Final2025 Week 9

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA

Atlanta Falcons vs New England Patriots, Week 9 2025

Atlanta Falcons

Away

23

New England Patriots

HomeWon

24

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Falcons770923
Patriots7143024

ATL 23NE 24 Final

  • Passing leader

    Drake Maye

    NE · QB

    17.4PPR pts

    19/29, 259 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Drake London

    ATL · WR

    38.8PPR pts

    9 REC, 118 YDS, 3 TD

  • Falcons leader

    Michael Penix Jr.

    ATL · QB

    22.7PPR pts

    22/37, 221 YDS, 3 TD

  • Defensive playmaker

    Jessie Bates III

    ATL

    1 INT, 2 TKL

Patriots 24, Falcons 23: New England holds off Atlanta

New England led 21–14 at halftime after a 14-point second quarter and won 24–23, though Atlanta took the second half 9–3. The Patriots finished with a 331–288 edge in total offense.

The Falcons went 1-for-10 on third down, while the Patriots kept the ball for 34:05.

Key advantages

  • +43 total yards NE 331 · ATL 288
  • +57% third-down rate NE 67% · ATL 10%
  • +8:10 time of possession NE 34:05 · ATL 25:55

Game Highlights

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Why the Patriots Won

New England won the third-down and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Falcons vs Patriots
FalconsStatPatriots
288Total yards331
10%Third-down conversion67%
25:55Time of possession34:05
Other team stats
5.3Yards per play4.9
54Plays68
0Turnovers2

Scoring Summary

The Patriots scored three touchdowns and one field goal; the Falcons scored three touchdowns and one field goal.

Scoring plays, Falcons vs Patriots
TimeTeamPlayATLNE
1st quarter
7:44NEDrake Maye → DeMario Douglas, 17-yard TD Takes leadAndy Borregales XP07
0:24ATLMichael Penix Jr. → Drake London, 1-yard TD Ties gameParker Romo XP77
2nd quarter
8:52NETerrell Jennings 3-yard TD run Takes leadAndy Borregales XP714
5:11NEDrake Maye → Stefon Diggs, 11-yard TD Extends leadAndy Borregales XP721
0:12ATLMichael Penix Jr. → Drake London, 2-yard TDParker Romo XP1421
3rd quarter
6:26NEAndy Borregales 32-yard FG Extends lead1424
4th quarter
14:08ATLParker Romo 38-yard FG1724
4:40ATLMichael Penix Jr. → Drake London, 8-yard TDXP missed2324

Fantasy Points: Falcons vs Patriots, Week 9 2025

Fantasy leaders

  1. Drake LondonATLWR38.8 PTSWR1
  2. Michael PenixATLQB22.7 PTSQB11
  3. DeMario DouglasNEWR20.0 PTSWR10
  4. Bijan RobinsonATLRB17.6 PTSRB7

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Drake MayeNEQB17.4QB1619/29259218200102.5Start/Sit →
Michael PenixATLQB22.7QB1122/37221302190103.5

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Drake LondonATLWR38.8WR1WR———1491183Start/Sit →
DeMario DouglasNEWR20.0WR10WR———641001Start/Sit →
Bijan RobinsonATLRB17.6RB7RB12460108500Start/Sit →
Stefon DiggsNEWR12.8WR30WR———43381Start/Sit →
TreVeyon HendersonNERB12.7RB15RB1455064320Start/Sit →
Terrell JenningsNERB11.4RB19RB113511190
Hunter HenryNETE9.1TE19TE———64510Start/Sit →
Kyle PittsATLTE7.8TE25TE———74380
Austin HooperNETE3.0TE39TE———11200Start/Sit →
Mack HollinsNEWR2.9WR75WR———2290Start/Sit →
Darnell MooneyATLWR2.5WR80WR———21150Start/Sit →
Tyler AllgeierATLRB0.6RB62RB260————Start/Sit →
David SillsATLWR0.0—WR———1000
Kayshon BoutteNEWR0.0—WR———1000Start/Sit →
Kyle WilliamsNEWR0.0—WR———1000Start/Sit →

