The Seattle Seahawks are heading into Saturday’s divisional matchup against the Atlanta Falcons a six-point underdog. That’s worked out well for Seattle in the past.
Seahawks are underdogs vs. Falcons and it has worked out well for them recently
The line on Saturday’s divisional matchup between Seattle and Atlanta shouldn’t scare the Seahawks.
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Jeanna Kelley has been covering the Falcons for The Falcoholic since 2011 and the NFL for SB Nation since 2015.
In Week 17 of the 2015 season, the Seahawks faced off against a division rival, the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona came into that matchup with a 13-2 record and the NFC West all sewn up, and the Cardinals, playing at home, were favored by 6.5 points.
The Seahawks went into Arizona and handed the Cardinals a 36-6 loss.
Nobody thought the Seahawks would go into New England in Week 10 of the 2016 season and take care of business against the Patriots. Seattle went into that matchup a 7.5-point underdog, and they left New England with a 31-24 win over Tom Brady and company.
The line on this game started off at -3.5 for Atlanta, then bumped up to -4.5, and now it stands at -6 points, which favors the Falcons heavily.
Despite this recent history of regular season success as an underdog, Seattle hasn’t had much success on the road in the postseason in that context. The Seahawks are 0-8 in their last eight road playoff games when they enter a game as the underdog.
These teams met in the divisional round following the 2012 season, and the Falcons came into that game favored by three points. Atlanta won 30-28.
Seattle and Atlanta last faced off in Week 6 of the regular season. It came right down to the wire, but the Seahawks pulled off a 26-24 win.
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