Atlanta Falcons vs Seahawks: Week 11 staff predictions
By Randy Gurzi
Writer: Yuriy Andriyashchuk
The Falcons are heading into Week 11 against the Seahawks fresh off of a dominating 27-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys. The win was highlighted by Falcons defensive end Adrian Clayborn‘s six sacks.
On Monday Night Football, this will be a rematch of the 2016 NFC divisional round between the Seahawks and Falcons in which Atlanta cruised with a 36-20 win. Seattle is derailed by injuries to their secondary and offensive line heading into this matchup. Cornerback Richard Sherman is out for the season with a ruptured achilles and safety Kam Chancellor is officially out for the season with a neck injury.
I expect Atlanta to take advantage of these injuries on offense. Falcons receiver Julio Jones will have a breakout game against the Seattle secondary. Jones will also look to avenge the Falcons regular season loss against the Seahawks in Seattle a year ago. In that game, Jones did not receive a pass interference call where he was held by Sherman late in the fourth quarter.
Seattle is also hurting at the offensive line. Tackle Duane Brown is battling an ankle injury and starting guard Luke Joeckel is still out after undergoing knee surgery. I expect the Falcons defensive line to force pressure again this week and will have Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson resorting to running the ball himself.
Final: Falcons 24 Seahawks 17