The Falcons home-opener against the Eagles in Week 2 will be televised on Sunday Night Football and provide the Falcons with an opportunity to exorcise some demons early on. Atlanta has lost its last three games to the Eagles – the last two taking place in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs in 2017 and in the season-opening Kickoff Game last year in Philadelphia. Both games came down to the final series.
The Falcons will play the Saints on Thanksgiving Day for the second year in a row – this time it’ll be in the friendly confines of Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
OPENING ON THE ROAD: For the third straight season the Falcons will open the regular season on the road, this time in Minneapolis against the Vikings. As noted above, the Falcons kicked off 2018 in Philadelphia. In 2017 the Falcons opened the season in Chicago with a 23-17 win over the Bears.
2019 schedule
Sept. 8 @ 1 pm
at Vikings
Sept. 15 @ 8:20 pm
vs. Eagles
Sept. 22 @ 1 pm
at Colts
Sept. 29 @ 1 pm
vs. Titans
Oct. 6 @ 1 pm
at Texans
Oct. 13 @ 4:05 pm
at Cardinals
Oct. 20 @ 1 pm
vs. Rams
Oct. 27 @ 1 pm
vs. Seahawks
Nov. 3 | BYE WEEK
Nov. 10 @ 1 pm
at Saints
Nov. 17 @ 1 pm
at Panthers
Nov. 24 @ 1 pm
vs. Buccaneers
Nov. 28 @ 8:20 pm
vs. Saints
Dec. 8 @ 1 pm
vs. Panthers
Dec. 15 @ 4:25 pm
at 49ers
Dec. 22 @ 1 pm
vs. Jaguars
Dec. 29 @ 1 pm
at Buccaneers
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