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1 WEEK 15 ATL AT S.F.

FALCONS HEAD WEST For Week 15, the Falcons travel west to face the Matt Ryan completed 20-for-34 passes for 313 at Levi’s Stadium. These two yards, including two , for a 109.1 pass- franchises have faced each other 77 times, with er rating. Ryan’s second of the day, a the 49ers leading the series 46-30-1. 93-yard pass to , is the longest pass of his career. Ryan also surpassed 50,000 Their last matchup was on Dec. 18, 2016, as the Fal- yards in his 186th game, becoming the sec- cons defeated the 49ers, 41-13, at Mercedes-Benz ond-fastest player in the NFL to do so. Stadium. ran for 139 yards and three rushing touchdowns while Matt Ryan threw posted five receptions for 66 yards, sur- for 286 yards and two touchdowns in the victory. passing 1,000 yards for the sixth-consecutive year. The nine-year vet has tied the franchise record for In Week 14, the Falcons defeated the Panthers, 40- most consecutive seasons with 1,000 receiving 20, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. All three phases yards, set by (2007-2012). came together for the win as the Falcons won the turnover margin with two and two had a day with two tackles, recoveries, the offense totaled 461 yards two interceptions and a forced fumble on special and special teams produced four field goals and teams. The third-year pro has totaled three in- one fumble recovery. terceptions against the Panthers this season, the most in franchise history since Ray Buchanan (3) in 2000. BROADCAST INFO

TELEVISION NATIONAL RADIO RADIO Play-by-Play: Chris Myers Play-by-Play: John Ahlers Play-by-Play: Wes Durham Color Analysis: Daryl Johnston Color Analysis: Doug Plank Color Analysis: Dave Archer Sideline: Laura Okmin

2 2019 REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS NFC South Tie Win% Div Conf 10-3* 0 .769% 4-1 8-3

6-7 0 .462% 2-3 4-6

5-8 0 .385% 1-4 2-8

4-90 .308% 3-2 4-6 NFC East Tie Win% Div Conf 6-7 0 .462% 4-0 5-4 6-7 0 .462% 2-1 4-5

3-10 0 .231% 0-3 2-7

2-11 0 .154% 1-3 2-8 NFC North Tie Win% Div Conf 10-3 0 .769% 3-0 7-2

9-4 0 .692% 2-2 7-3

7-6 0 .538% 3-1 6-4

3-9 1 .269% 0-5 2-7-1

NFC West Tie Win% Div Conf 11-2 0 .846% 3-1 8-1

10-3 0 .769% 3-1 7-2 8-50 .615% 2-2 6-3 3-9 1 .269% 0-4 2-7-1

* - Won Division x - Clinch Playoff Birth y - Clinched First Round Bye

3 2019 SEASON LEADERS

Passing Cmp. Att. Yds TDS INT Rate ALL-TIME RESULTS 321 481 3,559 22 12 93.4 All-time regular season results: MATT RYAN 49ers lead, 46-30-1 Current Regular Season Streak: Rushing Falcons five of last seven Att. Yds Avg. Long TDs Last Regular Season Meeting: 141 506 3.6 28 1 2016: Falcons 41-13 (Atl) DEVONTA FREEMAN

Att. Yds Avg. Long TDs ALL-TIME RESULTS - SINCE ‘94 65 220 3.4 27 2 Year Results Location BRIAN HILL ‘94 49ers 42-3 Atl 49ers 50-14 SF Receiving ‘95 49ers 41-10 SF Rec. Yds Avg. Long TDs Falcons 28-27 Atl 69 1,016 14.7 54t 4 ‘96 49ers 39-17 SF 49ers 34-10 Atl JULIO JONES ‘97 49ers 34-7 SF 35-28 Atl Rec. Yds Avg. Long TDs ‘98 49ers 31-20 SF 63 866 13.7 36 7 Falcons 31-19 Atl ‘99 49ers 26-7 SF Falcons 34-29 Atl Rec. Yds Avg. Long TDs ‘00 Falcons 36-28 Atl 58 640 11.0 35 6 49ers 16-6 SF ‘01 49ers 16-13 OT SF 49ers 37-31 OT Atl Att. Yds Avg. Long TDs ‘04 Falcons 21-19 SF 46 305 6.6 28 3 ‘07 Falcons 20-16 Atl ‘09 Falcons 45-10 SF DEVONTA FREEMAN ‘10 Falcons 16-14 Atl ‘13 49ers 28-24 SF ‘15 49ers 17-16 SF ‘16 Falcons 41-13 Atl

FALCONS VS. 49ers SUPERLATIVES Passing Single Game Highs Cmp. Att. Yds TDS INT Rate 273 393 3,245 25 11 103.9 Passing Yards: Matt Ryan - 348 (12/23/13) Touchdown Passes: Rushing 9 players - 3 (1/3/00, Chandler) Att. Yds Avg. Long TDs Rushing Yards: 102 608 6.0 41t 4 Erric Pegram - 192 (9/19/93) Rushing Touchdowns: Att. Yds Avg. Long TDs 2 players- 3 (12/18/16, Freeman) 115 596 5.2 83t 1 Receptions: MATT BRIEDA Roddy White - 12 (12/23/13)

Receiving Receiving Yards: Roddy White - 210 (10/11/09) Rec. Yds Avg. Long TDs 60 754 12.6 61t 4 Receiving Touchdowns: Andre Rison - 3 (9/19/93) Longest Rush: Rec. Yds Avg. Long TDs Terron Ward - 45 (12/18/16) 47 640 13.6 42t 3 Longest Reception: DEEBO SAMMUEL Roddy White - 90t (10/11/09) Longest Field Goal: Morten Andersen - 51 (11/19/00)

