Game 5: Lions @ Vikings Thread

[grandy]

Detroit Lions (0-4) @ Minnesota Vikings (1-3)

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Injury Report

Lions
Questionable
OT Penei Sewell (ankle)
TE T.J. Hockenson (knee)
RB D?Andre Swift (groin)
RB Jamaal Williams (hip)
EDGE Trey Flowers (knee)

Vikings
Reserve/COVID-19 list
CB Cameron Dantzler
CB Harrison Hand

Out
WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette (Toe)
NT Michael Pierce (Elbow)

Questionable
RB Dalvin Cook (Ankle)


Series History
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The Lions are 39-78-2 against the Bears
Last Game: 1/3/2021, Vikings 37 Lions 35
Last Game in Minnesota: 11/8/2020, Vikings 34 Lions 20
Last Win: 10/1/2017, Lions 14 Vikings 7
Recent Games: The Vikings have won the last 7 meetings

 

[grandy]

Football Outsiders Stats

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Team Efficiency

Total DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average)
Minnesota 4.1% (16th)
Detroit -28.3% (29th)

Weighted DVOA (DVOA adjusted for recent games)
Minnesota 4.1% (16th)
Detroit -28.3% (29th)

Offense DVOA
Minnesota 2.2% (14th)
Detroit -8.5% (21st)

Defense DVOA
Minnesota -0.9% (14th)
Detroit 20.8% (31st)

Special Teams DVOA
Minnesota 1.1% (9th)
Detroit 1.0% (10th)


Team Offense

Weighted Offense DVOA
Minnesota 2.2% (14th)
Detroit -8.5% (21st)

Pass Offense
Minnesota 32.2% (7th)
Detroit 4.9% (22nd)

Rush Offense
Detroit -19.4% (23rd)
Minnesota -24.6% (28th)


Team Defense

Weighted Defense DVOA
Minnesota -0.9% (14th)
Detroit 20.8% (31st)

Pass Defense
Minnesota 3.9% (15th)
Detroit 36.5% (30th)

Rush Defense
Minnesota -6.8% (23rd)
Detroit 5.1% (30th)


Offensive Lines

Adjusted Line Yards
Detroit 4.14 (17th)
Minnesota 3.86 (25th)

Power Success
Detroit 78% (10th)
Minnesota 67% (16th)

Stuffed
Detroit 17.0% (16th)
Minnesota 21.0% (27th)

2nd Level Yards
Minnesota 1.38 (7th)
Detroit 1.25 (15th)

Open Field Yards
Minnesota 0.54 (17th)
Detroit 0.42 (21st)

Adjusted Sack Rate
Minnesota 4.0% (3rd)
Detroit 6.5% (15th)


Defensive Lines

Adjusted Line Yards
Detroit 4.80 (28th)
Minnesota 4.95 (30th)

Power Success
Minnesota 56% (9th)
Detroit 75% (24th)

Stuffed
Detroit 14.0% (23rd)
Minnesota 10.0% (30th)

2nd Level Yards
Detroit 1.38 (27th)
Minnesota 1.41 (28th)

Open Field Yards
Detroit 0.62 (18th)
Minnesota 0.69 (22nd)

Adjusted Sack Rate
Minnesota 9.4% (5th)
Detroit 8.9% (6th)


Drive Stats

Net Yards/Drive
Minnesota -0.17 (19th)
Detroit -3.92 (23rd)

Net Points/Drive
Minnesota -0.02 (18th)
Detroit -0.90 (27th)

Net DSR (Drive Success Rate)
Minnesota 0.031 (11th)
Detroit -0.003 (16th)

Offense Yards/Drive
Detroit 35.46 (15th)
Minnesota 33.67 (20th)

Offense Points/Drive
Minnesota 2.02 (22nd)
Detroit 1.98 (23rd)

Offense DSR
Detroit 0.754 (10th)
Minnesota 0.732 (16th)

Defense Yards/Drive
Minnesota 33.84 (15th)
Detroit 39.38 (27th)

Defense Points/Drive
Minnesota 2.04 (12th)
Detroit 2.87 (30th)

Defense DSR
Minnesota 0.701 (9th)
Detroit 0.757 (23rd)

 

[LKP]

42 17 Vikings

 

[tigermud]

Both my fantasy teams are now Lions free! Free at last!

Vikings 27 Lions 17 and I?m not watching it I?d rather do chores around the house than watch this shit team and that?s what I?m going to do.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

34-20 Queens

A late, meaningless TD makes it ?respectable?.

 

[grandy]

Vikings 30-13

Flowers plays, but nobody notices.

 

[mhughes0021]

Vikings 30-13

Flowers plays, but nobody notices.

Just in time to replace okwara who no one notices?

I've been on the pass rusher train but if goff keeps this up I might jump on the malik Willis train soon.

#choochoo

 

[Mitchrapp]

51-2 them.

 

[grandy]

Drive fizzled out but at least they got points.

7-3 incoming

 

[grandy]

Not a horrible first drive, Cousins made some good throws .

 

[grandy]

Goof loses the ball again

 

[dtroitlionsfan951]

I wonder how many years Jared Goof will fumble a million times before he starts being more careful with the football.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

Sewell beaten badly on back to back plays.

Shit.

 

[gotime909]

I try so much to like Goff, but these careless fumbles are just inexcusable

 

[mhughes0021]

Sewell blows... great.

 

[kdp1980]

Goof loses the ball again

Sewell got destroyed on consecutive plays

 

[grandy]

Sewell got destroyed on consecutive plays

Sewell looks horrible so far, hope he figures it out

 

[mhughes0021]

Jefferson is going to have 30 catches

 

[grandy]

So nice to see nobody within five yards of Jefferson

 

[grandy]

Fortunately the Vikings are shooting themselves in the foot today