Fantasy Usage

Atlanta Falcons

Snap Share

  1. Darnell MooneyWR56 snaps100%
  2. Drake LondonWR55 snaps98%
  3. Bijan RobinsonRB54 snaps96%
  4. Kyle PittsTE53 snaps95%
  5. David SillsWR38 snaps68%

Target Share34 targets

  1. Drake London41%, 14 targets
  2. Bijan Robinson29%, 10 targets
  3. Kyle Pitts21%, 7 targets
  4. Darnell Mooney6%, 2 targets
  5. David Sills3%, 1 targets

Carry Share16 carries

  1. Bijan Robinson75%, 12 carries
  2. Tyler Allgeier13%, 2 carries
  3. Michael Penix13%, 2 carries

New England Patriots

Snap Share

  1. Hunter HenryTE51 snaps75%
  2. TreVeyon HendersonRB51 snaps75%
  3. Mack HollinsWR43 snaps63%
  4. Stefon DiggsWR41 snaps60%
  5. Austin HooperTE36 snaps53%

Target Share28 targets

  1. Hunter Henry21%, 6 targets
  2. DeMario Douglas21%, 6 targets
  3. TreVeyon Henderson21%, 6 targets
  4. Stefon Diggs14%, 4 targets
  5. Mack Hollins7%, 2 targets
  6. Other14%, 4 targets

Carry Share33 carries

  1. TreVeyon Henderson42%, 14 carries
  2. Terrell Jennings33%, 11 carries
  3. Drake Maye24%, 8 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Darnell MooneyATLWR56100%26%0
Drake LondonATLWR5598%1441%0
Bijan RobinsonATLRB5496%1029%12
Kyle PittsATLTE5395%721%0
Hunter HenryNETE5175%621%0
TreVeyon HendersonNERB5175%621%14
David SillsATLWR3868%13%0
Mack HollinsNEWR4363%27%0
Stefon DiggsNEWR4160%414%0
Austin HooperNETE3653%14%0
Jack WestoverNETE3146%00%0
Kyle WilliamsNEWR3146%14%0
Tyler AllgeierATLRB1730%00%2
Kayshon BoutteNEWR1826%14%0
Terrell JenningsNERB1725%14%11
DeMario DouglasNEWR1624%621%0
Charlie WoernerATLTE59%00%0
Efton ChismNEWR46%00%0
KhaDarel HodgeATLWR12%00%0
Dylan DrummondATLWR12%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Bijan RobinsonATL · RB17.624.8−7.296%75% car—01275%1029%
Drake LondonATL · WR38.823.9+14.998%41% tgt—000%1441%
TreVeyon HendersonNE · RB12.719.3−6.675%42% car—01442%621%
Drake MayeNE · QB17.418.0−0.6100%29 att—29824%00%
Michael Penix Jr.ATL · QB22.717.7+5.0100%37 att—37213%00%
Kyle Pitts Sr.ATL · TE7.811.9−4.195%21% tgt—000%721%
DeMario DouglasNE · WR20.010.2+9.824%21% tgt—000%621%
Hunter HenryNE · TE9.110.2−1.175%21% tgt—000%621%
Terrell JenningsNE · RB11.48.8+2.625%33% car—01133%14%
Stefon DiggsNE · WR12.86.8+6.060%14% tgt—000%414%
Darnell MooneyATL · WR2.53.4−0.9100%6% tgt—000%26%
Mack HollinsNE · WR2.93.4−0.563%7% tgt—000%27%
Austin HooperNE · TE3.01.7+1.353%4% tgt—000%14%
David Sills VATL · WR0.01.7−1.768%3% tgt—000%13%
Kayshon BoutteNE · WR0.01.7−1.726%4% tgt—000%14%
Kyle WilliamsNE · —0.01.7−1.746%4% tgt—000%14%
Tyler AllgeierATL · RB0.61.3−0.730%13% car—0213%00%

Team totals: Falcons 34 targets and 16 carries; Patriots 28 targets and 33 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2025 season: 1.70 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Michael Penix Jr. Ran hot

ATL · QB · 22.7 pts on 17.7 expected

22 of 37 passing for 221 yards, 3 touchdowns; 2 carries for 19 yards.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 17.7 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Drake Maye

NE · QB · 17.4 pts on 18.0 expected

19 of 29 passing for 259 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception; 8 carries for 20 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 18.0 expected.

