Wild Card Round: Seahawks vs. Lions Analysis

Wild Card - DET @ SEA

Opponent Analysis

Hello everyone! Welcome to the first playoff Opponent Analysis on The Seahawk Post. Today I will be covering the Detroit Lions as they head into a Wild Card matchup against the Seahawks. Let's look at all the different parts of the game and see how the Lions have been performing in the last three games. 

Please keep in mind I am not a professional and am biased towards the Seahawks so please take everything with a grain of salt.

RED = Worse than Seahawks

GREEN = Better than Seahawks

Better/worse calculated by yards per carry (by starter alone), QB rating and scoring defense in games that same week

The Passing Game - Matthew Stafford

Green Bay - 63.4% completion rate, 347yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

@ Dallas - 56.5% completion rate, 260yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

@ New York Giants - 61.5% completion rate, 273yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

The Running Game - Zach Zenner

Green Bay - 69 rush yards, 3.5 yards per carry

@ Dallas - 67 rush yards, 5.6 yards per carry

@ New York Giants - 12 rush yards, 4.0 yards per carry

Defense

Green Bay - 1 TFL, -1 turnover margin, 31 points allowed

@ Dallas - 3 TFL, -2 turnover margin, 42 points allowed

@ New York Giants - 2 TFL, -2 turnover margin, 17 points allowed

The Lions have had an up-and-down season. They've been famous for their offense this season, but since star quarterback Matthew Stafford has had his finger injured, they have not been playing the same. Matthew Stafford has had at least one interception in each of the last four games, against one or two mediocre defenses. We'll have to wait and see if the Seahawks can exploit that. Zach Zenner, named the best white runningback in the NFL by Michael Bennett, has been playing much better than Thomas Rawls, whose play has been painfully decreasing. In terms of defense, the Lions have been allowing a lot of points and the Seahawks clearly outplay them in that department. Seahawks statistically have played better than the Lions, but their inconsistencies cannot be ignored. Tune in to NBC at 5:15 P.M. PT on Saturday to see how it all plays out.