WEEK 3
ATLANTA FALCONS (0-2) @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-1)
DATE: Sunday (9/25/22)
STADIUM: Lumen Field
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Tra Blake
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Seahawks lead all-time series, 12-6
STREAKS Seahawks have won 4 of past 5
LAST GAME 9/13/20: Seahawks 38 at Falcons 25
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/20/17: Falcons 34, Seahawks 31
ATLANTA FALCONS
LAST WEEK L 31-27 at L.A. Rams
COACH VS. OPP. Arthur Smith: 0-0
PTS. FOR 26.5
OFFENSE 338.5
PASSING Marcus Mariota: 37-59-411-2-2-80.6
RUSHING Cordarrelle Patterson: 32-161-5-1
RECEIVING Drake London (R): 13-160-12.3-1
PTS. AGAINST 29.0
DEFENSE 361.0
SACKS Grady Jarrett: 1.5
INTs Casey Hayward, Mykal Walker: 1
TAKE/GIVE -1 (4/5)
PUNTING (NET) Bradley Pinion: 44.8 (42.6)
KICKING Younghoe Koo: 19 (4/4 PAT; 5/7 FG
FALCONS NOTES
• QB MARCUS MARIOTA passed for 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs last week. Aims for his 3rd road start in row vs. NFC West with 2+ TD passes.
• RB CORDARRELLE PATTERSON had 41 rush yards last week.
• WR DRAKE LONDON (rookie) led team with 8 receptions for 86 yards & had his 1stcareer rec. TD in Week 2. Leads all rookies in receptions (13) & rec. yards (160) & is only rookie with 5+ catches in each of 1st 2 weeks.
• WR OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS had his 6th-career rec. TD last week.
• TE KYLE PITTS has 60+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road.
• DL GRADY JARRETT had sack & 2 TFL in last road meeting. Has 3.5 sacks & 4 TFL in his past 3 vs. Sea. & aims for his 4th in row vs. Sea. with sack.
• LB MYKAL WALKER had 7 tackles & 2nd-career INT last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Is 1 of 3 (Jordan Hicks & Jerry Hughes) with sack, FF & INT in 2022.
• LB LORENZO CARTER had TFL & 28-yard blocked punt TD in Week 2, his 1st-career TD. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• LB RASHAAN EVANS had 7 tackles in Week 2. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of his 4 career games vs. NFC West & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC West with 7+ tackles.
• CB A.J. TERRELL led team with 9 tackles & had PD last week. Had 6 tackles in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC West & 6th in row on road with PD.
• CB CASEY HAYWARD had 25th-career INT last week & is 1 of 4 (Stephon Gilmore, Janoris Jenkins & Darius Slay) with 110+ PD (110) & 25+ INTs since 2012. Has 4 PD in his past 4 vs. NFC West & aims for his 3rd in row on road vs. NFC West with PD.
• CB DARREN HALL had 1st-career FF & 1st-career FR last week.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
LAST WEEK L 27-7 at San Francisco
COACH VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 4-6
PTS. FOR 12.0
OFFENSE 234.5
PASSING Geno Smith: 47-58-392-2-1-99.1
RUSHING Rashaad Penny: 18-75-4.2-0
RECEIVING Tyler Lockett: 12-135-11.3-0
PTS. AGAINST 21.5
DEFENSE 403.0
SACKS Three tied: 1
INTs —
TAKE/GIVE -2 (2/4)
PUNTING (NET) Michael Dickson: 50.0 (46.3)
KICKING Jason Myers: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1 FG)
SEAHAWKS NOTES
• QB GENO SMITH completed 23 of 28 atts. (82.1 pct.) for 195 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 119.5 rating in only home start with Sea. (Week 1). Completed 16 of 20 atts. (80 pct.) for 3 TDs vs 0 INTs & 147.7 rating in his only career start vs. Atl. (10/7/13 w/ NYJ).
• RB RASHAAD PENNY has 125+ rush yards & rush TD in 2 of his past 3 at home & aims for his 4th in row at home with 60+ scrimmage yards.
• WR DK METCALF has 5+ catches in 3 of his past 4 at home. Has 17 rec. TDs in his past 17 at home. Has 3 rec. TDs in 2 career games vs. Atl. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with TD catch.
• WR TYLER LOCKETT led team with 9 catches & 107 rec. yards in Week 2, his 16thcareer game with 100+ rec. yards. Had 8 catches for 92 yards in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with 6+ catches & 90+ rec. yards.
• LB JORDYN BROOKS had 11 tackles last week. Has 89 tackles (9.9 per game) in his past 9 at home & aims for his 7th in row at home with 8+ tackles.
• LB CODY BARTON had 11 tackles last week. Brooks & Barton are only pair of teammates each with 10+ tackles in 1st 2 weeks & both are tied for longest active streak of 10+ tackle games (3).
• LB BOYE MAFE (rookie) had 1st-career sack in Week 2.
• LB UCHENNA NWOSU aims for his 4th in row with PD.
• LB DARRELL TAYLOR had career-high 2 TFL last week.
• DT AL WOODS had career-high 3 TFL & his 7th-career PD in Week 2.
• S QUANDRE DIGGS aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ tackles.
• CB MIKE JACKSON had 86-yard blocked FG return TD, his 1st-career TD, last week.
