NFL Game Preview: Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills - Week 10

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Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills - Week 10

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BAL ATL	21 26
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NYJ CLE	26 20
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MIN CHI	13 27
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HOU JAC	24 31
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DET BUF	12 14
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CIN IND	17 23
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CAR TB	16 31
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TEN MIA	17 29
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KC DEN	29 49
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DAL NYG	33 20
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SEA ARI	36 18
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STL SF	20 23
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NE PIT	39 26
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PHI WAS	59 28
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Lions 24, Bills 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Detroit Lions
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 12	Shaun Hill	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14	Jahvid Best	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 40	Kevin Smith	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 8	Calvin Johnson	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 44	Nate Burleson	Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 72	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 6	Brandon Pettigrew	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 23	Tony Scheffler	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 22	Dave Rayner	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 7	Defense / ST

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Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 6	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 25	Fred Jackson	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 36	C.J. Spiller	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 9	Steve Johnson	Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 19	Lee Evans	Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
TE 27	Shawn Nelson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 18	Rian Lindell	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 24	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Lions QB Matthew Stafford has 6 TDs vs. 1 INT. Aims for 3rd in row with 90+ rating... Rookie RB Jahvid Best leads NFL rookies with 701 scrimmage yards (345 rush, 356 rec.). Ties for 2nd among NFL rookies with 5 total TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.)... WR Calvin Johnson has 7 rec. TDs in past 5. Has TD catch in 4 of past 5. Has 25 rec. TDs since start of 2008, tied for 3rd most in NFL. TE Brandon Pettigrew ranks 3rd among NFC TEs with 38 catches & has rec. TD in 3 of past 4. KR-PR STEFAN LOGAN is only player in NFL this year with 100+ yard KR (105-yard TD) & 70+ yard PR (71 yards). WR Nate Burleson had 7 catches for 113 yards & TD last week. Had 20-yard TD catch in only meeting (9/7/08 with Sea.)... Rookie DT Ndamukong Suh leads NFL rookies with 6.5 sacks. Has 3.5 sacks in past 3. DE Kyle Vanden Bosch has 2.5 sacks in past 3. DE Cliff Avril has 3 sacks in past 2 & aims for 3rd in row with sack. CB Alphonso Smith has INT in 5 of past 6, incl. 42-yard INT-TD.

Bills Club aims for 3rd consecutive win against Lions at home... 5 of Bills' 8 games have been decided by 8 or fewer points... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick aims for 10th straight game w/ TD pass. At home in '10, Fitzpatrick has 647 passing yards w/ 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 86.5 passer rating... RB Fred Jackson aims for rush TD in 3rd consecutive game vs. NFC opponent. FB Corey McIntyre posted 1st career rush TD last week... In only meeting vs. Lions, WR Lee Evans had 8 rec. for 82 yards (10.3 avg.). WR Steve Johnson had career-best 11 rec. last week & posted 2nd 100-yard receiving game of career (145) vs. Bears. Johnson has TD rec. in 5 of past 6... S Donte Whitner leads team w/ 72 tackles... DE Spencer Johnson had sack, FF & FR last week... LB Paul Posluszny has 10+ tackles in 4 of past 5.

Results and Schedule

Detroit Lions
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CHI	A	L 14-19	-5
2	2010-09-19	PHI	H	L 32-35	-3
3	2010-09-26	MIN	A	L 10-24	-14
4	2010-10-03	GB	A	L 26-28	-2
5	2010-10-10	STL	H	W 44-6	+38
6	2010-10-17	NYG	A	L 20-28	-8
7		Bye
8	2010-10-31	WAS	H	W 37-25	+12
9	2010-11-07	NYJ	H	L 20-23	-3
10	2010-11-14	BUF	A
11	2010-11-21	DAL	A
12	2010-11-25	NE	H
13	2010-12-05	CHI	H
14	2010-12-12	GB	H
15	2010-12-19	TB	A
16	2010-12-26	MIA	A
17	2011-01-02	MIN	H

