C.J. Spiller rushes against Eric Weems. (Getty)
The Atlanta Falcons hosted the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday in a divisional playoff game, with Atlanta advancing to the NFC Championship game with a 36-20 victory. There have been several great games throughout the history of Falcons-Seahawks contests that this latest incarnation didn’t live up to unfortunately for football fans.
In terms of regular season contests, the Seahawks have dominated the Falcons since these two teams met the for the first time in the 1976-77 season. Seattle owns the regular season head-to-head record 10-5, and is 4-2 all-time in the regular season as the road team, which is the role it played in Saturday’s game.
Here’s a list of all the regular season contests between the two teams, with the home team in each game listed second.
Regular Season Scores
2016: Atlanta 24, Seattle 26
2013: Seattle 33, Atlanta 10
2011: Atlanta 30, Seattle 28
2010: Atlanta 34, Seattle 18
2007: Seattle 41, Atlanta 44
2005: Atlanta 18, Seattle 21
2004: Atlanta 26, Seattle 28
2002: Seattle 30, Atlanta 24 OT
2000: Seattle 30, Atlanta 10
1997: Atlanta 24, Seattle 17
1991: Seattle 13, Atlanta 26
1988: Atlanta 20, Seattle 31
1985: Atlanta 26, Seattle 30
1979: Seattle 31, Atlanta 28
1976: Atlanta 13, Seattle 30
In terms of postseason play, Saturday was only the second time in which these two teams have met in the playoffs. The first game was in the 2012-13 season, when Atlanta defended its home field advantage with a narrow 30-28 victory over Seattle. In that contest Atlanta got off to a roaring 20-0 lead by halftime and maintained its advantage 27-7 through three quarters, but lost that lead in the fourth quarter as Seattle scored four unanswered touchdowns and the Falcons needed a late comeback to eek out the win.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was the MVP of that contest in a losing effort, throwing for 385 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for another 60 yards and another score. The Falcons’ defense could also be heralded, as despite giving up four fourth quarter touchdowns it came up big when Atlanta absolutely needed it.
Now that Saturday’s game has gone final, combining regular season and postseason games, Seattle holds an 10-7 all-time advantage, but that changes to an even 4-4 in games played on Atlanta’s home field. Additionally, the Falcons have never lost to the Seahawks in the playoffs, though the sample size is a mere two games.
