Atlanta figured to be able to win against this Seattle team, and they did. It just took some heartburn and a ride on the traditional Atlanta Falcons Roller Coaster (TM) to get there.
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. 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.