Derick Hall returned Boye Mafe’s fourth-quarter strip sack of Kirk Cousins for a touchdown and the Seattle Seahawks turned a 10-point lead into an insurmountable three-score advantage in a 34-14 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Seahawks (4-3) played mistake-free football, snapped a three-game skid and earned their first win in nearly a month. After being minus-five in the turnover battle the last three games, Seattle forced three final-period turnovers by the Falcons (4-3) to seal the victory.
“I felt like we earned the win on our preparation Monday through Saturday. It was probably our best week of prep,” Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said postgame. “Guys were locked in. Going through traveling east, 10 a.m. game on our time, having energy, the focus, the togetherness, all the stuff that we need in order for us to win, we did.”…