Prediction: Jets 20, Lions 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Detroit Lions |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 10 |
Matthew Stafford |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 23 |
Reggie Bush |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 27 |
Joique Bell  |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
 WR 5 |
Calvin Johnson  |
Rec: 6-85, 1 TD |
| WR 22 |
Golden Tate |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| TE 23 |
Eric Ebron |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| TE 31 |
Brandon Pettigrew |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| TE 33 |
Joseph Fauria |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 23 |
Alex Henery |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 7 |
Defense / ST |
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| New York Jets |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 18 |
Geno Smith |
Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0 |
| RB 19 |
Chris Ivory |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 32 |
Chris Johnson |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 54 |
Bilal Powell |
Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
 WR 32 |
Jeremy Kerley  |
Rec: 5-65, 0 TD |
| WR 41 |
Eric Decker |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 67 |
David Nelson |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| TE 25 |
Jace Amaro |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| TE 36 |
Jeff Cumberland |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 11 |
Nick Folk |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 4 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Lions QB Matthew Stafford has 1,956 yards (326 per game) & 14 TDs in past 6 vs. AFC. Since 2011, ranks 2nd in NFL with 15,538 pass yards... RB Reggie Bush had 26-yard TD run last week. Bush (102) & RB Joique Bell (120) are 1 of 3 NFC RB duos with 100+ rush yards each... WR Calvin Johnson has 100+ rec. yards in 22 of past 36. Since 2011, leads NFL with 321 catches, 5,466 rec. yards & 111.6 rec. yards per game. Has 13 rec. TDs in past 12 vs. AFC. Has 81 catches for 1,502 yards (136.5 per game) & 11 TDs in past 11 vs. AFC. In last game vs. NYJ (11/11/12 with Sea.), WR Golden Tate caught 38-yard TD & threw 23-yard TD. Ranks 2nd on team with 16 catches & 201 yards... Defense ranks 1st in NFL (244.3). Pass defense (180.7) & rush defense (63.7) are both 1st in NFC. LB DeAndre Levy had 10 tackles in last game vs. NYJ. Had 10 tackles & safety last week. Leads team with 27 tackles. Has 7 INTs since 2013, most by NFL LB. DT Ndamukong Suh had sack last week. Since 2010, has 28.5 sacks, tied for 2nd most by DT in NFC. Last week, DT Nick Fairley had FF & S Don Carey had 40-yard FR-TD.
 Jets QB Geno Smith has accounted for 11 TDs (7 pass, 4 rush) in past 7 starts. Since entering NFL in 2013, leads all QBs with 7 rush TDs... In only career start vs. Det. (11/27/08 with Ten.), RB Chris Johnson rushed for 125 yards on 16 att. (7.8 avg.) & 2 TDs, including a 58-yarder. Since entering NFL in 2008, is 2nd in NFL with 8,088 rush yards. RB Chris Ivory had career-highs in catches (4) & receiving yards (52) last week. Has TD run in 2 of past 3... In only career meeting (10/30/11 with Broncos), WR Eric Decker had 6 catches for 72 yards & TD. Since 2010, leads AFC WRs with 34 receiving TDs. WR Jeremy Kerley led team with 7 catches for 81 yards & TD last week vs. Bears... LB DeMario Davis leads team with 21 tackles & has 2.5 sacks in past 2. DE Muhammad Wilkerson has 6.5 sacks in past 8 vs. NFC, including 1.5 last week. LB Calvin Pace has sack in 3 of past 4 vs. NFC. LB Quinton Coples has sack in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC.
Results and Schedule
| Detroit Lions |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-08 |
NYG |
H |
W 35-14 |
+21 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
CAR |
A |
L 7-24 |
-17 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
GB |
H |
W 19-7 |
+12 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
BUF |
H |
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| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
MIN |
A |
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| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
NO |
H |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
ATL |
A |
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| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
MIA |
H |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
ARI |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
NE |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
CHI |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
TB |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
MIN |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
CHI |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
GB |
A |
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| New York Jets |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
OAK |
H |
W 19-14 |
+5 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
GB |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 3 |
2014-09-22 |
CHI |
H |
L 19-27 |
-8 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
DET |
H |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
SD |
A |
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| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
DEN |
H |
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| 7 |
2014-10-16 |
NE |
A |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
BUF |
H |
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| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
KC |
A |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
PIT |
H |
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| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
BUF |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-12-01 |
MIA |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
MIN |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
TEN |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
NE |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
MIA |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DET
Offense |
NYJ
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
20.3 |
20.7 |
22.3 |
NYJ |
| Rushing yards |
87.0 |
157.3 |
113.6 |
NYJ |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.03 |
4.87 |
4.17 |
NYJ |
| Completion % |
62.3% |
62.5% |
64.2% |
NYJ |
| Passing yards |
277.3 |
218.7 |
234.7 |
DET |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.72 |
10.09 |
10.46 |
DET |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.30 |
6.31 |
6.72 |
DET |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
DET |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
NYJ |
| Sacks allowed |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
56.3% |
43.2% |
41.7% |
DET |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
60.0% |
47.4% |
NYJ |
| Time of possession |
34:59 |
32:23 |
30:08 |
DET |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DET
Defense |
NYJ
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
15.0 |
24.0 |
22.3 |
DET |
| Rushing yards |
63.7 |
55.0 |
113.6 |
NYJ |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
2.81 |
2.84 |
4.17 |
DET |
| Completion % |
59.6% |
60.7% |
64.2% |
DET |
| Passing yards |
180.7 |
213.3 |
234.7 |
DET |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.68 |
9.41 |
10.46 |
NYJ |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.77 |
5.71 |
6.72 |
NYJ |
| INT return |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
DET |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
NYJ |
| Sacks |
3.0 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
NYJ |
| 3rd down conversions |
28.6% |
41.5% |
41.7% |
DET |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
0.0% |
47.4% |
NYJ |
| Time of possession |
25:01 |
27:37 |
30:08 |
DET |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DET |
NYJ |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
9.9 |
4.5 |
8.3 |
DET |
| Yards per kick return |
29.7 |
19.4 |
23.2 |
DET |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.2 |
6.6 |
8.3 |
NYJ |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.7 |
22.0 |
23.2 |
DET |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DET |
NYJ |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.3 |
8.0 |
6.9 |
DET |
| Penalty yards |
52.7 |
88.3 |
60.3 |
DET |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2014 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Detroit Lions vs. New York Jets |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
16 |
2000-12-17 |
DET |
NYJ |
10-7 |
DET |
| 2002 |
11 |
2002-11-17 |
NYJ |
DET |
31-14 |
NYJ |
| 2006 |
7 |
2006-10-22 |
DET |
NYJ |
24-31 |
NYJ |
| 2010 |
9 |
2010-11-07 |
NYJ |
DET |
23-20 |
NYJ |
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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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