Seahawks at Falcons
Seahawks meet the Falcons in Atlanta. Atlanta fashioned a fine 13-3 season with 2 of the losses coming in the
the last few weeks after they'd already locked up a playoff spot. Even so our computer favors the visiting Seahawks by 2.
Last week we wrote about Seattle's league-leading defense.
Teams strong on defense tend to go deep into the playoffs. While Falcons have a solid all-around stat profile,
Seattle bests them in two key areas. First, on offense, Seahawks run the ball much more. 'Hawks run 33.5, rank first; Falcons
only 23.6, rank 27th. In the chart below note only two games with 30+ rushes. Second, on defense, Seahawks allow just 5.42 yards per pass, rank 5th; Falcons allow 6.69, rank 22nd.
Total Rushing Plays
Atlanta Falcons
2012 through Week 17
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