4 5 HEAD COACH

DAN QUINN

COACHING BACKGROUND COACHING CAPSULE

(2015-Present) FALCONS Coaching Years in NFL: 17th Year HEAD COACH Falcons Head Coach: 5th Year Regular Season: 40-37 (.519) (2013-14) SEAHAWKS Postseason: 3-2 (.600)

(2011-12) FLORIDA GATORS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / D-LINE Coach Quinn vs. 49ERS

(2009-10) SEAHAWKS Regular Season: 1-1 (.500) DEFENSIVE LINE COACH Postseason: 0-0 (.000)

(2007-08) JETS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH TALE OF THE TAPE (2005-06) DOLPHINS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH 2019 Regular Season Statistics Rankings (2003-04) 49ERS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH Falcons 49ers (2001-02) 49ERS 23.1 (T14) Pts/Game 30.5 (2) DEFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL 376.5 (7) Tot Off. 388.6 (4) (2000) HOFSTRA 80.8 (30) Net Rush Yds/Game 149.1 (2) DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / D-LINE 295.7 (3) Net Pass Yds/Game 239.5 (13) (1996-99) HOFSTRA 30:29 (13) Poss Avg 31:56 (T2) DEFENSIVE LINE COACH 26.4 (26) Opp Pts/Game 17.6 (3) 366.4 (21) Opp Tot Off. 267.4 (2) (1995) VA MILITARY INSTITUTE 108.0 (T15) Opp Rush Yds/Game 116.6 (22) DEFENSIVE LINE COACH 258.4 (24) Opp Pass Yds/Game 150.8 (1) (1994) WILLIAM & MARY -7 (27) Turnover Differential +6 (8) DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

6 HEAD COACH

KYLE SHANAHAN

COACHING CAPSULE COACHING BACKGROUND

Coaching Years in NFL: 16th year (2017-Present) 49ERS 49ers Head Coach: 3rd year Head Coach Regular Season: 21-24 (.467) (2015-16) FALCONS Postseason: 0-0 (.000) Offensive Coordinator

(2014) BROWNS Coach Shanahan vs. Falcons Offensive Coordinator

Regular Season: 0-0 (.000) (2010-13) REDSKINS Postseason: 0-0 (.000) Offensive Coordinator (2008-09) TEXANS LAST TIME Offensive Coordinator The Last Time vs. 49ers (2007) TEXANS 100-Yard Rusher: Coach Devonta Freeman - 139 (12/18/16) (2006) TEXANS Wide Receivers Coach 300-Yard Passer: Matt Ryan - 303 (11/8/15) (2004-05) BUCCANEERS Offensive Quality Control Coordinator 100-Yard Receiver: Aldrick Robinson - 111 (12/18/16)

Last Regular Season Game vs. Panthers Game: Falcons 41-13 () Passing: Ryan 286 yds / Kapernick 183 yds Rushing: Freeman 139 yds / Hyde 71 yds Receiving: Robinson 111 yds / Bell 45 yds Receptions: Robinson 4 rec / Kerley 5 rec Tackles: Neal 10 TT / Bethea 10 TT

7 OFFENSIVE RANKINGS FALCONS Olamide Zaccheaus’ 93-yard touchdown catch OFFENSIVE NOTES against the Panthers marked his first catch in the NFL and, according to the Elias Sports Bu- ACTIVE SEASON/GAME STREAKS reau, the longest first-career reception in NFL history. 8 Matt Ryan: 4,000 Yd Seasons OFFENSE 6 Julio Jones: 1,000 Receiving Yds NFL RANKS 10+ Yard Plays YDS/GAME The Falcons converted 17 plays of 10+ yards in 7th Week 14 against the Panthers. They have com- 30th RUSHING pleted 205 plays of 10+ yards on the season, the third-most in the league. 3rd PASSING Total 10+ Yard Plays 14th 3RD DOWN% TEAM PLAYS 211 BUCCANEERS 22nd RED ZONE COWBOYS 210 205 FALCONS PTS/GAME RAMS 193 T14th CHARGERS 193 SEAHAWKS 188 13th TIME OF POSSESSION TEXANS 188 49ERS 183 RAVENS 181 YARDS AFTER CATCH THREE TEAMS 175 Getting ahead of the chains on first down is key to keeping a drive alive. The Falcons have had LONG DRIVES 193 plays on first downs where they have The Falcons had one 10-play scoring drives gained 4+ yards, which is fifth-most in the NFL. against the Panthers in Week 14. The Falcons have 27 10-play drives this season - 22 have First Down Efficiency resulted in scores - tied for the fourth-most in TEAM 1sT (4+) Yds 1sT (4+ Yds) % 1sT Tds the NFL. COWBOYS 211 52.5 12 10-PLAY DRIVES SAINTS 209 56.3 15 TEAM DRIVES SCORE SEAHAWKS 207 52.8 14 BENGALS 30 16 RAVENS 195 49.5 15 COWBOYS 29 20 FALCONS 193 47.3 10 RAIDERS 28 24 PANTHERS 192 49.1 15 FALCONS 27 22 TEXANS 186 49.7 14 COLTS 27 23 BILLS 185 48.6 12 RAVENS 26 25 PATRIOTS 184 45.8 12 JAGUARS 26 18 LIONS 25 18 GETTING PAST THE MARKER PATRIOTS 25 21 The Falcons have completed 204 passes that have gone for first downs, which is the most in the NFL. QUICK SLANT Falcons 204 FOUR FOR RIDLEY Buccaneers 202 In Week 14, Calvin Ridley posted a 15-yard touch- down catch against the Panthers. The two-year pro Cowboys 196 has posted a touchdown catch in all four career Panthers 186 games against Carolina. He is one of four active Saints 180 players to have at least four straight games with a receiving touchdown against one opponent. 0 115 135 155 175 195 205

