The Atlanta Falcons previous matchup with each 2022 opponent

The Atlanta Falcons play the Washington Commanders in week 12 of the 2022 NFL season

Previous matchup: October 3, 2021 – Washington 34, Atlanta 30

This game was one of the more frustrating ones that the Falcons played last season.

The Commanders quarterback was Taylor Heinecke and all he did was throw for 230 yards and three touchdowns, two of which were to Terry McLaurin who also had 123 receiving yards.

Meanwhile, Matt Ryan threw for 283 yards, four touchdowns, and zero interceptions and still lost.

The killer in this game was Deion Jones’ missed tackle on former Falcon J.D. McKissic late in the game which resulted in a game-winning 30-yard touchdown.

The Atlanta Falcons play the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 13 of the 2022 NFL season

Previous matchup: October 7, 2018 – Pittsburgh 41, Atlanta 17

One of the worst performances by the Falcons in recent history, this game was so ugly.

Matt Ryan threw for 285 yards and one touchdown, but that is about the best individual performance the Falcons had in this game. Their leading rusher was Devonta Freeman with eight carries for 32 yards — 20 of which came on one carry. Their leading receiver was Austin Hooper with nine catches for 77 yards.

Unsurprisingly, the Falcons did not sack Ben Roethlisberger a single time. He threw for 250 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. Antonio Brown had 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and James Connor had 110 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

The worst part for the Falcons offense is that Matt Ryan got sacked six times for 43 yards. T.J. Watt had three of those sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in the game.

The Atlanta Falcons play the Baltimore Ravens in week 16 of the 2022 NFL season

Previous matchup: December 2, 2018 – Baltimore 26, Atlanta 16

Another game that is probably not fresh in the minds of Falcons fans considering it took place four years ago.

No individual offensive player had a noteworthy performance in this game as everything was just spread out, at least for the Ravens.

The Falcons’ offense was held under 200 yards of offense, which is not a good sign for a team that counts on their offense. They only had 34 rushing yards and 131 passing yards total.

If there was one standout player for Atlanta it was Deion Jones who had 15 total tackles and a sack. Foye Oluokun also hit double-digits in tackles.

Where the game was won for the Ravens was on the ground. Gus Edwards had 82 rushing yards and Lamar Jackson had 75 rushing yards, while the team overall rushed for 207 yards. Lamar also fumbled three times but only lost one of them.

The Atlanta Falcons play the Arizona Cardinals in week 17 of the 2022 NFL season

Previous matchup: October 13, 2019 – Arizona 34, Atlanta 33

The Falcons flipped the script and almost made a second-half comeback against the Arizona Cardinals in 2019.

In the first quarter, rookie quarterback Kyler Murray hit current Falcon, Damiere Byrd for a 58-yard pass and he proceeded to fumble it. The ruling was down by contact, Atlanta challenged, and the ruling was upheld, even though it should have been overturned.

Anyways, the Falcons got good performances from Matt Ryan, Devonta Freeman, Austin Hooper, and Julio Jones in the game.

Matt had another one of his four touchdown, no turnover games that resulted in a loss.

The Falcons were down 27-10 in the third quarter but they managed to make a comeback with a touchdown pass with less than two minutes remaining in the game to put them down by just one, pending the extra point. Matt Bryant went out to kick it and he missed it, this would end up being one of his final games in a Falcons uniform.

The Cardinals got the ball back and had a third and five, needing a first down to seal the game. Kyler Murray took off for the sticks and they ruled he got just enough yardage to get a new set of downs, they reviewed it and upheld it even though it looked like he did not get the ball past the line before he stepped out of bounds. The game would end on a few kneel-downs by the rookie QB.