The Falcons couldn’t get the run going, but when you have Mariota to London who cares? The Falcons moved past midfield thanks to Mariota chucking it up to an open London for a big gain. The Seahawks couldn’t start off the next quarter effectively, going three and out quickly with a sack and a near-interception of Mykal Walker. The next play saw another Falcons penalty, but Atlanta was able to salvage the drive with a Younghoe Koo field goal. Inside the 20, the Falcons got moved back on second down thanks to a Drew Dalman holding call and then Mariota was sacked despite a holding call again. Mariota was a touch off on a couple of throws, but he kept firing and taking shots downfield and it worked out really well for him, with big gains for Olamide Zaccheaus and Kyle Pitts and a near touchdown that he put right into Drake London’s hands. An all-too-easy 10-7 lead for the Seahawks. Smith found Will Dissly after an unproductive Penny carry, and unfortunately it was a wide open look that brought the veteran tight end into the end zone. The Seahawks realized my worst fears, connecting on a deep ball to the tight end to pick up huge yardage and bring them nearly to Atlanta’s red zone. Kyle Pitts took a short pass a very long way, setting up a Marcus Mariota touchdown plunge that was initially ruled short but overturned on the challenge. Mariota found Anthony Firkser downfield for another chunk pickup to move the team to the 30. Fortunately, he found Pitts again two plays later after a solid Cordarrelle Patterson carry for a first down, and then a Seattle penalty helped get the team to midfield. We started off with a deep shot to an open Kyle Pitts down the middle of the field, but Marcus Mariota overthrew it. Metcalf in the end zone, holding Seattle to a field goal. The Seahawks made it all the way inside the Atlanta 20 before that bend-don’t-break defense didn’t break thanks to A.J. After Rashaad Penny picked up an easy first down on his opening carry, Geno Smith found Tyler Lockett for five yards, and then Penny ran wild for consecutive first downs. ![]() It was anything but an even effort, but it had its sparkling moments and the Falcons emerged victorious, which is absolutely all I’m going to ask of this team in 2022. The Falcons had a couple of drives stopped short by errors, as well, but the offense was productive and fun much of the day and did enough to put Atlanta out in front when the clock hit zero. The Falcons’ defense had a rough go of it much of the day, but was able to stop a few productive drives short of the end zone and hold to Seattle to three, which proved to be decisive, and came up with huge plays at the very end of the game to hold on to the lead. It just took some heartburn and a ride on the traditional Atlanta Falcons Roller Coaster (TM) to get there. Atlanta figured to be able to win against this Seattle team, and they did.
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