SEATTLE (7-7) at TENNESSEE (5-9)

Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS.

OPENING LINE: Seahawks by 2 1/2, based on FanDuel Sportsbook.

AGAINST THE SPREAD: Seattle 8-5-1; Tennessee 6-8.

SERIES RECORD: Titans lead 23-19.

LAST MEETING: Titans gained 33-30 in OT at Seattle on Sept. 19, 2021.

LAST WEEK: Seahawks beat Eagles 20-17; Titans misplaced to Texans 19-16, OT.

SEAHAWKS OFFENSE: OVERALL (20), RUSH (28), PASS (15), SCORING (T18)

SEAHAWKS DEFENSE: OVERALL (28), RUSH (25), PASS (24), SCORING (24)

TITANS OFFENSE: OVERALL (26), RUSH (18), PASS (24), SCORING (27)

TITANS DEFENSE: OVERALL (19), RUSH (17), PASS (22), SCORING (17T)

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Seahawks plus-3; Titans minus-6.

SEAHAWKS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Geno Smith hasn’t performed in two weeks due to a groin harm, however is predicted to step again into the beginning position towards the Titans. Smith was near with the ability to play on Monday night time towards Philadelphia, however Seattle began Drew Lock a second straight recreation. The transfer paid off as Lock led the successful landing drive, giving Smith one other week of relaxation. In his most up-to-date begin earlier than getting injured in follow, Smith threw for 334 yards, tossed three TD passes and ran for one more rating in a 41-35 loss to Dallas.

TITANS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Will Levis. The rookie has been coping with an injured left foot or ankle since November, however he obtained his left leg rolled up from behind when sacked for the seventh time throughout additional time of final week’s loss. He has thrown for eight TDs with solely 4 interceptions. He ran for his first profession dashing TD final week. If he can’t play, veteran Ryan Tannehill will make his first begin since Oct 15.

KEY INJURIES: While Smith is predicted to return, the Seahawks are unsure about rookie DB Devon Witherspoon, who suffered a hip harm two weeks in the past and didn’t play towards Philadelphia. S Jamal Adams (knee) is predicted to be accessible after lacking the earlier recreation. … The Titans are banged up with eight starters amongst 14 not practising Wednesday. Two-time Pro Bowl DL Jeffery Simmons has missed two video games with an injured knee. Starting CB Sean Murphy-Bunting is coping with a hip harm that knocked him out of final week’s recreation early.

SERIES NOTES: The Seahawks lead the collection 10-8, although the Titans have gained three of the previous 4. These groups met as soon as within the playoffs when Seattle nonetheless was within the AFC with the then-Oilers successful a wild-card recreation 23-20 on Jan. 3, 1988. This is the Seahawks’ first journey to Nashville since 2017 and solely their third recreation at Nissan Stadium.

STATS & STUFF: The Seahawks doubled their playoff probabilities with their comeback victory over the Eagles. … Seattle is 23-11 in video games with early kickoffs since 2013, together with 15-5 over its previous 20. The Seahawks are 1-2 this season in such video games. … Seattle ranks third within the NFL with 50 highway wins since 2013. … Smith wants 82 yards passing to succeed in 3,000 yards for the third time in his profession and for a second straight season. … RB Kenneth Walker III had his tenth profession recreation with no less than 100 complete yards from scrimmage towards the Eagles with 86 yards dashing and 26 receiving. … WR DK Metcalf has 942 yards receiving on the season. He’s considered one of three gamers in league historical past — together with A.J. Green and Randy Moss — with no less than 900 yards receiving and 5 or extra TD catches in every of his first 5 seasons within the league. … WR Tyler Lockett wants 168 yards receiving to succeed in 8,000. … DT Leonard Williams had his finest recreation since being acquired from the Giants with two tackles for loss and a few actually key performs late towards the Eagles. … LB Bobby Wagner is third within the NFL with 143 tackles in 14 video games. … S Julian Love had the primary two-interception recreation of his profession towards the Eagles. Love has been liable for 4 turnovers up to now two video games. … The Titans are 5-1 below coach Mike Vrabel at dwelling internet hosting groups from the Mountain and Pacific time zones. The Titans are 17-9 towards the NFC below Vrabel, which ranks fourth within the NFL in that span for finest interconference file. … Two-time NFL dashing champ Derrick Henry has six straight seasons with no less than 1,000 yards from scrimmage and 10 dashing TDs, becoming a member of LaDainian Tomlinson (eight) and Adrian Peterson (seven) as the one gamers with such a streak in NFL historical past. … Levis is averaging 12.19 yards per completion, which is third in NFL amongst all qualifiers. … WR Chris Moore ranks first within the NFL in averaging 20.8 yards per catch amongst gamers with no less than 15 catches. … DL Denico Autry has a career-high 11 sacks this season. … WR DeAndre Hopkins has caught a cross in every of his 159 video games to start out his NFL profession. He additionally leads the NFL since 2013 with 912 catches, 12,217 yards receiving and is third with 77 TD receptions. … LB Azeez Al-Shaair ranks sixth within the NFL with a career-high 137 tackles this season. … CB Elijah Molden had a pick-6 final week.

FANTASY TIP: Henry is coming off his worst dashing efficiency as a starter after being held to 9 yards final week. But he leads the NFL in each averaging 117.2 yards dashing and with 26 dashing TDs in December and January video games since 2018.

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