Game Information:
Last Meeting: Detroit 28 – Seattle 24 on October 28, 2012.
Series Overall: Seattle leads 7-5-0
Location: CenturyLink Field – Seattle, Washington
Weather Forecast: 69 degrees and mostly sunny. Winds out of the North-Northwest at miles an hour. Chance of rain is zero percent.
Kickoff Time: 8:30 PM ET
Betting Line: Seattle -10.0, Total 43.0
Broadcast: ESPN and the Detroit Lions Radio Network
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STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Detroit Lions:
PASS: Matthew Stafford: 64.1% CMP, 814 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT
RUSH: Ameer Abdullah: 21 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD
REC: Calvin Johnson: 20 REC, 199 YDS, 1 TD
DEF: Stephen Tulloch: 23 TACK, 0 TFL, 0 PD, 0 INT, 1 FUMREC
Seattle Seahawks:
PASS: Russell Wilson: 70.3% CMP, 692 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
RUSH: Russell Wilson: 24 CAR, 137 YDS, 0 TD
REC: Doug Baldwin: 17 REC, 162 YDS, 1 TD
DEF: Bobby Wagner: 26 TACK, 1 TFL, 0.5 SACK, 1 PD, 0 INT
Detroit Lions Depth Chart:
Offense:
| POS | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD |
| WR | #15 Golden Tate | #16 Lance Moore | #13 TJ Jones |
| LT | #71 Riley Rieff | #70 Corey Robinson* | |
| LG | #63 Manny Ramirez | #72 Laken Tomlinson | |
| C | #65 Travis Swanson | #63 Manny Ramirez | #65 Taylor Boggs |
| RG | #75 Larry Warford | #63 Manny Ramirez | #65 Taylor Boggs |
| RT | #66 LaAdrian Waddle | #77 Cornelius Lucas | |
| TE | #87 Brandon Pettigrew* | #85 Eric Ebron | #89 Tim Wright |
| WR | #81 Calvin Johnson | #10 Corey Fuller | |
| QB | #9 Matthew Stafford | #8 Dan Orlovsky | |
| RB | #35 Joique Bell* | #25 Theo Riddick | #21 Ameer Abdullah |
| #34 Zach Zenner | |||
| FB | #46 Michael Burton | ||
| *Expected to miss game injured | |||
Defense:
| POS | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD |
| DE | #91 Jason Jones | #52 Darryl Tapp | |
| DT | #93 Tyrunn Walker | #90 Gabe Wright | |
| DT | #92 Haloti Ngata | #97 Caraun Reid | #63 Jermelle Cudjo |
| DE | #94 Ezekiel Ansah | #98 Devin Taylor | #58 Phillip Hunt |
| OLB | #59 Tahir Whitehead | #53 Kyle Van Noy | #95 Brandon Copeland |
| MLB | #55 Stephen Tulloch | #50 Travis Lewis | |
| OLB | #54 DeAndre Levy* | #57 Josh Bynes | |
| CB | #23 Darius Slay | #30 Josh Wilson | |
| CB | #31 Rashean Mathis | #24 Nevin Lawson | #28 Quandre Diggs |
| SS | #32 James Ihedigbo | #32 Don Carey | |
| FS | #27 Glover Quin | #42 Isa Abdul-Quddus | |
| *Expected to miss game – injured | |||
Seattle Depth Chart:
Offense:
| POS | First | Second | Third |
| WR | #89 Doug Baldwin | #16 Tyler Lockett | #11 B.J. Daniels |
| LT | #74 Russell Okung | #78 Alvin Bailey | |
| LG | #68 Justin Britt | #78 Alvin Bailey | #67 Kristjan Sokoli |
| C | #62 Drew Nowak | #65 Patrick Lewis | |
| RG | #64 J.R. Sweezy | #78 Alvin Bailey | #63 Mark Glowinski |
| RT | #79 Garry Gilliam | #78 Alvin Bailey | |
| TE | #88 Jimmy Graham | #82 Luke Willson | #84 Cooper Helfet |
| WR | #15 Jermaine Kearse | #83 Ricardo Lockette | #13 Chris Matthews |
| QB | #3 Russell Wilson | #7 Tarvaris Jackson | |
| FB | #40 Derrick Coleman | #46 Will Tukuafu | |
