Falcons ranked among NFL’s worst in point differential last season

{"id":97403,"date":"2022-07-11T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/?post_type\u003dfishburn_gallery\u0026#038;p\u003d97403","raw":"https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/?post_type\u003dfishburn_gallery\u0026#038;p\u003d97403"},"modified":"2022-07-11T13:57:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T17:57:09","password":"","slug":"falcons-nfl-point-differential-2021-season-stats","status":"publish","type":"fishburn_gallery","link":"https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/gallery/falcons-nfl-point-differential-2021-season-stats/","title":{"raw":"Falcons ranked among NFL\u0027s worst in point differential last season","rendered":"Falcons ranked among NFL\u0027s worst in point differential last season"},"content":{"raw":"In the NFL, winning games is by far the most important factor when evaluating the success or failure of a team, however, win/loss totals rarely tell the full story.\r\n\r\nFor example, the \u003ca href\u003d\"https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/gallery/falcons-90-man-roster-nfl-news-training-camp-goldman/\"\u003eAtlanta Falcons\u003c/a\u003e went 7-10 last season but had one of the worst point differentials in the entire NFL. The \u003ca href\u003d\"https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/06/panthers-trade-browns-qb-baker-mayfield/\"\u003eCarolina Panthers\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bearswire.com\"\u003eChicago Bears\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://lionswire.com\"\u003eDetroit Lions\u003c/a\u003e had better point differentials than the Falcons, yet all three finished with worse overall records.\r\n\r\nHere\u0027s a look at each team\u0027s point differential in 2021.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids\u003d\"87918,88842,84721,85681,65583,97353,73185,92714,97359,87220,95963,93774,78289,83530,88987,62176,93292,88830,91041,97362,82387,89265,95651,88990,88994,92121,94051,88413,93227,88997,90363,94248\"]","rendered":"\u003cp\u003eIn the NFL, winning games is by far the most important factor when evaluating the success or failure of a team, however, win/loss totals rarely tell the full story.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, the \u003ca href\u003d\"https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/gallery/falcons-90-man-roster-nfl-news-training-camp-goldman/\"\u003eAtlanta Falcons\u003c/a\u003e went 7-10 last season but had one of the worst point differentials in the entire NFL. The \u003ca href\u003d\"https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/06/panthers-trade-browns-qb-baker-mayfield/\"\u003eCarolina Panthers\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bearswire.com\"\u003eChicago Bears\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://lionswire.com\"\u003eDetroit Lions\u003c/a\u003e had better point differentials than the Falcons, yet all three finished with worse overall records.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere\u0026#8217;s a look at each team\u0026#8217;s point differential in 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n \n","protected":false,"block_version":0},"excerpt":{"raw":"In 2021, the Falcons went 7-10 with a point differential of -147. Check out where all 32 teams ranked in point differential last season.","rendered":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2021, the Falcons went 7-10 with a point differential of -147. Check out where all 32 teams ranked in point differential last season. 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