The Atlanta Falcons currently sit at 4-9 on the season, having lost seven of their last eight games, and with Sunday’s 37-9 loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks, they punched their ticket to their eighth consecutive season with both a losing record and no playoff berth. Head coach Raheem Morris has been under scrutiny for weeks now.
As disappointing as the Atlanta Falcons continue to be, it's not an unfamiliar feeling for the franchise. With Sunday's 37-9 bludgeoning at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta (4-9) secured its eighth straight losing season and eighth that will end without a postseason berth.
The Atlanta Falcons didn’t just lose to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday—they imploded on their own field in front of their home fans in what may very well be the most damning performance of Raheem Morris’ tenure as head coach.
The Atlanta Falcons melted down during an embarrassing loss on Sunday. Atlanta got blown out 37-9 by Seattle in a game where the Falcons self destructed in multiple phases of the game.
In NFL history, a player has reached 2,000 or more yards from scrimmage in a season on 74 occasions. How many of the 74 can you name in seven minutes?
The Atlanta Falcons' league-worst special teams outdid themselves in an embarrassing 37-9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. After a defensive first half that ended 6-6, Rasheed Shaheed took the opening kickoff of the second half 100 yards for a Seahawks touchdown, and the Falcons never recovered.
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With Michael Penix Jr. going down with a season-ending ACL injury, Falcons head coach Raheem Morris has already acknowledged the obvious surrounding the quarterback position.
Two years ago, the Atlanta Falcons (4-8) and Seattle Seahawks (9-3) were in the market for a new head coach. The Seahawks tapped Athens, Ga. native Mike Macdonald, and the Falcons brought back Raheem Morris.
FLOWERY BRANCH – The Atlanta Falcons find themselves in a precarious position as they close out what has become a 2025 to forget. They have stumbled to
There hasn’t been much to like about the Atlanta Falcons this season, especially when it comes to the coaching staff. Jeff Ulbrich has made a clear positive impact on the defensive side of the ball after replacing Jimmy Lake, but beyond that, you can make a strong case that no other coach on this staff deserves to make it to 2026.
FLOWERY BRANCH – The Atlanta Falcons have had a challenging season with five weeks remaining. At 4-8, the budding hopes of the summertime and goals of snapping what had been a seven-year playoff drought have long since passed. With it, criticism from outside the building has naturally ramped up.
The Atlanta Falcons’ 2025 season is not a good one. Entering Week 14, the Falcons are 4-8. Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is out for the year with an injury, and now wide receiver Drake London is also banged up and missed the game against the New York Jets.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
ESPN’s Dan Graziano says there are a number of people in the league who believe Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel has managed to find his way back to solid footing in terms of his job security. The Dolphins are 3-0 since firing GM Chris Grier and are currently at 5-7, miraculously still in the playoff hunt in the AFC.
At 4-8, the Atlanta Falcons are all but assured another losing season and another season of missing the playoffs. Eight straight seasons without playoffs is the second worst mark in the NFL behind only the New York Jets (15).
Raheem Morris has come under fire following the Falcons sixth loss in their last seven games, this time to the lowly New York Jets. But not just by the fans and media, but former players as well, with former Atlanta wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud making his opinion crystal clear on Twitter/X.
At this point, it’s impossible to call the Falcons anything other than the most disappointing team in the National Football League. Sure, there are worse teams — even if not by much.
The Los Angeles Rams have seen plenty of turnover on their coaching staff in recent years with former assistants Liam Coen, Matt LaFleur, Raheem Morris, Kevin O’Connell and Zac Taylor all becoming head coaches elsewhere.
The Giants and Titans fired their head coaches earlier in the campaign, but other teams are sure to join them on the market by the end of the season. At least five more jobs could open up, Josina Anderson of The Exhibit reports.
The Atlanta Falcons appear to be at a breaking point, and longtime franchise great Todd McClure believes the clock is ticking on head coach Raheem Morris.
For the first time in six weeks, Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris had a reason to smile in his weekly Monday press conference. Atlanta (4-7) snapped a five-game losing streak with a 24-10 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, despite the absence of quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
During Friday’s walk-through leading up to the Falcons’ Week 12 game, Billy Bowman Jr. suffered an Achilles injury. Doubts have since been expressed about the chances of a return late in the year, and that will indeed not take place.
Amid another lost season following five straight losses, the writing appears to be on the wall for Raheem Morris, who feels like nothing more than a lame duck head coach at this point.
Kirk Cousins recently offered his support for second-year head coach Raheem Morris amid what could be an awkward situation.
Here are the five worst performances of Week 11 and what they might mean going forward.
The Atlanta Falcons season is off to a rocky start in year two under Raheem Morris posting a 3-6 record through nine games. The Falcons, led by GM Terry Fontenot, were aggressive in the 2025 NFL draft moving their 2026 first-round pick, along with other draft compensation, to the Los Angeles Rams for their 2025 first-round selection.
Shortly after the Atlanta Falcons fell to 3-5 on the season via a frustrating 24-23 loss at the New England Patriots this past Sunday, Falcons head coach Raheem Morris accused Patriots players of "clapping" to simulate Atlanta's snap count.
Will Penix Jr. be able to return to the lineup in Week 9?
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