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The Eagles (13-3) are the first No. 1 seed to be an underdog in their opening playoff game. The sixth-seeded Atlanta Falcons (11-6) are 2 -point favorites in Saturday’s NFC divisional playoff.“It doesn’t really matter http://www.brownsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-austin-seibert-jersey ,” wide receiver Torrey Smith said Monday. “We’re better than that, but we have to show it.”After Wentz tore his ACL in Week 14, the Eagles went 2-1 with backup quarterback Nick Foles. But the offense was inconsistent. Foles played well in his first five quarters after replacing Wentz and struggled in the next five. He sat out the final three quarters in Week 17 along with most of the starters.Oddsmakers weren’t impressed. Of course, players and coaches shrugged off the disrespect.“I don’t care what people say because what people say has never won a game for me and my teammates,” linebacker Dannell Ellerbe said.Defensive end Chris Long said it would be foolish for the team to use this as motivation.“This is not the way we think,” he said.The Falcons are coming off a 26-13 playoff win at the Los Angeles Rams after beating Carolina in a win-or-out regular-season finale. The defending NFC champions had their worst offensive performance during the 2016 season in a 24-15 loss at Philadelphia in Week 10.Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz isn’t drawing too much from that victory. Atlanta has a new offensive coordinator — Steve Sarkisian replaced Kyle Shanahan — and it took a while for them to get things on track.“They are a little bit different than last year,” Schwartz said. “Every team’s going to be a little bit different from year-to-year. There’s going to be some things you do well Trysten Hill Jersey , some things that you put in in the offseason, some things that maybe fit your personality a little bit more. There’s still a lot of challenges with that team. I mean, it goes well beyond a player like Julio Jones. It goes well beyond the quarterback (Matt Ryan). Their tight end (Austin Hooper) is having a great year. Their running backs (Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman), if you combine the running back stats, you’re talking about a first-team All-Pro — 1,500 yards, I think 12 touchdowns. So we have to look at it that way. There’s going to be a lot of challenges this week.” With Doug Baldwin recovering from multiple offseason surgeries http://www.cowboysauthorizedshops.com/authentic-connor-mcgovern-jersey , the Seahawks are taking a closer look at one of the top receivers in this year’s draft class.According to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, the Seahawks are bringing in Arizona State wide receiver N’Keal Harry for one of their 30 allotted pre-draft visits.Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll had multiple big-bodied wide receivers come through is program at USC. Mike Williams and Dwayne Jarrett each had huge success in the Trojans’ offense under Carroll. However, outside of a brief stint for Williams with Seattle early in Carroll’s tenure with the Seahawks, the team hasn’t found that type of receiver for Carroll at the pro level.At 6-foot-2, 228 pounds, Harry could fit the mold fairly well. Harry caught 213 passes for 2,889 yards and 22 touchdowns during his three seasons at Arizona State.Seattle signed Tyler Lockett to an extension prior to last season and Baldwin has been consistent for years. However Tony Pollard Jersey , Baldwin had several injuries last season and has required multiple surgeries to address the issues this spring. And while Jaron Brown and David Moore had bright spots at times for Seattle as tertiary options last year, they combined for just seven catches over the team’s final four regular season games and playoff loss to Dallas.While help alongside Frank Clark at defensive end may be Seattle’s most obvious need, additional receiver help likely isn’t too far behind. Harry could be an option for Seattle at No. 21 overall, if they keep the pick. However, the Seahawks currently only have four selections at their disposal and have never made fewer than eight under G.M. John Schneider. Trading down has been a regular occurrence for Seattle and may be the call yet again later this month.