1999 · Week 1
Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks
Sep 12, 1999 · Seattle Kingdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Detroit Lions beat Seattle Seahawks 28–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Lions had just a 42% chance going in. Lions improve to 1-0; Seahawks fall to 0-1. Charlie Batch led the way with 216 passing yards and 3 TDs. Lions out-gained the opponent 383–233 in total yards.
Team stats
| DET | SEA | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 11 |
| 383 | Total yards | 233 |
| 216 | Passing yards | 202 |
| 167 | Rushing yards | 31 |
| 16/26 | Comp / Att | 20/30 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 6 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 16/26 | 216 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 16 | 96 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 10 | 50 | 0 |
| Greg Hill | 7 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 7 | 11 | 141 | 2 |
| Ron Rivers | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 3 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| Johnnie Morton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
SEA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 20/30 | 202 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Ricky Watters | 13 | 21 | 0 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Feagles | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Dawkins | 7 | 9 | 85 | 2 |
| Derrick Mayes | 3 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Ricky Watters | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Reggie Brown | 5 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| Fabien Bownes | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Christian Fauria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |