Seahawks 26, Lions 6

Mallory Kelsey, 10, watches as the Detroit Lions lose to the Seattle Seahawks 26-6 in the playoffs.

Lions head out of the tunnel for the NFC Wild Card Game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field.

Lions running back Ezekiel Ansah heads up field with Graham Glasgow blocking in the first quarter.

Lions Brandon Copeland just misses getting a hand on Seattle punter Joe Ryans first quarter kick.

In 2014, the Lions had one of the NFL’s most formidable defenses, finishing in the top five in both in yardage and points. But the offense, led by Matthew Stafford under the tutelage of first-year offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, was middling.

Lions quarterback Matthew Staffords pass is tipped incomplete in the first quarter. NFL Detroit Lions vs. Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington on January 7, 2017. (The Detroit News/ Daniel Mears)

Lions running back Zach Zenner looks for an opening in the Seahawks defense with some blocking help in the first quarter.

Seahawks quarterback Russel Wilson passes in the first quarter.

Ezekiel Ansah

Lions Haloti Ngata can not be stopped, charging through the middle to sack Seahawks quarterback Russel Wilson in the first quarter.

Seattle quarterback Russel Wilson is sacked by Lions Ezekiel Ansah in the first quarter.

Haloti Ngata

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford throws a pass to tight end Eric Ebron in the first quarter.

Lions wide receiver Golden Tate makes a reception and heads up field in the first quarter.

Lions running back Zach Zenner listens to quarterback Matthew Stafford as he makes some calls at the line of scrimmage in the first quarter.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is chased out of the pocket and sacked by Seahawks K.J. Wright in the first quarter.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford throws in the second quarter.

Seahawks wide receiver Paul Richardson pulls in a touchdown reception with Lions Nevin Lawson defending in the second quarter.

Lions Matthew Stafford goes down for a sack near the end of the second quarter.

Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls, from Flint, Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan, spins around Lions Ezekiel Ansah and goes for a first down in the second quarter.

The Detroit Lions' Anquan Boldin heads upfield after a reception in the second quarter.

Lions Eric Ebron drops another pass that hits his hands in the second quarter.

Lions Marvin Jones Jr. pulls in a long first down reception in front of Seahawks Jeremy Lane along the sidelines, that was reviewed and confirmed a reception in the second quarter.

Lions Marvin Jones Jr. pulls in a long first down reception in front of Seahawks Jeremy Lane along the sidelines, that was reviewed and confirmed a reception in the second quarter.

Lions Matt Prater's 51-yard field goal goes through the uprights for the only Detroit offense of the game in the second quarter.

Matt Prater

Matthew Stafford

Lions running back Zach Zenner looks for an opening in the Seahawks defensive line in the second quarter.

Lions Marvin Jones Jr. can't pull in a bobbling reception but a penalty on the Seahawks makes it a first down anyways in the third quarter.

Lions Marvin Jones Jr. can't pull in a bobbling reception but a penalty on the Seahawks makes it a first down anyways in the third quarter.

Seahawks Bobby Wagner takes Lions running back Zach Zenner out to the sidelines afar a run in the third quarter.

Lions A'Shawn Robinson puts Seattle running back Thomas Rawls into the turf, finally, but a little too late in the fourth quarter.

Lions Marvin Jones Jr. takes a reception up field past Seahawks Kam Chancellor in the fourth quarter.

After a review called for by Seattle head coach Pete Carroll, wide receiver Doug Baldwin's missed reception is overturned and the call is the catch is good despite an awkward catch in front of Lions Darius Slay in the fourth quarter.

After a review called for by Seattle head coach Pete Carroll, wide receiver Doug Baldwin missed reception is overturned and the call is the catch is good despite an awkward catch in front of Lions Darius Slay in the fourth quarter.

Seattle head coach Pete Carroll pleads with side judge Joe Larrew after throwing the red flag on the catch by Doug Baldwin in the fourth quarter which was overturned in Carroll's favor.

Seahawks Doug Baldwin makes a touchdown reception in front of Lions Don Carey late in the fourth quarter.

Jim Cooter and Jim Caldwell dialed up an unusual personnel group on a key fourth-down play for the Lions.

Lions head coach Jim Caldwell walks the sidelines as the final moments of game tick off the clock in the fourth quarter.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is sacked by former Lions, now Seahawks Cliff Avril late in the fourth quarter.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford arches his back after getting thrown to the ground, sacked by former Lions, now Seahawks Cliff Avril late in the fourth quarter.

The Lions need to address the loss of Taylor Decker during training camp or quarterback Matthew Stafford will face the prospect of more sacks like this one delivered by Seahawks' Michael Bennett.

Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett puts Lions quarterback into the ground, picking up the sack near the end of the game.

Seahawks ass. strength and conditioning coach Mondray G, formerly with the Detroit Lions, walks off the field with his arm around Lions Golden Tate after Detroit lost to Seattle 26-6.

Lions offensive coordinator Jim Cooter and quarterback Matthew Stafford watch from the sidelines late in the fourth quarter.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford stares up to the clock on the sidelines as the final quarter ticks away with Detroit taking a lopsided 26-6 loss.

Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell walks off the field after his team failed to score a touchdown in the 26-6 loss to Seattle.

Lions tight end Eric Ebron walks off the field with tight end Matthew Mulligan after the game.

Lions wide receiver Golden Tate acknowledges some Detroit fans left in the stands as he walks off the field after the loss to Seattle.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks with Lions owner and chairman Martha Firestone Ford on the sidelines during warm-ups.

"My dad was born and raised a Lions fan so I ended up growing up in Madison, Wisconsin, as a Lions fan...it's been rough" says chef Glenn Harper at the Athenian Seafood restaurant at Pike Street Market with some of his co-workers. "I don't know what's going to happen today, I'm just hoping for a good game and for a win so I can shut up my co-workers for a week or two."

Adam Komboevicz, at his first away game, with dad John Komboevicz of Appleton, Wisconsin, originally born in Allen Park, and a monk fish at Pike Place Fish Market, "I have zero hope here but you never know, you may see a one in a million victory."

Lions quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Dan Orlovsky head to the field for warm-ups at CenturyLink Field.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford signs some autographs to Rastafarian-inspired Lions fans as he walks onto the field for warm-ups.

A heckling super star, Seahawks fan Rob Larsen calls out to Lions head coach Jim Caldwell, "Hey Jim, just saw on the Internet Josh McDaniels is going to be the next coach."

Lions coach Jim Caldwell walks off the field before warm-ups at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on Saturday.

John Ihle, "Just grew up watching the Lions and liking the Lions, I've been stuck ever since, it's been tough but it would be a good upset" arriving to CenturyLink Field with wife Christine Ihle.

Signs of the "12" are plastered everyone in Seattle including a building under construction just off of CenturyLink Field.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford looks over the field at CenturyLink before taking on the Seahawks.

Lions kicker Matt Prater heads out onto the field to warm up before the Seahawks game.

Lions wide receiver T.J. Jones readies his hands for a reception during drills.

Rod Wood

Lions wide receiver Andre Roberts says hello to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on the sidelines during warm-ups.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks with Lions owner and chairman Martha Firestone Ford and vice chair Sheila Ford Hamp on the sidelines during warm-ups.