8 FALCONS SAFETY VALVE TIGHT END RECEIVING YARDS IN 2019 OFFENSIVE NOTES PlAYEr REC YDS 989 TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE DARREN WALLER 880 In Week 6, Austin Hooper posted eight catches 827 for 117 yards and Julio Jones totaled eight re- GEORGE KITTLE 754 ceptions for 108 yards. This marks the second MARK ANDREWS 707 time the Falcons had two players record 100+ AUSTIN HOOPER 640 receiving yards in a single game in 2019 and the GREG OLSEN 552 feat has occurred 20 times in franchise history. HUNTER HENRY 536 JARED COOK 523 Falcons Games with 100+ Duos Since 2000 PlAYErs DATE Yds RIDLEY A. HOOPER/J. JONES 10/13/19 117-108 Since 2018, Calvin Ridley has posted 17 recev- J. JONES/C. RIDLEY 9/15/19 106-105 ing touchdowns, the most by a player in his first J. JONES/M. SANU 9/30/18 173-111 two seasons since Odell Beckham (2014-15; J. JONES/J. TAMME 11/1/15 162-103 25). He is one of eight players to accomplish J. JONES/H. DOUGLAS 11/30/14 189-116 the feat in first two season since 2000. T. GONZALEZ/J. JONES 9/29/13 149-108 T. GONZALEZ/R. WHITE 11/11/12 122-114 MOST RECEIVING TDS IN FIRST TWO YEARS SINCE 2000 J. JONES/R. WHITE 11/4/12 129-118 PlAYEr YEARS Tds J. JONES/ R. WHITE 12/26/11 128-127 2010-11 27 R. WHITE/J. JONES 9/25/11 140-115 ODELL BECKHAM 2014-15 25 R. WHITE/L. ROBINSON 12/23/07 141-114 MARQUES COLSTON 2006-07 19 2004-05 18 A.J. GREEN 2011-12 18 JULIO JONES 2011-12 18 QUICK SLANT CALVIN RIDLEY 2018-19 17 2009-10 17 DUAL THREAT HAKEEM NICKS Devonta Freeman registered 102 total yards against the Seahawks, 63 receiving yards and 39 rushing GOING, GOING, GONE yards. It marked the Florida State alum’s third game this season with 100 total yards of production. Olamide Zaccheaus caught a 93-yard receiving touchdown in Week 14. It is the third-longest play in franchise history and the longest com- pletion by Matt Ryan. RECEIVING BACK Devonta Freeman had two receiving touch- LONGEST PLAYS IN FRANCHISE PLAY downs against the Cardinals, totaling three so PlAYEr DATE MICHAEL HAYNES 98 rush 9/12/1993 far this season, the fourth-most by a running JAMAL ANDERSON 94 rec. 9/23/2001 back in the NFL. OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS 93 rec. 12/8/2019 RBs RECEIVING TDs RODDY WHITE 90 rec. 10/11/2009 PlAYEr rEC Yds REC TD 90 rush 10/15/2006 AUSTIN EKELER 718 7 JAMAAL WILLIAMS 227 5 QUICK SLANT CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY 644 4 SALUTE TO SERVICE NOMINEE DEVONTA FREEMAN 295 3 Steve Cannon, CEO of owner Arthur AARON JONES 367 3 M. Blank’s family of businesses, is the personifi- DAVID JOHNSON 332 3 cation of what the NFL’s Salute to Service Award 190 3 was created to honor. His passion and drive to TARIK COHEN 306 3 provide America’s military community meaningful DUKE JOHNSON 294 3 recognition, unique engagement opportunities and MARK INGRAM 172 3 enduring support they may not otherwise have 512 3 is constant and central to his leadership ethic. JAMES WHITE Cannon’s commitment to the military and related causes began with his own personal commitment.

