NFL Game Preview: Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks - Week 15

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Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks - Week 15

Game Preview Fantasy \| Game Notes \| Results & Schedule \| Injury Report \| Stat Comparisons \| Weather \| Team vs. Team History

SF SD	7 34
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ARI CAR	12 19
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PHI NYG	38 31
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NO BAL	24 30
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KC STL	27 13
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JAC IND	24 34
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HOU TEN	17 31
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DET TB	23 20
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CLE CIN	17 19
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BUF MIA	17 14
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WAS DAL	30 33
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ATL SEA	34 18
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DEN OAK	23 39
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NYJ PIT	22 17
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GB NE	27 31
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CHI MIN	40 14
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Falcons 27, Seahawks 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Atlanta Falcons
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Matt Ryan	Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2	Michael Turner	Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 2	Roddy White	Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 60	Michael Jenkins	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 70	Harry Douglas	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 6	Tony Gonzalez	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 5	Matt Bryant	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 9	Defense / ST

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Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Matt Hasselbeck	Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 41	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 51	Justin Forsett	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 21	Mike Williams	Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 35	Ben Obomanu	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 68	Ruvell Martin	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 94	Golden Tate	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 30	John Carlson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 24	Olindo Mare	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Falcons 11-2 start ties for franchise record in 1st 13 games (1998). Aim for 8th win in row. MIKE SMITH is 1st head coach in club history with 2 10+ win seasons... QB Matt Ryan has won 8 Dec./Jan. games in row. Has posted 100+ rating 15 times & Falcons are 15-0... RB Michael Turner rushed for 112 yards & 3 TDs last week. Has 4 games with 3+ rush TDs with Atl., most in team history. Has 10 rush TDs in past 7 & aims for 5th in row with TD. Since 2008, has 38 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL... WR Roddy White leads NFL with career-high 99 receptions. Leads NFL with 1,219 rec. yards & is 1st Falcon with 3 1,200-yard seasons. Had TD in last meeting. In last game vs. Sea. (10/29/06 with KC), TE Tony Gonzalez had 6 catches for 116 yards (19.3 avg.)... DE John Abraham had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. Has 9 sacks in past 8. Has 100.5 sacks since 2000, 2nd most in NFL. LB Mike Peterson had INT & FF last week. LB Stephen Nicholas had sack in last meeting. DE Kroy Biermann tied career-high with 2 sacks last week...

Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck is 3-1 vs. Atl. & has completed 78 of 114 (68.4 pct.) for 917 yards with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT for 106.5 rating. Needs 94 yards for 7th career 3,000-yard season, most in team history... RB Marshawn Lynch had 7 catches last week, 2nd most in game in career. RB Justin Forsett needs 26 rush yards to reach 500 for 2nd consecutive season. RB-KR Leon Washington had 92-yard KR-TD last week & leads NFL with franchise-record 3 KR-TDs... WR Ben Obomanu is averaging 19.5 yards per catch this year (22 rec., 430 yards). WR Mike Williams had 6 catches for 84 yards in only meeting (11/24/05 with Det.). Has 3 games with 10+ receptions in 2010 & is 1st Seahawk with 3 10-catch games in season... CB Marcus Trufant had 31-yard INT in 1/2/05 meeting. S Earl Thomas leads NFC rookies with 5 INTs. Tied MICHAEL BOULWARE (5) for most by rookie in team history. DE Chris Clemons has 9.5 sacks in past 11. DE Raheem Brock had sack in last game vs. Atl. (11/22/07 with Ind.).

Results and Schedule

Atlanta Falcons
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	PIT	A	L 9-15	-6
2	2010-09-19	ARI	H	W 41-7	+34
3	2010-09-26	NO	A	W 27-24	+3
4	2010-10-03	SF	H	W 16-14	+2
5	2010-10-10	CLE	A	W 20-10	+10
6	2010-10-17	PHI	A	L 17-31	-14
7	2010-10-24	CIN	H	W 39-32	+7
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	TB	H	W 27-21	+6
10	2010-11-11	BAL	H	W 26-21	+5
11	2010-11-21	STL	A	W 34-17	+17
12	2010-11-28	GB	H	W 20-17	+3
13	2010-12-05	TB	A	W 28-24	+4
14	2010-12-12	CAR	A	W 31-10	+21
15	2010-12-19	SEA	A	W 34-18	+16
16	2010-12-27	NO	H
17	2011-01-02	CAR	H

