The Seattle Seahawks (1-2, 1-2 ATS, 1-2 O/U) head on the road to battle the Detroit Lions (1-2, 3-0 ATS, 3-0 O/U) in an NFC clash on Sunday afternoon. The Seahawks were dealt a narrow home loss by the Falcons in their week three action. The Lions couldn’t hold a big lead in a road loss in Minnesota last week. The Seahawks clobbered the Lions by a 51-29 score last season.
The Seattle Seahawks are looking to avoid a third straight defeat. They played stifling defense in a narrow 17-16 home win against the Broncos in the opener but were clobbered 27-7 by the 49ers in week two and were one-point favorites in a 27-23 home loss to the Falcons last week. Seattle is in more of a rebuilding season and is not a contender. They have covered in one of their three games.
Geno Smith isn’t to blame for the Seahawks' two defeats. The veteran QB won the starting job in the preseason and accumulated a remarkable 325 passing yards against the Falcons. Smith has connected on 78% of his passes and has 717 passing yards accompanied by a 4:2 TD to INT ratio on the season.
Rashaad Penny is a strong running back. The 26-year-old had a season-best 66 yards last week and has recorded 141 yards on an aver age of 4.4 yards per rush. Seattle hasn’t run very often this season. Tyler Lockett will play a big factor in this game against a poor Lions' pass defense. The 29-year-old has eclipsed 100 yards once this season and leads the team with 211 yards. The Seattle offensive line is an issue and is struggling in their first year in the absence of Russell Wilson.
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The Seahawks' defense was effective in the opener but has allowed 27 points in back-to-back games. They were dominated on the ground against the Falcons and surrendered 386 total yards. The pass defense is 19th while the rush defense has plummeted to 31st in the league. Seattle is scoring an average of 15.7 points, pegging them 28th. The defense is conceding an average of 23.3 points, positioning them 20th in the NFL.