9 DEFENSIVE RANKINGS FALCONS DEFENSIVE NOTES DEFENSE 2019 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Total Tackles: De’Vondre Campbell (106) Sacks: Jr. (6.0) NFL RANKS Forced : Four players (2) Fumble Recoveries: Three players (1) YDS/GAME 21st Pass Deflections: (8) Interceptions: (4) T15th RUSHING TFL: (9) 24th PASSING QB Hits: Grady Jarrett & Takk Mckinley (13) SP Team Tkl: Foye Oluokun (6) 25th 3RD DOWN% Def TDs: N/A TAKE-AWAYS/GIVE-AWAYS 26th RED ZONE 21 26th PTS/GAME 18 12 DOMINANT DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE 6 The Falcons defense held the Panthers to zero 3 offensive touchdowns in Week 11. Since 2009, 21 8 0 14 10 13 4 the Falcons have held six teams to zero touch- TOTAL INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES downs in a game, with the last time occuring KEY: GIVE-AWAYS TAKE-AWAYS in Week 10 at New Orleans. It is the first time since 2006 the Falcons had back-to-back HAVE A SACK games without allowing an offensive touch- In Week 11, four Falcons players (Takk McKin- down. ley, Vic Beasley, De’Vondre Campbell, ) were involved in sacking Panthers ZERO OFFENSIVE TDS ALLOWED QB five times. Since 2013, the Fal- DATE TEAM SCORE cons have posted 11 games with at least four 11/17/19 PANTHERS 29-3 different players involved in sacking the oppos- 11/10/19 SAINTS 26-9 ing QB. 12/16/12 GIANTS 34-0 9/23/12 CHARGERS 27-3 Most Players with a Sack in a Game 11/6/11 COLTS 31-7 dATE PLAYERS sACKs 12/27/09 BILLS 31-3 NOV. 17, 2019 4 5.0 NOV. 10, 2019 4 6.0 DEC. 16, 2018 6 7.0 I’ll TAKE THAT DEC. 9, 2018 4 4.0 OCT. 29, 2017 The Falcons defense registered four intercep- 4 3.0 OCT. 9, 2016 4 6.0 tions by four different players (Campbell, Tr- DEC. 21, 2014 5 5.0 ufant, Allen, Kazee) against the Panthers in DEC. 8, 2013 4 5.0 Week 11. In the last 20 years, the Falcons have OCT. 27, 2013 4 3.0 posted at least four interceptions in a game just 0CT. 20, 2013 4 3.0 four times, all have come against NFC South SEPT. 22, 2013 4 5.0 opponents. SACKS BY DOWN AT LEAST 4 INTs IN A GAME 6 dATE OPPONENT INTs 3 NOV. 17, 2019 PANTHERS 4 12 NOV. 29, 2012 SAINTS 5 DEC. 20, 2003 BUCCANEERS 4 2 NOV. 24, 2002 PANTHERS 4 0 2 4 6 8 10 12

KEY: 1ST DOWN 2ND DOWN 3RD DOWN 4TH DOWN

10 FALCONS RUN STOP JARRETT According to Next Gen Stats, Grady Jarrett has DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES the most run stuffs (tackles made on run plays resulting in no gain or loss) in the NFL. DEFENSIVE BULLET POINTS • De’Vondre Campbell is one of four line- RUN STUFFS backers in the NFL this season who has PlAYErs STUFFS G. JARRETT 18 registered an in back-to-back 17 games (Weeks 11 & 12) and the first Fal- L. COLLINS T. EDMUNDS 16 con to do so since 2007 (; 15 Weeks 5 & 6). D. TOMLINSON L. DAVID 15 • Campbell has notched 90+ tackles in L. KUECHKLY 14 each of the last three seasons. C. CAMPBELL 14 • Vic Beasley Jr. has registered 4.5 sacks B. GRAHAM 14 since Week 10, tied for the sixth-most in M. PURCELL 14 the NFL. J. HANKINS 14 • Damontae Kazee has totaled 10 intercep- J. BOSA 14 tions since 2018, tied for the most in the NFL with Bears’ .

QUICK SLANT TO THE BARN(ER) Krazy Kazee In Week 11, Kenjon Barner returned a punt 78 Damontae Kazee intercepted Panthers’ QB Kyle yards for a touchdown. That marks the first Fal- Allen twice in Week 14 and once in Week 11. His cons punt return for a score since 2014 (Devin three interceptions against the Panthers are the Hester, Sept. 18) and the second-longest punt most in a season in franchise history since Ray return for a touchdown in Falcons’ history (De- Buchanan (2000). ion Sanders, 79 yards, Oct. 28, 1990). THAT’S SO KOO The Oregon alum was named the NFC Special In Week 10, connected on all Teams Player of the Week for his Week 11 per- four field goals and two extra points. Koo’s formace. With at least 20 punt returns, Barner field goals were all at least 30 yards including ranks fourth in the NFL with a 8.7 average. a career-long 48-yard kick. With his 14 points, FRANCHISE PUNT RETURN FOR TD Koo outscored the Saints by five points and was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. DATE PlAYEr YDs K. BARNER 11/17/19 78 In Week 13, Koo made all four field goal at- D. HESTER 62 9/18/14 tempts, including a 37-yarder, 35-yarder, 1/2/11 E. WEEMS 55 11/23/08 H. DOUGLAS 61 29-yarder and a career-long 50-yarder. The 10/24/04 A. ROSSUM 75 Georgia Southern alum also recovered Damon- 11/23/03 A. ROSSUM 59 ate Kazee’s forced fumble at the Carolina 16- 10/1/00 T. DWIGHT 70 yard line on a kick off, which set up his 29-yard field goal. Since Week 10, Koo has made the most field goals in the NFL (16) and has scored 2019 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE the most points (57). PlAYEr Pr Pr AVG. Pr Td KICKING STATS SINCE WK 10 DEONTE HARRIS 27 10.0 1 TARIK COHEN 29 9.1 0 PlAYEr PAT FGs PTs GUNNER OLSZEWSKI 20 9.0 0 YOUNGHOE KOO 9-10 16-18 57 KENJON BARNER 26 8.7 1 WIL LUTZ 14-14 13-13 53 31 8.3 0 JASON SANDERS 8-9 12-13 44 23-23 6-7 41 STEPHEN HAUSCHKA 10-11 10-13 40

11 COMPLETIONS FALCONS In Week 3 vs. the Colts, Matt Ryan completed 29 passes, surpassing HOF John Elway NFL HISTORY NOTES for ninth all-time. ALL-TIME COMPLETIONS RECEIVING YARDS rANK PlAYEr COMP In Week 4, WR Julio Jones had a 20-yard recep- 1. D. BREES 6,792 tion in the first quarter that put him over 11,000 2. T. BRADY 6,320 career receiving yards – becoming the fastest play- 3. B. FAVRE* 6,300 er in NFL history to reach 11,000 receiving yards, 4. P. MANNING 6,125 surpassing WR ’s previous record 5. D. MARINO* 4,967 of doing so in 127 games. 6. E. MANNING 4,875 11,000 RECEIVING YDS MARK 7. P. RIVERS 4,822 GAMEs PlAYEr 8. B. ROETHLISBERGER 4,651 9. M. RYAN 4,373 115 J. JONES 10. J. ELWAY 4,123 127 C. JOHNSON 129 A. BROWN * = Selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame 131 T. HOLT