Start/Sit: Drake Maye →

Bijan Robinson Volume, no payoff

ATL · RB · 17.6 pts on 24.8 expected

10 targets (29% of the team's), 8 catches for 50 yards; 12 carries (75% of the team's) for 46 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 24.8 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Bijan Robinson →

Drake London Ran hot

ATL · WR · 38.8 pts on 23.9 expected

14 targets (41% of the team's), 9 catches for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 23.9 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Drake London →

TreVeyon Henderson Unlucky

NE · RB · 12.7 pts on 19.3 expected

6 targets (21% of the team's), 4 catches for 32 yards; 14 carries (42% of the team's) for 55 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 19.3 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: TreVeyon Henderson →

DeMario Douglas Ran hot

NE · WR · 20.0 pts on 10.2 expected

6 targets (21% of the team's), 4 catches for 100 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 10.2 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: DeMario Douglas →

Stefon Diggs Ran hot

NE · WR · 12.8 pts on 6.8 expected

4 targets (14% of the team's), 3 catches for 38 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 6.8 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Stefon Diggs →

Darnell Mooney

ATL · WR · 2.5 pts on 3.4 expected

2 targets (6% of the team's), 1 catch for 15 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 3.4 expected.

Start/Sit: Darnell Mooney →

Stock Up, Stock Down

Atlanta Falcons

  • Stock up: Bijan Robinson played 96% of the snaps, up from a 74% season average.
  • Stock up: Darnell Mooney played 100% of the snaps, up from a 79% season average.
  • Stock up: David Sills V played 68% of the snaps, up from a 35% season average.

New England Patriots

  • Stock up: TreVeyon Henderson played 75% of the snaps, up from a 32% season average.
  • Stock up: Kyle Williams played 46% of the snaps, up from a 18% season average.
  • Stock down: Kayshon Boutte played 26% of the snaps, down from a 71% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2025 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Falcons defense and Patriots defense
Points allowed toFalcons DPatriots D
QBs16.915.2
RBs21.319.0
WRs32.928.6
TEs10.113.8

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

New England opened at 50% win probability and passed 98% in overtime on the way to the win.

Patriots win probability

Patriots win probability by game minutePatriots started at 50%, stood at 77% at halftime and finished at 100%, across 8 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. +21Maye → Douglas, 17-yd TD50% → 71%Q1 7:44
  2. −22Penix → London, 1-yd TD72% → 50%Q1 0:24
  3. +24Jennings 3-yd TD run50% → 74%Q2 8:52
  4. +16Maye → Diggs, 11-yd TD75% → 91%Q2 5:11
  5. −36Penix → London, 8-yd TD97% → 60%Q4 4:40

Swing in Patriots win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Falcons vs Patriots
Atlanta FalconsMeasureNew England Patriots
54Plays68
70%Pass rate51%
5.7Yds / dropback6.3
4.4Yds / carry3.3
1/10Third downs8/12

Efficiency edge New England ran 14 more plays and gained 0.6 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • ATL London 41% · Robinson 29% · Pitts 21%
  • NE Douglas 21% · Henry 21% · Henderson 21%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Falcons vs Patriots
ResultATLNE
Touchdowns33
Field goals11
Punts53
Turnovers02
Turnovers on downs10

ATL turnover edge: +2

  • The Patriots opened the scoring on their first possession, a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.
  • The Patriots scored touchdowns on two of their first three drives, then drained the clock with two second-half drives of four to nine minutes.
All 21 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
ATLQ1 15:003-21:41Punt
NEQ1 13:1910755:35Touchdown
ATLQ1 7:445172:57Punt
NEQ1 4:47351:28Punt
ATLQ1 3:195532:55Touchdown
NEQ1 0:2412656:32Touchdown
ATLQ2 8:52331:07Punt
NEQ2 7:455722:34Touchdown
ATLQ2 5:117433:54Downs
NEQ2 1:17540:54Fumble
ATLQ2 0:23260:11Touchdown
NEQ2 0:121-10:12End of half
NEQ3 15:0015568:34Field goal
ATLQ3 6:26341:03Punt
NEQ3 5:23200:46Interception
ATLQ3 4:379315:29Field goal
NEQ4 14:088314:27Punt
ATLQ4 9:4112855:01Touchdown
NEQ4 4:40341:10Punt
ATLQ4 3:306231:37Punt
NEQ4 1:535201:53End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Falcons vs Patriots Head-to-Head

The Falcons and Patriots first met in 1972 and have played 17 times since.

