Seahawks at Falcons

Sunday, January 13, 2013

— Noon Central today, Fox LINE - Falcons by 3

LAST MEETING Atlanta beat Seattle 30-28 on Oct. 2, 2011.

LAST WEEK Seattle beat Washington 24-14. Atlanta had bye.

RANKINGS Seahawks: offense (17), defense (4); Falcons: offense (8), defense (24) NOTES Atlanta has won past 3 games in regular-season series, including victories in Seattle in 2010 and 2011. ... WR Julio Jones had 11 catches for 127 yards and Michael Turner ran for two touchdowns in victory over Seattle last season. Falcons Coach Mike Smith is 2-0 against Seahawks. Falcons have reached playoffs in 4 of 5 seasons, including 3 consecutive for first time in franchise history. Falcons are 0-3 in playoffs with Smith and QB Matt Ryan. Ryan’s 56 regular-season victories as starter are most by any quarterback in first five seasons. Ryan set franchise records with 4,719 yards passing, 32 TD passes, 422 completions, 615 attempts and 68.6 completion percentage. Ryan has career-high 99.1 passer rating. ... Seattle Coach Pete Carroll is 0-3 against Atlanta. Seahawks have outscored opponents 217-74 in six-game winning streak. Including last week’s victory, Seahawks have scored more than 20 points in 10 consecutive games. QB Russell Wilson’s 27 TD passes, including playoffs, are most by rookie in NFL history. He also has rushed for 4 TDs, all in past 4 games. Wilson had 100.0 passer rating in regular season, only second rookie to reach that mark. RB Marshawn Lynch tied franchise record with 132 yards rushing against Redskins. Lynch set career high and ranked third in NFL with 1,590 yards rushing.

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