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Expect the Seahawks to look for Tyler Lockett deep

Here are five things to know about the Seattle Seahawks' Monday night matchup against the Detroit Lions.

1. There's a good chance this is the week Tyler Lockett makes an impact on offense. Granted, I've predicted the same thing before, but the odds really are in his favor this time around. The Lions have allowed 12 pass plays of 20+ yards, tied for fifth-most. Opposing quarterbacks are completing a staggering 78.2 percent of their passes against Detroit (second worst) and averaging 8.7 YPA (third worst). Lockett has played 55.1 percent of the offensive snaps and has six catches for 51 yards. Getting on the field has not been a problem. Last week, he ran a couple of beautiful deep routes -- one post and another stutter post -- when he got over top of the defense. The problem? Protection broke down. If the Seahawks can just give Russell Wilson a little more time, this could be the week Lockett hauls in a deep ball.

2. One of the more surprising aspects of the Seahawks' defense is that opposing quarterbacks are not targeting cornerback Cary Williams more. According to Jacson Bevens of Field Gulls, no cornerback in the league who has played at least 90 coverage snaps has been targeted less than Williams, who has been thrown at just five times. I asked around this week, and nobody really had a theory on why Williams is seeing so little action. In the previous two seasons, he averaged about 6.3 targets per game, according to Football Outsiders, and now he's got Richard Sherman playing on the other side. Williams has looked good in coverage, but with Detroit receivers Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate coming to town, this could be the week he gets challenged more.

3. The Seahawks have tried and failed on multiple occasions to find Marshawn Lynch's eventual replacement. Robert Turbin was waived before the season, and Christine Michael was sent to the Cowboys. It would be silly to declare that they have something in Thomas Rawls after what he showed in one half against a bad Bears team. But if Lynch is hobbled and Rawls has to carry the load against Detroit, it will be a bigger test. The Lions are allowing 3.7 YPC on the ground and have some veterans in their front seven with defensive tackle Haloti Ngata and middle linebacker Stephen Tulloch. The more the Seahawks see Rawls in game action, the better idea they will get of what they have going forward.

4. If the Lions are able to keep this game close, it will be because they force turnovers on defense. One matchup to watch is left tackle Russell Okung against defensive end Ezekiel Ansah. Okung has played well the past couple weeks, but Ansah is a great athlete and has 17.5 sacks in 33 career games. In the secondary, keep an eye on safety Glover Quin. He's been a ballhawk with nine interceptions in his past 19 games. Wilson has done a good job of taking care of the football with just two interceptions on 101 attempts. He'll need to be aware of where Quin is Monday night.

5. Defensive coordinator Kris Richard said Kam Chancellor looked like his old self in Week 3. Chancellor played 80 percent of the snaps but finished with just one tackle. This week will provide a better gauge of where he is. Chancellor could get matched up quite a bit with Lions athletic tight end Eric Ebron. The 10th overall pick in the 2014 draft, Ebron is off to a good start with 13 catches on 20 targets for 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns.