Lions this Sunday

Get stomped by the Vikes...

Don't count on it.

all people will remember is that the Lions got screwed and should have beat the Packers at Lambert. They can’t run the ball and have zero pass rush.... They will get stomped.

and there pass protection stinks... Stafford collapses like a summer lawn chair 

Lambeau...

If the manipulation comes in on that game next week - the Lions may look like the Patriots before that game ends.

Exactly what people will think.....for all the bad calls tonite the Lions were lucky Green Bay played like crap all nite....TO’s, dropped balls, no Davonte, etc. GB should have won by at least 2 TD’s. 

You just described Kirk Cousins to a tee  

only if the refs show up 

Kirk Cousins

Outings vs. which team and where they rank in pass yards given up / game

Good (passer rating >= 112)

vs ATL 27

vs OAK 22

@ NYG 31

vs PHI 30

Bad (passer rating <= 91.6)

@ GNB 13

@ CHI 10

Lions rank:

DET 28

Cousins isn't really the key piece to this offense.

Vikings passing yards / game ranked 25th = 213.3

Vikings rushing yards / game ranked 3rd = 159.0

Team stats, 

pass attempts = 155 45%

rush attempts = 188 55%

Opps stats,

pass attempts = 226 61%

rush attempts = 145 39%

Detroit Rush D

ranked 27th in the league (!) allowing 133.8 yards/game

Vikings Rush O

ranked 3rd in the league (!) rushing for 159.0 yards/game

Detroit Pass O

ranked 8th in the league passing for 262.2 yards/game

Vikings Pass D

ranked 7th in the league allowing 218.8 yards/game

Vikings giving a point seems like a gift to me.

DET point spread history 2019

w1 -2.5 @ ARI not covered

w2 1.0 v LAC covered

w3 4.0 @ PHI covered

w4 7.5 v KCC covered

w5 3.5 @ GNB covered

MIN point spread history 2019

w1 -3.5 v ATL covered

w2 +3.0 @ GNB not covered

w3 -8.5 v OAK covered

w4 -1.0 @ CHI not covered

w5 -5.5 @ NYG covered

w6 -3.5 v PHI covered

Lions have been perennial under dogs

I got Vikings ahead of every team DET has faced this season except for GNB which DET barely got beat by.  And even GNB I have only 1 slot ahead of MIN.  My Power Rankings very likely could be off, but given the point spreads DET has received from much lesser opponents, I like MIN coming in only giving up a point.

So in summary of those point spreads, the odds makers are saying the (4-2) Vikings are on par with the (2-4) Chargers by giving the Lions a +1 point spread.  Funny how a strong performance can change the perception of a team's value/power.  Additionally the Vikings are weaker than (3-3) Philly and (4-2) KC who surrendered more points in their lines.