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29 March 2024

NFL: Chancellor, Seahawks hold off Detroit Lions

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson fumbles as he his tackled by Detroit Lions strong safety James Ihedigbo (right) in the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in Seattle. (AP)

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Seattle's Kam Chancellor forced a Detroit fumble with less than two minutes to play Monday as the Seahawks held on for a 13-10 victory that kept the Lions winless in this NFL season.

Chancellor punched the ball out of the hands of Calvin Johnson as the Lions wide receiver was lunging for the end zone.

With Detroit trailing 13-10, quarterback Matthew Stafford had driven the Lions from their own nine yard line to Seattle's 11 yard line and on third down and one, with 1:51 remaining, he hit Johnson with a short pass.

But just as Johnson was reaching for the go-ahead touchdown, Chancellor knocked the ball away.

The ball bounced through the end zone and was ruled a touchback, Seattle taking possession on their 20 yard line.

It was the first turnover of the game forced by a Seahawks defense that held Detroit to 256 yards.

Detroit's defence, meanwhile, forced four fumbles, sacked Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson six times and scored on a 27-yard fumble return by defensive tackle Caraun Reid.

Under pressure, Wilson completed 20 of 26 passes for 287 yards and a touchdown but coughed up two of the fumbles.

Wilson's 24-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Doug Baldwin in the second quarter was the first offensive touchdown in the first half this season by Seattle -  whose second straight win put them at .500 after an 0-2 start to a season in which they are aiming to reach a third straight Super Bowl.

Detroit gained their only offensive score on a 41-yard field goal by Matt Prater that narrowed the gap to 7-3.

But Seattle answered with Steven Hauschka's 51-yard field goal with one minute left in the second quarter to hold a 10-3 lead at halftime.

There was more bad news for Detroit, who saw defensive tackle Tyrunn Walker carted off the field with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter.