Safety Brian Branch won’t dress for the game due to an illness, according to the team. He practiced throughout the week, although did miss some snaps because of brain and neck injuries. He was originally expected to play anyway, but was downgraded to doubtful on Sunday due to illness, then officially declared out 90 minutes before kickoff.

Once again, the Seahawks defense was put in a situation forced to defend their own red zone. Unfortunately, they did not have the success against Detroit the way they did against Denver or Miami. The Lions quickly scored to make it a 14-0 game.