Atlanta Falcons 2019 schedule release: Games, dates and times

TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 30: Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) during the first half of an NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Bucs on December 30, 2018, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

There was no third straight playoff appearance for the Atlanta Falcons in 2018. Can this recent Super Bowl participant get back on the postseason track?

A third consecutive trip to the playoffs just wasn’t in the cards for Dan Quinn’s Atlanta Falcons. A Super Bowl appearance in 2016 and a wild-card berth the following year added up to this being the only team in the NFC to make two straight postseason appearances in ’18. But numerous injuries on the defensive side of the ball were one of the big reasons the Falcons wound up finishing 7-9 this past year.

Regardless, the team parted ways with both their offensive and defensive coordinators. Quinn will handle the latter while Dirk Koetter returns to the organization to handle quarterback Matt Ryan and the team’s explosive attack.

Here is how the complete schedule, week-by-week, lays out for the Atlanta Falcons:

Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings – 1 p.m. – FOX
Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles – 8:20 p.m. – NBC
Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts – 1 p.m. – FOX
Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans – 1 p.m. – CBS
Week 5: at Houston Texans – 1 p.m. – FOX
Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals – 4 p.m. – FOX
Week 7: vs. Los angeles Rams – 1 p.m. – FOX
Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks – 1 p.m. – FOX
Week 9: BYE
Week 10: at New Orleans Saints – 1 p.m. – FOX
Week 11: at Carolina Panthers – 1 p.m. – FOX
Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1 p.m. – FOX
Week 13: vs. New Orleans Saints (Thanksgiving) – 8:20 p.m. – NBC
Week 14: vs. Carolina Panthers – 1 p.m. – FOX
Week 15: at San Francisco 49ers – 4:25 p.m. – FOX
Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – 1 p.m. – CBS
Week 17: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1 p.m. – FOX

Once again, general manager Thomas Dimitroff and the franchise did not invest too heavily when it came to free agency. But the club does have new starting guards in James Carpenter (New York Jets) and Jamon Brown (New York Giants). And the Falcons recently welcomed back defensive end Adrian Clayborn, who spent this past season with the New England Patriots.

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Dimitroff has nine draft choices to work with in late April, including the 14th overall selection and a pair of picks in both the fourth and fifth round. Focusing on depth for the defense would not be a bad move for a team which saw its 2018 season derailed by injuries on that side of the ball.

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