NFL Game Preview: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings - Week 3

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Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings - Week 3

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ATL NO	27 24
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PIT TB	38 13
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SF KC	10 31
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TEN NYG	29 10
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DET MIN	10 24
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DAL HOU	27 13
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CLE BAL	17 24
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CIN CAR	20 7
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BUF NE	30 38
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PHI JAC	28 3
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WAS STL	16 30
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OAK ARI	23 24
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SD SEA	20 27
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IND DEN	27 13
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NYJ MIA	31 23
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GB CHI	17 20
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Detroit Lions
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Shaun Hill	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 7	Jahvid Best	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 17	Calvin Johnson	Rec: 5-80, 0 TD
WR 63	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 12	Brandon Pettigrew	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 18	Tony Scheffler	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 25	Jason Hanson	FG: 1/2 XP: 2/2

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Minnesota Vikings
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 18	Brett Favre	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1	Adrian Peterson	Rush: 130, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 61	Greg Camarillo	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 40	Bernard Berrian	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 46	Percy Harvin	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 6	Visanthe Shiancoe	Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 13	Ryan Longwell	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2

Game Notes

Lions QB Shaun Hill passed for career-high 335 yards last week. In 2 games vs. Min., Hill has completed 37 of 52 (71.2 pct.) for 376 yards with 3 TDs vs.1 INT for 102.7 rating... Rookie RB Jahvid Best (1st round) rushed for 78 yards & 2 TDs & had 9 catches for 154 yards & TD last week; 1st rookie in NFL history with 75+ rush yards, 150+ rec. yards & 3 TDs in 1 game. Leads NFL with 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) & is 1st rookie since BILLY SIMS in 1980 with 5 TDs in 1st 2 career games. His 154 rec. yards are most by rookie RB in SB era... TE Brandon Pettigrew had career-best 108 yards (7 catches) last week. TE Tony Scheffler had 7 catches for 52 yards & TD in only game vs. Min. (12/30/07). WR Calvin Johnson has TD catch in 4 of 6 career meetings. Had 8 catches for 84 yards in last game vs. Min. Has 10 rec. TDs in past 12 vs. division. In last game vs. Min. (11/22/09 with Sea.), WR Nate Burleson had 6 catches for 100 yards. Spent 1st 3 years (2003-05) with Vikings... DE Kyle Vanden Bosch had 1.5 sacks last week. LB Julian Peterson had 2 sacks in 10/22/06 contest (with Sea.). Has posted 2+ sacks 9 times.

Vikings QB Brett Favre needs 2 TD passes to become 1st ever with 500. Is 15-2 (.882) in past 17 vs. Det. Aims for 5th in row vs. Lions with 100+ rating. In past 4 meetings, his teams are 4-0 & he has completed 83 of 108 (76.9 pct.) for 979 yards with 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 128.6 rating. Has 8,753 yards vs. Det., his most vs. opponent... In past 5 meetings, RB Adrian Peterson has rushed for 557 yards (111.4 per game) & 5 TDs. Has 20 rush TDs & 1,782 yards (111.4 per game) in past 16 division games. Has 8 rush TDs in past 6 vs. division & looks for 7th in row vs. NFC North with TD... WR-KR Percy Harvin had TD catch vs. Det. in 9/20/09 meeting. TE Visanthe Shiancoe leads NFC TEs with 162 rec. yards (10 catches). Has TD in 2 of past 3 vs. Det... DE Jared Allen has 6 sacks, 3 FFs & safety in 5 career meetings. Has 22 sacks in past 19 home games (incl. playoffs). Has 19 sacks in past 11 vs. division. DE Ray Edwards has 8 sacks, 3 FFs & 2 FRs in 8 games vs. Det. Aims for 7th in row vs. Det. with 0.5+ sack. DT Kevin Williams has 6 sacks in past 5 vs. Det.

