NFL 2017 Week 11: Monday Night preview - Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks (photos)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The defending NFC champion Atlanta Falcons play at the Seattle Seahawks at 8:30 tonight on Monday Night Football on ESPN.

The Seahawks will play without CB Richard Sherman, who is out with a torn achilles. Seattle will also play without strong safety Kam Chancellor, who left last week's game against Arizona with a neck injury.

Despite the injuries, Seattle comes into the game with a top-five defense in points allowed (18.3). The Seahawks have given up 44 points at home this season.

Offensively, the Seahawks are led by quarterback Russell Wilson, who has 11 touchdown passes in his last four games, passing for more than 300 yards twice during that span.

After a 3-0 start, the Falcons have lost four of their past six games. The offense has struggled. Unlike last year, when they averaged 33.8 points per game, the Falcons are averaging 21.9 so far this season.

Tonight

Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

WEEK 12 SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)

Thursday

Minnesota at Detroit, 12:30 p.m., FOX
L.A. Chargers at Dallas, 4:30 p.m., CBS
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m., NBC

Sunday

Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 p.m., CBS
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m., FOX
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m., CBS
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m., FOX
Miami at New England, 1 p.m., CBS
Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 p.m., FOX
Carolina at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m., FOX
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m., FOX
New Orleans at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Jacksonville at Arizona, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m., NBC

Monday

Houston at Baltimore, 8:35 p.m., ESPN

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