3 Takeaways from Lions' 51-29 Loss to Seahawks

The Detroit Lions lose to the Seattle Seahawks, falling to 2-13-1 on the 2021 season.

The Detroit Lions have struggled for a decade to win out West, and Sunday at Lumen Field was no different for head coach Dan Campbell and his depleted roster. 

Detroit was dominated by the Seattle Seahawks' offensive line, en route to a 51-29 Week 17 loss. 

Detroit's defense was shredded by Rashaad Penny, who had 144 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the first half.

After a nice start defensively that saw the Lions force the Seahawks to go three-and-out, Detroit took over on offense, led by backup quarterback Tim Boyle.

Unfortunately, Boyle's struggles to lead the offense continued, as the game quickly got out of hand. 

Here are three takeaways from the Lions' latest road loss. 

Lions' defense has no answer for Seahawks' star players

Quarterback Russell Wilson, who could be playing his final season for the Seahawks, quickly picked apart the Lions' secondary. 

The veteran quarterback was able to toss three touchdown passes before 35 minutes had even passed in the contest against Detroit.

Penny came in to Sunday's contest as one of the hottest running backs in the entire National Football League. 

Wideout DK Metcalf was also able to get right on Sunday, as he had his way with the Detroit secondary. 

The talented wideout was on the receiving end of three touchdown passes that aided Seattle in pulling away from the Lions. 

Safety Will Harris, who has been forced to play cornerback at certain points this season, was easily beaten for a touchdown in the first half, when he incorrectly judged Metcalf's route. 

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Quarterback Tim Boyle has several costly turnovers

Boyle did little to instill any confidence in supporters that he is deserving of being Jared Goff's backup moving forward.

Time and time again, Boyle looked uncomfortable and out of place, besieged by the pressure brought by Ken Norton Jr.'s defense. 

Campbell and the coaching staff did not decide to bench Boyle at the half, however, as he still earned the nod to start the second half, despite trailing by a wide margin.

Things got so bad that Boyle's first pass of the second half was intercepted, following a bobbled snap. After the Seahawks took advantage of the turnover to extend their lead to 38-7, Boyle and the Lions' offense showed some signs of life.

Boyle was able to find wideout KhaDarel Hodge deep for a 42-yard completion. 

Amon-Ra St. Brown capped off the eight-play, 73-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown. 

Boyle went 22-of-37 for 262 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions. He finished the afternoon with a quarterback rating of 65.4. 

Amon-Ra St. Brown continues to shine 

The confidence continues to ooze out of Detroit's 2021 fourth-round draft pick (No. 112 overall). 

Without Kalif Raymond and Josh Reynolds, St. Brown was heavily involved in the gameplan offensively. 

In the first half, the 22-year-old wideout passed running back Herschel Walker (76 catches) for the most receptions a first-year player not selected within the first three rounds of a draft has recorded.

St. Brown has continued to prove he can also be reliable when called upon in the run game. 

His second touchdown of the afternoon helped cut the lead to 38-15.

He was even targeted on fourth down on the following possession, after Detroit successfully recovered an onside kick.

Detroit attempted to toss it to a lineman twice on that ensuing drive. The first attempt was dropped by Matt Nelson. Detroit was not deterred, as Taylor Decker's 6-yard touchdown reception cut the Seahawks' lead to 38-22.

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