Safety Richie Grant‘s late interception of quarterback Geno Smith dashed the Seattle Seahawks‘ comeback hopes and ensured the Atlanta Falcons came out victorious in Week 3, 27-23.

Offensive spotlight: Although it was in another losing effort, quarterback Geno Smith continues to play far better than many expected entering the season. He was volatile on Sunday, making five big-time throws and four big-time throws, but the overall performance should earn the 10th-year veteran another strong game grade.
Defensive spotlight: Richie Grant capped off his solid day in coverage with a game-sealing interception. And that was after he had already forced an incompletion and allowed only four yards on two catches and three targets.
Rookie spotlight: While wide receiver Drake London caught only three of his six targets for 54 yards, he scored on one of them with a nifty spin move that earned him two forced missed tackles.
Offensive line spotlight: Seattle's offensive line surrendered 12 pressures across 46 team pass-blocking snaps, with rookie Charles Cross giving up the most (5). Fellow rookie Abraham Lucas fared better and gave up only two pressures.
Box Score
Passing
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Marcus Mariota | 17.56 | 13 / 20 | 229 | 11.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Geno Smith | 22.9 | 32 / 44 | 325 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 25.3 | 17 | 141 | 8.3 | 1 | 40 |
| Marcus Mariota | 17.56 | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | 6 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 4 | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Avery Williams | 0.9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Seattle Seahawks | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Geno Smith | 22.9 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rashaad Penny | 7.9 | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 6.3 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 21 |
| DeeJay Dallas | 5.8 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Travis Homer | 0.7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 25.3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Drake London | 14.4 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 9 | 1 |
| Kyle Pitts | 13.7 | 8 | 5 | 87 | 10.9 | 0 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 6.9 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Anthony Firkser | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Seattle Seahawks | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| DK Metcalf | 17.4 | 12 | 5 | 64 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Tyler Lockett | 16.6 | 11 | 9 | 76 | 6.9 | 0 |
| Will Dissly | 12.4 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 |
| Rashaad Penny | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 6.7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 |
| Colby Parkinson | 6.4 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 0 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 6.3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| DeeJay Dallas | 5.8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 |
| Penny Hart | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 |