NFL Game Preview: New England Patriots at Detroit Lions - Week 12

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New England Patriots at Detroit Lions - Week 12

Game Preview Fantasy \| Game Notes \| Results & Schedule \| Injury Report \| Stat Comparisons \| Weather \| Team vs. Team History

NE DET	45 24
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NO DAL	30 27
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CIN NYJ	10 26
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PIT BUF	19 16
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CAR CLE	23 24
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MIN WAS	17 13
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TEN HOU	0 20
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JAC NYG	20 24
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GB ATL	17 20
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MIA OAK	33 17
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KC SEA	42 24
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PHI CHI	26 31
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STL DEN	36 33
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TB BAL	10 17
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SD IND	36 14
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SF ARI	27 6
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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

Patriots 30, Lions 21

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 14	Tom Brady	Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 30	Danny Woodhead	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 27	Wes Welker	Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 51	Deion Branch	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 76	Brandon Tate	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 7	Aaron Hernandez	Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
TE 23	Rob Gronkowski	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 3	Shayne Graham	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 11	Defense / ST

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Detroit Lions
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 5	Shaun Hill	Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25	Maurice Morris	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42	Jahvid Best	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 4	Calvin Johnson	Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 24	Nate Burleson	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
TE 8	Brandon Pettigrew	Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
TE 34	Tony Scheffler	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 26	Dave Rayner	FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 30	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Patriots Have won 19 of past 20 reg. sea games vs. NFC... NE has 8-1 record vs. NFC North since '02... QB Tom Brady is 13-3 (.813) as starter on road vs. NFC & has completed 381 of 585 passes (65.1 pct.) for 4,508 yards w/ 38 TDs vs. 16 INTs & 98.7 rating. Has 9 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 94.5 rating on road in '10... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis had career-best 112 rush yards w/ 2 rush TDs in last game vs. NFC (Min.). RB Danny Woodhead totaled 90 yards last week (69 rush, 21 rec.), incl. 36-yard TD run... WR Wes Welker posted 4th TD rec. of season vs. Ind... Rookie TE Aaron Hernandez (35) needs 3 rec. to surpass GREG BATY (37 in '86) for most rec. among rookie TEs in NE history... S James Sanders aims for 3rd straight game w/ INT... Rookie CB Devin McCourty is tied for 1st among AFC rookies w/ 3 INTs.

Lions Play 71st Thanksgiving game. Host NE on Thanksgiving for 3rd time (2000, 2002)... Scored TDs 19 of 27 times in red zone (70.4 pct.), best in NFL... QB Shaun Hill averaging 306 pass yards per game in past 2... RB Jahvid Best leads NFL rookies with 757 scrim. yds. (382 rush, 375 rec.). Ties for 4th among NFL rookies with 5 total TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.)... WR Calvin Johnson has 9 rec. TDs in past 7. Has 27 rec. TDs since start of 2008, 3rd most in NFL. Has TD in 2 of 3 on Thanksgiving. TE Brandon Pettigrew ties for lead among NFL TEs with 50 catches. KR-PR STEFAN LOGAN ranks 2nd in NFL with 28.2 KR avg. & is 6th with 12.3 PR avg. Only player to rank in top 6 in both. WR Nate Burleson has 3 rec. TDs in past 4 vs. AFC... DT Ndamukong Suh leads NFL rookies with 7 sacks. Needs 1 sack for team rookie record (TRACY SCROGGINS, 7.5, 1992). CB Alphonso Smith has INT in 5 of past 8, incl. 42-yard INT-TD. LB Julian Peterson had sack & FF in �09 Thanksgiving game.

