The Latest on the NFL's divisional playoff games Saturday (all times Eastern):
3:46 p.m.
While the Seattle Seahawks have enjoyed unprecedented success since Pete Carroll arrived in 2010, this round of the playoffs has been a problem.
Seattle is 0-3 in NFC divisional round road games under Carroll. In fact, Seattle hasn't won a divisional round road game since Dec. 31, 1983, back when the Seahawks were in the AFC. Seattle upset the Miami Dolphins before losing to the Los Angeles Raiders in the AFC championship game. Seattle has just three playoff road wins in franchise history.
The problem for Seattle in this round during Carroll's tenure has been slow starts. In the 2010 playoffs, Seattle fell behind 21-0 and lost 35-24. Two years later, the Seahawks trailed Atlanta 20-0 and despite rallying in the fourth quarter, lost 30-28 on a field goal in the closing seconds. And last year, the Seahawks trailed Carolina 31-0 at halftime and their second-half rally fell short in a 31-24 loss.
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3:35 p.m.
The Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots are the favorites as the NFL playoffs resume on Saturday.
The Falcons get the weekend started hosting the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC divisional playoff game, while the Patriots are heavy favorites in the night game hosting the Houston Texans.
Both games are rematches of regular season meetings: the Seahawks beat the Falcons 26-24 in Week 6 in Seattle and the Patriots shut out the Texans 27-0 in Week 3.
Seattle hopes it can replicate the performance of its run game from last week's win over Detroit when Thomas Rawls rushed for a franchise playoff record 161 yards. It might be the best way to slow down Atlanta's All-Pro quarterback Matt Ryan and the No. 1 scoring offense in the NFL.
New England is more than two touchdown favorites even against Houston's defense that finished the regular season No. 1 in fewest yards allowed.
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