NFL Preview: Seattle Seahawks (3-0) vs Detroit Lions (2-1)

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TV: ESPN (8:15 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:15 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner

All-Time Series History Regular Season: SEA leads series, 12-5 (won 8 of past 9) Postseason: SEA leads series, 1-0

The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/17/23: SEA 37 at DET 31 (OT) Postseason: NFC-WC 1/7/17: DET 6 at SEA 26 Offense Scoring 24.3 Yards 344.0 Defense Scoring 14.3 Yards 248.7 Offense Scoring 20.7 Yards 399.7 Defense Scoring 17.7 Yards 293.3 Dan Campbell vs. Opp. (incl

HEAD COACHES

Mike Macdonald vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 3-0 (1.000) Postseason:

Dan Campbell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-3 Reg. Season: 31-34-1 (.477) Postseason: 2-1 (.667)

SEAHAWKS NOTES

• SEAHAWKS can begin 4-0 for 3rd time in franchise history (2013 & 2020). • HC MIKE MACDONALD can become 2nd HC (Josh McDaniels) since 1933 to win each of 1st 4 career games. • QB GENO SMITH passed for 289 yards & TD in Week 3. Is 1 of 2 (Jayden Daniels) with 70+ comp. pct. in each of 1st 3 weeks. Had 10 TDs (9 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 100.2 rating in his past 5 road starts. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 100+ rating. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. with 300+ pass yards, 2+ TD passes & 115+ rating. • RB KENNETH WALKER had 2 rush TDs in last meeting. • RB ZACH CHARBONNET had career-high 107 scrimmage yards (career-high 91 rush, 16 rec.) & career-high 2 rush TDs in Week 3, his 1st-career 100-yard game. Is 1 of 3 NFC RBs (David Montgomery & Kyren Williams) with scrimmage TD in each of 1st 3 weeks. • WR DK METCALF had 104 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 3. Is only player with 2 games of 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2024. Has 19 catches for 287 yards (95.7 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 3 career games vs. Det. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Det. with 6+ catches. • WR TYLER LOCKETT has 70+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 2 rec. TDs in last meeting, incl. GW-TD catch in OT. • LB BOYE MAFE is 1 of 3 in NFC (Aidan Hutchinson & Andrew Van Ginkel) with sack in each of 1st 3 weeks. • LB TYREL DODSON had 1st sack of season last week. • LB DERICK HALL had career-high 2 sacks & 1st-career FF last week. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had PD in last meeting, his NFL debut. • S JULIAN LOVE had 13 tackles & FR in last meeting

LIONS NOTES

• QB JARED GOFF had 2 TD passes & 113.6 rating last week. Has 275+ pass yards in 4 of his past 5 at home. Has 3,107 pass yards (282.5 per game) in 11 career reg. season games vs. Sea., incl. 300+ pass yards in 6 games. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with 300+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes & 120+ rating. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 103 scrimmage yards (83 rush, 20 rec.) & 2nd-career rec. TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had 122 scrimmage yards (105 rush, 17 rec.) & 3rd rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 7th in row with rush TD. Has 18 rush TDs in 20 games, incl. postseason, with Det. since 2023. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with rush TD. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 7 catches for 75 yards & rec. TD in Week 3, his 1st TD catch of season. Has 6+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in 8 of his past 9 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with 6+ catches & 100+ rec. yards. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS aims for his 3rd in row at home with 5+ catches & 75+ rec. yards. • DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON leads NFL with 6.5 sacks this season. Aims for his 4th in row at home & 6th in row overall with sack. Has 7.5 sacks & 8 TFL in 7 career primetime games. • LB JACK CAMPBELL aims for his 4th in row at home with TFL & 5th in row at home with 5+ tackles • DB KERBY JOSEPH had 2 PD & 10th-career INT last week. Has 6 PD & 3 INTs in 6 career primetime games. • DB BRIAN BRANCH had 2 PD in Week 3 & leads NFL with 7 PD in 2024. Has PD in 10 of his past 11. Aims for his 4th in row with 2+ PD & 8th in row with PD. Has 8 PD in 6 career primetime games.

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