TODAY’S GAME

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is shown in this photo.
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is shown in this photo.

Lions at Seahawks

7:30 p.m. Central, ESPN

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is shown in this photo.

LINE — Seahawks by 9 1/2

LAST MEETING Lions beat Seahawks 28-24, Oct. 28, 2012

LAST WEEK Lions lost to Broncos 24-12; Seahawks beat Bears 26-0

RANKINGS Lions: offense (27), defense (27T); Seahawks: offense (18), defense (3) NOTES Detroit committed 7 turnovers in last game in Seattle in 2009. … Lions trying to avoid first 0-4 start since 2010 when they started 0-4 and finished 6-10. … QB Matthew Stafford tied for second in league with 82 pass completions but has passer rating of 78.7. … Lions rank last in rushing at just 45 yards per game. Broncos only other team averaging less than 60 yards rushing per game. … WR Golden Tate returns to Seattle, where he spent his first four seasons. Tate was Seattle’s leading receiver in 2013. … Seattle is 13-2 in prime-time games under Pete Carroll. … Seahawks have nine-game winning streak in Monday night games. … QB Russell Wilson is 4-0 with 9 TDs and no interceptions in Monday night games. … RB Marshawn Lynch reportedly will not play after hamstring injury vs. Bears and playing just in first half. … Rookie RB Thomas Rawls rushed for 104 yards on 16 carries in Lynch’s absence; first Seahawks running back other than Lynch to rush for 100 yards since 2012.

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