Atlanta Falcons’ Schedule 2024-2025: Dates, Times, TV Channels, Strength of Schedule, and More

The Atlanta Falcons are on a run of three straight 7-10 seasons, with five seven-win seasons in the last six years.

With a new head coach in place in Raheem Morris and a new starting quarterback in Kirk Cousins, Atlanta hopes to break that streak and make a push for a playoff spot in 2024.

Let’s take a look at the Falcons’ schedule for the 2024 NFL season, including their strength of schedule (SOS) ranks, record prediction, prime-time games, and biggest matchups of the season.

Atlanta Falcons’ Schedule and Opponents

The complete 2024 NFL schedule was released on May 15 at 8 p.m. ET, and we have it in the table below (which is best viewed in landscape mode).

Falcons’ Strength of Schedule

Things are looking promising for the Falcons as they are projected to have the easiest schedule in the NFL, based on PFN’s in-house metric. The NFC South was the weakest division in the league last year, with no dominant team, and the very worst team in the league in the Panthers.

This season, the Falcons will face six teams who made the playoffs last year, with four of those games coming at home. Their toughest game looks to be against the Chiefs in Atlanta, where they’ll also face the Cowboys, Steelers, and, of course, the Buccaneers.

Falcons Record Prediction: 10-7

The Falcons’ win total for 2024 is set at 9.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook, with the juice heavily set to the over (-140). This boost in their outlook is likely tied to the acquisition of Cousins this offseason.

Despite Cousins coming off an Achilles injury last year, he offers a major upgrade over last year’s starters, Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke. Additionally, replacing Arthur Smith with Morris as head coach should hopefully lead to a more balanced offense for Atlanta, while also not compromising on the strength of its defense. Cousins will have a ton of weapons, including Bijan Robinson, Drake London, Darnell Mooney, and Kyle Pitts.

The Falcons had the ninth-most rushing yards (2,159) in the NFL last season, and both Robinson and Tyler Allgeier are returning. Now, a more efficient passing game should help Atlanta pick up a couple of extra wins as they utilize a strong skill-position group more effectively.

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While the Falcons shocked the world by selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, they did also added a number of potential difference-makers on the defensive end including defensive tackle Ruke Orhorhoro, EDGE Bralen Trice, defensive end Brandon Dorlus, and linebacker JD Bertrand.

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That nine-to-10-win range seems pretty spot-on for the Falcons this year. If you’re looking at betting on the win total, the value is backing a nine-win or lower season. Their range of outcomes is anywhere from seven-to-12 victories. The Buccaneers are likely their stiffest competition for the NFC South crown, as the Saints and Panthers seem a tier below them.

Prime-Time Games

• Week 2: Falcons at Eagles (MNF)
• Week 3: Chiefs at Falcons (SNF)
• Week 5: Buccaneers at Falcons (TNF)
• Week 15: Falcons at Raiders (MNF)

Atlanta had zero prime-time games in 2023, but they will play in four prime-time games this season. After signing Cousins and getting a lot more attention nationally, it makes sense that Atlanta got more prime-time love in 2024.

When Is Atlanta’s Bye Week?

The Falcons’ bye is in Week 12. They will have two weeks to prepare for their Week 13 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Biggest Matchups of the Year

Hosting the reigning Super Bowl champions will naturally be a big matchup for the Falcons, as will facing the Cowboys and Steelers, who usually bring a big following with them.

But the game that really stands out as a potential prime-time showdown will be the trip to Cousins’ former team, the Minnesota Vikings. In fact, Cousins will be traveling back to face both of his former teams in 2024, which could make for an interesting atmosphere.

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Fans of the Falcons will want to know when they’re taking on their main rivals — the Buccaneers, Saints, and Panthers. Atlanta started 3-0 against the NFC South last season before going 0-3 in their final three division games. Those three losses ultimately proved to be the difference in Atlanta missing the playoffs.

Check out PFN’s coverage of the NFL schedule release, including the full week-by-week schedule, a breakdown of how the NFL schedule is made, top revenge games of 2024, strength of schedule rankings, our ranking of this year’s international games, and more!