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Detroit Lions NFC North
Matchup Preview • Det vs. Min
Season Overview
Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings
9-3-0 (4) Season Record (NFL Rank) 6-6-0 (20)
1 Division Rank 2
3 Conference Rank 8
Wild Card Rank 4
4-2-0 Home Record 2-4-0
5-1-0 Away Record 4-2-0
2-1-0 Division Record 2-1-0
6-2-0 Conference Record 6-3-0
327 Points For 263
286 Points Against 242
Won 1 Streak Lost 2
Team Stats • Offense
400.6 Total yds/game 350.7
263.3 Total passing yds/game 258.6
137.3 Total rushing yds/game 92.1
40 Total TD 30
20 Total Passing TD 23
19 Total Rushing TD 5
0 Total Return TD 0
1 Total Other TD 2
Team Stats • Defense
322.4 Opp Total yds/game 320.3
229.3 Opp passing yds/game 224.3
93.1 Opp rushing yds/game 96.0
25 Sacks 32
9 Interceptions 9
Team Info
Height Average 6-2
Weight Average 241.5
Age Average 25.9
Oldest Jake McQuaide (36)
Youngest Jahmyr Gibbs (21)
Rookies 10
30 years old + 4
How The Team Was Built
Drafted 26
Free agency 21
Waivers 4
Trades 3
EXPERIENCE
Quarterbacks 192 games / 177 starts
RB, FB, WR, and TE 485 games / 242 starts
Offensive Linemen 445 games / 383 starts
Defensive Backs 428 games / 222 starts
Defensive Linemen 419 games / 148 starts
Linebackers 306 games / 123 starts
Punters and Kickers 98 games / 0 starts
Team Totals 2558 games / 1295 starts
Team Info
Height Average 6-2
Weight Average 240.6
Age Average 26.2
Oldest Andrew DePaola (36)
Youngest Jordan Addison (21)
Rookies 10
30 years old + 7
How The Team Was Built
Drafted 28
Free agency 23
Waivers 0
Trades 3
EXPERIENCE
Quarterbacks 23 games / 14 starts
RB, FB, WR, and TE 594 games / 232 starts
Offensive Linemen 448 games / 330 starts
Defensive Backs 442 games / 292 starts
Defensive Linemen 280 games / 79 starts
Linebackers 402 games / 182 starts
Punters and Kickers 90 games / 0 starts
Team Totals 2395 games / 1129 starts
Injuries
Cabinda, Jason Knee injury injured reserve
Daly, Scott Knee injury injured reserve
Gardner-Johnson, C.J. Pectoral muscle injury injured reserve
Hooker, Hendon ACL injury designated for return list
Houston, James Ankle fracture injured reserve
Knight, Bam Shoulder injury injured reserve
Moseley, Emmanuel ACL tear - right injured reserve
Nelson, Matt Ankle injury injured reserve
Sudfeld, Nate ACL tear injured reserve
Vaitai, Halapoulivaati Back injury injured reserve
Zylstra, Shane Knee injury injured reserve
Injuries
Akers, Cam Achilles tear injured reserve
Cousins, Kirk Achilles tear injured reserve
Davenport, Marcus Ankle sprain - left injured reserve
Hicks, Jordan Shin injury injured reserve
Knowles, Malik Undisclosed reserve/non-football injury
Lowry, Dean Pectoral muscle tear injured reserve
Lynch, James Knee injury injured reserve
Udoh, Oli Quadriceps injury injured reserve
Team Leaders
Passing
Att Jared Goff 430
Cmp Jared Goff 291
Yds Jared Goff 3288
Lg Jared Goff 48
TD Jared Goff 20
Int Jared Goff 8
Sck Jared Goff 21
Rat Jared Goff 98.0911
Rushing
Rush David Montgomery 151
Yds David Montgomery 704
Lg David Montgomery 75
TD David Montgomery 10
Receiving
Rec Amon-Ra St. Brown 84
Yds Amon-Ra St. Brown 1042
Lg Sam LaPorta 48
TD Sam LaPorta 6
Defense
Solo Alex Anzalone 86
Ast Derrick Barnes 31
Sck Aidan Hutchinson 5.5
SckYds Aidan Hutchinson 50
Int Jerry Jacobs 3
IntYds Brian Branch 63
IntTD Brian Branch 1
FR Jared Goff 2
Team Leaders
Passing
Att Kirk Cousins 311
Cmp Kirk Cousins 216
Yds Kirk Cousins 2331
Lg Kirk Cousins 62
TD Kirk Cousins 18
Int Kirk Cousins 5
Sck Kirk Cousins 17
Rat Jaren Hall 108.75
Rushing
Rush Alexander Mattison 158
Yds Alexander Mattison 594
Lg Ty Chandler 31
TD Joshua Dobbs 3
Receiving
Rec T.J. Hockenson 80
Yds T.J. Hockenson 786
Lg Jordan Addison 62
TD Jordan Addison 7
Defense
Solo Camryn Bynum 99
Ast Jordan Hicks 38
Sck Danielle Hunter 13.5
SckYds Danielle Hunter 93
Int Byron Murphy 3
IntYds Byron Murphy 59
FR Joshua Dobbs 3
TD D.J. Wonnum 1
Who's Hot?
Brian Branch (S) 15 comb tck, 1 int in last 2 games
Sam LaPorta (TE) 245 tot. yds , 2 TDs in last 4 games
Who's Not?
Jahmyr Gibbs (RB) 222 tot. yds , 1 TD in last 3 games
David Montgomery (RB) 224 tot. yds , 3 TDs in last 3 games
Who's Hot?
Ivan Pace (LB) 18 comb tck, 1 sck in last 2 games
Who's Not?
Ty Chandler (RB) 166 tot. yds , 1 TD in last 4 games
Alexander Mattison (RB) 768 tot. yds , 3 TDs in last 12 games