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Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions - Week 8
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

TB
MIN		 36
 17
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ATL
PHI		 30
 17
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SEA
DET		 24
 28
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SD
CLE		 6
 7
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WAS
PIT		 12
 27
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NE
STL		 45
 7
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MIA
NYJ		 30
 9
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JAC
GB		 15
 24
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IND
TEN		 19
 13
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CAR
CHI		 22
 23
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OAK
KC		 26
 16
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NYG
DAL		 29
 24
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NO
DEN		 14
 34
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SF
ARI		 24
 3
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Seahawks 23, Lions 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Russell Wilson Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 5 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 50 Robert Turbin Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 49 Sidney Rice Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 57 Golden Tate Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 74 Braylon Edwards Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 23 Zach Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 11 Steve Hauschka FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
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Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Matthew Stafford Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Mikel Leshoure Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 35 Joique Bell Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 13 Calvin Johnson Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 13 Calvin Johnson Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 29 Titus Young Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
TE 14 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 29 Tony Scheffler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 21 Jason Hanson FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 10 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Seahawks Rookie QB Russell Wilson has won 4 of past 6 starts. Leads NFL rookie QBs in wins as starter (4) & ranks 2nd in rush yards (119)... RB Marshawn Lynch is tied for 2nd in NFC with 652 rush yards. Has 85+ rush yards in 14 of past 16. Since Nov. 2011, leads NFL with 1,593 rush yards. Rushed for 103 yards last week. RB-PR-KR Leon Washington ranks 2nd in NFC with 31.7 KR avg. Rushed for career-high 129 yards & 2 TDs in only game vs. Det. (10/22/06 with Jets)...WR Sidney Rice had career-high 201 rec. yards on 7 catches (28.7 avg.) in last meeting. WR Golden Tate has 3 TD catches in past 5... Rush defense (85 yards per game) ranks 3rd in NFC. DE Chris Clemons has 13 sacks in past 14. Rookie DE Bruce Irvin leads NFC rookies with 4.5 sacks. Rookie DE Greg Scruggs had 1st career sack last week. CB Marcus Trufant had INT in last meeting. DE Jason Jones has sack in 2 of past 3 on road.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford has won 4 of past 6 home starts with 12 TD passes in those 6. Aims for 4th 300-yard game in row at home. Has 9,594 career pass yards & needs 406 to reach 10,000... RB MIKEL LE SHOURE has 374 scrimmage yards (93.5 per game) in 4 career starts. RB Joique Bell is 2nd among NFC RBs with 194 receiving yards... WR Calvin Johnson has 100+ receiving yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Since 2011, has 2,273 rec. yards, most in NFL & his 103.3 yards per game avg. during span ranks 1st. Since 2008, has 46 TD catches, most in NFL. Since 2010, TE Brandon Pettigrew is 3rd among TEs with 185 catches. Had 7 catches for 70 yards (10 avg.) & TD in last meeting. Rookie WR Ryan Broyles had 1st 3 career catches vs. Bears, including 12-yard TD... DE Kyle Vanden Bosch had 2 sacks last week. Has 4.5 sacks in past 5. Cliff Avril is 1 of 2 NFC players with 14+ sacks (14.5) & 6+ FFs (6) since 2011. Since 2010, DT Ndamukong Suh has 17.5 sacks, tied for most by NFL DT. Rookie CB JONTE GREEN had 1st career sack last week. S Louis Delmas had INT in last meeting.


Results and Schedule
Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 ARI A L 16-20 -4
2 2012-09-16 DAL H W 27-7 +20
3 2012-09-24 GB H W 14-12 +2
4 2012-09-30 STL A L 13-19 -6
5 2012-10-07 CAR A W 16-12 +4
6 2012-10-14 NE H W 24-23 +1
7 2012-10-18 SF A L 6-13 -7
8 2012-10-28 DET A L 24-28 -4
9 2012-11-04 MIN H    
10 2012-11-11 NYJ H    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 MIA A    
13 2012-12-02 CHI A    
14 2012-12-09 ARI H    
15 2012-12-16 BUF A    
16 2012-12-23 SF H    
17 2012-12-30 STL H    
   
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 STL H W 27-23 +4
2 2012-09-16 SF A L 19-27 -8
3 2012-09-23 TEN A L 41-44 -3
4 2012-09-30 MIN H L 13-20 -7
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 PHI A W 26-23 +3
7 2012-10-22 CHI A L 7-13 -6
8 2012-10-28 SEA H W 28-24 +4
9 2012-11-04 JAC A    
10 2012-11-11 MIN A    
11 2012-11-18 GB H    
12 2012-11-22 HOU H    
13 2012-12-02 IND H    
14 2012-12-09 GB A    
15 2012-12-16 ARI A    
16 2012-12-22 ATL H    
17 2012-12-30 CHI H    

Injury Report
Seattle Seahawks
Out  WR Doug Baldwin (ankle)
Doubtful  DT Jason Jones (ankle)
Probable  RB Marshawn Lynch (back)
PUP  CB Walter Thurmond (leg)
   
Detroit Lions
Out  CB Jacob Lacey (concussion)
 SS Amari Spievey (head)
Doubtful  WLB DeAndre Levy (hamstring)
Questionable  DE Cliff Avril (back)
 CB Dwight Bentley (shoulder)
 FS Louis Delmas (knee)
 WR Titus Young (knee)
Probable  WR Calvin Johnson (knee)
 TE Brandon Pettigrew (knee)
 MLB Stephen Tulloch (knee)
 DT Corey Williams (knee)
IR  WR Nate Burleson (leg, 10/24)
 CB Drayton Florence (forearm, 9/19)
PUP  RB Jahvid Best (concussion)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Offense 		 DET
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 16.8 19.3 22.8 DET
Rushing yards 135.0 106.3 116.0 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.16 4.02 4.27 SEA
Completion % 61.0% 62.0% 61.8% DET
Passing yards 150.0 279.3 239.9 DET
Passing yards per completion 11.56 10.52 10.96 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 7.05 6.52 6.78 SEA
Interceptions 0.8 0.7 1.0 DET
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.7 0.7 SEA
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.0 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 32.9% 31.9% 38.9% SEA
4th down conversions 44.4% 33.3% 57.1% SEA
Time of possession 29:39 30:37 30:17 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Defense 		 DET
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 14.0 23.3 22.8 SEA
Rushing yards 82.0 115.3 116.0 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.91 4.27 4.27 SEA
Completion % 58.2% 62.1% 61.8% SEA
Passing yards 195.0 204.0 239.9 SEA
Passing yards per completion 9.97 9.91 10.96 DET
Passing yards per attempt 5.80 6.16 6.78 SEA
INT return 0.8 0.0 1.0 SEA
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.7 0.7 DET
Sacks 2.3 2.7 2.3 DET
3rd down conversions 39.5% 37.7% 38.9% DET
4th down conversions 33.3% 0.0% 57.1% DET
Time of possession 30:06 30:52 30:17 SEA

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SEA   DET  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.1 8.9 8.8 DET
Yards per kick return 24.3 22.0 25.0 SEA
Yards allowed per punt return 13.1 17.7 8.8 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 20.5 28.7 25.0 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SEA   DET  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 7.7 6.5 SEA
Penalty yards 47.5 76.7 56.3 SEA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 11 2003-11-16 DET SEA 14-35 SEA
2006 1 2006-09-10 SEA DET 9-6 SEA
2009 9 2009-11-08 DET SEA 20-32 SEA

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.