NFL Game Preview: Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions - Week 8

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Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions - Week 8

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BUF KC	10 13
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MIA CIN	22 14
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JAC DAL	35 17
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GB NYJ	9 0
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DEN SF	16 24
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CAR STL	10 20
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WAS DET	25 37
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TEN SD	25 33
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MIN NE	18 28
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SEA OAK	3 33
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TB ARI	38 35
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PIT NO	10 20
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HOU IND	17 30
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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 27, Redskins 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Washington Redskins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 18	Donovan McNabb	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 7	Ryan Torain	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7	Santana Moss	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 46	Anthony Armstrong	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 72	Joey Galloway	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 10	Chris Cooley	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 6	Graham Gano	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 21	Defense / ST

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Detroit Lions
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 9	Matthew Stafford	Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11	Jahvid Best	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 6	Calvin Johnson	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 59	Nate Burleson	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 73	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 6	Brandon Pettigrew	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 15	Tony Scheffler	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 13	Jason Hanson	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 13	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Redskins QB Donovan McNabb has won both career starts vs. Det., completing 50 of 68 (73.5 pct.) for 737 yards with 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 137.9 rating (highest vs. any opponent). When he has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), his teams are 46-2 (.958), incl. playoffs... RB Ryan Torain has rushed for 100+ yards in past 2, incl. career-high 125 vs. Chi... TE Chris Cooley leads NFC & is tied for 2nd in NFL among TEs with 35 rec. WR Santana Moss has 5+ rec. in 6 of 7 games this season. Has 21 catches, 333 yards & 3 TDs in 3 career games vs. Lions. Needs 9 rec. yards to reach 8,000 career (7,991)... LB Brian Orakpo had 1st NFL sack vs. Det. on 9/27/09. Has 10.5 sacks in past 10 on road. Has 5 sacks in past 3. LB Rocky McIntosh had FF in last meeting. LB London Fletcher leads team with 68 tackles. Aims for 3rd straight game with FF... CB DeAngelo Hall tied NFL single-game record w/ 4 INTs last week, incl. game-winning 92-yard INT-TD. 3rd player in club history (HOFer SAMMY BAUGH, DAN SANDIFER) w/ 4 INTs in game & 1st NFL player to accomplish feat since CB DELTHA O'NEAL (Den. vs. KC on 10/7/01). Leads NFL with 5 INTs in '10 & needs 1 more to equal career-high of 6 in '05 w/ Atl...

Lions QB Matthew Stafford earned 1st win as starter on 9/27/09 vs. Was., completing 21 of 36 (58.3 pct.) for 241 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 87.8 rating... RB Jahvid Best (1st round) leads NFL rookies with 534 scrimmage yards. Tied for NFL lead among rookies with 5 total TDs (DEZ BRYANT). RB Kevin Smith had 101 rush yards on 16 att. (6.3 avg.) in last mtg... WR Calvin Johnson has 4 TDs in past 3, incl. 87-yarder vs. NYG, 2nd-longest of career... TE Brandon Pettigrew aims for 5th game in row w/ 4+ catches. Ranks 2nd among NFC TEs with 33 rec. Lions are only NFL team with 2 TEs with 20+ rec. (Pettigrew & Tony Scheffler, 26)... KR STEFAN LOGAN has 50+ yard KR in past 2, incl. club-record 105-yard KR-TD vs. Rams in Wk. 5... Rookie DT Ndamukong Suh (1st round, No. 2) had career-high 1.5 sacks vs. NYG. Leads NFL rookies with 4.5 sacks. In only career start vs. Was., DE Cliff Avril had 1 sack & FF... CB Alphonso Smith has INT in 3 of past 4.

