Prediction: Seahawks 24, Falcons 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Seattle Seahawks |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 12 |
Russell Wilson |
Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 30, 0 |
| RB 4 |
Marshawn Lynch  |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 52 |
Robert Turbin |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 21 |
Golden Tate |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 42 |
Doug Baldwin |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 61 |
Jermaine Kearse |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 20 |
Zach Miller |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 4 |
Steve Hauschka |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 2 |
Defense / ST |
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| Atlanta Falcons |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 20 |
Matt Ryan |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 26 |
Steven Jackson |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 39 |
Jacquizz Rodgers |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 27 |
Harry Douglas  |
Rec: 4-70, 0 TD |
| WR 45 |
Roddy White |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 69 |
Drew Davis |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 4 |
Tony Gonzalez |
Rec: 6-60, 1 TD |
| K 26 |
Matt Bryant |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 20 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
REMATCH of last season's Div. Playoff (Atl 30, Sea 28)...  Seahawks Are 8-1 for 1st time in team history... In Div., QB Russell Wilson had career-high 385 pass yards with 2 TDs & 109.1 rating & rushed for 60 yards with TD. In 1st 25 career starts, has 99.3 rating... Since Nov. 2011, RB Marshawn Lynch leads NFL with 3,257 rush yards & 26 rush TDs. Aims for 4th in row vs. Atl. (incl. playoffs) with rush TD... WR Golden Tate had 6 catches for 103 yards & TD in Div. TE Zach Miller had 8 catches for 142 yards & TD in Div. WRs Doug Baldwin & Jermaine Kearse each had TD last week... Seahawks have 13 INTs, most in NFC. Since entering NFL in 2011, CB Richard Sherman leads NFL with 16 INTs. S Earl Thomas had INT in Div. Only player in NFL with 60+ tackles (69), 4+ INTs (4) & 2+ FFs (2). Since 2011, DE Cliff Avril is only player in NFL with 25+ sacks (25) & 10+ FF (10). LB Bobby Wagner had INT in Div. Had 1.5 sacks last week.
 Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 3-0 vs. Sea. (incl. playoffs) & has 3+ pass TDs in 2 of those 3 games. Is 35-7 (.833) as starter at home with 97.4 rating. In career, when Ryan starts & has 100+ rating, Falcons are 34-2 (.944)... RB Steven Jackson leads active players with 10,278 rush yards. RB Jacquizz Rodgers has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in past 4... TE Tony Gonzalez has catch in 203 consecutive games, 2nd longest streak in NFL history. Had TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Sea. with TD (incl. playoffs). WR Roddy White has TD catch in 3 of past 4 meetings (incl. playoffs). Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), has 611 receptions, 3rd most in NFC. WR Harry Douglas has 22 catches for 352 yards (117.3 per game) & TD in past 3... Since 2011, S Thomas DeCoud has 10 INTs, tied for most in NFL by S. DE Osi Umenyiora is only NFC player with 4 sacks & INT-TD. Has 4 sacks & 2 FFs in 4 meetings. DT Jonathan Babineaux had sack in Div. Rookie CB Desmond Trufant had 1st career INT last week.
Results and Schedule
| Seattle Seahawks |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
CAR |
A |
W 12-7 |
+5 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
SF |
H |
W 29-3 |
+26 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
JAC |
H |
W 45-17 |
+28 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
HOU |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
IND |
A |
L 28-34 |
-6 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
TEN |
H |
W 20-13 |
+7 |
| 7 |
2013-10-17 |
ARI |
A |
W 34-22 |
+12 |
| 8 |
2013-10-28 |
STL |
A |
W 14-9 |
+5 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
TB |
H |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
ATL |
A |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
MIN |
H |
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| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-02 |
NO |
H |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
SF |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
NYG |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
ARI |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
STL |
H |
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| Atlanta Falcons |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
NO |
A |
L 17-23 |
-6 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
STL |
H |
W 31-24 |
+7 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
MIA |
A |
L 23-27 |
-4 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
NE |
H |
L 23-30 |
-7 |
| 5 |
2013-10-07 |
NYJ |
H |
L 28-30 |
-2 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
TB |
H |
W 31-23 |
+8 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
ARI |
A |
L 13-27 |
-14 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
CAR |
A |
L 10-34 |
-24 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
SEA |
H |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
TB |
A |
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| 12 |
2013-11-21 |
NO |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
BUF |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
GB |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
WAS |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-23 |
SF |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
CAR |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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SEA
Offense |
ATL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
24.5 |
21.3 |
23.8 |
SEA |
| Rushing yards |
165.8 |
49.7 |
113.1 |
SEA |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.17 |
2.75 |
4.18 |
SEA |
| Completion % |
61.4% |
67.8% |
61.3% |
ATL |
| Passing yards |
180.5 |
279.0 |
239.8 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.99 |
9.98 |
11.01 |
SEA |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.75 |
6.76 |
6.75 |
ATL |
| Interceptions |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
SEA |
| Fumbles lost |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
ATL |
| Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
ATL |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.5% |
41.5% |
38.5% |
ATL |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
33.3% |
48.7% |
SEA |
| Time of possession |
30:19 |
28:58 |
50:06 |
SEA |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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SEA
Defense |
ATL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
19.8 |
29.0 |
23.8 |
SEA |
| Rushing yards |
131.5 |
127.0 |
113.1 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.30 |
4.81 |
4.18 |
SEA |
| Completion % |
61.4% |
65.3% |
61.3% |
SEA |
| Passing yards |
178.5 |
212.7 |
239.8 |
SEA |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.28 |
11.23 |
11.01 |
SEA |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.69 |
7.34 |
6.75 |
SEA |
| INT return |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
SEA |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
SEA |
| Sacks |
3.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
SEA |
| 3rd down conversions |
41.2% |
44.6% |
38.5% |
SEA |
| 4th down conversions |
40.0% |
80.0% |
48.7% |
SEA |
| Time of possession |
34:04 |
31:02 |
50:06 |
ATL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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SEA |
ATL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
14.1 |
10.1 |
9.7 |
SEA |
| Yards per kick return |
20.2 |
26.6 |
24.0 |
ATL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
1.3 |
9.5 |
9.7 |
SEA |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
25.6 |
27.5 |
24.0 |
SEA |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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SEA |
ATL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
8.0 |
7.3 |
6.3 |
ATL |
| Penalty yards |
71.3 |
56.3 |
55.3 |
ATL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2013 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
| Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
14 |
2000-12-03 |
SEA |
ATL |
30-10 |
SEA |
| 2002 |
15 |
2002-12-15 |
SEA |
ATL |
30-24 |
SEA |
| 2004 |
17 |
2005-01-02 |
ATL |
SEA |
26-28 |
SEA |
| 2005 |
2 |
2005-09-18 |
ATL |
SEA |
18-21 |
SEA |
| 2007 |
17 |
2007-12-30 |
SEA |
ATL |
41-44 |
ATL |
| 2010 |
15 |
2010-12-19 |
ATL |
SEA |
34-18 |
ATL |
| 2011 |
4 |
2011-10-02 |
ATL |
SEA |
30-28 |
ATL |
| 2012 |
DP |
2013-01-13 |
SEA |
ATL |
28-30 |
ATL |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff
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