Last season, the Falcons failed to capitalize on the NFL's easiest strength of schedule. While the 2025 schedule won't be released until May 14, we know which teams Atlanta will face this season. With Warren Sharp calculating it this year,

The fact that it was couched by G.M. Eric DeCosta as a “football decision” is no surprise. Players are released for football reasons all the time. There’s no mechanism in the Collective Bargaining Agreement for challenging the constant churn of football decisions.