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Game Notes: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions (17-Sep-23)

Week 2 of the season matches up the 0-1 Seattle Seahawks taking on the 1-0 Detroit Lions on Sunday, September 17 with kickoff scheduled for 1:00PM ET. They last played with the Seahawks upending the Lions 48-45 last year on Sunday, October 2. Overall, in their last 10 meetings the Seahawks hold the lead 7-3.

And the Lions have authored a 8-2 win-loss over their last 10 games.

According to oddsmakers, the Lions are 4.5 point favorites. The over/under is 47.0. The Seahawks are 2-8-0 against the spread. And Lions are 9-1-0 in their last 10 against the spread.

The Seahawks are led by Geno Smith who has thrown for 112 yards, 1 td passes with 0 interceptions this season. Kenneth Walker III has run for 64 yards with 0 TDs.

The Lions are anchored by Jared Goff who has thrown for 253 yards, 1 td passes with 0 interceptions this season. David Montgomery has rushed for 74 yards with 1 TDs. Josh Reynolds has 4 receptions for 80 yards and 0 TDs.

The Seahawks are in 3rd in the NFC West. The Lions sit on top of the NFC North.

The Seahawks are listed among the the lowest in total team offense in the league.The Seahawks are listed among the worst on defense in the league.

The Seahawks enter the game off a loss to the Los Angeles Rams 30-13. The Lions enter the contest following a postive performance against the Kansas City Chiefs 21-20.

Next week the Seahawks host the the Carolina Panthers while the Lions travel to the Atlanta Falcons.

Game Details

• Matchup: Seattle Seahawks (SEA) at Detroit Lions (DET)
• Date: September 17, 2023
• Time: 1:00PM ET
• Stadium: Ford Field
• TV: FOX
• Ford Field Kick-Off Weather Forecast: Clouds; 71F; 59% humidity; wind: NNE 3 mph

TEAM STATS COMPARISON

2023 LAST 10
SEA DET SEA DET
Record 0-1 1-0 4-6 8-2
Home Record 0-1 0-0 2-4 3-1
Away Record 0-0 1-0 2-2 5-1
Points Scored/Game 13.0 21.0 21.0 28.6
Points Allowed/Game 30.0 20.0 23.2 21.3
Point Differential -17 +1 -22 +73
Yards/Game 180.0 368.0 333.9 381.0
Yards Allowed/Game 426.0 316.0 355.6 364.8
Passing Yards/Game 0.0 0.0 201.5 233.6
Passing Yards Allowed/Game 0.0 0.0 149.8 203.1
Rushing Yards/Game 0.0 0.0 79.8 110.6
Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 0.0 0.0 135.3 130.1
First Downs/Game 0.0 0.0 16.6 21.0
First Downs Allowed/Game 0.0 0.0 15.5 18.3
3rd Down Conv % nan nan 34.0 41.9
Opp 3rd Down Conv % nan nan 44.3 39.6
Turnover Margin +0 +0 -1 +10
Total Games 1 1 10 10

Seattle Seahawks 2023 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Geno Smith 16-26 112 1 0 2
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
Kenneth Walker III 12 64 0 15
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
D.K. Metcalf 3 47 1 28

Detroit Lions 2023 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Jared Goff 22-35 253 1 0 1
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
David Montgomery 21 74 1 8
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
Josh Reynolds 4 80 0 33

Last 10 Meetings

DATE TIME RESULT
Sun 02-Oct-22 1:00PM Seattle Seahawks d. DETROIT LIONS 48-45
Sun 02-Jan-22 4:25PM SEATTLE SEAHAWKS d. Detroit Lions 51-29
Sun 28-Oct-18 1:00PM Seattle Seahawks d. DETROIT LIONS 28-14
Mon 05-Oct-15 8:31PM SEATTLE SEAHAWKS d. Detroit Lions 13-10
Sun 28-Oct-12 1:03PM DETROIT LIONS d. Seattle Seahawks 28-24
Sun 08-Nov-09 4:06PM SEATTLE SEAHAWKS d. Detroit Lions 32-20
Sun 10-Sep-06 1:04PM Seattle Seahawks d. DETROIT LIONS 9-6
Sun 16-Nov-03 4:16PM SEATTLE SEAHAWKS d. Detroit Lions 35-14
Sun 12-Sep-99 4:15PM Detroit Lions d. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 28-20
Sun 17-Nov-96 1:00PM DETROIT LIONS d. Seattle Seahawks 17-16

Head-to-Head Stats (last 10)

SEA DET
Last 10 Record 7-3 3-7
Home Record 4-1 2-3
Away Record 3-2 1-4

QB Career Comparison

CMP-ATT PCT YDs TDs INTs SKs PS REC (GMs)
Geno Smith 1007-1604 62.8% 11,311 65 48 143 0-1 (1)
Jared Goff 2272-3537 64.2% 26,107 156 70 188 0-1 (1)

Starting QB Win-Loss Trends

• Geno Smith W-L last 20 games as a starter: 10-10
• Geno Smith last 20 games vs. Detroit Lions: 1-1

• Jared Goff W-L last 20 games as a starter: 12-8
• Jared Goff last 20 games vs. Seattle Seahawks: 5-5

Player Trends

• Geno Smith has 12 straight games with at least one passing TD

• Jared Goff has 10 straight games with zero passing interceptions

Game Injuries

Seattle Seahawks: Charles Cross (OT) Toe – Out; Boye Mafe (LB) Knee – Questionable; Jamal Adams (S) Knee – Out; Mike Morris (DE) Shoulder – Out; Devin Bush (LB) Shoulder – Questionable

Detroit Lions: Taylor Decker (OT) Ankle – Out; Emmanuel Moseley (CB) Knee – ACL – Out

Betting Odds

• Favorite: Detroit Lions
• Spread: 4.5
• Over/Under: 47.0

Betting Trends

Seattle Seahawks Detroit Lions
Last 5 ATS 1-4-0 4-1-0
Last 10 ATS 2-8-0 9-1-0
Last 10 ATS at Home 7-3-0
Last 10 ATS on Road 4-6-0
Last 10 ATS as a Favorite 5-5-0
Last 10 ATS as a Home Favorite 5-5-0
Last 10 ATS as an Underdog 5-5-0
Last 10 ATS as a Road Underdog 3-7-0
Last 10 Over-Under 4-6-0 5-5-0

Latest Super Bowl Odds

• Seattle Seahawks: +5000
• Detroit Lions: +1600

Seahawks vs. Lions Game Prediction

• Oddsmakers: Detroit Lions d. Seattle Seahawks 27-21
• GFA Model: Detroit Lions d. Seattle Seahawks 30-21

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