In Week 2, in the 34–23 victory over the Green Bay Packers, Bryant recorded a 51-yard field goal in the second quarter for the first field goal in the history of the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the game, he converted all four extra point attempts and both field goal attempts. In the same game, Bryant became the first player in franchise history to convert 200 field goals. In Week 14, in the 20–17 victory over the New Orleans Saints, Bryant scored his 1,000th career point. In Week 17, Bryant went 5-for-5 on field goals, including a 56-yarder, in a 22–10 win over the Carolina Panthers, clinching a playoff spot for the Falcons, earning him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. In the 2017 season, Bryant converted all 35 extra point attempts and 34 of 39 field goal attempts.