The Atlanta Falcons were 7-9 in 1981. They finished 2nd in the NFC West and 9th in the NFC.

1981 Stats

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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
16
426
5,664
1,095
5.2
1,965
495
4.0
3,986
563
7.1
37
287
318
116
176
26
90
940
Team Rank
2nd
7th
8th
13th
18th
17th
19th
6th
4th
14th
14th
14th
9th
17th
7th
9th
5th
22nd
Opponent
16
355
5,354
1,053
5.1
1,666
459
3.6
3,927
565
7.0
29
239
303
94
172
37
97
814
Opponent Rank
18th
14th
13th
15th
2nd
1st
5th
24th
26th
12th
22nd
6th
14th
2nd
21st
28th
21st
21st
Net
+71
+310
+42
+0.1
+299
+36
+0.3
+59
-2
+0.1
+8
+48
+15
+22
+4
-11
-7
+126
Net Rank
7th
13th
10th
13th
8th
12th
8th
14th
14th
13th
20th
12th
13th
6th
15th
26th
7th
24th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM