Atlanta Falcon #RiseUp

The Atlanta Falcons at 11-5 at the No.2 seed have a great opportunity to take advantage of this week's match up against the Seattle Seahawks at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons are officially now the #1 offense in the league now that the Saints are not participating in the playoffs. The Falcons have the offensive side in this game without a doubt. What it's gonna come down to is that, can our defense control their side of the ball? I don't think that Seattle's RB Thomas Rawls will have another 100 yard game against the Falcons this week. We have a great pash rusher in Vic Beasley Jr. to either spy Russell Wilson or to just get pressure on Wilson. I like what we have in Deion Jones for this game because he is not only very versatile but just a great play maker for the young Atlanta defense. I'll be keeping my eye on Keanu Neal throughout the game. It's interesting to see how Neal will preform due to how he trained with Cam Chancellor in the last off season and to see if Keanu can really rise up this Saturday and out preform Chancellor. The special teams also adds an important asset to Atlanta due to the credit of Veteran kicker Matt Bryant who is also one of six pro bowl selections for the Falcons. Bryant is 34 out of 37 attempts on field goals of this year and could be a game changer when the game is on the line. In 2012 back when the Falcons and Seahawks went to the playoffs, Matt Bryant made the game winning 49 yard field goal attempt to win the game. The fact that the Seahawks don't have Earl Thomas Jr. should make the Falcons offense that much more confident going into this game and really changes the mood for this game. Matt Ryan is 1-4 in the post season but Matt Ryan is playing at an MVP caliber level. I haven't witness Ryan this good, even out preforming his 2012 season. Their's no reason not believe in Ryan coming into this game. He's been consistent all year and I don't think that Seattle can keep that high powered Atlanta offense down.

-Chris Bovee