FOR USE AS DESIRED 1/10/17 NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS CAPSULES SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS–NFC WEST (11-5-1) AT ATLANTA FALCONS–NFC SOUTH (11-5) SERIES SEAHAWKS FALCONS LEADER 10-6 STREAKS Past 2 COACHES VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 2-4 Dan Quinn: 0-1 COACHES PLAYOFF RECORD Pete Carroll: 10-6 Dan Quinn: 0-0 VS. COMMON OPP. Atl: 9-2 (Az 1-0; Car 2-0; GB 1-0; LA 1-0; NO 2-0; Phi 0-1; SF 1-0; TB 1-1) Sea: 5-5-1 (Az 0-1-1; Car 1-0; GB 0-1; LA 1-1, NO 0-1; Phi 1-0; SF 2-0; TB 0-1) PLAYOFF RECORD 16-14 7-12 LAST WEEK W 26-6 vs. Detroit Bye (Wk. 17: W 38-32 vs. New Orleans) LAST GAME 10/16/16: Falcons 24 at Seahawks 26. Seattle RB Christine Michael rushes for 64 yards & 2 TDs. Seahawks K Steven Hauschka has 44-yard FG with 1:57 remaining. LAST GAME AT SITE 11/10/13: Seahawks 33, Falcons 10. Seattle QB Russell Wilson passes for 287 yards & 2 TDs. Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch rushes for 145 yards & TD. LAST PLAYOFF 1/13/13: Seahawks 28 at Falcons 30. Atlanta QB Matt Ryan passes for 250 yards & 3 TDs. Falcons K Matt Bryant has 49-yard FG with 8 seconds remaining. REFEREE Gene Steratore BROADCAST FOX (4:35 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch, Pam Oliver, Peter Schrager (Field reporters). WW1: Kevin Kugler, James Lofton, Derek Rackley (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 81 (Sea), 82 (Atl). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Sea), 82 (Atl). REGULAR-SEASON STAT LEADERS PASSING Russell Wilson: 353-546-4219-21-11-92.6 Matt Ryan: 373-534-4944 (2L)-38 (2L)-7-117.1 (1L) RUSHING Thomas Rawls: 109-349-3.2-3 Devonta Freeman: 227-1079-4.8-11 RECEIVING Doug Baldwin: 94-1128-12.0-7 Julio Jones: 83-1409 (2L)-17.0-6 OFFENSE 357.2 415.8 (2L) TAKE/GIVE +1 +11 DEFENSE 318.7 371.2 SACKS Cliff Avril: 11.5 Vic Beasley Jr.: 15.5 (1L) INTs Richard Sherman: 4 Deion Jones (R): 3 PR Devin Hester (Bal.): 7.2 Eric Weems: 11.4 KR Devin Hester (Bal.): 24.5 Eric Weems: 23.0 PUNTING Jon Ryan: 44.0 Matt Bosher: 46.8 KICKING Steven Hauschka: 128 (29/35 PAT; 33/37 FG) Matt Bryant: 158 (1L) (56/57 PAT; 34/37 FG) NOTES TEAMS MEET for 2nd time in postseason. Falcons won 1st playoff meeting 30-28 (1/13/13, Div.). Seahawks lead all-time series 10-6 (incl. postseason). Sea. defeated Atl. 26-24 in Week 6. SEAHAWKS: Advanced to playoffs for 5th consecutive season. Have won 10+ games in each of past 5 seasons. Aim for 3rd Super Bowl appearance in past 4 seasons. Have won 7 of past 9 postseason games & have playoff win in each of past 5 postseasons. Head coach PETE CARROLL is 9-4 (.692) in playoffs with Sea…Seahawks had 4 players selected to 2017 Pro Bowl: DE CLIFF AVRIL (1st), DE MICHAEL BENNETT (2nd), CB RICHARD SHERMAN (4th) & LB BOBBY WAGNER (3rd)…QB RUSSELL WILSON is 8-3 (.727) in 11 career postseason starts with 18 pass TDs vs. 9 INTs for 95.9 rating. Has 64 wins (incl. playoffs), most by starting QB in 1st 5 seasons in NFL history. Has 28 games with multiple TD passes & 0 INTs, most by player in 1st 5 seasons. In 2 career meetings, has 557 pass yards (278.5 per game), 2 TDs & 0 INT for 107.7 rating…RB THOMAS RAWLS rushed for franchise postseason-record 161 yards & TD last week…WR DOUG BALDWIN had 11 catches for 104 yards & TD last week. Has 50 postseason catches, most in franchise history. Has 5 rec. TDs in past 7 playoff games. Since 2015 (incl. playoffs), ties for NFC lead with 23 TD catches. WR JERMAINE KEARSE has 6 rec. TDs in past 8 postseason games. Had TD catch in last game at Atl. WR PAUL RICHARDSON had rec. TD last week, 1st career postseason TD. TE JIMMY GRAHAM has 8 TD catches in past 10 meetings. Since 2011, leads NFL TEs with 5,924 rec. yards & ranks 2nd with 54 TD catches…DE Avril had 2 sacks last week, 1st career multi- sack postseason game. Ranked 4th in NFC with 11.5 sacks. Has 4 sacks & FF in past 4 meetings. DE Bennett has sack & FF in past 2 postseason games. Had sack in last game at Atl. LB Wagner led NFL & set franchise single-season record with 167 tackles. Has 100+ tackles in all 5 seasons. Has 10+ tackles in 6 of past 8 playoff games. LB K.J. WRIGHT had career-high 126 tackles. Since 2011, CB