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Final Score Prediction

Lions 24, Vikings 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Matthew Stafford Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15 Mikel Leshoure Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 31 Joique Bell Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 9 Calvin Johnson Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 39 Titus Young Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 51 Ryan Broyles Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 15 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 30 Tony Scheffler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 20 Jason Hanson FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
 
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 28 Christian Ponder Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 2 Adrian Peterson Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 48 Toby Gerhart Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 50 Michael Jenkins Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
 WR 52 Jerome Simpson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 WR 66 Percy Harvin Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 21 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 26 Blair Walsh FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 15 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Lions QB Matthew Stafford passed for 285 yards & reached 10,000 (10,233) career passing yards in his 37th career game. He is 2nd fastest to reach 10,000 (KURT WARNER, 36). In last game at Min., completed 32 of 46 (69.6 pct.) for 378 yards with 2 TDs for 108.8 rating... Last week, RB MIKEL LE SHOURE rushed for 3 TDs in 1st half. Is 1st player in club history with 3 rush TDs in 1st half since DUTCH CLARK in 1931... WR Calvin Johnson is 2nd in NFC with 767 rec. yards. Since 2011, has 2,448 rec. yards, most in NFL, & his 102 yards per game avg. during span ranks 1st. Since 2008, has 46 TD catches, most in NFL. In last game at Min., had 7 catches for 108 yards & 2 TDs. WR Titus Young had 57-yard TD in 12/11/11 meeting. Since 2010, TE Brandon Pettigrew is 3rd among TEs with 193 catches. In last game at Min., had career-high 11 catches for 112 yards... Cliff Avril is 1 of 4 in NFL with 15+ sacks (15.5) & 6+ FFs (6) since 2011. Since 2010, DT Ndamukong Suh has 17.5 sacks, tied for most by DT.

Vikings QB Christian Ponder has won 4 of past 5 at home. In past 3, RB Adrian Peterson has rushed for 458 yards (152.7 per game) & 4 TDs. Aims for 4th in row with 120+ yards & TD. Rushed for 182 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 5 career 180-yard games. Since 2007, leads NFL with 7,709 rush yards & 70 rush TDs... WR-KR Percy Harvin & HOFer GALE SAYERS are only players in NFL history w/ 20+ scrim. TDs & 5 KR-TDs in 1st 4 seasons. Harvin, Sayers & TIMMY BROWN are only players in NFL history w/ rush, rec. & KR TD in 3 consecutive seasons. Leads NFL with 62 receptions. Since Ponder's 1st start (10/23/11), Harvin has 124 receptions, 2nd most in NFL. Had 105-yard KR-TD in last meeting & CB-PR Marcus Sherels had 77-yard PR-TD. Vikings are 1st team in NFL history to have KR-TD & PR-TD in same game 3 times... DE Jared Allen aims for 8th in row with 0.5+ sack. Has 39.5 sacks in past 34. Since entering NFL in 2004, Allen has NFL-best 112.5 sacks... Rookie K Blair Walsh has made 19 of 20 FGs, incl. 5 of 5 from 50+ yards.


Results and Schedule
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 STL H W 27-23 +4
2 2012-09-16 SF A L 19-27 -8
3 2012-09-23 TEN A L 41-44 -3
4 2012-09-30 MIN H L 13-20 -7
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 PHI A W 26-23 +3
7 2012-10-22 CHI A L 7-13 -6
8 2012-10-28 SEA H W 28-24 +4
9 2012-11-04 JAC A W 31-14 +17
10 2012-11-11 MIN A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 GB H    
12 2012-11-22 HOU H    
13 2012-12-02 IND H    
14 2012-12-09 GB A    
15 2012-12-16 ARI A    
16 2012-12-22 ATL H    
17 2012-12-30 CHI H    
   
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 JAC H W 26-23 +3
2 2012-09-16 IND A L 20-23 -3
3 2012-09-23 SF H W 24-13 +11
4 2012-09-30 DET A W 20-13 +7
5 2012-10-07 TEN H W 30-7 +23
6 2012-10-14 WAS A L 26-38 -12
7 2012-10-21 ARI H W 21-14 +7
8 2012-10-25 TB H L 17-36 -19
9 2012-11-04 SEA A L 20-30 -10
10 2012-11-11 DET H W 34-24 +10
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 CHI A    
13 2012-12-02 GB A    
14 2012-12-09 CHI H    
15 2012-12-16 STL A    
16 2012-12-23 HOU A    
17 2012-12-30 GB H    

Injury Report
Detroit Lions
Out  FS Louis Delmas (knee)
 SS Amari Spievey (concussion)
Questionable  DE Cliff Avril (back)
 WR Calvin Johnson (knee)
Probable  SS Erik Coleman (toe)
 CB Chris Houston (other-illness)
 RB Mikel Leshoure (toe)
 WLB DeAndre Levy (hamstring)
 MLB Stephen Tulloch (knee)
 DT Corey Williams (knee)
 WR Titus Young (knee)
IR  CB Dwight Bentley (shoulder, 11/1)
 RB Jahvid Best (concussion, 11/4)
 WR Nate Burleson (leg, 10/24)
 CB Drayton Florence (forearm, 9/19)
   
Minnesota Vikings
Doubtful  DT Letroy Guion (foot)
 WR Percy Harvin (ankle)
Probable  TE John Carlson (concussion)
 FB Jerome Felton (shoulder)
 RB Adrian Peterson (ankle)
 SS Mistral Raymond (ankle)
 SS Jamarca Sanford (knee)
 WR Jerome Simpson (calf)
 CB Antoine Winfield (knee)
IR  CB Chris Cook (arm, 10/26)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Offense 
MIN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.3 21.8 22.3 DET
Rushing yards 107.0 152.0 117.3 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.30 5.98 4.37 MIN
Completion % 60.7% 61.0% 61.9% MIN
Passing yards 294.0 157.8 238.0 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.69 8.78 10.88 DET
Passing yards per attempt 6.49 5.35 6.74 DET
Interceptions 0.7 1.5 0.9 DET
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.7 DET
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.0 2.2 DET
3rd down conversions 47.1% 31.5% 38.8% DET
4th down conversions 25.0% 66.7% 55.0% MIN
Time of possession 32:00 27:16 29:49 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Defense 
MIN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 19.0 23.3 22.3 DET
Rushing yards 110.3 130.8 117.3 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 4.42 4.21 4.37 MIN
Completion % 63.8% 62.8% 61.9% MIN
Passing yards 192.0 223.0 238.0 DET
Passing yards per completion 8.51 9.90 10.88 DET
Passing yards per attempt 5.44 6.22 6.74 DET
INT return 1.0 0.5 0.9 DET
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.7 MIN
Sacks 2.0 2.3 2.2 MIN
3rd down conversions 39.4% 42.0% 38.8% DET
4th down conversions 100.0% 54.5% 55.0% MIN
Time of possession 29:20 32:44 29:49 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DET   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.6 9.6 8.1 MIN
Yards per kick return 18.2 34.4 24.1 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 12.5 6.0 8.1 MIN
Yards allowed per kick return 23.4 23.3 24.1 MIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DET   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 5.3 6.2 DET
Penalty yards 60.0 40.0 51.7 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2012 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
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
2010 3 2010-09-26 DET MIN 10-24 MIN
2010 17 2011-01-02 MIN DET 13-20 DET
2011 3 2011-09-25 DET MIN 26-23 DET
2011 14 2011-12-11 MIN DET 28-34 DET
2012 4 2012-09-30 MIN DET 20-13 MIN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.