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	MIA	H	L 10-15	-5
2	2010-09-19	GB	A	L 7-34	-27
3	2010-09-26	NE	A	L 30-38	-8
4	2010-10-03	NYJ	H	L 14-38	-24
5	2010-10-10	JAC	H	L 26-36	-10
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	BAL	A	L 34-37	-3
8	2010-10-31	KC	A	L 10-13	-3
9	2010-11-07	CHI	H	L 19-22	-3
10	2010-11-14	DET	H
11	2010-11-21	CIN	A
12	2010-11-28	PIT	H
13	2010-12-05	MIN	A
14	2010-12-12	CLE	H
15	2010-12-19	MIA	A
16	2010-12-26	NE	H
17	2011-01-02	NYJ	A

Injury Report

Detroit Lions
Out	K Jason Hanson (Knee) QB Matthew Stafford (Shoulder)
Doubtful	OLB Isaiah Ekejiuba (Knee)
Questionable	DE Cliff Avril (Quadriceps) SS C.C. Brown (Knee) CB Chris Houston (Shoulder) CB Alphonso Smith (Shoulder)
Probable	RB Jahvid Best (Toe) QB Shaun Hill (Forearm) DE Turk McBride (Ankle) OG Stephen Peterman (Foot) RB Kevin Smith (Knee) DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (Knee) DT Corey Williams (Groin)
IR	S Aaron Berry (Right Shoulder) DE Jared DeVries (Knee) OLB Zack Follett (Neck)
PUP	CB Jack Williams (Knee)

Buffalo Bills
Doubtful	OG Cord Howard (Shoulder)
Probable	OT Demetrius Bell (Knee) CB Reggie Corner (Ankle) WR Lee Evans (Ankle) OLB Chris Kelsay (Knee) OG Eric Wood (Knee)
IR	OLB Danny Batten (Right Shoulder) ILB Andra Davis (Shoulder) WR Marcus Easley (Left Knee) OT Cornell Green (Knee) WR Roscoe Parrish (Wrist)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DET Offense	BUF Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	27.7	19.7	22.5	DET
Rushing yards	89.7	118.7	113.8	BUF
Rushing yards per attempt	3.77	4.38	4.20	BUF
Completion %	59.4%	58.3%	60.6%	DET
Passing yards	254.3	227.0	222.9	DET
Passing yards per completion	9.79	10.10	10.73	BUF
Passing yards per attempt	5.81	5.89	6.50	BUF
Interceptions	0.7	1.0	1.0	DET
Fumbles lost	0.7	1.0	0.8	DET
Sacks allowed	1.7	2.3	2.3	DET
3rd down conversions	41.5%	45.5%	38.5%	BUF
4th down conversions	100.0%	44.4%	50.0%	DET
Time of possession	30:52	30:58	30:17	BUF

Defense Stats Comparison

	DET Defense	BUF Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	25.3	31.7	22.5	DET
Rushing yards	110.0	208.0	113.8	DET
Rushing yards per attempt	4.51	5.17	4.20	DET
Completion %	58.3%	59.4%	60.6%	DET
Passing yards	192.3	171.3	222.9	BUF
Passing yards per completion	10.80	11.18	10.73	DET
Passing yards per attempt	6.30	6.64	6.50	DET
INT return	1.3	0.0	1.0	DET
Fumble recoveries	1.0	1.0	0.8	-
Sacks	1.7	1.7	2.3	-
3rd down conversions	34.4%	37.5%	38.5%	DET
4th down conversions	20.0%	50.0%	50.0%	DET
Time of possession	29:54	33:44	30:17	DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DET	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	17.4	14.0	9.5	DET
Yards per kick return	31.4	21.1	22.8	DET
Yards allowed per punt return	12.8	9.4	9.5	BUF
Yards allowed per kick return	21.6	25.9	22.8	DET

Misc Stats Comparison

	DET	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	11.0	4.7	6.4	BUF
Penalty yards	90.3	34.3	54.0	BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	8	2002-10-27	DET	BUF	17-24	BUF
2006	6	2006-10-15	BUF	DET	17-20	DET

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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