NFC South · 2015
Atlanta Falcons
Record
8-8
Net EPA
-0.059est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.000
- Success rate46.4%
- EPA / dropback+0.113
- EPA / rush-0.195
- Explosive rate8.5%
- CPOE-0.01
- Third-down rate47.3%
- Red-zone TD rate54.2%
- Points / drive1.77
- Turnover rate2.7%
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Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.015
- Success rate allowed45.2%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.097
- EPA / rush allowed-0.117
- Explosive rate allowed9.3%
- Pressure rate (proxy)14.7%
- Sack rate3.0%
- Points / drive allowed1.83
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.000 · 47th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.015 · 50th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
6-10
-1.9 vs line
Home
3-5
Away
3-5
As favorite
1-8
As dog
5-2
O/U
2-13-1
-5.0 vs total
Roster
53 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Ryan | QB | 30 | 6'4" 217 | 7 | Boston College | ACT |
| 12 | Sean Renfree | QB | 25 | 6'5" 225 | 2 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Julio Jones | WR | 26 | 6'3" 220 | 4 | Alabama | ACT |
| 14 | Eric Weems | WR | 30 | 5'9" 195 | 8 | Bethune-Cookman | ACT |
| 15 | Nick Williams | WR | 26 | 5'10" 184 | 2 | Connecticut | ACT |
| 16 | Justin Hardy | WR | 25 | 5'10" 192 | R | East Carolina | ACT |
| 17 | Devin Hester | WR | 34 | 5'11" 190 | 9 | Miami (Fla.) | ACT |
| 24 | Devonta Freeman | RB | 23 | 5'8" 206 | 1 | Florida State | ACT |
| 26 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 22 | 6'0" 210 | R | Indiana | ACT |
| 33 | Terron Ward | RB | 23 | 5'7" 201 | R | Oregon State | ACT |
| 42 | Patrick DiMarco | FB | 26 | 6'1" 234 | 4 | South Carolina | ACT |
| 80 | Levine Toilolo | TE | 24 | 6'8" 265 | 2 | Stanford | ACT |
| 81 | Tony Moeaki | TE | 28 | 6'3" 252 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Jacob Tamme | TE | 30 | 6'3" 230 | 7 | Kentucky | ACT |
| 84 | Roddy White | WR | 35 | 6'0" 211 | 10 | Alabama-Birmingham | ACT |
| 86 | D.J. Tialavea | TE | 24 | 6'4" 260 | 1 | Utah State | ACT |
Offensive line9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Ben Garland | G | 27 | 6'5" 308 | 5 | Air Force | ACT |
| 65 | Chris Chester | G | 32 | 6'3" 303 | 9 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 66 | Gino Gradkowski | C | 28 | 6'3" 300 | 3 | Delaware | ACT |
| 67 | Andy Levitre | G | 29 | 6'2" 303 | 6 | Oregon State | ACT |
| 68 | Mike Person | C | 27 | 6'4" 300 | 4 | Montana State | ACT |
| 70 | Jake Matthews | T | 23 | 6'5" 309 | 1 | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 72 | Bryce Harris | T | 26 | 6'6" 300 | 3 | Fresno State | ACT |
| 73 | Ryan Schraeder | T | 27 | 6'7" 300 | 2 | Valdosta State | ACT |
| 75 | Jake Long | T | 30 | 6'7" 322 | 7 | Michigan | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Tyler Starr | DE | 24 | 6'5" 250 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 44 | Vic Beasley | DE | 23 | 6'2" 246 | R | Clemson | ACT |
| 50 | O'Brien Schofield | LB | 28 | 6'3" 242 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 51 | Philip Wheeler | OLB | 32 | 6'2" 245 | 7 | Georgia Tech | ACT |
| 52 | Justin Durant | OLB | 31 | 6'1" 230 | 8 | Hampton | ACT |
| 54 | Nathan Stupar | ILB | 27 | 6'2" 240 | 3 | Penn State | ACT |
| 55 | Paul Worrilow | ILB | 25 | 6'0" 230 | 2 | Delaware | ACT |
| 56 | Brooks Reed | OLB | 28 | 6'3" 254 | 4 | Arizona | ACT |
| 71 | Kroy Biermann | DE | 31 | 6'3" 255 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Joey Mbu | NT | 22 | 6'3" 310 | R | Houston | ACT |
| 77 | Ra'Shede Hageman | DT | 25 | 6'6" 318 | 1 | Minnesota | ACT |
| 93 | Malliciah Goodman | DE | 25 | 6'4" 276 | 2 | Clemson | ACT |
| 94 | Tyson Jackson | DE | 29 | 6'4" 296 | 6 | LSU | ACT |
| 95 | Jonathan Babineaux | NT | 35 | 6'2" 300 | 10 | Iowa | ACT |
| 97 | Grady Jarrett | DT | 22 | 6'0" 305 | R | Clemson | ACT |
| 99 | Adrian Clayborn | DE | 27 | 6'3" 280 | 4 | Iowa | ACT |
Secondary9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Phillip Adams | CB | 27 | 5'11" 195 | 5 | South Carolina State | ACT |
| 21 | Desmond Trufant | CB | 26 | 6'0" 190 | 2 | Washington | ACT |
| 23 | Robert Alford | CB | 28 | 5'10" 186 | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | ACT |
| 27 | Robenson Therezie | S | 24 | 5'9" 212 | R | Auburn | ACT |
| 28 | Akeem King | CB | 23 | 6'1" 212 | R | San Jose State | ACT |
| 30 | Charles Godfrey | S | 31 | 5'11" 210 | 7 | Iowa | ACT |
| 32 | Jalen Collins | CB | 22 | 6'1" 203 | R | LSU | ACT |
| 36 | Kemal Ishmael | SS | 24 | 6'0" 206 | 2 | Central Florida | ACT |
| 37 | Ricardo Allen | S | 25 | 5'9" 186 | 1 | Purdue | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Matt Bosher | P | 29 | 6'0" 208 | 4 | Miami (Fla.) | ACT |
| 6 | Shayne Graham | K | 39 | 6'0" 210 | 15 | — | ACT |
| 47 | Josh Harris | LS | 26 | 6'1" 224 | 3 | Auburn | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Eagles | W 26-24 | +3.5 | -0.095 |
| 2 | @ Giants | W 24-20 | +2 | +0.240 |
| 3 | @ Cowboys | W 39-28 | +1 | +0.291 |
| 4 | vs Texans | W 48-21 | -4 | +0.182 |
| 5 | vs Commanders | W 25-19 | -7.5 | +0.001 |
| 6 | @ Saints | L 21-31 | -3 | -0.031 |
| 7 | @ Titans | W 10-7 | -5.5 | -0.137 |
| 8 | vs Buccaneers | L 20-23 | -8 | -0.027 |
| 9 | @ 49ers | L 16-17 | -9.5 | -0.070 |
| 11 | vs Colts | L 21-24 | -3.5 | -0.145 |
| 12 | vs Vikings | L 10-20 | -2 | -0.103 |
| 13 | @ Buccaneers | L 19-23 | +1 | -0.007 |
| 14 | @ Panthers | L 0-38 | +8.5 | -0.366 |
| 15 | @ Jaguars | W 23-17 | +2 | +0.032 |
| 16 | vs Panthers | W 20-13 | +7 | +0.135 |
| 17 | vs Saints | L 17-20 | -6 | +0.094 |