QUICK SLANT SEASONS W/80 RECEPTIONS & 1,400 RECEIVING YDS Julio Jones is the first player in NFL history to In Week 14, Matt Ryan threw 313 passing yards and record five straight seasons with 1,400 receiv- two touchdowns. In 186 career games, the 12-year ing yards and 80+ receptions. vet surpassed 50,000 passing yards, becoming the second-fastest player to accomplish the feat (Drew PlAYEr Total Seasons Brees, 183). 6 JULIO JONES 5 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 4 Matt Ryan threw a 54-yard touchdown pass in 4 the fourth quarter in Week 2, marking his 300th LARRY FITZGERALD 4 passing touchdown, becoming just the 11th quar- 4 terback in NFL history to throw 300 touchdowns. QUICK SLANT

ALL-TIME PASSING TDs In Week 14, Julio Jones posted five receptions rANK PlAYEr Tds for 66 yards, surpassing 1,000 yards for the sixth 10. F. TARKENTON 342 consecutive year. The native has tied the 11. M. RYAN 317 franchise record for most consecutive seasons with 12. J. ELWAY 300 1,000 receiving yards, set by Roddy White (2007- 2012). Jones is tied for the longest-active streak 13. C. PALMER 294 with Buccaneers’ Mike Evans. 14. W. MOON 291 15. J. UNITAS 290 QB CLIMBING THE CHARTS In the first six weeks of the season, Matt Ryan PASSING YARDS finished each game with at least 300 passing In Week 11, Matt Ryan surpassed Warren Moon for yards. He is one of three players to pass for at the 10th-most passing yards in NFL history. least 300 yards in each of their team’s first six games of the season. ALL-TIME PASSING YARDS Matt Ryan: 2019 rANK PlAYEr YArds 6 Atlanta Falcons 1. D. BREES 76,577 Kurt Warner: 2000 2. T. BRADY 73,940 St. Louis Rams 3. P. MANNING 71,940 6 4. B. FAVRE 71,838 Steve Young: 1998 5. D. MARINO 61,361 6 San Francisco 49ers 6. P. RIVERS 58,404 Peyton Manning: 2013 7. E. MANNING 56,740 5 8. B. ROETHLISBERGER 56,545 9. J. ELWAY 51,475 Peyton Manning: 2009 10. M. RYAN 50,279 5

12 NFL CAREER PASSING YARDS PER GAME LEADERS

281.5 D. Brees

275.3 M. Stafford MATT RYAN #2 | QUARTERBACK 275.2 A. Luck NFL PASSING YARDS CAREER LEADERS Ryan is one of six active quarterbacks on the top 10 all-time passing yards list. In Week 14, he surpassed 50,000 passing yards in the first quarter. ACTIVE PASSING LEADERS 271.6 P. Manning PlAYEr YDS D. BREES 76,577 T. BRADY 73,951 P. RIVERS 58,404 E. MANNING 56,740 270.3 M. Ryan M. RYAN 50,279 A. RODGERS 46,204 SLINGING IT AROUND QUICK SLANT Ryan always remains around the top of the passing In Week 14, Matt Ryan threw a 93-yard touchdown yards lists each sesaon. 2019 is no different. Ryan pass to Olamide Zaccheaus, the longest pass of his is averaging 296.6 passing yards per game, which career and the 44th different receiver he has thrown is currently fifth in the league. a touchdown pass to. PASSING YDS PER GAME RYAN’S 21 FRANCHISE RECORDS PlAYEr PASS/GM 50,274 - Most passing yards (career) 317.1 4,944 - Most passing yards (season, ‘16) 316.5 6,682 - Most passes attempted (career) MATTHEW STAFFORD 312.4 4,373 - Most passes completed (career) PATRICK MAHOMES 296.9 651 - Most passes attempted (season, ‘13) MATT RYAN 296.6 503 - Most passing yards (single game, ‘16) 288.3 439 - Most passes completed (season, ‘13) 285.5 317 - Most passing touchdowns (career) 213 - Consecutive passes w/o an INT - ‘18 COMPLETION RATE THROUGH THE ROOF 155.9 - Highest passer rating (single game, ‘14) Since 2012, Matt Ryan has had 10 games in which 117.1 - Highest passer rating (season, ‘16) he has completed 80 percent of his passes. Only 94.7 - Highest passer rating (career) Drew Brees and Philip Rivers have more such 65.4 - Highest completion pct. (career) games during that span. 87.5 - Highest completion pct. (single gm, ‘14) GAMES W/80% CMP PCT

69.9 - Highest completion pct. (season, ‘16) PlAYEr 80% Cmp 62 - Most 300-yard games (career) DREW BREES 13 38 - Most touchdown passses (season, ‘16) PHILIP RIVERS 11 22 - Most consecutive completions (‘12) MATT RYAN 10 12 - Games w/100+ passer rating (season, ‘16) 10 9 - Most 300-yard games (season, ‘19) BEN ROETHLISBERGER 7 5 - Most passing TDs tied w/W. Wilson (game)

13 matt ryan #2 | QUARTERBACK

TOUCHDOWN PASSES YOU GET A TOUCHDOWN AND YOU GET A TOUCHDOWN Ryan has recorded 98 career multi-touchdown Ryan threw touchdown passes to four new re- games, and has led the team to a 29-11 record ceivers this season, and has now thrown touch- when he throws three-or-more touchdowns. down passes to 44 different players.

