Bengals head coach Zac Taylor's No. 1 task as an NFL head coach is far from easy. On the road in a building where the hosts win 71 percent of the time against a coach with a career winning percentage of .589 and a quarterback at .674 operating the NFL's defending rushing championship offense. In an effort to keep his defense off the field against Russel; and friends, Taylor hopes to reverse some recent trends. No doubt he'd like keep a Bengals offense committed to the run on the field.
View some of the best photos from the Bengals-Seahawks series through the years.
Cincinnati Bengals' T.J. Houshmandzadeh, right, scores with Seattle Seahawks' Jordan Babineaux defending on a 35-yard pass play during the first quarter of their football in Seattle, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
WR Chad Johnson jumps into the stands at Paul Brown Stadium following a 51-yard touchdown reception the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks in 2003.
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Steve Largent (80) is seen in action against Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Louis Breeden (34) during an NFL game Sept. 6, 1981, Cincinnati. (Tony Tomsic via AP)
Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch (24) has the ball stripped by Cincinnati Bengals' Dontay Moch during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Stanford Jennings, center, of the Cincinnati Bengals is tackled by Nesby Glasgo, bottom, and Cortez Kennedy (96) of the Seattle Seahawks during the fourth quarter of NFL game in Seattle, Oct. 2, 1990. (AP Photo/Bill Chan)
Nose tackle Cortz Kennedy (96) of the Seattle Seahawks rushes quarterback Boomer Espason (7) of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1991. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Cris Collingsworth shakes an unidentified Seattle Seahawks defender as he runs for an 18-yard gain on a pass from Bengals quarterback Turk Schonert in the second quarter of the Bengals 27-21 win in the season opener at Cincinnati, Sept. 6, 1981. (AP Photo)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) dives for extra yards on a run against Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett (72) in overtime of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
Bengals RB Rudi Johnson rushes for an 18-yard touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks in 2003.
Cincinnati Bengals kicker Mike Nugent (2) kicks the game-winning field goal in overtime of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, in Cincinnati. The Bengals won 27-24. (AP Photo/Frank Victores)
Cincinnati Bengals' Andre Smith (71) greets fans as he leaves the field after the Bengals beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-12 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton drops back to pass against the Seattle Seahawks in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, in Seattle. The Bengals won 34-12. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Cincinnati Bengals' Adam Jones makes a 63-yard punt return and is chased by Seattle Seahawks' Jon Ryan, left, in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Cincinnati Bengals' Brandon Tate scores a touchdown on a 56-yard punt return against the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
1 - Zac Taylor's NFL game as a head coach in Sunday's Bengals debut
209 - Seattle head coach Pete's Carroll's game as NFL head man on Sunday
13-8 - Record of NFL rookie head coaches in their debuts over the last five years
3-6 - Record of Bengals head coaches in their debuts
5-3 - Bengals QB Andy Dalton's record in openers
5-2 - Dalton's record in road openers
3-4 - Seahawks QB Russell Wilson's record in openers
2-0 - Wilson's record in home openers
24 - Dalton's career game-winning drives
23 - Wilson's career game-winning drives
57-23 - Seattle's home record in the last ten seasons
37-43 - Bengals' road record in the last ten seasons
4-2 - Dalton's record in Pacific Time
88.69 - Dalton's Opening Day passer rating
88.8 - Dalton's career passer rating
49 - Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green's catches in openers
64 - Combined Opening Day yards by rest of Bengals WRs
19.8 - Averages carries per game as Bengal by Cedric Benson
17.8 - Average carries per game as Bengal by Rudi Johnson
17.4 - Average carries per game as Bengal by Corey Dillon
14.8 - Average carries per game as Bengal by Joe Mixon
13.8 - Average touches per game by former RB James Brooks as a Bengal
12.2 - Average touches per game by Bengals RB Giovani Bernard
2,175 - NFL-leading snaps taken by Bengals defense the past two seasons, 22 more than Kansas City and 27 more than Cleveland, according to profootballreference.com
2,000 - Seattle's defensive snaps the past two seasons, ranked 19th most according to PFR
22:41:18 - Bengals' NFL-low average offensive time of possession during the last three seasons, according to PFR
24:13:40 - Seattle's average offensive time of possession during the last three years, 15th, according to PFR
