Stafford looks like a Rookie again

NFL Betting : Seahawks 32, Lions 20

After building early 17-0 lead, Stafford looks like a rookie again.

Sparked by big plays early from their rookies, the Lions did something they've rarely done Sunday. Then they did what everyone expected them to do, coughing up an early 17-0 lead and extending their road losing streak to 16 games with a 32-20 loss to the Seattle Seahawks before a crowd of 67,003 at Qwest Field.

"I've had some of these tough losses before," said linebacker Larry Foote, a Super Bowl champion in Pittsburgh last year who now finds his new team sitting at 1-7, tied for the worst record in the NFL with four others. "They all feel the same, you know? It's terrible. ... I'm at a loss for words right now."

But while the shell-shocked Lions might've been surprised by the way this one unraveled, their opponents weren't. Or at least they didn't sound like it after Matt Hasselbeck picked apart the Lions' defense -- 39-of-51 for 329 yards -- and the Seahawks' defense intercepted Lions rookie Matthew Stafford five times.

"They weren't very good last year, and I think that played a role in having the confidence that we had," said receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who caught the go-ahead touchdown pass with 2:32 left in the third quarter. "We can't spot teams that have better records those type of leads, because I don't know if the confidence would be there, where guys know we're going to come back and win. But I felt when we were down 17-0, we were still going to win the game. That's how I honestly felt on the sideline."