Seattle is 2-5 at home this season after going 7-1 last year. … Lions rookie kicker Riley Patterson is a perfect 10 for 10 on field goals and 9 for 9 on extra points since he made his NFL debut in Week 12. Brown has a touchdown in three of his past four games. He is one of just five rookie defensive tackles to have two or more sacks on the season. … Alim McNeill picked up his second sack of the season last week. The 10 other teams have won at least four of those games. STATS AND STUFF: The Lions are one of 11 teams to play in at least eight one-score games this season. The Seahawks beat the Lions 26-6 in the 2016 playoffs, the only postseason matchup between the teams. The last regular-season match in Seattle was a 13-10 victory for the Seahawks on a Monday night and a controversial ending with a disputed fumble being intentionally batted out of the end zone by a Seattle player. The last win for Detroit came in 2012 at home. SERIES NOTES: Seattle has won five of the past six regular-season meetings, including the last one in 2018 in Detroit. RT Brandon Shell (shoulder) is likely out again, while RB Alex Collins (abdomen) could play for the first time since Week 14. Reed (COVID-19) back after missing the past two games. Seattle is mostly healthy and should have starting CB D.J. … Swift (shoulder) has missed the past four games, but he returned to practice last week and is expected to play. … After missing last week’s game, QB Jared Goff was removed from the COVID-19 list, but he skipped Wednesday’s practice with a knee injury. Two other starters on the virus list are DT Michael Brockers and G Halapoulivaati Vaitai. … Top WR Josh Reynolds was placed on the virus list Monday, but under new league protocols could return by Sunday. Hockenson already out for the year, the Lions signed Jared Pinkney from the Rams’ practice squad. KEY INJURIES: Detroit is short-handed at tight end as Shane Zylstra suffered a season-ending knee injury in Atlanta, and Brock Wright was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Seattle is tied for the league lead with New Orleans allowing 3.7 yards per carry. Seattle’s been stingy against the run, holding four of its past six opponents under 100 yards rushing. Detroit has at least 100 yards rushing in six of the past seven games and should have leading rusher D’Andre Swift back. KEY MATCHUP: One thing the Lions have done well recently is run the ball. Wagner carries a hefty $20 million cap hit in the final year of his contract next season. But for all he’s accomplished in his 10 seasons with the Seahawks, it’s possible this could be his final home game - depending on how significant the changes are this offseason for Seattle. He leads the league with 170 going into Sunday’s game. SEAHAWKS PLAYER TO WATCH: Bobby Wagner has already set a career high and franchise record for tackles in a single season. Last week against the Falcons, he set a career high with 91 receiving yards. Brown ranked second among wide receivers in receptions (35) and fourth in receiving yards (340) for the entire month. The rookie receiver had one of the best Decembers of any NFL pass catcher this season. TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Bears minus-4 Seahawks plus-3. SEAHAWKS DEFENSE: OVERALL (31), RUSH (16), PASS (31), SCORING (7T). SEAHAWKS OFFENSE: OVERALL (29), RUSH (20), PASS (28), SCORING (20). LAST WEEK: Lions lost to Falcons 20-16 Seahawks lost to Bears 25-24. LAST MEETING: Seahawks beat Lions 28-14, Oct. OPENING LINE: Seahawks by 7, according to FanDuel SportsBook.ĪGAINST THE SPREAD: Lions 9-5-1 Seahawks 7-8.