All-time series
11–6Patriots lead, 17 meetings since 1972
Postseason
1–0Patriots won in 2016
Largest Falcons win
34–01992
Largest Patriots win
25–02021

Since 2021

2–0 Patriots lead

2 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. P = Patriots win, F = Falcons win, outlined = this game.

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2025 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Falcons vs Patriots
FalconsStatPatriots
8-9Record14-3
20.8Points per game28.8
333.0Yards per game379.4
5.4Yards per play6.2
23.6Points allowed per game18.8
326.6Yards allowed per game295.2

Falcons and Patriots in Fantasy

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Falcons vs Patriots Game FAQ

Who won the 2025 Falcons vs Patriots Week 9 game?

The New England Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons 24–23 in Week 9 of the 2025 season. The game was played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, on November 2, 2025. See the Patriots' 2025 schedule.

What was the final score of Falcons vs Patriots?

The final score was Patriots 24, Falcons 23. The Patriots led 21–14 at halftime, and the second half went Falcons 9, Patriots 3.

What happened in the Falcons vs Patriots game?

New England led 21–14 at halftime after a 14-point second quarter and won 24–23, though Atlanta took the second half 9–3. The Patriots finished with a 331–288 edge in total offense. Drake London led all players with 9 catches for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Patriots committed 2 turnovers, the Falcons none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Falcons vs Patriots?

Drake London led the game with 38.8 PPR fantasy points, the WR1 of Week 9, on 9 catches for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns. Michael Penix was next with 22.7 (QB11). See Drake London's 2025 game log.

Who led Falcons vs Patriots in passing, rushing and receiving?

Drake Maye (NE) led all passers with 19 of 29 for 259 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception. TreVeyon Henderson (NE) led in rushing with 14 carries for 55 yards. Drake London (ATL) led in receiving with 9 catches for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns.

How many fantasy points did Drake London score against the Patriots?

Drake London scored 38.8 points in PPR leagues, 34.3 in half-PPR and 29.8 in standard scoring against the Patriots in Week 9 of the 2025 season, on 9 catches for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns. He drew 41% of his team's targets.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Falcons vs Patriots?

Drake London outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 38.8 PPR points on 23.9 xFP (+14.9). Bijan Robinson fell furthest short, with 17.6 points on 24.8 xFP (−7.2). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Falcons vs Patriots?

Bijan Robinson had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 24.8 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 17.6. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Patriots beat the Falcons?

The Patriots beat the Falcons 24–23 because they outgained them 331–288.

Which team won the turnover battle in Falcons vs Patriots?

The Falcons won the turnover battle 2–0: the Patriots gave the ball away 2 times and the Falcons not at all. The Patriots won the game anyway.

What was the turning point of Falcons vs Patriots?

Michael Penix Jr.'s 8-yard touchdown pass to Drake London with 4:40 left in the fourth quarter was the biggest swing of the game, moving the Patriots' win probability from 97% to 60%.

What is the all-time Falcons vs Patriots record?

The Patriots lead the all-time series 11–6 across 17 meetings since 1972, including a 1–0 record in the postseason.

Have the Falcons and Patriots played in the Super Bowl?

Yes, once: the Patriots won Super Bowl LI 34–28 over the Falcons after the 2016 season.

When did the Falcons and Patriots last play before this game?

Before Week 9 of 2025, they last met in the 2021 season on November 18, 2021, when the Patriots beat the Falcons 25–0.

What is the Falcons vs Patriots record since 2021?

The Patriots lead 2–0 across 2 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.