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Final Score Prediction

Lions 24, Vikings 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 29 Christian Ponder Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 1 Adrian Peterson Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 67 Toby Gerhart Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 44 Greg Jennings Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 70 Cordarrelle Patterson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 76 Jerome Simpson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 10 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
K 19 Blair Walsh FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
 
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Matthew Stafford Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Reggie Bush Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 7-50, 0
RB 40 Joique Bell Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 69 Nate Burleson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 75 Patrick Edwards Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 95 Ryan Broyles Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 18 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 31 Tony Scheffler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 12 David Akers FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings Won final 4 games of regular season to qualify for playoffs... QB Christian Ponder led team to 10 wins last year & passed for career-high 2,935 yards & 18 TDs. Had 4 games with 100+ rating, incl. 114.2 rating in last game vs. Det... Pro Bowl RB Adrian Peterson was named 2012 AP MVP. Rushed for 2,097 yards, 2nd most in season in NFL history. Had 7 games with 150+ rush yards, tied with HOFer EARL CAMPBELL (1980) for most in season. Since entering NFL in 2007, leads league with 8,849 rush yards & 76 rush TDs. Last year vs. Det., rushed for 273 yards (136.5 per game) & TD (61 yards) in 2 games...TE Kyle Rudolph led team with career-high 9 TD catches last year, 2nd most in franchise history by TE. Named MVP of Pro Bowl. WR Greg Jennings makes Min. debut. Since 2007, is 1 of 3 players in NFL with 15+ avg. (15.5) & 50+ rec. TDs (50)... Pro Bowl DE Jared Allen (12) had 6th consecutive 10+ sack season in 2012. Since entering NFL in 2004, has NFL-best 117 sacks. Pro Bowl LB Chad Greenway led team with 148 tackles. Pro Bowl K Blair Walsh set NFL single-season record with 10 50+ yard FGs (10 of 10).

Lions QB Matthew Stafford passed for 4,967 yards last year. Has 10,005 pass yards in past 2 seasons & is 1 of 3 QBs in NFL history with 10,000+ pass yards in 2-year span... RB Reggie Bush makes Det. debut. Has rushed for 2,072 yards (1,036 per season) & 12 TDs in past 2 seasons... Pro Bowl WR Calvin Johnson set NFL season record with 1,964 rec. yards last year. Also led NFL with 122 receptions becoming 1st Lion to lead league in both categories in same season. Has 3,645 rec. yards in past 2 seasons, most ever for 2-year span. Is only player in NFL history with consecutive 1,600-yard seasons. Since 2008, leads NFL with 7,080 rec. yards & 50 rec. TDs. TE Brandon Pettigrew is 1 of 4 TEs with 200+ catches (213) since 2010... DT Ndamukong Suh has 22 sacks in career, 2nd most by DT since 2010 & most by NFC DT. DT Nick Fairley had career-high 5.5 sacks last year, including 4 in final 5 games. Rookie DE EZEKIEL ANSAH was No. 5 overall pick by Lions. LB Stephen Tulloch led team with 112 tackles last year.


Results and Schedule
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 DET A L 24-34 -10
2 2013-09-15 CHI A    
3 2013-09-22 CLE H    
4 2013-09-29 PIT H    
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 CAR H    
7 2013-10-21 NYG A    
8 2013-10-27 GB H    
9 2013-11-03 DAL A    
10 2013-11-07 WAS H    
11 2013-11-17 SEA A    
12 2013-11-24 GB A    
13 2013-12-01 CHI H    
14 2013-12-08 BAL A    
15 2013-12-15 PHI H    
16 2013-12-22 CIN A    
17 2013-12-29 DET H    
   
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 MIN H W 34-24 +10
2 2013-09-15 ARI A    
3 2013-09-22 WAS A    
4 2013-09-29 CHI H    
5 2013-10-06 GB A    
6 2013-10-13 CLE A    
7 2013-10-20 CIN H    
8 2013-10-27 DAL H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 CHI A    
11 2013-11-17 PIT A    
12 2013-11-24 TB H    
13 2013-11-28 GB H    
14 2013-12-08 PHI A    
15 2013-12-16 BAL H    
16 2013-12-22 NYG H    
17 2013-12-29 MIN A    

Injury Report
Minnesota Vikings
Out  DT Kevin Williams (knee)
Probable  CB Chris Cook (groin)
 DT Sharrif Floyd (knee)
 DT Letroy Guion (fingers)
 WLB Erin Henderson (heel)
 WR Cordarrelle Patterson (back)
 SS Mistral Raymond (shoulder)
 FS Harrison Smith (back)
IR  DE D'Aundre Reed (ankle, 9/2/2013)
   
Detroit Lions
Probable  DE Ziggy Ansah (head)
 FS Louis Delmas (knee)
 DE Jason Jones (knee)
IR  RB Montell Owens (knee, 8/31/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Offense 
DET
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.5 23.3 22.3 MIN
Rushing yards 193.8 101.0 119.6 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 5.70 4.15 4.34 MIN
Completion % 56.3% 56.7% 59.3% DET
Passing yards 135.8 309.5 223.1 DET
Passing yards per completion 9.01 11.23 11.02 DET
Passing yards per attempt 5.07 6.36 6.53 DET
Interceptions 0.5 1.0 0.9 MIN
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.3 0.6 MIN
Sacks allowed 1.3 1.0 2.3 DET
3rd down conversions 42.2% 44.9% 38.2% DET
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 45.1% -
Time of possession 28:22 34:16 30:18 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Defense 
DET
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 21.8 31.8 22.3 MIN
Rushing yards 97.5 117.5 119.6 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.03 4.76 4.34 MIN
Completion % 64.4% 59.0% 59.3% DET
Passing yards 279.8 240.0 223.1 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.17 11.52 11.02 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.55 6.80 6.53 MIN
INT return 0.8 0.5 0.9 MIN
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.0 0.6 MIN
Sacks 3.0 1.8 2.3 MIN
3rd down conversions 41.6% 34.2% 38.2% DET
4th down conversions 57.1% 100.0% 45.1% MIN
Time of possession 31:38 28:38 30:18 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIN   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.5 7.1 10.0 MIN
Yards per kick return 24.4 21.5 22.9 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 9.3 6.1 10.0 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 20.6 21.9 22.9 MIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIN   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 5.8 6.1 MIN
Penalty yards 50.8 52.0 50.7 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions
 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
2012 10 2012-11-11 DET MIN 24-34 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.