Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons were 7-6-1 in 1971. They finished 3rd in the NFC West and 6th in the NFC.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 12/19	@	NO	W 24-20
Sun 12/12	@	SF	L 3-24
Sun 12/5	vs	OAK	W 24-13
Sun 11/28	@	MIN	L 7-24
Mon 11/22	vs	GB	W 28-21

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

2,005

Berry

RUSH YDS

594

Butler

REC YDS

741

Burrow

1971 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	9	5	0	.643
Rams	8	5	1	.607
Falcons	7	6	1	.536
Saints	4	8	2	.357

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1971 Stats

See stats

	GP	PTS	YDS	PLY	AVG	RUSH YDS	RUSH ATT	RUSH AVG	PASS YDS	PASS ATT	PASS AVG	SCK	SCKY	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PASS 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	PEN	PEN YDS
Team	14	274	3,959	810	4.9	1,703	494	3.4	2,495	285	8.8	31	239	221	99	108	14	79	723
Team Rank		13th	15th	21st	10th	16th	7th	23rd	10th	24th	1st	15th	13th	15th	14th	15th	18th	15th	12th
Opponent	14	277	3,787	874	4.3	2,149	500	4.3	1,895	343	5.5	31	257	237	114	106	17	61	614
Opponent Rank		13th	8th	18th	6th	21st	24th	18th	1st	9th	2nd	12th	11th	17th	20th	11th	12th	22nd	22nd
Net		-3	+172	-64	+0.6	-446	-6	-0.9	+600	-58	+3.2	0	-18	-16	-15	+2	-3	+18	+109
Net Rank		13th	12th	21st	5th	17th	14th	22nd	3rd	19th	1st	15th	16th	17th	16th	12th	18th	25th	22nd

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

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

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

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

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

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
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
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