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2016 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 7, 2017 · CenturyLink Field

Detroit Lions

6

Seattle SeahawksWinner

26

SEA -8 ✓U 45.5 ✓

Seattle Seahawks 26–6 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · SEA

Russell WilsonQB

23/30, 224 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

12.3 expected points added · +13.8% completion over expected

Passing · DET

Matthew StaffordQB

18/32, 205 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-7.2 expected points added · -9.9% completion over expected

Rushing · SEA

Thomas RawlsRB

27 att, 161 yds, 1 TD

7.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

Zach ZennerRB

11 att, 34 yds, 0 TD

-2.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · SEA

Doug BaldwinWR

11/12 for 104 yds, 1 TD

40% of team targets · 9.2 expected points added

Receiving · DET

Marvin JonesWR

4/7 for 81 yds, 0 TD

22% of team targets · 2.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matthew Stafford18/32205003-7.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Zach Zenner11343.10-2.9
Matthew Stafford3155.00-1.0
Golden Tate100.00-0.7

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Marvin Jones4781022%2.6
Zach Zenner6654019%3.1
Golden Tate3525016%-0.6
Anquan Boldin2624019%-4.1
Eric Ebron2623019%-1.0
T.J. Jones01003%-0.6
Matthew Mulligan11-203%-3.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Tahir Whitehead3110.000
Ezekiel Ansah542.000
Josh Bynes160.000
Tavon Wilson610.000
Nevin Lawson520.000
A'Shawn Robinson250.000
Glover Quin240.001
Devin Taylor220.000
Haloti Ngata211.000
DeAndre Levy210.000

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Russell Wilson23/3022420312.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Thomas Rawls271616.017.1
Alex Collins6132.20-2.2
Doug Baldwin166.000.2
Marcel Reece100.00-1.5
Russell Wilson3-3-1.00-1.6

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Doug Baldwin1112104140%9.2
Paul Richardson3448113%7.3
Jimmy Graham3437013%3.9
Jermaine Kearse2314010%0.6
Alex Collins111103%0.7
Marcel Reece11503%-0.3
Luke Willson11403%0.3
Thomas Rawls12107%-0.9
Tanner McEvoy01003%-1.3
J.D. McKissic01003%-1.7

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Bobby Wagner820.000
Kam Chancellor610.000
K.J. Wright330.000
Richard Sherman320.000
Michael Bennett211.001
Cliff Avril302.000
Jeron Johnson300.000
Steven Terrell210.000
John Jenkins100.000
Neiko Thorpe100.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
SEA -8
Closing total
45.5
DET moneyline
+338
SEA moneyline
-390

Seahawks closed -8 and covered, winning by 20.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 32 — under by 13.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
CenturyLink Field
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
38°F, wind 7 mph
Referee
Brad Allen
Rest
DET 6 days · SEA 6 days
Coaches
Jim Caldwell vs Pete Carroll