Английская Википедия:2014 Atlanta Falcons season
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The Шаблон:Nfly Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the seventh and final under head coach Mike Smith. The Falcons were defeated by the Carolina Panthers in week 17, officially eliminating them from postseason contention for the second straight year.[1] As a result, Smith was fired after his seventh year as head coach, after two straight years with a losing record.[2]
The 2014 Atlanta Falcons were featured on the HBO documentary series Hard Knocks.[3]
As of 2022, the only member of the 2014 squad still a Falcon is Jake Matthews. Шаблон:TOC limit
2014 draft class
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jake Matthews | Offensive tackle | Texas A&M |
| 2 | 37 | Ra'Shede Hageman | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
| 3 | 68 | Dezmen Southward | Free safety | Wisconsin |
| 4 | 103 | Devonta Freeman | Running back | Florida State |
| 139 | Prince Shembo | Linebacker | Notre Dame | |
| 5 | 147 | Ricardo Allen | Cornerback | Purdue |
| 168 | Marquis Spruill | Linebacker | Syracuse | |
| 6 | None — see below | |||
| 7 | 253 | Yawin Smallwood | Linebacker | Connecticut |
| 255 | Tyler Starr | Linebacker | South Dakota | |
| Compensatory selection |
- Note: The Falcons traded their sixth- (No. 182 overall) and original seventh- (No. 220 overall) round selections to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the Vikings' fifth-round selection (No. 168 overall).
Staff
Final roster
Schedule
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 8 | Miami Dolphins | W 16–10 | 1–0 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 2 | August 16 | at Houston Texans | L 7–32 | 1–1 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 23 | Tennessee Titans | L 17–24 | 1–2 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 4 | August 28 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–14 | 2–2 | EverBank Field | Recap |
Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 7 | New Orleans Saints | W 37–34 Шаблон:Small | 1–0 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 2 | September 14 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–24 | 1–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | Шаблон:Tooltip | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 56–14 | 2–1 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 4 | September 28 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 28–41 | 2–2 | TCF Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 5 | at New York Giants | L 20–30 | 2–3 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 12 | Chicago Bears | L 13–27 | 2–4 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 7 | October 19 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 7–29 | 2–5 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 26 | Detroit Lions | L 21–22 | 2–6 | Wembley Stadium Шаблон:Small | Recap |
| 9 | Bye | |||||
| 10 | November 9 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27–17 | 3–6 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 16 | at Carolina Panthers | W 19–17 | 4–6 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 23 | Cleveland Browns | L 24–26 | 4–7 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 13 | November 30 | Arizona Cardinals | W 29–18 | 5–7 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 14 | Шаблон:Tooltip | at Green Bay Packers | L 37–43 | 5–8 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 15 | December 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–27 | 5–9 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 16 | December 21 | at New Orleans Saints | W 30–14 | 6–9 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
| 17 | December 28 | Carolina Panthers | L 3–34 | 6–10 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
- Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox In this game, Devin Hester would break Deion Sanders's all-time record for punt/kick returns for touchdowns, with 20.[4]
Week 4: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 5: at New York Giants
Week 6: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 7: at Baltimore Ravens
Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox This was the Falcons' only win outside the NFC South division.
Week 14: at Green Bay Packers
Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox The Falcons were the only NFC South team to lose to all of their AFC North opponents.
Week 16: at New Orleans Saints
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the win, the Falcons swept the Saints for the 1st time since 2005 and eliminated them from postseason contention.
Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers
Standings
Division
Шаблон:2014 NFC South standings
Conference
Use of artificial crowd noise
Shortly after the end of the post-season the Falcons were investigated by the League for piping artificial crowd noise during opponent's offensive snaps at home games during the 2013 season and the 2014 season.[5] Team owner Arthur Blank stated that he was "angry and embarrassed" about the allegations, and has allegedly acknowledged the validity of the accusations, stating "I think what we've done in 2013 and 2014 was wrong", and promising to cooperate fully with the investigation.[6] The NFL fined the Falcons $350,000 and took away a fifth round draft pick in the 2016 draft as punishment.[7]
References
External links
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