3 Reasons to believe the Atlanta Falcons will beat Seattle

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September 18, 2022; Santa Clara, California, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) passes the football against San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa (97) during the first quarter at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Geno Smith

When Geno Smith is your starting quarterback the other team is never going to be completely out of the game. Smith is talented but not a guy who can lead a high-flying offense and put the opposing team away. While the same could be said of Marcus Mariota, Mariota has had more proven success as a starter than Geno.

Smith showed what he is capable of in week one leading a planned attack and putting Seattle ahead early against the Broncos. After the initial success, however, and his script was gone Smith was unable to score.

Geno is a quarterback that can drive against Atlanta but he isn’t capable of blowing out this or any team. Outside of an opposing defense imploding or Metcalf having a career day there is absolutely no way his team is even going to be able to build big leads this season. Smith can be good but he isn’t capable of putting up consistent points even against this Atlanta Falcons defense. This game is likely a race to twenty points and if the first two weeks are any indication the Falcons can win that race.

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