Seattle Seahawks
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	SF	H	W 31-6	+25
2	2010-09-19	DEN	A	L 14-31	-17
3	2010-09-26	SD	H	W 27-20	+7
4	2010-10-03	STL	A	L 3-20	-17
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	CHI	A	W 23-20	+3
7	2010-10-24	ARI	H	W 22-10	+12
8	2010-10-31	OAK	A	L 3-33	-30
9	2010-11-07	NYG	H	L 7-41	-34
10	2010-11-14	ARI	A	W 36-18	+18
11	2010-11-21	NO	A	L 19-34	-15
12	2010-11-28	KC	H	L 24-42	-18
13	2010-12-05	CAR	H	W 31-14	+17
14	2010-12-12	SF	A	L 21-40	-19
15	2010-12-19	ATL	H	L 18-34	-16
16	2010-12-26	TB	A
17	2011-01-02	STL	H

Injury Report

Atlanta Falcons
Questionable	MLB Curtis Lofton (Knee) RB Jason Snelling (Hamstring)
Probable	DE John Abraham (Groin) DT Jonathan Babineaux (Shoulder) OLB Stephen Nicholas (Knee) WR Roddy White (Knee) OLB Coy Wire (Head)
IR	WR Kerry Meier (Knee) RB Jerious Norwood (Knee)

Seattle Seahawks
Questionable	WR Brandon Stokley (Hamstring) CB Walter Thurmond (Hamstring)
Probable	DE Chris Clemons (Ankle) QB Matt Hasselbeck (Left Wrist) K Olindo Mare (Left Hamstring) WR Ben Obomanu (Hand) OC Chris Spencer (Shoulder) WR Mike Williams (Ankle)
IR	DE Red Bryant (Knee) WR Deon Butler (Leg) OG Ben Hamilton (Concussion) OLB Leroy Hill (Achilles) TE Anthony McCoy (Knee) OG Max Unger (Left Toe) OT Ray Willis (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	ATL Offense	SEA Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	28.0	23.8	22.6	ATL
Rushing yards	114.8	75.3	116.6	ATL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.71	3.80	4.28	SEA
Completion %	64.6%	62.0%	60.9%	ATL
Passing yards	223.3	280.3	225.1	SEA
Passing yards per completion	9.53	12.04	10.98	SEA
Passing yards per attempt	6.16	7.47	6.69	SEA
Interceptions	0.3	1.8	1.0	ATL
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.8	0.6	ATL
Sacks allowed	1.0	1.3	2.2	ATL
3rd down conversions	52.7%	38.8%	38.7%	ATL
4th down conversions	100.0%	14.3%	51.2%	ATL
Time of possession	33:55	25:50	30:13	ATL

Defense Stats Comparison

	ATL Defense	SEA Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	19.0	33.3	22.6	ATL
Rushing yards	110.0	133.8	116.6	ATL
Rushing yards per attempt	5.16	4.34	4.28	SEA
Completion %	61.4%	61.0%	60.9%	SEA
Passing yards	198.3	262.5	225.1	ATL
Passing yards per completion	10.00	12.18	10.98	ATL
Passing yards per attempt	6.14	7.44	6.69	ATL
INT return	1.0	0.5	1.0	ATL
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.5	0.6	-
Sacks	1.3	1.3	2.2	-
3rd down conversions	37.0%	47.7%	38.7%	ATL
4th down conversions	55.6%	28.6%	51.2%	SEA
Time of possession	25:50	34:10	30:13	ATL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	ATL	SEA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	8.4	16.9	9.3	SEA
Yards per kick return	30.6	21.0	22.1	ATL
Yards allowed per punt return	7.2	7.0	9.3	SEA
Yards allowed per kick return	24.1	20.9	22.1	SEA

Misc Stats Comparison

	ATL	SEA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	3.0	6.5	5.9	ATL
Penalty yards	35.8	55.5	48.8	ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2010 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Atlanta Falcons vs. Seattle Seahawks
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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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