Pete Carroll, Seahawks look to avoid slow start vs. fast-paced Falcons’ offense

Asked this week what to do to about Seattle’s recent history of staggering out of the gate on the road in playoff games, quarterback Russell Wilson replied “just start faster.”

And they’d better figure out how to do that quickly.

When the Seahawks face the Falcons in a divisional playoff game Saturday, there doesn’t figure to be much time for easing into things.

Atlanta not only scored the most points in the NFL this season (540) but also scored the most in the first quarter (139) and in the second quarter (157).

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And the third quarter, too (135).

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