Hawks46":hhxpewk8 said:
We both have mostly the same teams as last year, other than we have Graham back now, but that game was razor close in the playoffs. I think it's close enough that it would depend on who had HFA. Graham could be the factor that differentiates our game from last year's with Minnesota.
Atlanta has a mismatch problem with us, and that's their defense. They can't stop the run. We'll see in 2 weeks, but if we can run on Atlanta, it's going to keep our defense fresh and off the field. That's the recipe to keeping an offense quiet; keeping them on the side lines.
You are giving Atlanta too much credit here by even saying you would need to keep their offense on the sidelines.
For one thing, no offense plays well at Seattle. Look at what you guys have done to Brees/Brady/Rodgers/Cam the past few years in games played in Seattle.
Matt Ryan, regardless of how well he is playing right now, is not on those guys' level.
On the flip side, Atlanta's defense is complete trash. They won't stop the Seahawks.
And then on top of that, it's back to back road games for Atlanta, with Seattle coming off a bye....
As you mentioned, it's a match up problem - Atlanta is the exact type of team Seattle destroys with regularity - a team with an offensive identity. It'll be something like 37-13.