Penalties · 2019–2026 · regular season and playoffs
Atlanta Falcons penalties
The Falcons have been flagged 60 times for 538 yards in 2026 through 9 games: 6.7 a game, 25th-most in the NFL. In 2025: 108, 6.4 a game (17th).
Accepted penalties, as the league counts them. “Calls” is what the judgment calls were worth to the Falcons: the ones that helped them minus the ones that hurt them, each weighted by the moment it came, as a share of a win. Do refs favor the Falcons?
Falcons penalties, 2026, game by game
| Week | Game | Falcons | Yards | Opponent | Yards | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 9 · Nov 8, 2026 | L 17–34 vs Bengals | 12 | 88 | 6 | 43 | −15% |
| Week 8 · Nov 1, 2026 | L 0–16 @ Buccaneers | 3 | 25 | 5 | 40 | 0% |
| Week 7 · Oct 25, 2026 | W 29–20 vs 49ers | 5 | 39 | 7 | 55 | −7% |
| Week 6 · Oct 18, 2026 | L 23–31 vs Bears | 4 | 31 | 12 | 133 | +27% |
| Week 5 · Oct 11, 2026 | L 23–30 vs Ravens | 7 | 67 | 5 | 40 | +7% |
| Week 4 · Oct 5, 2026 | W 45–24 @ Saints | 8 | 70 | 8 | 49 | +5% |
| Week 3 · Sep 24, 2026 | W 35–14 @ Packers | 6 | 83 | 6 | 45 | −10% |
| Week 2 · Sep 20, 2026 | L 3–34 vs Panthers | 6 | 39 | 9 | 63 | +1% |
| Week 1 · Sep 13, 2026 | L 13–20 @ Steelers | 9 | 96 | 7 | 52 | −14% |
Falcons penalties, 2025, game by game
| Week | Game | Falcons | Yards | Opponent | Yards | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 18 · Jan 4, 2026 | W 19–17 vs Saints | 5 | 42 | 6 | 40 | +13% |
| Week 17 · Dec 29, 2025 | W 27–24 vs Rams | 7 | 42 | 4 | 35 | +29% |
| Week 16 · Dec 21, 2025 | W 26–19 @ Cardinals | 4 | 20 | 5 | 14 | −11% |
| Week 15 · Dec 11, 2025 | W 29–28 @ Buccaneers | 19 | 125 | 4 | 25 | −25% |
| Week 14 · Dec 7, 2025 | L 9–37 vs Seahawks | 8 | 56 | 6 | 60 | −2% |
| Week 13 · Nov 30, 2025 | L 24–27 @ Jets | 1 | 27 | 9 | 59 | +8% |
| Week 12 · Nov 23, 2025 | W 24–10 @ Saints | 9 | 82 | 4 | 36 | −9% |
| Week 11 · Nov 16, 2025 | L 27–30 vs Panthers | 6 | 44 | 8 | 49 | −7% |
| Week 10 · Nov 9, 2025 | L 25–31 @ Colts | 3 | 35 | 7 | 56 | −8% |
| Week 9 · Nov 2, 2025 | L 23–24 @ Patriots | 5 | 40 | 2 | 15 | −16% |
| Week 8 · Oct 26, 2025 | L 10–34 vs Dolphins | 8 | 76 | 4 | 54 | −12% |
| Week 7 · Oct 19, 2025 | L 10–20 @ 49ers | 6 | 43 | 3 | 25 | −6% |
| Week 6 · Oct 13, 2025 | W 24–14 vs Bills | 6 | 35 | 8 | 64 | +10% |
| Week 4 · Sep 28, 2025 | W 34–27 vs Commanders | 5 | 45 | 6 | 50 | +21% |
| Week 3 · Sep 21, 2025 | L 0–30 @ Panthers | 3 | 23 | 6 | 55 | +8% |
| Week 2 · Sep 14, 2025 | W 22–6 @ Vikings | 5 | 29 | 8 | 50 | +11% |
| Week 1 · Sep 7, 2025 | L 20–23 vs Buccaneers | 8 | 55 | 5 | 60 | +2% |
Every season
Regular season. Rank is by penalties per game, 1st = most flagged.
What the Falcons get flagged for
All 712 accepted regular-season penalties since 2019.
| Penalty | Times | Share | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| False Start | 148 | 21% | 5 |
| Offensive Holding | 137 | 19% | 17 |
| Defensive Pass Interference | 62 | 9% | 7 |
| Defensive Holding | 50 | 7% | 3 |
| Unnecessary Roughness | 32 | 4% | 4 |
| Delay of Game | 32 | 4% | 4 |
| Neutral Zone Infraction | 27 | 4% | 6 |
| Defensive Offside | 23 | 3% | 0 |
| Illegal Block Above the Waist | 19 | 3% | 2 |
| Roughing the Passer | 19 | 3% | 2 |
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