Wk 7 · 2026
San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons — Sun, Oct 25
Sun, Oct 25 ·
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
· FOX
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
NFC West · no games yet
at
1:00pET
SF -4.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential SF by 3.9
NFC South · no games yet
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
49ers form
No completed games on record.
Falcons form
No completed games on record.
49ers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Falcons this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | 49ers | Falcons |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders NFC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview |
| Vikings NFC | N Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Chiefs AFC | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
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Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Falcons leads 6–5 · 49ers won the last one
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.3 points toward Falcons
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-19 | Falcons 10 — 20 49ers | at SF | 49ers |
| 2022 | 2022-10-16 | 49ers 14 — 28 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2021 | 2021-12-19 | Falcons 13 — 31 49ers | at SF | 49ers |
| 2019 | 2019-12-15 | Falcons 29 — 22 49ers | at SF | Falcons |
| 2016 | 2016-12-18 | 49ers 13 — 41 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2015 | 2015-11-08 | Falcons 16 — 17 49ers | at SF | 49ers |
| 2013 | 2013-12-23 | Falcons 24 — 34 49ers | at SF | 49ers |
| 2012 | 2013-01-20 | 49ers 28 — 24 Falcons | at ATL | 49ers playoffs |
| 2010 | 2010-10-03 | 49ers 14 — 16 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2009 | 2009-10-11 | Falcons 45 — 10 49ers | at SF | Falcons |
| 2007 | 2007-11-04 | 49ers 16 — 20 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
49ers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Brock Purdy QB #13 | 197/284, 2167 YDS, 20 TD, 10 INT |
| Mac Jones QB #10 | 201/289, 2151 YDS, 13 TD, 6 INT | |
| Rushing | Christian McCaffrey RB #23 | 311 CAR, 1202 YDS, 10 TD |
| Brian Robinson Jr. RB #15 | 92 CAR, 400 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Brock Purdy QB #13 | 33 CAR, 147 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Christian McCaffrey RB #23 | 102 REC, 924 YDS, 7 TD |
| Jauan Jennings WR #14 | 55 REC, 643 YDS, 9 TD | |
| George Kittle TE #85 | 57 REC, 628 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Kendrick Bourne WR #17 | 37 REC, 551 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Dee Winters LB #53 | 101 |
| Tatum Bethune LB #48 | 94 | |
| Upton Stout CB #20 | 82 | |
| Sacks | Clelin Ferrell DE #98 | 4 |
| Bryce Huff DE #47 | 4 | |
| Sam Okuayinonu DT #91 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Deommodore Lenoir CB #2 | 2 |
| Ji'Ayir Brown S #27 | 2 | |
| Dee Winters LB #53 | 1 |
Falcons leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Michael Penix Jr. QB #9 | 166/276, 1982 YDS, 9 TD, 3 INT |
| Kirk Cousins QB #8 | 166/269, 1721 YDS, 10 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Bijan Robinson RB #7 | 287 CAR, 1478 YDS, 7 TD |
| Tyler Allgeier RB #22 | 143 CAR, 514 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Michael Penix Jr. QB #9 | 21 CAR, 70 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kyle Pitts Sr. TE #8 | 88 REC, 928 YDS, 5 TD |
| Drake London WR #5 | 68 REC, 919 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Bijan Robinson RB #7 | 79 REC, 820 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Darnell Mooney WR #17 | 32 REC, 443 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kaden Elliss LB #55 | 107 |
| Jessie Bates III S #3 | 98 | |
| Xavier Watts S #31 | 96 | |
| Sacks | James Pearce Jr. LB #27 | 10.5 |
| Brandon Dorlus DT #54 | 8.5 | |
| Jalon Walker LB #11 | 5.5 | |
| Interceptions | Xavier Watts S #31 | 5 |
| Jessie Bates III S #3 | 3 | |
| Dee Alford CB #23 | 3 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.