ACTIVE PASSING TD LEADERS PlAYEr TDs JULIO JONES 54 530 537 536 RODDY WHITE 52 475 35 CALVIN RIDLEY 425 16 AUSTIN HOOPER 14 394 375 14 364 363 361 325 317 All-Time 200+ Passing Yard Streak 275 In 2017, Ryan broke an NFL record by throwing 0 for 200+ yards in 64 straight games. Brees Brady Rivers Manning Roethlisberger Rodgers Ryan 200+ Pass Yd Streak 4,000 Passing Yard Streak PlAYEr GAMES Yds Ryan completed his eighth straight 4,000 pass- M. RYAN 64 18,502 ing yard season in 2018. His current streak is D. BREES 55 17,533 the longest active streak in the NFL. D. FOUTS 45 13,882 PlAYEr Seasons D. BREES 43 14,300 D. BREES 12 P. MANNING 8 SCORING THROUGH THE AIR *8 M. RYAN Through 13 weeks, Ryan has 22 passing touch- M. STAFFORD 7 downs, which is ninth-most in the NFL. P. MANNING 6 * = Active Streak Passing Touchdowns 300-YARD SEASON PlAYEr Pass TDs L. JACKSON 28 Ryan has posted nine games of 300-plus J. WINSTON 26 passing yards this season, a career-high, and R. WILSON 26 still has three more games left. J. GAROPPOLO 25 D. PRESCOTT 24 MOST 300-YARDS GAMES IN SEASON 24 PlAYEr YEAr GAMEs D. WATSON K. COUSINS 24 DREW BREES 2011 13 A. RODGERS 23 PEYTON MANNING 2013 12 M. RYAN 22 2011 11 C. WENTZ 22 PATRICK MAHOMES 2018 10 P. MAHOMES 21 DREW BREES 2016 10 DREW BREES 2015 10 QB/WR CONNECTIONS ANDREW LUCK 2014 10 Ryan and Julio Jones have connected on 752 DREW BREES 2013 10 passes, which is the most among active quar- DREW BREES 2012 10 terbacks and their teammates. DREW BREES 2008 10 QUArTErBACK/ PASS/CMP RICH GANNON 2002 10 M. RYAN/J. JONES 752 MATT RYAN 2019 9 A. DALTON/A.J. GREEN 581 JAMEIS WINSTON 2019 9 T. BRADY/J. EDELMAN 570

14 15 Career Receiving Yds Per Game J. Jones 95.5 O. Beckham 87.8 M. Thomas 86.9 C. Johnson 86.1 A. Brown 86.0

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NFL SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING LEADER Jones recorded 300 receiving yards against the in 2016, which was the julio jones fourth-most receiving yards in a single game in the era. #11 |WIDE RECEIVER NFL Single Game Rec Yds Leaders JONES’ 9 FRANCHISE RECORDS PlAYEr YARDS 11,747 - Most rec yds (career) F. ANDERSON 336 C. JOHNSON 329 1,871 - Most rec yds (single season, ‘15) 309 959 - Most receiving yards (rookie) S. PAIGE J. JONES 300 300 - Most receiving yards in a game 182 - Most receiving yards (playoff game) FRANCHISE PLAYERS WITH 100-YARD GAMES 136 - Most receptions (single season, ‘15) 53 - Most 100-yd receiving games (career) Most 100-Yd Games 9 - Most 100-yd rec gms in a season (‘15/’18) PlAYEr Games 3 - Most seasons with 100 catches (career) J. JONES 53 R. WHITE 39 100 FOR 11 A. JENKINS 16 In Week 5 of 2018, Jones played in his 100th A. RISON 15 career game, totaling 9,618 receiving yards, T. MATHIS 14 including 41 games of 100+ yards. Both statis- tics mark the most in each category through a ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH 100-YARD GAMES player’s first 100 games. Most 100-Yd Games PlAYEr Games 100 YARD GAMES - THROUGH 100 GAMES J. JONES 53 PLAYER 100+ GAMES L. FITZGERALD 49 JULIO JONES 41 D. JACKSON 37 * 40 A. GREEN 33 *RANDY MOSS 39 D. THOMAS 33 CALVIN JOHNSON 36 T. HILTON 33 35 ALL-TIME NFL PLAYERS WITH 100-YARD GAMES *JERRY RICE 34 Most 100-Yd Games RECEIVING YARDS THROUGH 100 GAMES PlAYEr Games PLAYER YDS J. RICE 76 JULIO JONES 9,618 R. MOSS 64 *LANCE ALWORTH 9,019 M. HARRISON 57 CALVIN JOHNSON 8,740 J. JONES 53 *RANDY MOSS 8,680 THREE PLAYERS 51 TORRY HOLT 8,598 * = Selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame QUICK SLANT OUT OF THIS WORLD Julio Jones surpassed 11,000 yards in 115 games to become the fastest player to do so. If he totals 709 yards in the next 23 games, he will surpass Jerry Rice’s record (142 games) for fastest player to 12,000 yards.

