STADIUM: Nissan Stadium
REFEREE: Shawn Smith
DATE: Sunday, December 24, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan, AJ Ross
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) SEA: 162 or 385 TEN: 109 or 230
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: SEA leads series, 10-7 (TEN won 3 of past 4). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/19/21: TEN 33 at SEA 30.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Pete Carroll vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-3 Reg. Season: 168-119-1 (.585) Postseason: 11-11 (.500). Mike Vrabel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 53-43 (.552) Postseason: 2-3 (.400).
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS NOTES:
• QB GENO SMITH has 2,918 pass yards in 2023 & needs 82 for 3rd-career 3,000-yard season (2013 & 2022). Since 2022, ranks 5th among qualified passers with 99.1 rating on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with TD pass.
• QB DREW LOCK had TD pass & 94 rating in Week 15. Aims for his 3rd in row with 90+ rating. Had TD pass vs. 0 INTs & 95 rating in his only career start vs. Ten. (9/14/20 w/ Den.).
• RB KENNETH WALKER had 112 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 26 rec.) & 7th rush TD of season last week, his 10th-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 952 scrimmage yards in 2023 & needs 48 scrimmage yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season.
• WR DK METCALF has 56 catches for 942 yards & 7 rec. TDs in 2023 & is 3rd player ever (A.J. Green & HOFer Randy Moss) with 900+ rec. yards & 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 5 career seasons. Aims for his 4th in row on road with rec. TD.
• WR TYLER LOCKETT had 8 catches for 178 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 5+ catches.
• WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA is only rookie since 1960 with 2 GW-TD catches in final minute of 4th qtr. (Weeks 8 & 15).
• LB BOBBY WAGNER led team with 11 tackles in Week 15 & ranks 3rd in NFL with 143 tackles in 2023. Aims for his 4th in row on road with TFL. Had 20 tackles in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with 11+ tackles & TFL.
• DE LEONARD WILLIAMS had season-high 2 TFL last week & aims for his 5th in row with TFL.
• CB DEVON WITHERSPOON leads all rookies & ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 16 PD in 2023.
• S JULIAN LOVE had 1st-career 2-INT game last week & aims for his 3rd in row with INT.
TENNESSEE TITANS NOTES:
• QB WILL LEVIS (rookie) completed 17 of 26 atts. (65.4 pct.) for 199 yards & had 1st-career rush TD last week. Has 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT with 93.5 rating in 4 career home starts.
• RB DERRICK HENRY has 2 rush TDs in 3 of past 4. Has 669 scrimmage yards (95.6 per game) & 7 rush TDs in 7 home games this season. Had 237 scrimmage yards (182 rush, 55 rec.) & 3 rush TDs in last meeting. Has 10 rush TDs in 2023 & is 3rd player ever with 10+ rush TDs in 6 straight seasons.
• RB TYJAE SPEARS (rookie) has 85+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Ranks 4th among rookie RBs with 676 scrimmage yards.
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS has 5+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Has 414 rec. yards (103.5 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in his past 4 vs. Sea. Needs 81 rec. yards for 7th-career 1,000-yard season.
• WR TREYLON BURKS had season-high 62 rec. yards last week.
• TE CHIGOZIEM OKONKWO has 45+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4.
• DE DENICO AUTRY had 2 sacks last week, 12th-career game with 2+ sacks & 2nd this season. Has sack in 3 of past 4 overall. Aims for his 5th in row at home with sack. Had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. Leads team with career-high 11 sacks this season.
• DT MARLON DAVIDSON had 1st sack of season in Week 15.
• LB HAROLD LANDRY aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 7 tackles in last meeting. Has sack in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC. Needs TFL for 4th-straight season with 10+ TFL.
• LB AZEEZ AL-SHAAIR led team with 13 tackles & had 2 TFL last week, 3rd-straight game with 10+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 vs. Sea. Ranks 6th in NFL with career-high 137 tackles in 2023.
• CB ELIJAH MOLDEN had 2 PD & 44-yard INT-TD last week, 2nd-career TD. Has 7+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 vs. NFC.
• S TERRELL EDMUNDS had sack last week & has sack in 2 of past 3.
