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Saturday’s NFC playoff game preview: Kickoff time, TV, facts, figures

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones stretches before a game against the Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 24, 2016. The Falcons won 33-16.
Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones stretches before a game against the Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 24, 2016. The Falcons won 33-16. AP

NFC Divisional round

SEATTLE (11-5-1) at ATLANTA (11-5)

When/where: 3:35 p.m. Saturday at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta

TV/radio: Fox (Channel 4); WHB (810 AM)

Opening line: Falcons by 4

Series record: Seahawks lead 10-6

Last meeting: Seahawks beat Falcons 26-24, Oct. 16

Notes: Matt Bryant’s 49-yard field goal with 8 seconds remaining gave Falcons 30-28 divisional playoff win over Seahawks on Jan. 13, 2013. … Seattle RB Thomas Rawls, who missed regular-season win over Falcons with leg injury, rushed for franchise postseason-record 161 yards with TD against Lions last week. … Russell Wilson’s 64 wins, including postseason, are most for starting QB in first five seasons in NFL history. … Atlanta QB Matt Ryan’s 117.1 passer rating led NFL and was fifth best in league history. … Falcons WR Julio Jones second in NFL with 1,409 yards receiving despite missing two games with toe injury. … Second-year LB Vic Beasley Jr. led NFL with 15  1/2 sacks.

This story was originally published January 13, 2017 at 4:58 PM with the headline "Saturday’s NFC playoff game preview: Kickoff time, TV, facts, figures."

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