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FRANCHISE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS FALCONS ALL-TIME RECEPTION LEADERS 65 Falcons Reception Leaders 63 57 55 PlAYEr Catches 56 55 50 R. WHITE 808 J. JONES 767 45 T. MATHIS 573 40 30 A. RISON 423 T. GONZALEZ 409 15

0 R. White T. Mathis A. Rison J. Jones A. Jenkins QUICK SLANT FALCONS ALL-TIME RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS READY, SET, JET Jones totaled 1,539 receiving yards on 100 recep- PlAYEr Yards tions in 2018 season. He has become the fourth J. JONES 11,747 receiver in NFL history to have 100 receptions and R. WHITE 10,863 1,500 yards in three seasons. T. MATHIS 7,349 A. JENKINS 6,267 GOAT STATUS A. RISON 5,633 In Week 3, Jones posted eight receptions for ACTIVE RECEIVING YARD LEADERS 128 receiving yards marking his second 100-

PlAYEr Yards yard receiving game of the season. Through L. FITZGERALD 16,948 nine seasons, Jones has 53 career regular sea- J. WITTEN 12,903 son games with 100 receiving yards, the most in J. JONES 11,747 NFL history by a player in his first nine seasons. D. JACKSON 10,420 9,763 D. THOMAS 100 RECEIVING YARD GAMES IN FIRST 9 SEASONS A. GREEN 8,907 50 MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 1,000+ YDS 53 45 Players Seasons Years 46 46 46 45 J. RICE 11 1986-96 40 T. BROWN 9 1993-2001 35 C. CARTER 8 1993-2000 M. HARRISON 8 1999-2006 0 T. HOLT 8 2000-07 J. JONES R. Moss C. JOHNSON T. HOLT M. HARRISON L. ALWORTH 7 1963-69 B. MARSHALL 7 2007-13 J. SMITH 7 1996-2002 R. WAYNE 7 2004-10 QUICK SLANT J. JONES* 2014-19 6 NEW LEADER M. EVANS* 6 2014-19 In Week 2 versus the , Julio A. BROWN 6 2013-18 Jones posted five receptions for 106 yards and two D. DRIVER 6 2004-09 touchdowns, including a 54-yard touchdown, which C. JOHNSON 6 2010-15 helped the Alabama alum surpass his good friend C. JOHNSON 6 2002-07 Roddy White (10,863) for the most receiving yards R. WHITE 6 2007-12 in franchise history. R. SMITH 6 1997-2002 R. MOSS 6 1998-2003 * = Active streaks

17 OUTSTANDING OWNERSHIP

18 OWNER & CHAIRMAN

Man Behind the Curtain Since acquiring the Falcons in 2002, Owner & Chairman Arthur M. Blank has raised the bar and level of expec- tations for the Falcons in constructing a talented and creative team to lead his club both on and off the field.

Since Blank purchased the team, Atlanta has posted a 150-132-1 record, which is tied for the sixth-best in the NFC over that span. In the last nine seasons, the Falcons have gone 106-82, becoming one of 12 teams with 100 wins since 2008. Winning Pct. Since ‘08 TEAM rECOrd WIN PCT PATRIOTS 144-45 .762 STEELERS 123-65-1 .653 SAINTS 118-71 .624 In May 2014, Blank and the Falcons broke ground on PACKERS 116-71-2 .619 Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which opened in 2017 and RAVENS 114-74 .608 named the Sports Business Journal Sports Facility of the Year in 2019. In addition to being the home for the COLTS 107-82 .574 Falcons, the stadium is also home to Atlanta United SEAHAWKS 107-80-1 .566 FC, the Major League Soccer team that was awarded FALCONS 106-83 .561 to Blank in April 2014 and began play in 2017, win- COWBOYS 104-85 .550 ning the MLS Cup in only its second season and being Under Blank, the Falcons have posted a .528 winning named the 2019 Sports Business Journal Sports Team percentage, better than the .394 winning percent- of the Year. The facility also hosts other premier sports age that the franchise posted in the 35 years prior to and entertainment events throughout the year. Blank’s purchase of the team. Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the city of Atlanta host- Six of the franchise’s 10+ win seasons and eight of its ed Super Bowl LIII in February of 2019. This was the playoff apperances have come under of the ownership first time the city of Atlanta hosted a Super Bowl since of Blank. 2000.

Winning Pct. Since ‘02 On top of Super Bowl LIII, Mercedes-Benz Stadium has attracted several marquee events to the city of Atlan- TEAM rECOrd WIN PCT ta, such as the 2018 Playoff National 2002-19 149-134-1 .526 Championship, the 2020 NCAA Final Four and many 1966-01 212-327-5 .394 others events, including the National Semifinals of the College Football Playoff, Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game, SEC Championship Game and the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. QUICK SLANT

Put A Perennially-Winning Product on the Field QUICK SLANT Under Blank, the Falcons have earned eight postsea- son berths, including trips to the NFC Championship Winning Team Off the Field and in the Community. Game in 2004, 2012 and 2016, three NFC South One of the hallmarks of Blank’s philosophy is giving Division crowns and a trip to Super Bowl LI. In 2010 back to the community. The Falcons’ community & 2012, the Falcons posted an NFC-best 13-3 record. outreach efforts are led by the Atlanta Falcons In 2016, the Falcons made their second - first under Youth Foundation (AFYF), the largest team-funded Blank - Super Bowl appearance. foundation in the NFL. Since 2002, the foundation has awarded more than $16 million in grants to more than 700 non-profit organizations.

