Football talk -- Week 10 -- Seattle Seahawks 8-1 vs Atlanta Falcons 2-6... Lets start with - Run defense - Seahawks’ defense was allowing an average of 91.6 rushing yards to rank No. 6 in the league before the Rams went for 200 and the Bucs 205.But the Falcons, rank last in the league in average rushing yards. Seahawks defense continues to rank No. 2 in the NFL in average yards allowed (296.0) and average passing yards allowed (179.8). Offensive line - starting unit of Paul McQuistan, James Carpenter, Lemuel Jeanpierre, J.R. Sweezy and Michael Bowie. played better this week paved the way for 198 rushing yards and prevented Russell Wilson from being sacked for the first time this season. Okung and Giacomini practiced this week but will not play. Falcons tight end Tony gonzalez, 37 and in his 17th NFL season with a team-leading 44 catches for 476 yards and a team-high four touchdowns will be an extra-large challenge for the Seahawks’ strong safety Kam Chancellor.Gonzalez had announced that last season would be his last season. Seattle receivers - Doug Baldwin had a team-leading six catches – the third-highest total of his career – for 75 yards against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers including a 10-yard touchdown reception to tie the score with less than two minutes left in regulation.Baldwin is second on the team with 29 receptions, and 13 have come on third downs for a 15.7-yard average. Lean on Lynch - No. 2 in rushing following his 125-yard performance in Sunday’s victory with 44 of his yards coming in the 51-yard drive ending with Steven Hauschka’s game-winning field goal in overtime. Lynch has 726 rushing yards – 51 behind league-leader LeSean McCoy, Lynch also has seven touchdowns.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 02:56:20 +0000
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