2016 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 7, 2017 · CenturyLink Field
Detroit Lions
6
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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
23/30, 224 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.3 expected points added · +13.8% completion over expected
Passing · DET
18/32, 205 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-7.2 expected points added · -9.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 18/32 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Zenner | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Golden Tate | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 4 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 22% | 2.6 |
| Zach Zenner | 6 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 19% | 3.1 |
| Golden Tate | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 16% | -0.6 |
| Anquan Boldin | 2 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 19% | -4.1 |
| Eric Ebron | 2 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 19% | -1.0 |
| T.J. Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Matthew Mulligan | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | -3.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahir Whitehead | 3 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bynes | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevin Lawson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haloti Ngata | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Levy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 23/30 | 224 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Rawls | 27 | 161 | 6.0 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Alex Collins | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Doug Baldwin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Marcel Reece | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Russell Wilson | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Baldwin | 11 | 12 | 104 | 1 | 40% | 9.2 |
| Paul Richardson | 3 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 13% | 7.3 |
| Jimmy Graham | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 13% | 3.9 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10% | 0.6 |
| Alex Collins | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Marcel Reece | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Luke Willson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Thomas Rawls | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7% | -0.9 |
| Tanner McEvoy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
| J.D. McKissic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Wagner | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Chancellor | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.J. Wright | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sherman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Avril | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeron Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Terrell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neiko Thorpe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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