Results and Schedule

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CIN	H	W 38-24	+14
2	2010-09-19	NYJ	A	L 14-28	-14
3	2010-09-26	BUF	H	W 38-30	+8
4	2010-10-04	MIA	A	W 41-14	+27
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	BAL	H	W 23-20	+3
7	2010-10-24	SD	A	W 23-20	+3
8	2010-10-31	MIN	H	W 28-18	+10
9	2010-11-07	CLE	A	L 14-34	-20
10	2010-11-14	PIT	A	W 39-26	+13
11	2010-11-21	IND	H	W 31-28	+3
12	2010-11-25	DET	A	W 45-24	+21
13	2010-12-06	NYJ	H
14	2010-12-12	CHI	A
15	2010-12-19	GB	H
16	2010-12-26	BUF	A
17	2011-01-02	MIA	H

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	L 12-14	-2
11	2010-11-21	DAL	A	L 19-35	-16
12	2010-11-25	NE	H	L 24-45	-21
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

Injury Report

New England Patriots
Questionable	QB Tom Brady (Right Shoulder, Foot) FS Jarrad Page (Calf) NT Myron Pryor (Back) RB Fred Taylor (Toe) CB Jonathan Wilhite (Hip) DE Mike Wright (Neck, Concussion)
IR	FS Josh Barrett (Shoulder) CB Leigh Bodden (Shoulder) RB Kevin Faulk (Right Knee ACL) K Stephen Gostkowski (Groin) OG Nick Kaczur (Back) FS Brandon McGowan (Chest) DE Darryl Richard (Foot) DE Ty Warren (Hip)

Detroit Lions
Out	K Jason Hanson (Right Knee) DE Lawrence Jackson (Concussion) QB Matthew Stafford (Right Shoulder)
Doubtful	TE Tony Scheffler (Shoulder)
Questionable	DE Cliff Avril (Quadriceps) OLB Isaiah Ekejiuba (Knee) OC Dylan Gandy (Calf) DT Corey Williams (Shoulder)
Probable	RB Jahvid Best (Toe) QB Shaun Hill (Quadriceps) MLB DeAndre Levy (Groin) DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (Knee)
IR	S Aaron Berry (Right Shoulder) DE Jared DeVries (Knee) OLB Zack Follett (Neck) RB Kevin Smith (Thumb) CB Jack Williams (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NE Offense	DET Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	26.3	19.7	23.4	NE
Rushing yards	105.0	76.3	112.1	NE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.18	3.29	4.15	NE
Completion %	62.2%	59.2%	61.3%	NE
Passing yards	225.0	264.3	236.8	DET
Passing yards per completion	10.60	9.70	11.06	NE
Passing yards per attempt	6.59	5.74	6.78	NE
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	1.0	NE
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.7	0.7	NE
Sacks allowed	1.3	1.7	2.1	NE
3rd down conversions	37.7%	37.1%	39.1%	NE
4th down conversions	60.0%	100.0%	52.3%	DET
Time of possession	28:19	31:31	30:24	DET

Defense Stats Comparison

	NE Defense	DET Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	23.5	25.3	23.4	NE
Rushing yards	92.8	131.7	112.1	NE
Rushing yards per attempt	3.97	4.52	4.15	NE
Completion %	69.5%	60.4%	61.3%	DET
Passing yards	309.3	167.0	236.8	DET
Passing yards per completion	10.69	10.17	11.06	DET
Passing yards per attempt	7.44	6.14	6.78	DET
INT return	0.8	0.3	1.0	NE
Fumble recoveries	0.3	1.0	0.7	DET
Sacks	1.5	1.7	2.1	DET
3rd down conversions	48.1%	34.8%	39.1%	DET
4th down conversions	75.0%	40.0%	52.3%	DET
Time of possession	34:12	29:15	30:24	DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NE	DET	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	10.5	15.3	10.3	DET
Yards per kick return	14.9	25.9	21.9	DET
Yards allowed per punt return	6.6	15.3	10.3	NE
Yards allowed per kick return	21.3	22.8	21.9	NE

Misc Stats Comparison

	NE	DET	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.3	10.7	6.4	NE
Penalty yards	49.0	77.3	54.2	NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

New England Patriots vs. Detroit Lions
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	13	2000-11-23	NE	DET	9-34	DET
2002	13	2002-11-28	NE	DET	20-12	NE
2006	13	2006-12-03	DET	NE	21-28	NE

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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