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
5	2010-10-10	STL	H
6	2010-10-17	NYG	A
7		Bye
8	2010-10-31	WAS	H
9	2010-11-07	NYJ	H
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

Minnesota Vikings
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-09	NO	A	L 9-14	-5
2	2010-09-19	MIA	H	L 10-14	-4
3	2010-09-26	DET	H	W 24-10	+14
4		Bye
5	2010-10-11	NYJ	A
6	2010-10-17	DAL	H
7	2010-10-24	GB	A
8	2010-10-31	NE	A
9	2010-11-07	ARI	H
10	2010-11-14	CHI	A
11	2010-11-21	GB	H
12	2010-11-28	WAS	A
13	2010-12-05	BUF	H
14	2010-12-12	NYG	H
15	2010-12-20	CHI	H
16	2010-12-26	PHI	A
17	2011-01-02	DET	A

Injury Report

Detroit Lions
Out	WR Nate Burleson (Ankle) OLB Zack Follett (Concussion) QB Matthew Stafford (Shoulder)
Questionable	DE Cliff Avril (Knee) MLB Landon Johnson (Neck) MLB DeAndre Levy (Groin) OG Stephen Peterman (Foot)
Probable	SS C.C. Brown (Forearm) FS Louis Delmas (Groin) OLB Ashlee Palmer (Ankle)
IR	S Aaron Berry (Right Shoulder) DE Jared DeVries (Knee)
PUP	CB Jack Williams (Knee)

Minnesota Vikings
Questionable	CB Chris Cook (Knee) CB Cedric Griffin (Knee) DT Jimmy Kennedy (Knee)
Probable	WR Bernard Berrian (Knee) QB Brett Favre (Elbow) WR Percy Harvin (Hip) OLB Ben Leber (Back) OT Bryant McKinnie (Finger) OC John Sullivan (Calf)
PUP	WR Sidney Rice (Hip)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DET Offense	MIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	23.0	9.5	19.5	DET
Rushing yards	67.5	123.5	105.0	MIN
Rushing yards per attempt	2.87	4.41	3.86	MIN
Completion %	57.0%	58.7%	61.2%	MIN
Passing yards	238.5	185.0	215.3	DET
Passing yards per completion	10.60	10.00	10.53	DET
Passing yards per attempt	6.04	5.87	6.45	DET
Interceptions	1.5	2.0	1.1	DET
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.5	0.8	MIN
Sacks allowed	2.0	2.0	2.1	-
3rd down conversions	34.5%	37.0%	37.6%	MIN
4th down conversions	0.0%	25.0%	43.1%	MIN
Time of possession	27:13	31:03	30:13	MIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	DET Defense	MIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	27.0	14.0	19.5	MIN
Rushing yards	131.5	99.5	105.0	MIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.38	3.69	3.86	MIN
Completion %	63.8%	70.6%	61.2%	DET
Passing yards	305.0	167.5	215.3	MIN
Passing yards per completion	13.86	9.31	10.53	MIN
Passing yards per attempt	8.84	6.57	6.45	MIN
INT return	0.5	0.0	1.1	DET
Fumble recoveries	1.5	1.0	0.8	DET
Sacks	4.5	1.5	2.1	DET
3rd down conversions	42.9%	36.4%	37.6%	MIN
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	43.1%	-
Time of possession	32:47	28:58	30:13	MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DET	MIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	7.4	3.2	8.9	DET
Yards per kick return	22.1	21.3	22.3	DET
Yards allowed per punt return	4.0	2.3	8.9	MIN
Yards allowed per kick return	19.4	21.4	22.3	DET

Misc Stats Comparison

	DET	MIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	8.0	6.5	6.2	MIN
Penalty yards	45.5	52.0	52.1	DET

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2010 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	5	2000-10-01	MIN	DET	31-24	MIN
2000	14	2000-11-30	DET	MIN	17-24	MIN
2001	5	2001-10-14	DET	MIN	26-31	MIN
2001	14	2001-12-16	MIN	DET	24-27	DET
2002	6	2002-10-13	DET	MIN	24-31	MIN
2002	17	2002-12-29	MIN	DET	38-36	MIN
2003	3	2003-09-21	MIN	DET	23-13	MIN
2003	12	2003-11-23	DET	MIN	14-24	MIN
2004	11	2004-11-21	DET	MIN	19-22	MIN
2004	15	2004-12-18	MIN	DET	28-27	MIN
2005	9	2005-11-06	DET	MIN	14-27	MIN
2005	13	2005-12-04	MIN	DET	21-16	MIN
2006	5	2006-10-08	DET	MIN	17-26	MIN
2006	14	2006-12-10	MIN	DET	30-20	MIN
2007	2	2007-09-16	MIN	DET	17-20	DET
2007	13	2007-12-02	DET	MIN	10-42	MIN
2008	6	2008-10-12	DET	MIN	10-12	MIN
2008	14	2008-12-07	MIN	DET	20-16	MIN
2009	2	2009-09-20	MIN	DET	27-13	MIN
2009	10	2009-11-15	DET	MIN	10-27	MIN

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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