2.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Matt Schaub 18 34 298 8.8 3 0 3 112.1
Team 18 34 284 8.8 3 0 3 112.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Warrick Dunn 19 83 4.4 0
T.J. Duckett 5 30 6.0 0
Matt Schaub 2 3 1.5 0
Team 26 116 4.5 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Brian Finneran 5 103 20.6 0 6
Alge Crumpler 6 99 16.5 1 9
Michael Jenkins 3 55 18.3 0 10
Warrick Dunn 2 23 11.5 0 2
Dez White 1 14 14.0 1 3
Justin Griffith 1 2 2.0 1 1
Roddy White 0 2 0 3
Team 18 298 8.8 3 34

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
DeAngelo Hall 10 10 0.0 0 0 0
Keith Brooking 10 9 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Webster 7 7 0.0 0 0 0
Keion Carpenter 7 5 0.0 0 0 0
Ike Reese 4 4 0.0 1 1 0
Edgerton Hartwell 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Brady Smith 3 3 1.0 1 0 0
Demorrio Williams 6 3 0.0 0 1 0
Chris Cash 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Michael Boley 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Rod Coleman 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Chauncey Davis 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Patrick Kerney 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Michael Koenen 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Antwan Lake 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
John Leake 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Omare Lowe 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Bryan Scott 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Jonathan Babineaux 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Chad Lavalais 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Kevin McCadam 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 67 55 1.0 2 2 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Michael Koenen 1 1 0 3
Todd Peterson 1 1 2 5
Team 2 2 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Michael Koenen 7 319 45.6
Team 7 319 45.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Allen Rossum 6 119 19.8 0
Team 6 119 19.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Allen Rossum 1 8 8.0 0
Team 1 8 8.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,836

Ridder

Desmond Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

905

London

Drake London

Team Rankings

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PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM