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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
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| 12 |
2012-11-22 |
HOU |
H |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
IND |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
GB |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
ARI |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-22 |
ATL |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
CHI |
H |
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| 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 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
CHI |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
GB |
A |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
CHI |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
STL |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
HOU |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
GB |
H |
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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 |
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DET |
MIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
DET |
| Penalty yards |
60.0 |
40.0 |
51.7 |
MIN |
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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
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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 |
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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.
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