2016 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 14, 2017 · Georgia Dome
Seattle Seahawks
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
36
ATL -6.5 ✓O 51 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 36–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
26/37, 338 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
16.2 expected points added · +3.2% completion over expected
Passing · SEA
17/30, 225 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-2.5 expected points added · +3.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 17/30 | 225 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Thomas Rawls | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Alex Collins | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| J.D. McKissic | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Doug Baldwin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Richardson | 4 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 18% | 6.1 |
| Doug Baldwin | 5 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 32% | 3.0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 3 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 11% | 2.5 |
| Alex Collins | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 14% | -3.9 |
| Marcel Reece | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | 0.7 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11% | -0.4 |
| J.D. McKissic | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | 0.1 |
| Tanner McEvoy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Luke Willson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -5.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.J. Wright | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Chancellor | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Wagner | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sherman | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lane | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Terrell | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Elliott | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarran Reed | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 26/37 | 338 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tevin Coleman | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Devonta Freeman | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Justin Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Matt Ryan | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -6.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonta Freeman | 4 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 14% | 3.3 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 4 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 16% | 2.5 |
| Julio Jones | 6 | 8 | 67 | 1 | 22% | 6.8 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 14% | 4.5 |
| Levine Toilolo | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11% | -0.0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 3 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 11% | 0.8 |
| Justin Hardy | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | 2.4 |
| Austin Hooper | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keanu Neal | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Alford | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Collins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| De'Vondre Campbell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Poole | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Allen | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Deion Jones | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -6.5
- Closing total
- 51
- SEA moneyline
- +241
- ATL moneyline
- -272
Falcons closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 51; the game landed 56 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- SEA 7 days · ATL 13 days
- Coaches
- Pete Carroll vs Dan Quinn