Seahawks have all the ingredients to punish Lions

The Seahawks have everything they need to punish the Lions again.

The Seattle Seahawks find themselves in early combat with implications for the playoffs. As in Seattle, the Detroit Lions are 3-3 after a low 0-2 start. It's a good match for the Hawks for several reasons.

First, the Seahawks offer an excellent running game. In their three defeats, Detroit was injured for an average of 181 yards. In their victories, their opponents averaged only 98 yards on the ground. It's a piece of cake for Seattle, averaging 172 rushing yards in the last three games.

Chris Carson, Mike Davis and Rashaad Penny's three-headed ground attacks guarantee that there will always be a new pair of legs in the hole. Lately, these holes have been the size of the Highway 99 tunnel. Except open to traffic. This is largely because of the human road grader D.J. Fluker. It's not a coincidence that the Seattle race match took off once Fluker entered the formation.

Another weapon in the Seahawks' arsenal is their oldest player, Sebastian Janikowski. He had a game a little fragile, but Seattle still beat Arizona. Other than that, Seabass was a rock, hitting three of the four more than fifty. Lions will not be able to count on a repeat of Mason Crosby's debacle. As stated in a previous article, Crosby missed four shots on goal for the Packers in eight points. Seabass will not fail.

The Seahawks love big games

Another advantage for Seattle is the big game. Both the ability to create the offensive and the ability to take it off the defense. The Seahawks and Lions scored 17 touchdowns, but one of those in Detroit was a choice of six. Holding the bar for a big game at 20 yards or more, Detroit scored five goals in attack. Our old friend Golden Tate has three.

Seattle scored six big games. It's not surprising that Tyler Lockett has three to his credit. So, on the offensive, it's nice even if the Seahawks have a slight advantage. The real advantage is on the defense. Since their poor performance against Denver in the opening match, the defensive backfield has played as the Legion of Boom. Seattle is seventh in the league in touchdowns and fourth in interceptions. Better still, Bradley McDougald and his team have given up one big game in the last five games.

Detroit did not do so well. They are 22nd for touchdowns and 28th for interceptions. While the Seattle defense has allowed 12 touchdowns, the Detroit D dice is a relative sieve, with 16 scores. Even worse, the Lions have allocated seven big scores. They were really burned to the ground (three touchdowns over 50 yards). That's one of the reasons Detroit allows opponents to hit the ground at 5.3 yards per race.

Yeah, Vegas odds do not like the Seahawks. As eloquently stated, the odds makers have apparently not been watching Seattle since the second week of this year. The Seahawks can run the ball and enjoy a strong playing ability. The Lions have demonstrated a remarkable ability to give up the big game. Throw in the return of key players like K.J. Wright and Ed Dickson, and I see the Seahawks running away with this game, literally 31-20.