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Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions

Final · Kickoff

2012 Regular season · Week 8 · Ford Field

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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SEASeattle Seahawks24Away
DETDetroit Lions28Home
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Lions beat Seahawks 28–24 in 2012 Week 8

The Detroit Lions beat the Seattle Seahawks 28–24 at home at Ford Field in Week 8 of the 2012 regular season on October 28, 2012. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 4 points.

The result moved the Lions to 3–4 and dropped the Seahawks to 4–4. The Seahawks finished 2012 at 11–5 and lost in the Divisional round. The Lions finished 2012 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Seattle Seahawks won 32–20 on November 8, 2009. When they met again, the Seattle Seahawks won 13–10 on October 5, 2015.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Seahawks lead the series 3–2 after meeting No. 5 since 1999 Full series history

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