2017 · Week 11

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

34·31

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

CenturyLink Field · outdoors · fieldturf · 45°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

SEA -1

Total

46

Model margin

+1.1est.

SEA perspective

Push chance

2.2%est.

Win probability

  • Seahawks
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Seahawks winsFalcons wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Falconsedge mapSeahawks
  • +0.047EPA / play-0.023
  • 45.0%Success rate41.3%
  • +0.185EPA / dropback+0.060
  • -0.152EPA / rush-0.192
  • 9.7%Explosive rate9.4%
  • +2.96CPOE+4.52
  • 44.1%Third-down rate37.4%
  • 57.2%Red-zone TD rate63.6%
  • 2.02Points / drive1.68
  • 1.7%Turnover rate1.6%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

SEA lead 10–7 since 1999

SEA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 53.4 points. SEA are 9-8 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14SEA @ ATL379SEA
2024 · W7SEA @ ATL3414SEA
2022 · W3ATL @ SEA2723ATL
2020 · W1SEA @ ATL3825SEA
2019 · W8SEA @ ATL2720SEA
2016 · playoffsSEA @ ATL2036ATL
2016 · W6ATL @ SEA2426SEA
2013 · W10SEA @ ATL3310SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan19/2719520

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tevin Coleman20432.11
Terron Ward6315.20
Matt Ryan3124.00
Mohamed Sanu133.00

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson26/4225821

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Russell Wilson78612.31
J.D. McKissic7304.30
Mike Davis6183.00
Eddie Lacy320.70

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Jimmy Graham711581
Paul Richardson58560
Mike Davis22410
Doug Baldwin26401
Tyler Lockett45370
J.D. McKissic56230
Luke Willson22-10

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +14.2%2.8%7.2%7.4%3.0%4.6%2.8%

Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

2.16%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.0%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.91
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+1.07