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Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles - Week 6
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

PIT
TEN		 23
 26
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STL
MIA		 14
 17
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OAK
ATL		 20
 23
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KC
TB		 10
 38
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IND
NYJ		 9
 35
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DET
PHI		 26
 23
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DAL
BAL		 29
 31
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CIN
CLE		 24
 34
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NE
SEA		 23
 24
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BUF
ARI		 19
 16
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MIN
WAS		 26
 38
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NYG
SF		 26
 3
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GB
HOU		 42
 24
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DEN
SD		 35
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Eagles 24, Lions 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Matthew Stafford Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Mikel Leshoure Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41 Joique Bell Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 3 Calvin Johnson Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 42 Nate Burleson Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 74 Titus Young Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 14 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
TE 34 Tony Scheffler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 3 Jason Hanson FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
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Philadelphia Eagles
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Michael Vick Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 8 LeSean McCoy Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 55 Bryce Brown Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 17 DeSean Jackson Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 32 Jeremy Maclin Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 77 Jason Avant Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 3 Brent Celek Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 23 Alex Henery FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 10 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Lions QB Matthew Stafford passed for 319 yards in Week 4. Since Dec. 2011, has 3,101 pass yards, 3rd most in NFL. Lions are 10-0 when Stafford has 105+ rating... RB MIKEL LE SHOURE rushed for 100 yards & TD in NFL debut in Week 3. RB Joique Bell had career-high 6 catches & 72 yards in Week 4. Ranks 3rd among NFL RBs with 175 rec. yards... WR Calvin Johnson had TD in last meeting. Since 2008, has 46 TD catches, most in NFL. In past 4 road games, has 38 catches for 716 yards (179 per game) & 4 TDs. Has 2 200+ yard games & 3 150+ yard games in those 4. Since 2011, has 2,104 rec. yards, most in NFL & his 105.2 yards per game avg. during span ranks 1st. Since 2010, TE Brandon Pettigrew is 3rd among TEs with 177 catches. Had 7 catches for 108 yards in last meeting... DE Cliff Avril is 1 of 2 NFC players with 12+ sacks (12.5) & 6+ FFs (6) since 2011 (JOHN ABRAHAM). Since 2010, DT Ndamukong Suh has 16.5 sacks, tied for most by NFL DT. DE Kyle Vanden Bosch had 1.5 sacks in last game vs. Phi.

Eagles QB Michael Vick won last start vs. Det. & completed 21 of 34 (61.8 pct.) for 284 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 108 rating. Since 2010, is only NFL player with 7,500+ pass (7,642) & 1,000+ rush (1,411) yards... RB LeSean McCoy rushed for 120 yards & 3 TDs in only game vs. Det. Eagles are 10-1 when McCoy rushes for 100+ yards. In past 7 at home, has rushed for 674 yards (96.3 per game) & 9 TDs... In last meeting, WR-PR DeSean Jackson had 4 catches for 135 yards (33.8 avg.) & TD (45 yards). Incl. playoffs, has 31 TDs (24 rec., 4 PR, 3 rush) & avg. 44.5 yards per TD (1,380 yards). WR Jeremy Maclin has 100+ yards or TD in 4 of past 6. Had TD in last meeting... DE Jason Babin has 10.5 sacks in past 10. In 9/23/07 game vs. Det., DE Trent Cole had 3.5 sacks & FF. Since 2006, has 64.5 sacks, 3rd most in NFL. In last game vs. Det. (12/20/09 with Arz.), CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had 2 INTs. S Nate Allen had INT in last meeting. DE Brandon Graham had 1st career sack vs. Det.


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    
8 2012-10-28 SEA H    
9 2012-11-04 JAC A    
10 2012-11-11 MIN A    
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    
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 CLE A W 17-16 +1
2 2012-09-16 BAL H W 24-23 +1
3 2012-09-23 ARI A L 6-27 -21
4 2012-09-30 NYG H W 19-17 +2
5 2012-10-07 PIT A L 14-16 -2
6 2012-10-14 DET H L 23-26 -3
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 ATL H    
9 2012-11-05 NO A    
10 2012-11-11 DAL H    
11 2012-11-18 WAS A    
12 2012-11-26 CAR H    
13 2012-12-02 DAL A    
14 2012-12-09 TB A    
15 2012-12-13 CIN H    
16 2012-12-23 WAS H    
17 2012-12-30 NYG A    

Injury Report
Detroit Lions
Out  CB Drayton Florence (forearm)
 DT Corey Williams (knee)
Questionable  DE Cliff Avril (knee)
 FS Louis Delmas (knee)
 DT Sammie Lee Hill (toe)
Probable  WLB Travis Lewis (quadriceps)
 TE Brandon Pettigrew (undisclosed)
 SS Amari Spievey (groin)
 WR Titus Young (knee)
PUP  RB Jahvid Best (concussion)
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Probable  WR Jason Avant (wrist)
 RB Bryce Brown (shoulder)
 WR Riley Cooper (collarbone)
 SLB Akeem Jordan (hamstring)
 SLB Mychal Kendricks (ankle)
 DT Derek Landri (knee)
 DE Darryl Tapp (foot)
Non-Football Related  DT Mike Patterson (other-illness)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Offense 		 PHI
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.0 16.7 23.1 DET
Rushing yards 82.5 135.0 112.5 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.61 4.46 4.17 PHI
Completion % 66.7% 58.4% 62.0% DET
Passing yards 316.0 239.7 240.4 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.39 11.52 11.00 PHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.92 6.72 6.82 DET
Interceptions 0.5 0.7 1.0 DET
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.7 0.7 DET
Sacks allowed 1.5 2.3 2.3 DET
3rd down conversions 36.5% 40.0% 38.3% PHI
4th down conversions 40.0% 80.0% 59.1% PHI
Time of possession 30:49 31:32 30:15 PHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Defense 		 PHI
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 25.0 18.7 23.1 PHI
Rushing yards 102.5 103.0 112.5 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 4.08 3.95 4.17 PHI
Completion % 66.1% 53.3% 62.0% PHI
Passing yards 187.0 204.7 240.4 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.39 10.77 11.00 DET
Passing yards per attempt 6.87 5.74 6.82 PHI
INT return 0.0 0.7 1.0 PHI
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.0 0.7 DET
Sacks 2.5 1.3 2.3 DET
3rd down conversions 34.0% 30.3% 38.3% PHI
4th down conversions 0.0% 20.0% 59.1% DET
Time of possession 29:23 28:28 30:15 PHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DET   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.9 6.0 10.1 DET
Yards per kick return 20.8 19.6 24.6 DET
Yards allowed per punt return 27.3 11.1 10.1 PHI
Yards allowed per kick return 32.8 30.3 24.6 PHI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DET   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 5.7 6.5 PHI
Penalty yards 69.5 57.3 56.6 PHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 3 2004-09-26 PHI DET 30-13 PHI
2007 3 2007-09-23 DET PHI 21-56 PHI
2010 2 2010-09-19 PHI DET 35-32 PHI

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.