5.5* NFL POD Sunday - Seattle vs. Atlanta 1pm

[Pick Bot]

Falcons +4.5 5.5* NFL POD
Matt Ryan has been great at home and truly an elite QB, and now he's a home dog where he has dominated throughout his career. This Atlanta team has not given up on their season and a win here would really spark them in my opinion as they are fully capable of going on a nice run. They are starting to get healthy on both sides of the ball and the return of Rhoddy White will make the biggest impact of any. Seattle won't be able to stack up against the run with White and Tony Gonzalez, and they'll need to because they just allowed Zac Stacy and Mike James to both tear them apart in the running game for a combined 54 carries and 292 yards. I think Stephen Jackson and Jacquizz Rodgers will have a huge game and Atlanta will find some balance.

For the Seahawks they are now the team banged up as Sidney Rice is now out making that offense a bit less explosive. They are also many injuries up front with three offensive line men out now with Unger being added to the shelf along with Giacomini and Okung. Atlanta has some pass rushers and Seattle will be smart enough to keep it on the ground for most of this game and settle for field goals in the red zone. I just think Atlanta should have the lead late in this game with Seattle driving to win.