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--- DETROIT (1-6) At SEATTLE (2-5)4:05 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE - Seahawks by 9 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Detroit 2-5; Seattle 2-5 SERIES RECORD - Seahawks lead 6-4 LAST MEETING - Seahawks beat Lions 9-6, Sept. 10, 2006 LAST WEEK - Lions lost to Rams 17-10; Seahawks lost to Cowboys 38-17 LIONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (25), RUSH (20), PASS (21) LIONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (21), PASS (27) SEAHAWKS OFFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (29), PASS (17) SEAHAWKS DEFENSE - OVERALL (14), RUSH (10), PASS (18) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Lions haven't won in Seattle since Sept. 12, 1999, at since-demolished Kingdome. Only third meeting since. ... Lions three-time Pro Bowl LB Julian Peterson spent previous three seasons with Seattle. His last sack in Seattle as Seahawks opponent was Dec. 11, 2005, with 49ers. He has 3 1/2 sacks in last three games after none in first four following trade from Seahawks for DT Cory Redding. ... Coach Jim Schwartz says ``special'' WR Calvin Johnson (knee) will be game-time decision. Johnson has 20 catches of 25-plus yards the last two seasons, second most in NFL. He hasn't played since Oct. 11. ... Lions last won on road on Oct. 28, 2007, at Chicago. ... Last time Seahawks played Lions was first game after their 2006 Super Bowl appearance in Detroit. They are 27-31 since then. ... Seahawks have lost consecutive games by 20-plus points for first time since 2001, Matt Hasselbeck's first season as their QB. ... CB Marcus Trufant is expected to make first start since last December. His season debut last week at Dallas came after disk issue in his back - and he had three pass interference penalties. ... Twelve starters have missed at least one game because of injury this season. At least three will miss this game. ... One Seattle bright spot: Jon Ryan leads NFC with 48.3-yard punting average. MORE
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