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DETROIT (AP) — g game and contending in the NFC North with one major move.Lions general manager Bob Quinn acquired Damon “Snacks” Harrison from the New York Giants for a fifth-round pick Alex McGough Color Rush Jersey , adding one of the NFL’s top interior defensive linemen to help right away. He began practicing with his new team Thursday.“It shows we want to win now,” Detroit defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois said. “Bob is always up to something. He’s not trying to win later, or to rebuild.”The timing seems perfect for the Lions, who host the Seahawks on Sunday. Seattle has emerged as one of the NFL’s best running teams, helping it win three of four after losing the first two games of the season. The Lions have been one of the league’s worst against the run, and yet have overcome the weakness well enough to also win three of four after starting 0-2.Suddenly, Detroit’s defense got better on the ground thanks to the 6-foot-5, 355-pound Harrison.“Snacks has been a big-timer for a long time,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “Big presence. Really good in the running game and disruptive in the pass rush, too.“So, it’s a great get for them.”Here are some other things to know about a matchup of 3-3 teams at Ford Field:SPREAD THE WEALTHCarroll has made clear Chris Carson will be the starting running back. That does not guarantee Carson will get the vast majority of the carries because Mike Davis and Rashaad Penny also merit playing time.Carson is averaging 4.5 yards per carry and has two 100-yard games. Davis also has a 100-yard game and is averaging 4.6 yards per carry, and leads the team with three rushing touchdowns. Penny ran for nearly five yards per carry in limited action in Seattle’s last game against Oakland and is getting six-plus rushing attempts per game.Even with quarterback Russell Wilson carrying the ball just a few times per game on average Byron Maxwell Color Rush Jersey , Seattle ranks seventh in the league in rushing with 127.8 yards per game.Detroit, in the pre-Harrison average, gave up 139.3 yards rusher per game to rank No. 30 against the run.EFFICENT SCORINGDetroit tight end Michael Roberts is tied for the team lead with three touchdown receptions. That’s quite a feat considering he has caught just four passes, on four targets, in the three games he has been healthy enough to play in his second season.The Lions drafted Roberts in the fourth round last year after he led the nation in touchdowns by tight ends, scoring 16 at Toledo.“I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t control the red zone in college, and I’m doing what they brought me here to do,” Roberts said.BYE BACKThe off week appeared to fall at a good time for the Seahawks. They are expected to have linebacker K.J. Wright and tight end Ed Dickson on the field for the first time this season. Wright has been out since having knee surgery following the third preseason game. Dickson missed all of training camp and the first six games with upper leg injuries that landed him on the non-football injury list.Seattle found capable replacements for Wright in Barkevious Mingo and Austin Calitro. Dickson’s return should boost a position group that’s seen attrition with Will Dissly’s season-ending knee injury and Nick Vannett’s lingering back problems.Seattle also should have rookie defensive lineman Rasheem Green back after missing three weeks due to a lingering ankle injury.WHAT A RUSHThe Lions are No. 11 in rushing offense, averaging 122.3 yards, a dramatic improvement from ranking last in 2017. Rookie Kerryon Johnson ran for a career-high 158 yards in last week’s win at Miami, taking advantage of holes created by the improved offensive line.“We have to build upon the good performances because nobody will care if we aren’t consistent,” offensive tackle Taylor Decker said. “Our improved running game has taken the wind out of the sails of pass rushers. We’re making them play the run and the physical play can wear those pass rushers out eventually.”MICHIGAN MANSeattle defensive end Frank Clark set career highs with 2 ½ sacks and two forced fumbles in the last game Sebastian Janikowski Color Rush Jersey , a 27-3 win at Oakland. He earned NFC defensive player of the week honors for the performance that was made even more impressive because he missed much of the second half when he was sick. There are two plays related to Super Bowl 49 that will never be forgotten and they will likely live on for as long as most of us do:Russell Wilson’s interception at the 1-yard line by Malcolm Butler that sealed the Patriots’ fourth Super Bowl victory.And the play that didn’t happen, a handoff to Marshawn Lynch that may or may not have given the Seahawks their second Super Bowl championship in a row.We will never know what could have happened if Seattle had called a different play than the one they did, but Lynch himself is confident — 100% confident — that if he had been given the ball, he would have scored. In promoting his involvement with a new league called the Fan Controlled Football League, in which fans of the team make decisions, including playcalling, and in which Lynch is an Owner and Team Captain, he once again recalls the single biggest non-moment of his life.Which run play would have gotten the Seahawks, at the very least, a 31-28 lead with under :25 seconds left?“At that point we were a good outside zone team,” says Marshawn. “We was averaging, shit ... about six yards on that run play.” How many times would Marshawn have scored if they had run outside zone 10 times?“Not to take anything away from they defense at that point in time Dontae Johnson Color Rush Jersey , there was nothing they could do to stop that play,” says Marshawn. “It was two yards. Shit. You know, you average out the numbers and how that sound? Sounds like 10 touchdowns to me.”He repeats:“Sounds like 10 touchdowns to me.”Keep in mind that on 1st-and-goal from the five, Lynch did receive a handoff and ran off the left tackle, Russell Okung, for a gain of four. It would be interesting to know how many times Marshawn thinks he would have scored out of 10 times from that situation. Lynch fell short on that play and the Seahawks opted to make it a pass on the next one. I don’t believe they were trying to do anything — not get Wilson a Super Bowl MVP or whatever — other than trying to score. There’s also loads of evidence against the idea that running from the one was all that successful, both for Lynch with Seattle and in general, but again, we’ll never know.And this won’t be the last time we’ll speculate.Lynch and Richard Sherman are the first two Team Owners / Captains for the FCFL, as announced Thursday.