By these extremely general rankings, you might guess the Falcons have been better on offense than the Seahawks, which is certainly true. Defensively they appear to be in the same neighborhood, with that neighborhood being a mediocre one, and that also seems accurate.
Neither of these teams are all that great, but I maintain the Falcons have more upside and have shown a little more of it in 2022. You can decide whether that’s true.
How the Seahawks have changed since the last time
The biggest chance is the Russell Wilson trade. The longtime quarterback was a foundational piece for Seattle and one of their most recognizable stars, but there was a slow-motion falling out with the franchise that saw him shipped to Denver.