Bills vs. Seahawks 2016 live stream: How to watch ‘Monday Night Football’ online

Pete Carroll lost his composure against the referees in his team’s 25-20 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 8, after the Seattle Seahawks were called for 11 penalties, while the Saints were only flagged for two. The loss came a week after Seattle tied the Arizona Cardinals, 6-6, in a game where kickers for both teams couldn’t close out with close-range field goals.

Despite a shaky two weeks, the Seahawks sit atop the NFC West with a 4-2-1 record, and will look to add to that lead at home on Monday night at home against the Buffalo Bills (4-4).

The Seahawks have unsurprisingly had most of their success thisseason on the defensive end. The team has allowed the sixth-fewest yards per game at just 319 and fourth-fewest yards per play at 4.9. Despite the unprecedented 11-penalty outing, they’ve been hit for the second-fewest in the league. This has translated into Seattle holding opponents to less than 16 points per game, including to two scores or less in three of six tries.

Their defense has masked some offensive woes, as the Seahawks have had trouble patching the hole left by Marshawn Lynch’s retirement from the backfield. They rank bottom-five in the league at 81 yards gained on the ground per game, 64 of which come from Christine Michael. This comes after four-straight years spent in the league’s top-four in rushing yards per game, most recently finishing third at 142.

Through the air, quarterback Russell Wilson has struggled finding the end zone, and just one game before the mid-way point in the season has just five touchdown throws. Last season he recorded 34. He’s among the middle of the pack with 259 passing yards per game, completing 66 percent of his throws, but his team has struggled to convert his play into points. Seattle averages just 19 points per game, but has a chance to turn things around against a Bills team which has allowed 69 points in their past two games combined.

Buffalo was a surprise team in the early-going, jumping out to a 4-2 record with wins over Arizona and an injured New England team, but has seemingly settled back to Earth with big back-to-back losses.

Injuries have beaten down quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s receivers as the season’s progressed and quickly a weakness has been exploited for Rex Ryan’s team. Top option Sammy Watkins has been on the injured reserves list since late September after undergoing foot surgery and can’t return until week 12. Marquise Goodwin was sidelined with a concussion a week ago and Robert Woods has been hampered by a foot injury. Because of the plagued offense, the team ranks second-worst in passing yards per game, though Taylor has only thrown two interceptions. Percy Harvin recently came out of retirement to sign with Buffalo and will play in his first game of the season on Monday, and will have to acclimate quickly against Seattle’s top-ranked defense.

If Buffalo does find success on the offensive end it’s most likely to be on the ground, as the team ranks second in yards per game at 154. LeSean McCoy is averaging 85 per game and has six touchdowns to show for his 598 yards.

Of note, this is the Bills first trip to Seattle since November of 2004, when they won, 38-9, on Willis McGahee’s four touchdowns.

When: 8:30 p.m. ET

Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle

TV: ESPN

Announcers: Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters

Online: WatchESPN