Sherman leads NFL with 30 INTs. Has 10 PD in past 10 postseason games. S KAM CHANCELLOR has 3 career postseason INTs, incl. 90-yard INT-TD on 1/10/15 (vs. Car.). FALCONS: Won NFC South & advanced to postseason for 1st time since 2012. Are 4-3 at home in playoffs in franchise history. Ranked 1st in NFL in total points (540) & 2nd in total offense (415.8 yards per game). Head coach DAN QUINN makes postseason debut in 2nd season with Atl. Spent 4 season with Sea. (2009-10, 2013-14) & was team’s defensive coordinator in 2013-14…Falcons led NFC with 6 players selected to 2017 Pro Bowl: LB VIC BEASLEY JR. (1st), K MATT BRYANT (1st), RB DEVONTA FREEMAN (2nd), WR JULIO JONES (4th), C ALEX MACK (4th) & QB MATT RYAN (4th)…QB Ryan set franchise record and ranked 2nd in NFL with 4,944 passing yards. Has 6 consecutive 4,000+ yard seasons, tied for 2nd longest streak in NFL history. Led league with 117.1 rating, 5th highest single-season rating in NFL history. In past 2 postseason games, has 646 pass yards (323 per game) with 6 TDs & 3 INTs for 105.2 rating…RB Freeman had 1,079 rush yards, 2nd consecutive 1,000-yard season. Has 235 rush yards (117.5 per game) with 4 TDs in past 2 at home…WR Jones ranked 2nd in NFL with 1,409 rec. yards, 4th season with 1,000+ rec. yards. Has 24 receptions for 305 yards (101.7 per game) & 2 TDs in 3 career playoff games. In 3 career meetings (incl. postseason), has 24 receptions for 325 yards (108.3 per game) & TD. WR MOHAMED SANU had TD catch in last meeting. WR TAYLOR GABRIEL has 5 rec. TDs in past 6…DE DWIGHT FREENEY has 10 career postseason sacks, tied for 3rd most among active players. LB Beasley led NFL with 15.5 sacks. Has 6 sacks & 2 FFs in past 6 at home. LB DEION JONES (106) & S KEANU NEAL (105) led NFL rookies in tackles. Neal had career-high 11 tackles & FF in last meeting. Tied for 3rd in league with 5 FFs. CB ROBERT ALFORD tied for 5th in NFL with 19 PD. SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017 HOUSTON TEXANS–AFC SOUTH (10-7) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–AFC EAST (14-2) SERIES TEXANS PATRIOTS LEADER 7-1 STREAKS Past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Bill O’Brien: 0-2 Bill Belichick: 7-1 COACHES PLAYOFF RECORD Bill O’Brien: 1-1 Bill Belichick: 23-10 VS. COMMON OPP. Hou: 1-1 (Cin 1-0; Den 0-1) NE: 2-0 (Cin 1-0; Den 1-0) PLAYOFF RECORD 3-3 29-19 LAST WEEK W 27-14 vs. Oakland Bye (Week 17: W 35-14 at Miami) LAST GAME 9/22/16: Texans 0 at Patriots 27. New England rookie QB Jacoby Brissett has rush TD. Patriots RB LeGarrette Blount rushes for 105 yards & 2 TDs. LAST GAME AT SITE 9/22/16 LAST PLAYOFF 1/13/13: Texans 28 at Patriots 41. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 344 yards & 3 TDs. Patriots WR Wes Welker has 8 catches for 131 yards. REFEREE Pete Morelli BROADCAST CBS (8:15 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson, Jay Feely (Field reporters). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 81 (Hou), 82 (NE). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Hou), 82 (NE). REGULAR-SEASON STAT LEADERS PASSING Brock Osweiler: 301-510-2957-15-16-72.2 Tom Brady: 291-432-3554-28-2-112.2 (2L) RUSHING Lamar Miller: 268-1073-4.0-5 LeGarrette Blount: 299-1161-3.9-18 (1L) RECEIVING DeAndre Hopkins: 78-954-12.2-4 Julian Edelman: 98-1106-11.3-3 OFFENSE 314.7 386.3 TAKE/GIVE -7 +12 DEFENSE 301.3 (1L) 326.4 SACKS Whitney Mercilus: 7.5 Trey Flowers: 7 INTs Quintin Demps: 6 (T2L) Malcolm Butler: 4 PR Tyler Ervin (R): 9.7 Danny Amendola: 6.7 KR Tyler Ervin (R): 18.8 Cyrus Jones (R): 22.5 PUNTING Shane Lechler: 47.5 Ryan Allen: 44.7 KICKING Nick Novak: 127 (22/25 PAT; 35/41 FG) Stephen Gostkowski: 127 (46/49 PAT; 27/32 FG) NOTES TEAMS MEET for 2nd time in postseason. Patriots defeated Texans 41-28 in Divisional playoff on 1/13/13. NE leads all- time series 7-1 (incl. playoffs). NE defeated Hou. 27-0 in Week 3. TEXANS: Won consecutive AFC South titles for 2nd time in franchise history (2011-12)…QB BROCK OSWEILER had pass TD & rush TD in WC win vs. Oak…RB LAMAR MILLER rushed for TD last week. Aims for 4th in row with rush TD. Ranked 6th in AFC with 1,073 rush yards, 7th most rush yards in single season in franchise history.