| RB | #24 Marshawn Lynch* | #22 Fred Jackson | #34 Thomas Rawls |
Defense:
| POS | First | Second | Third |
| DE | #72 Michael Bennett | #55 Frank Clark | #95 Demarcus Dobbs |
| DT | #77 Ahtyba Rubin | #93 David King | |
| DT | #92 Brandon Mebane* | #97 Jordan Hill | |
| DE | #56 Cliff Avril | #91 Cassius Marsh | |
| OLB | #51 Bruce Irvin | #57 Mike Morgan | |
| MLB | #54 Bobby Wagner | #52 Brock Coyle | |
| OLB | #50 K.J. Wright | #58 Kevin Pierre-Louis | |
| CB | #25 Richard Sherman | #28 Marcus Burley | #21 Tye Smith |
| CB | #26 Cary Williams | #27 Tharold Simon* | |
| SS | #31 Kam Chancellor | #35 DeShawn Shead | #33 Kelcie McCray |
| FS | #29 Earl Thomas | #23 Steven Terrell* |
Injury Report:
Lions injury designations:
| POS | Name | Injury | Status |
| RB | Joique Bell | Ankle | Out |
| TE | Brandon Pettigrew | Hamstring | Out |
| LB | DeAndre Levy | Hip | Out |
| OT | Corey Robinson | Ankle | Doubtful |
| DE | Ziggy Ansah | Groin | Questionable |
| OG | Larry Warford | Ankle | Questionable |
| CB | Josh Wilson | Lower Leg | Questionable |
| DE | Jason Jones | Knee | Probable |
Seahawks injury designations:
| POS | Name | Injury | Status |
| RB | Marshawn Lynch | Hamstring | Out |
| DT | Brandon Mebane | Groin | Out |
| CB | Tharold Simon | Toe | Out |
| S | Steven Terrell | Hip | Out |
| DE | Demarcus Dobbs | Shoulder | Questionable |
| LB | Bruce Irvin | Ankle | Questionable |
| LB | Kevin Pierre-Louis | Knee | Questionable |
| DE | Michael Bennett | non-injury | Probable |
| LB | Mike Morgan | Hamstring | Probable |
| LB | Bobby Wagner | Ankle | Probable |
| TE | Luke Wilson | Back | Probable |
| LB | K.J. Wright | Hip | Probable |
Three Keys to the Victory:
- Take advantage of the wounded running game: All world running back Marshawn Lynch is going to miss the game. The Seahawks are going to roll with the combination of very long in the tooth veteran Fred Jackson and un-drafted rookie Thomas Rawls. Rawls is expected to shoulder most of the load which should be good news for Detroit. You may remember Rawls from his days as a Michigan Wolverine before he transferred to Central Michigan to finish out his college career.
- Double Cover Jimmy Graham: Tight end Jimmy Graham is off to a solid start in a Seahawks uniform. There is no other skill player that should scare the Lions defense with Marshawn Lynch out, so the defense should be able to dedicate double coverage on every snap to Graham. Keep Jimmy down and you have a shot to win.
- Throw the deep dammit! Quarterback Matthew Stafford is 30th in yards per attempt in the NFL mostly because the Lions just don’t throw it deep anymore. You have to large target in Calvin Johnson and Eric Ebron that can stretch the field, so run some play action and use his arm strength to make a big play. Matthew Stafford will never be accurate enough to be a dink and dunk winner, so do what he does best. Huck it deep!
Prediction
Detroit Lions 17 – Seattle Seahawks 31
The Lions just won’t have enough to get it done on the road on Monday Night Football. This team will now sit at 0-4 and will be staring down the barrel of another lost season and and another top five draft pick.