Английская Википедия:2017 Atlanta Falcons season
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The 2017 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 52nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Dan Quinn. They entered the season as the defending NFC champions and tried to defend their NFC title for a second consecutive trip to the Super Bowl after losing the previous year against the Patriots in Super Bowl LI after blowing a 28-3 lead. This was the Falcons' first year in Mercedes-Benz Stadium after spending the previous 25 seasons in the Georgia Dome, which was demolished on November 20, 2017. Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened as scheduled on August 26, 2017; however, its retractable roof system was incomplete. The roof of Mercedes-Benz Stadium remained in the closed position for most of the 2017 season, with the roof opened only during the September 17 game against the Green Bay Packers, as contractors continued to fully mechanize the roof.[1]
On December 13, 2017, Tommy Nobis, the first player drafted by the Falcons, died at the age of 74.[2]
Despite the Falcons failing to improve on their 11–5 record from 2016 or defend their NFC South title, the team posted its first consecutive winning seasons, consecutive 10-win seasons, and consecutive playoff berths since the 2012 season. The Falcons were the only NFC team from the 2016 playoffs to qualify for the 2017 playoffs. In the playoffs, the Falcons defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card Round, but lost against the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional Round despite being the first team to be favored over a number one seed in the Divisional Round.
As of 2022, this represents the most recent winning season and playoff appearance for the Falcons. Шаблон:TOC limit
Offseason
Signings
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Age | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 2016 Team | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | Reginald Davis III | 25 | Atlanta Falcons | 3 years, $1.66 million |
| DE | Jack Crawford | 28 | Dallas Cowboys | 3 years, $8.8 million |
| DT | Dontari Poe | 26 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 year, $8 million |
| S | Kemal Ishmael | 25 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 year, $2 million |
| WR | Andre Roberts | 29 | Detroit Lions | 1 year, $1.8 million |
| LB | LaRoy Reynolds | 26 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 year, $1.3 million |
| CB | Blidi Wreh-Wilson | 27 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 year, $775,000 |
| OG | Hugh Thornton | 25 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 year, $690,000 |
Draft
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| Round | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| Selection | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| Player | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| Position | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Takkarist McKinley | DE | UCLA |
| 3 | 75 | Duke Riley | LB | LSU |
| 4 | 136 | Sean Harlow | G | Oregon State |
| 5 | 149 | Damontae Kazee | S | San Diego State |
| 5 | 156 | Brian Hill | RB | Wyoming |
| 5 | 174 | Eric Saubert | TE | Drake |
Undrafted free agents
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| Position | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| Player | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| College | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Alek Torgersen | Pennsylvania | |
| FB | Tyler Renew | The Citadel | |
| WR | Josh Magee | South Alabama | |
| WR | Deonte Burton | Kansas State | |
| C | Cam Keizur | Portland State | |
| T | Andreas Knappe | UConn | |
| T | Robert Leff | Auburn | |
| OL | Travis Averill | Boise State | |
| OL | Will Freeman | Southern Miss | |
| DE | J.T. Jones | Miami (OH) | |
| DE | Chris Odom | Arkansas State | |
| DE | Darius English | South Carolina | |
| DE | Gary Thompson Jr. | Marshall | |
| LB | Christian Tago | San Jose State | |
| LB | Jermaine Grace | Miami | |
| CB | Marcelis Branch | Robert Morris | |
| S | Deron Washington | Pittsburg State | |
| S | Quincy Mauger | Georgia | |
| CB | Taylor Reynolds | James Madison |
Staff
Final roster
Preseason
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Miami Dolphins | L 20–23 | 0–1 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 20 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–17 | 0–2 | Heinz Field | Recap |
| 3 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Arizona Cardinals | L 14–24 | 0–3 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 7–13 | 0–4 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 10 | at Chicago Bears | W 23–17 | 1–0 | Soldier Field | 61,857 | Recap |
| 2 | September 17 | Green Bay Packers | W 34–23 | 2–0 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 70,826 | Recap |
| 3 | September 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 30–26 | 3–0 | Ford Field | 63,240 | Recap |
| 4 | October 1 | Buffalo Bills | L 17–23 | 3–1 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 71,273 | Recap |
| 5 | Bye | ||||||
| 6 | October 15 | Miami Dolphins | L 17–20 | 3–2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 70,593 | Recap |
| 7 | October 22 | at New England Patriots | L 7–23 | 3–3 | Gillette Stadium | 65,878 | Recap |
| 8 | October 29 | at New York Jets | W 25–20 | 4–3 | MetLife Stadium | 77,562 | Recap |
| 9 | November 5 | at Carolina Panthers | L 17–20 | 4–4 | Bank of America Stadium | 74,244 | Recap |
| 10 | November 12 | Dallas Cowboys | W 27–7 | 5–4 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 73,761 | Recap |
| 11 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Seattle Seahawks | W 34–31 | 6–4 | CenturyLink Field | 69,026 | Recap |
| 12 | November 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 34–20 | 7–4 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 71,036 | Recap |
| 13 | December 3 | Minnesota Vikings | L 9–14 | 7–5 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 71,185 | Recap |
| 14 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | New Orleans Saints | W 20–17 | 8–5 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 72,866 | Recap |
| 15 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 24–21 | 9–5 | Raymond James Stadium | 62,382 | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | at New Orleans Saints | L 13–23 | 9–6 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 73,188 | Recap |
| 17 | December 31 | Carolina Panthers | W 22–10 | 10–6 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 74,141 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Chicago Bears
Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox In their home opener, the Falcons hosted the Green Bay Packers in a rematch of the 2016 NFC Championship Game. This was the first regular season game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Despite prior reports that the roof would be closed for the game, Falcons owner Arthur Blank elected to open the roof if weather permitted, marking the first time since the 1991 season, the team's final season at their original home of Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, that the Falcons played a home game in Atlanta under open air.[3] The Falcons controlled most of the game, went up by as much as 24, and won 34–23. They were led by Devonta Freeman (19 rushes, 84 yards, 2 TD) and Julio Jones (108 yards, 5 receptions). The 2017 Falcons became only the fourth team in NFL history to start 2–0 after they lost the Super Bowl the previous year.
Week 3: at Detroit Lions
Week 4: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 7: at New England Patriots
In a rematch of Super Bowl LI eight months later, the Falcons were trying to avenge their historic defeat, where they blew a 28-3 lead and lost in overtime, however Atlanta lost the rematch 23-7, in a game dominated by fog in the Foxboro area in the second half.
Week 8: at New York Jets
Week 9: at Carolina Panthers
Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox In the Falcons' victory, Adrian Clayborn set a new franchise record of six sacks in one game, breaking the previous record of five sacks.
Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 13: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 15: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The win eliminated Green Bay from postseason contention.
Week 16: at New Orleans Saints
Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers
Standings
Division
Шаблон:2017 NFC South standings
Conference
Postseason
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Playoff round | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent (seed) | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Game site | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| NFL.com recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Los Angeles Rams (3) | W 26–13 | 1–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| Divisional | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Philadelphia Eagles (1) | L 10–15 | 1–1 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Los Angeles Rams
NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Philadelphia Eagles
References
External links
Шаблон:Atlanta Falcons Шаблон:Atlanta Falcons seasons Шаблон:2017 NFL season by team
