Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Lions host a Seahawks team with one of the strongest defensive lines in the league, but Seattle is limping into Detroit with several linemen injured. Can the Lions take advantage? The Seattle Seahawks come to town looking like one of the scariest defenses in the league through three weeks, powered by their defensive front. Entering Week 4, they’ve accounted for the most pressures in the league. As they get ready to face the Detroit Lions on Monday night, it’ll be a test of what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. That was the plan, at least. Unfortunately for the Seahawks, they’re limping into Detroit down several defensive starters. Detroit is facing an offensive line reshuffle that leaves them with lingering question marks, too. That all could mean an opportunity for the Lions offense to have another successful day against Seattle, or it could set them up for trouble. Bold prediction of the week: Lions match Week 3 ground performance, rush for 187+ yards The Lions had their best-rushing performance of the season against the Cardinals in Week 3, accounting for 187 total yards on the ground against a less-than-stellar Cardinals front seven. When healthy, Seattle would be a step up. The Seahawks lead the league with 71 pressures on the season and boast three of the top six pressure-generating players through three weeks (with Aidan Hutchinson at number one). Unfortunately for them, they’ll be missing a majority of that production against the Lions, with several players already being ruled out: Most pressures generated by Seahawks players this season:1. Boye Mafe, 17 (OUT)2. Derrick Hall, 123. Leonard Williams, 11 (OUT)4. Dre’Mont Jones, 95. Byron Murphy II, 7 (OUT)Uchenna Nwosu, who led Seattle with 9.5 sacks in 2022, also out. He hasn’t played this season. https://t.co/0huVzrxhSp— Richard Silva (@rich_silva18) September 28, 2024 That’s good news for the Lions. While pressures correlate to the defense’s performance in the passing game, it’s a good measure of just how much impact the Seahawks are losing along the front seven. That’ll impact them in both pass and run defense. To make matters more interesting, the Seahawks have racked up those performances against relatively underwhelming opposition. They opened the season against rookie quarterback Bo Nix, so a poor showing from the Broncos' offense was no surprise. They then took on the Patriots in Week 2, who have been sputtering so far this season. Week 3 featured a Dolphins team that trotted out a shaky Skylar Thompson at quarterback amidst Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion and had to turn to Tim Boyle to finish the game. It remains to be determined whether the Seahawks are good, their opponents are bad, or some combination of the two. As far as the Lions go, they have an opportunity to build on last week’s momentum where their running backs averaged 4.8 yards per carry against another NFC West defense. However, the Lions will have their work cut out for them as Frank Ragnow will be out due to a partially torn pectoral muscle he sustained against Arizona. That means losing one of their anchors in the run game, in addition to likely shuffling over Graham Glasgow to center while Kayode Awosike presumably takes over at guard. On Seattle’s side, there will inevitably be gaps for the Lions to exploit. They still have run-stuffers on the interior, Jonathan Hankins and Jarran Reed, but on the edges and the second level should allow Ben Johnson to get creative in the run game. On the Lions' side, there will be a question of how ready a reshuffled offensive line will be to exploit those gaps. The Lions may need time to find chemistry with the new lineup, or they could hit the ground running. With Seattle missing four starters from the front seven, my money’s on the latter.