2018 · Week 8

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

28·14

Lions

Detroit

QB Matthew Stafford

Ford Field · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

DET -3

Total

47.5

Model margin

-0.8est.

DET perspective

Push chance

7.3%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Lions
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Lions winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Seahawksedge mapLions
  • +0.093EPA / play-0.022
  • 44.2%Success rate41.5%
  • +0.208EPA / dropback+0.027
  • -0.027EPA / rush-0.106
  • 11.2%Explosive rate7.7%
  • +7.30CPOE-2.79
  • 38.7%Third-down rate36.1%
  • 72.8%Red-zone TD rate57.3%
  • 2.23Points / drive1.75
  • 1.1%Turnover rate1.7%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

SEA lead 9–3 since 1999

Meetings average 52.1 points. DET are 5-7 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W4SEA @ DET2942DET
2023 · W2SEA @ DET3731SEA
2022 · W4SEA @ DET4845SEA
2021 · W17DET @ SEA2951SEA
2016 · playoffsDET @ SEA626SEA
2015 · W4DET @ SEA1013SEA
2012 · W8SEA @ DET2428DET
2009 · W9DET @ SEA2032SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson14/1724830

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chris Carson251054.21
Mike Davis10333.30
Russell Wilson2157.50
Tyler Lockett2136.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
David Moore44971
Ed Dickson22541
Tyler Lockett22341
Doug Baldwin23260
Chris Carson22190
Nick Vannett13160
Mike Davis1120

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford27/4031021

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kerryon Johnson8222.80
Matthew Stafford166.00
LeGarrette Blount331.00
Golden Tate133.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +32.8%4.5%3.0%7.4%7.3%2.8%4.3%

Positive margins favour Lions; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

7.25%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

46.9%

Expected total

43.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.00
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin-0.82