Falcons Eliminate Seahawks
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Matt Ryan's 338 yards passing and three touchdowns sparked the Falcons to a 36 to 20 victory over the Seahawks. In the first quarter, Russell Wilson threw a 7-yard touchdown to Jimmy Graham. In the second quarter, Atlanta tied it at 7 with a Ryan touchdown pass to Julio Jones from 7 yards out. He finished with 6 catches for 67 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
With Atlanta up 12 to 10 later in the period, Tevin Coleman caught a 14-yard touchdown pass. Coleman finished with 3 catches for 22 yards receiving and 1 touchdown, along with 57 rushing yards.
Devonta Freeman scored on a 1-yard touchdown in the third-quarter. He finished with 45 yards rushing and 1 touchdown, along with 4 catches for 80 yards receiving. In the fourth, Mohamed Sanu caught a 3-yard touchdown pass. He finished with 4 catches for 44 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
Seattle scored 1 final touchdown on a 31-yard touchdown pass from Wilson to Doug Baldwin. Wilson finished with 225 passing yards 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Baldwin had 5 catches for 80 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
Atlanta will either host Green Bay (10-6) or travel to Dallas (13-3) next Sunday.
