the falcons have beat the seahawks 7 times.
the falcons have beat the seahawks 7 times.
how many times have the falcons beat the seahawks?
7
the falcons lost their 2010 opener in pittsburgh before crushing the cardinals at home in week 2. atlanta then played its first divisional match of the season against the defending champion saints. in a closely fought game, the falcons beat new orleans 27-24 with two minutes left in overtime. then followed a 16-14 win over the struggling 49ers. after games with cleveland (a 20-10 win) and philadelphia (a 31-17 loss), they won a key division match against the tampa bay buccaneers in week 9 to claim a lead in the nfc south, putting them at 6–2 at the halfway point of their season. in the 2010 thursday night football opener, the falcons donned throwback uniforms and defeated the baltimore ravens 26–21 in a highly anticipated match-up of 6-2 teams, and the first meeting of the top two quarterback picks of the 2008 draft, in ryan and joe flacco. ryan set career highs for attempts and completions, going 32 for 50, and clinching the falcons' first 7–2 record since the 1998 super bowl season. the falcons secured their third straight winning season, a franchise first, with a win over st. louis (34–17), and a victory in a highly anticipated game with the green bay packers (20–17), which was a close game all the way up to the end, when kicker matt bryant sealed the game with a 47-yard field goal with 13 seconds on the clock, bringing the falcons to an nfc-best 9–2 record. the next week the falcons defeated their divisional rivals, the tampa bay buccaneers 28–24, improving their record to an nfc best 10-2. week 14 saw the first of two late-season matchups with the struggling carolina panthers. the falcons got up 14-0 early in the game and went on to cruise to a 31-10 victory, raising their record to an nfc-best 11–2. week 15 took the falcons to the northwest against the seattle seahawks. after a quick start by the seahawks, the falcons took control with a key touchdown pass late in the first half and a fumble recovery for a touchdown on the seahawks' first possession of the second half to go up 24–10, eventually winning 34-18. the win (followed by a giants loss) secured a playoff berth for the falcons with two games left. with only one win needed in the final two games to clinch everything, week 16 set up a monday night showdown with the defending super bowl champion new orleans saints. a low-scoring affair ended with the saints pulling out a 17–14 win. week 17 brought in the struggling carolina panthers and an easy win for the falcons, 31–10. the victory clinched the nfc south division title (only their fourth division title in the team's history) and clinching home-field advantage in the playoffs by claiming the number one seed in the nfc. however, their season had a disappointing end, with the falcons suffering a loss at home in the divisional round of the playoffs to the green bay packers by a margin of 48–21.
history of the atlanta falcons
following a realignment of the teams in bafacl division 1 the leicester falcons played in the central conference in 2011. this proved to be a successful season for the falcons, who finished top of the conference with a 9–1 record. however, in a controversial ending to the season, bafanl stripped the falcons of the conference title and deducted one game after being found to have not followed proper transfer procedure in the transfer of jason brisbane. the falcons therefore entered the playoffs as the #4 seed. in the playoffs, the falcons beat doncaster mustangs in the quarter finals, before a famous upset win against top seeds london olympians in the semifinal, to set up a rematch with east kilbride pirates at britbowl xxv. this ended in a 62–23 defeat.
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