Falcons-Seahawks: 10 important things to know
Mike Luck
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
11:48 p.m Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017
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1. The game is Saturday at 4:35 at the Georgia Dome.
2. Tickets are still available.
3. The Falcons were 11-5 in the regular season, the Seahawks were 10-5-1.
4. The Falcons were 5-3 at home, Seattle was 3-4-1 on the road.
5. The teams have eight common opponents, playing some teams twice. The Falcons were 9-2 against those teams, the Seahawks were 5-5-1.
6. The teams played earlier this season in Seattle. The Seahawks won 26-24.
7. In that game Matt Ryan had 335 yards passing. Julio Jones had seven catches for 139 yards.
8. The Falcons had two turnovers, the Seahawks had none.
9. Ex-Falcons kick returner Devin Hester now plays for the Seahawks.
10. Two former Georgia players are on Seattle’s roster: defensive tackles John Jenkins and Garrison Smith.