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Line at Writing: Minnesota -3 (43)
Team: Detroit
Head Coach: Jim Caldwell
Last Game: Lost at San Diego
Vs. Chargers
QB: Mathew Stafford 19-30, 256, 2-2 QBR 83.5
RB: Ameer Abdullah 7-50 TD + 4-44 rec, Joique Bell 6-14 (starter)
WR: Eric Ebron 4-53 TD tight end, Calvin Johnson 2-37
Defense: Shredded by Philip Rivers for 388 passing, whatever he wanted in the 2half
Did have two INTs early and 2 sacks,
Offense: Rush: 21 Pass: 13 Overall: 21
Defense: Rush: 11 Pass: 31 Overall: 30
Team: Minnesota
Head Coach: Mike Zimmer
Last Game: Lost 20-3 at San Francisco on Monday night
Vs. 49ers
QB: Teddy Bridgewater 23-32, 231, 0-1 overall play was terrible
RB: Adrian Peterson 10-31 was barely used
WR: Mike Wallace 6-63, Kyle Rudolph 5-53
Defense: Played terrible allowing 230 yards rushing, 168 to Carlos Hyde, never kept contain
on Kaepernick
Offense: Rush: 23 Pass: 26 Overall: 27
Defense: Rush: Pass: Overall: 22
Recent History: Detroit 3-1 SU and 2-2 last two years, Under 3-1
Last year
Detroit 17-3 at Minnesota, state dead even except for three Vike turnovers
Detroit 16-14 at Detroit, Vikes with 21 first downs to 11 and 284 passing to 153 but turned the
ball over twice to zero for Lions
Notes and Bullet Points:
Detroit 3-6 ATS as a dog last two years
The Under is 12-5 in Lions L17 road games
Mathew Stafford 0-19 on the road vs teams that finish the year with winning records
Stafford with just three career wins vs team that finish the year with winning records
Minnesota no real trends but in last two years, 18-7 ATS off full seven days rest, 1-7 in
short/extra time …… off MNF.