ATLANTA (AP) — With a month to go in the regular season, the Atlanta Falcons are already looking ahead to 2026.
The Falcons locked up an eighth straight losing campaign and were officially eliminated from the playoff race with their seventh defeat in eight games, a 37-9 beatdown at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Atlanta (4-9) has now matched the franchise record for most consecutive seasons finishing below .500 — quite a feat for a team that has endured plenty of haplessness over its 60-year history.
This latest loss was especially ugly as the Falcons surrendered 31 points in the second half and finished the game in a largely empty stadium that wasn’t all that packed for the opening kickoff.
“It’s pretty disappointing,” safety Jessie Bates III said. “We’ve just got to stay together. We’re still fighting for our jobs, for each other’s families and all that good stuff.”