It was going to be very hard for the Atlanta Falcons to win the NFC South last year with how good the Carolina Panthers were with a 15-1 record. Atlanta was the lone team to beat Carolina though with Matt Ryan and Julio Jones leading the way. Those two will need to keep it up as the 2016 season gets going. Atlanta had issues stopping their opponents last season on defense and may need their offense to put up even more points than before to offset that. Can Ryan throw for 5,000 yards while Jones gets 2,000 yards receiving?
Here is the 2016 Falcons schedule….
September 11: TAMPA BAY, 1 p.m., Fox
September 18: at Oakland, 4:25 p.m., CBS
September 26: at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
October 2: CAROLINA, 1 p.m., Fox
October 9: at Denver, 4:05 p.m., Fox
October 16: at Seattle, 4:25 p.m., Fox
October 23: SAN DIEGO, 4:05 p.m., Fox
October 30: GREEN BAY, 1 p.m., Fox
November 3: at Tampa Bay, 8:25 p.m., NFL Network
November 13: at Philadelphia, 1 p.m., Fox
November 27: ARIZONA, 1 p.m., Fox
December 4: KANSAS CITY, 1 p.m., CBS
December 11: at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m., Fox
December 18: SAN FRANCISCO, 4:05 p.m., Fox
December 24: at Carolina, 1 p.m., Fox
January 1: NEW ORLEANS, 1 p.m., Fox