Seattle Seahawks injury report – Game 3 vs. Atlanta
Ed Stein
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Welcome to Game 3 of the Seattle Seahawks 2022 season. PNWS has 12s covered with all you need to know for Sunday’s game against Atlanta.
Pacific Northwest Sports is here for Seattle Seahawks fans. We have all the facts and tidbits 12s need to know for Sunday’s game. This week the Seahawks host Atlanta at Lumen Field.
Details
Who: Atlanta Falcons (0-2) at Seattle Seahawks (1-1).
Where: Lumen Field – Seattle, Washington.
When: Sunday, September 25, 2020, 1:25 p.m. PDT.
Weather: Mostly sunny skies with almost no chance of rain. Temperatures will hover in the low 70s, and there will be a noticeable 15 mph wind from the southwest. (weather.com)
TV: FOX. Announcers: Chris Myers, Robert Smith & Jennifer Hale. (yahoo.com)
Line: Seahawks -1. Over/Under: 42 (oddshark.com).
Interesting Trends
For all the negativity around this team, the Seattle Seahawks are 5-3 in their last 8 games. At home, they’ve covered 5 of 7. The total has gone over in 8 of the last 10 times these teams played each other.
Aside from one thing, the trends don’t look good for the Falcon. They have lost 4 straight, 5 of 6, and 9 of 12. Atlanta’s lone bright spot is they are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games against Seattle.
Seattle Seahawks Injuries
Out (IR) – SS Jamal Adams, CB Tre Brown (knee), CB John Reid (groin), DE L.J. Collier (elbow), Edge Tyreke Smith (hip), LS Tyler Ott (shoulder), Edge Alton Robinson (knee). Out (Game) – DT Shelby Harris (personal). Doubtful – Joey Blount (hamstring.) CB Justin Coleman (calf). Questionable – S Quandre Diggs (knee). Probable – CB Artie Burns (groin), G Damien Lewis (leg).
Shelby Harris is still away from the team dealing with a family matter. He won’t play this week because of that and Carroll said that there’s not a timeline for his return at the moment.
Myles Adams set to be active and get some chances this week with Harris out.
— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree) September 23, 2022
Atlanta Falcons Injuries
Out (IR) – WR Calvin Ridley, TE Beau Brinkley, RB Damien Williams, DT Vincent Taylor, LB Deion Jones, CB Isaiah Oliver, TE John Fitzpatrick, OT Jalen Mayfield, DT Marlon Davidson. Out (Game) – OT Elijah Wilkinson.
Outlook
Neither of these teams is very good. Our Chris Phillips was spot on in his opponent preview when he wrote that this game could go one of two ways.
In scenario one, the game gets bogged down and turns into a 60-minute quagmire. If it does wind up as a punt-a-thon, Michael Dickson is definitely the guy Pete Carroll wants to flip the field.
Conversely, Sunday could turn into a shootout due to the poor defenses. Quarterbacks Geno Smith and Marcus Mariota will have receivers running open all over the field. An ideal situation for Seattle’s D.K. Metcalf.
If Mariota decides to pull the ball down and run for it, he should prepare to see Seattle’s number 56 in his face. Jordyn Brooks will shadow Atlanta’s QB all day.
What’s really going to happen is that both teams will try to establish the run. Cordarrelle Patterson may have better stats so far, but with the Seahawks line at full strength, Rashaad Penny and Kenneth Walker should have better opportunities to break a big play.
Matchups to Watch
Seahawks WRs D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett vs. CBs A.J. Terrell and Casey Hayward.
QB Marcus Mariota vs. Seahawks MLB Jordyn Brooks.
Seahawks C Austin Blythe vs. DT Grady Jarrett
WR Drake London vs. Seahawks CB Tariq Woolen.
Related Story: Scouting the Falcons
The Seattle Seahawks not only cover but win outright. Neither of these teams is reliable, but the Seattle Seahawks are at home. Check back with us on Monday for our overreactions.