Falcons hold off Seahawks by three in NFL

The Atlanta Falcons have withstood a late comeback to beat the Seahawks 34-31 in their NFL clash in Seattle.

Matt Ryan has thrown a pair of touchdown passes for the Atlanta Falcons who have held off a late rally to beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-31.

Atlanta stayed in the hunt for a NFC playoff spot with their second-straight victory and handed Seattle a second-consecutive home loss.

Ryan threw TDs on Monday night to Mohamed Sanu and Levine Toilolo, while Tevin Coleman added a one-yard TD run on the Falcons' opening possession.

An Adrian Clayborn fumble 10 yards out helped to break the game open early in the second quarter and gave Atlanta a 21-7 lead.

Seattle attempted a late rally from 11 points down. Russell Wilson hit Doug Baldwin on a 29-yard TD with three minutes left.

The Seahawks managed to get within range for a long field-goal attempt by Blair Walsh in the closing moments.

But his 52-yard attempt with two seconds left came up short and the Falcons escaped with the victory.


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