Falcons Halftime Update: Plenty of Offense, Not Enough Defense vs. Seahawks

The Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks are playing their way into a shootout in the pacific northwest. Atlanta and Seattle are tied 17-17 heading into the locker room.

Jeremy Brener | Sep 25, 2022

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The Atlanta Falcons are walking into the locker room with a mixed bag of emotions after playing to a 20-17 deficit with the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field.

This time a week ago, the offense was struggling and dejected, but it's nearly a 180-degree turn compared to what is happening this week. The offense scored on its first three drives and racked up 221 yards. Marcus Mariota has played well, limiting his mistakes and getting a number of playmakers involved. Mariota and Cordarrelle Patterson each ran the ball into the end zone for a touchdown.

The biggest change of the offense today compared to the last two weeks has been tight end Kyle Pitts. The second-year "unicorn" has four catches for 82 yards so far, which eclipses his total from the first two weeks combined. Pitts isn't the only one contributing to the Falcons offense today.

As the team's official No. 2 receiver following Bryan Edwards' healthy scratch today, Olamide Zaccheaus has a pair of catches for 49 yards. Rookie Drake London has one catch for 30 yards and backup tight end Anthony Firkser has a 22-yard reception.

While the offense has been strong, the defense cannot say the same.

The defense has surrendered 282 yards to the Seahawks and allowed touchdowns to wide receiver DK Metcalf and backup tight end Will Dissly.

The teams have flip-flopped on leads and have the same amount of things going right for them, so whichever team can make the correct adjustments at halftime will likely pull out the win today.

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Published Sep 25, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.