19 THOMAS DIMITROFF GENERAL MANAGER

MAN WITH A PLAN DEEP DRAFTS One of the longest-tenured general managers in DRAFT PICKS - 2ND ROUND OR LATER the NFL, Thomas Dimitroff has held his post since 2008. A two-time Executive of the Year honoree PlAYEr RD by (2008 & 2010), Dimitroff has CB K. SHEFFIELD ‘19 4th been the architect of the most successful run in DL J. COMINSKY ‘19 4th franchise history. During his tenure, the Falcons RB Q. OLLISON ‘19 5th have posted a 102-74 regular-season record and CB J. MILLER ‘19 5th the eighth-best winning percentage in the NFL over that span. Atlanta is one of seven teams in CB I. OLIVER ‘18 2ND the league with 100-or-more wins between 2008- DT D. SENAT ‘18 3RD 2018. RB I. SMITH ‘18 4TH WR. R. GAGE ‘18 6TH Over the last four seasons, Dimitroff and Head LB F. OLUOKUN ‘18 Coach Dan Quinn have crafted a roster focused 6TH on fast, physical, and urgent athletes. This G S. HARLOW ‘17 4TH team-building approach spurred the Falcons to S D. KAZEE ‘17 5TH playoff wins in consecutive seasons for the first RB B. HILL ‘17 5TH time in franchise history, including an NFC title LB D. JONES ‘16 2ND and Super Bowl appearance for the second time TE A. HOOPER ‘16 in club annals. 3RD LB. D. CAMPBELL ‘16 4TH G W. SCHWEITZER ‘16 6TH QUICK SLANT WR J. HARDY ‘15 4TH DT G. JARRETT ‘15 5TH In This Thing Together A Week 15 win in 2018 over the RB D. FREEMAN ‘14 4TH marked the 100th win for Matt Ryan and Dimitroff. S K. ISHMAEL ‘13 7TH They are just the sixth GM-QB duo who have P M. BOSHER ‘11 6TH reached 100 wins for the same team together. GM Thomas Dimitroff and the Falcons have a successful history of selecting players deep in the FINDER draft who go on to become key contributors to Pro Bowls the team. In the last eight drafts, Atlanta has wit- nessed 51 players drafted in the second round or PlAYEr Pro Bowl Apperances later compete in a combined 1,621 games. WR JULIO JONES 6 C 6 AN EYE FOR TALENT QB MATT RYAN 4 College Free Agents on Roster RB DEVONTA FREEMAN 2 PlAYEr College CB DESMOND TRUFANT 1 K MATT BRYANT 1 WR OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS ‘19 Virginia OLB VIC BEASLEY JR. 1 WR ‘18 N. Illinois LB 1 T ‘18 Wesley S 1 LS JOSH HARRIS ‘12 Auburn TE AUSTIN HOOPER 1 Dimitroff’s eye for talent extends beyond the NFL T JAKE MATTHEWS 1 Draft to college players who go undrafted, also known as college free agents. The Falcons have General Manager Thomas Dimitroff has drafted three players on the active roster in 2019 who were or signed 11 current players that have made a Pro originally signed by Atlanta as CFAs. Bowl appearance. Those 11 players have been to the Pro Bowl a combined 25 times.

20 MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM

21 2019 SPORTS FACILITY OF THE YEAR

Mercedes-Benz Stadium was honored as the 2019 Sports Facility of the Year at the 12th an- nual Sports Business Awards. Home to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, Mer- cedes-Benz Stadium was one of the industry’s most anticipated stadiums. MBS opened its doors to high acclaim for its forward-thinking design, revolutionary fan experience, state-of- the-art technology, industry-leading sustainability initiatives, award-winning food and bever- age experience, and game-changing positive effect on the surrounding neighborhoods. Inspir- ing awe among the sports and entertainment world, MBS has set new standards and trends across the industry.

HOME DEPOT BACKYARD FAN FRIENDLY PRICING

A unique gathering spot for cultural inclusivity in Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS) is raising the bar the Heart of Atlanta. The destination playground on food and beverage by lowering prices on some will support a variety of ages, abilities and inter- of the most popular food items for a second con- ests to enrich and uplift the local community. On secutive year. MBS’s award-winning food and game days, The Home Depot Backyard will trans- beverage experience, which has inspired a revolu- form into a tailgating location for avid fans to come tion in the industry with several professional and together and create a fun and exciting experience. collegiate teams and venues across the country following suit, will reduce prices by 11 percent on five of the top items. To further enhance the fan ex- perience, MBS will become the first NFL and MLS stadium to implement a complete stadium-wide cashless transaction.

22 DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR 11 Julio Jones 83 13 Christian Blake LT 70 Jake Matthews 75 John Wetzel LG 71 Wes Schweitzer 77 James Carpenter 73 Matt Gono C 51 Alex Mack RG 63 68 Jamon Brown RT 76 Kaleb McGary 74 TE 81 Austin Hooper 80 87 WR 14 17 Olamide Zaccheaus 15 Brandon Powell QB 2 Matt Ryan 8 RB 24 Devonta Freeman 23 Brian Hill 38 Kenjon Barner 32 FB 40 DEFENSE DE 98 Takk McKinley 99 Adrian Clayborn

DT 97 Grady Jarrett 95 Jack Crawford DT 96 94 DE 93 Allen Bailey 50 DE 44 Vic Beasley Jr. 91 Jacob Tuioti-Mariner LB 59 De’Vondre Campbell 54 LB 45 Deion Jones

CB 26 Isaiah Oliver 33 Blidi Wreh-Wilson

CB 20 28 Jordan Miller

S 37 41 Sharrod Neasman

S 27 Damontae Kazee 36 35 Jamal Carter SPECIALISTS K 7 Younghoe Koo KO 7 Younghoe Koo P 9 Ryan Allen LS 47 Josh Harris H 9 Ryan Allen KOR 38 Kenjon Barner PR 38 Kenjon Barner

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