Results and Schedule

Washington Redskins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	DAL	H	W 13-7	+6
2	2010-09-19	HOU	H	L 27-30	-3
3	2010-09-26	STL	A	L 16-30	-14
4	2010-10-03	PHI	A	W 17-12	+5
5	2010-10-10	GB	H	W 16-13	+3
6	2010-10-17	IND	H	L 24-27	-3
7	2010-10-24	CHI	A	W 17-14	+3
8	2010-10-31	DET	A	L 25-37	-12
9		Bye
10	2010-11-15	PHI	H
11	2010-11-21	TEN	A
12	2010-11-28	MIN	H
13	2010-12-05	NYG	A
14	2010-12-12	TB	H
15	2010-12-19	DAL	A
16	2010-12-26	JAC	A
17	2011-01-02	NYG	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
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

Injury Report

Washington Redskins
Out	RB Clinton Portis (Groin)
Questionable	OT Jammal Brown (Hip) TE Chris Cooley (Foot) CB DeAngelo Hall (Back) OT Stephon Heyer (Ankle) SS LaRon Landry (Achilles) OC Kory Lichtensteiger (Back) QB Donovan McNabb (Hamstring) FS Kareem Moore (Knee) OLB Brian Orakpo (Ankle) OC Casey Rabach (Foot) FB Mike Sellers (Foot)
IR	WR Malcolm Kelly (Knee)
Non-Football Related	OT Mike Williams (Blood Clots)

Detroit Lions
Out	OLB Zack Follett (Neck) QB Shaun Hill (Forearm)
Questionable	WR Bryant Johnson (Foot) MLB DeAndre Levy (Ankle) DE Turk McBride (Ankle)
Probable	RB Jahvid Best (Toe) FS Louis Delmas (Groin) DT Andre Fluellen (Concussion)
IR	S Aaron Berry (Right Shoulder) DE Jared DeVries (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	WAS Offense	DET Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	18.5	26.0	22.2	DET
Rushing yards	100.3	89.3	113.8	WAS
Rushing yards per attempt	4.14	4.02	4.20	WAS
Completion %	59.1%	61.3%	61.1%	DET
Passing yards	241.0	281.0	225.1	DET
Passing yards per completion	11.74	10.17	10.87	WAS
Passing yards per attempt	6.93	6.24	6.64	WAS
Interceptions	1.3	1.7	1.1	WAS
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.7	0.8	WAS
Sacks allowed	2.3	1.7	2.2	DET
3rd down conversions	25.7%	44.2%	38.6%	DET
4th down conversions	0.0%	60.0%	49.1%	DET
Time of possession	29:59	28:18	30:19	WAS

Defense Stats Comparison

	WAS Defense	DET Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	21.0	26.7	22.2	WAS
Rushing yards	116.5	152.3	113.8	WAS
Rushing yards per attempt	4.69	5.30	4.20	WAS
Completion %	65.1%	61.9%	61.1%	DET
Passing yards	267.0	189.0	225.1	DET
Passing yards per completion	10.65	9.92	10.87	DET
Passing yards per attempt	6.93	6.14	6.64	DET
INT return	1.0	1.3	1.1	DET
Fumble recoveries	1.3	1.0	0.8	WAS
Sacks	2.5	2.0	2.2	WAS
3rd down conversions	32.5%	39.0%	38.6%	WAS
4th down conversions	71.4%	0.0%	49.1%	DET
Time of possession	32:54	31:42	30:19	DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	WAS	DET	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.6	11.3	9.5	WAS
Yards per kick return	22.6	29.4	23.1	DET
Yards allowed per punt return	10.9	9.8	9.5	DET
Yards allowed per kick return	17.8	17.7	23.1	DET

Misc Stats Comparison

	WAS	DET	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.5	10.3	6.4	WAS
Penalty yards	47.3	78.7	55.4	WAS

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	2	2000-09-10	WAS	DET	10-15	DET
2004	9	2004-11-07	WAS	DET	17-10	WAS
2007	5	2007-10-07	DET	WAS	3-34	WAS
2008	8	2008-10-26	WAS	DET	25-17	WAS
2009	3	2009-09-27	WAS	DET	14-19	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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