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Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit LionsWeek 8 Final Score, Stats and Recap

Final · Ford Field · Lions at homeNFC North division game

Detroit Lions beat Minnesota Vikings 19-15. The closing line was DET -3.0; the Lions covered, and the 34 total points stayed under the 46.5 total.

Vikings vs. Lions final score and how the prediction did

Final scoreExcitement 5.2
Minnesota Vikings

6-2 · No. 13 in the ratings

15
Detroit Lions

6-2 · No. 9 in the ratings

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vs. closeModelMarketDiffResult
Spread—DET -3.0—DET by 4DET covered
Total—46.5—34Stayed under
Win prob.—DET 60%—DET won
Moneyline—MIN +142 · DET -170

Closing line. Spreads name the favorite. For information only, not betting advice. All Week 8 lines · How the projections work

Vikings vs. Lions game stats

StatMINDET
Points1519
EPA per play-0.08-0.04
Total yards269386
Yards per play5.45.8
Third downs3-105-13
Turnovers11

Tale of the tape season to date

StatMINDET
Record6-26-2
Division3rd, NFC N2nd, NFC N
Rating+2.213+2.89
Adj Off20.82625.35
Adj Def18.6122.615
Points per game18.32727.85
Points allowed per game14.5123.617
Playoff odds83%82%

Rank out of 32 teams. Rating is the expected margin against an average team on a neutral field.

Vikings vs. Lions matchup stats season to date

When the Vikings have the ball

StatMINoffDETdef
Yards per pass attempt5.2276.116
Yards per rush4.3154.316
Starting field positionOwn 334Own 282
EPA per play-0.15131+0.08630
Adj. EPA per play-0.07731+0.02422
Success rate37.1%3044.4%20
Passing EPA per play-0.11729+0.17527
Rushing EPA per play-0.20327-0.11512
CPOE-2.9263.527
Explosive play rate7.6%199.5%29
Points per game18.32723.617
Points per drive1.57302.3320
Red zone TD rate52.6%2768.6%21
3rd down conversion33.3%3044.4%27
Turnovers per game1.0081.0024
Sack rate8.0%267.1%8
Penalties per game5.416.523

When the Lions have the ball

StatDEToffMINdef
Yards per pass attempt6.9104.92
Yards per rush4.694.421
Starting field positionOwn 328Own 3011
EPA per play+0.1047-0.1681
Adj. EPA per play+0.0506-0.0861
Success rate48.8%336.7%1
Passing EPA per play+0.2374-0.1831
Rushing EPA per play-0.07712-0.1498
CPOE1.412-6.81
Explosive play rate10.4%38.0%12
Points per game27.8514.51
Points per drive2.7461.471
Red zone TD rate64.1%1642.3%1
3rd down conversion37.2%2131.2%3
Turnovers per game0.6321.634
Sack rate6.1%2010.3%1
Penalties per game7.0118.010

Regular season only, rank out of 32. Green is good for the unit in that column, red is bad. The defense column is what that defense has allowed.

Form coming in

Minnesota Vikings

Wk 7vsIndianapolis ColtsW16-10
Wk 5@New Orleans SaintsW23-13
Wk 4vsMiami DolphinsW15-10
Wk 3@Tampa Bay BuccaneersW23-16
Wk 2@Chicago BearsW9-3

Detroit Lions

Wk 7vsGreen Bay PackersW20-17
Wk 5@Arizona CardinalsW45-21
Wk 4@Carolina PanthersL26-32
Wk 3vsNew York JetsW31-24
Wk 2@Buffalo BillsL31-41

Players to watch season totals

Minnesota Vikings

  • Kyler MurrayQB · #1100/154, 1,022 yds, 5 TD, 3 INT
  • Aaron JonesRB · #33115 car, 474 yds, 2 TD
  • T.J. HockensonTE · #8735 rec, 328 yds, 3 TD
  • Justin JeffersonWR · #1831 rec, 393 yds, 4 TD

Detroit Lions

  • Jared GoffQB · #16185/273, 2,134 yds, 15 TD, 2 INT
  • Jahmyr GibbsRB · #0177 car, 847 yds, 9 TD
  • Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · #1461 rec, 657 yds, 5 TD
  • Sam LaPortaTE · #8735 rec, 399 yds, 3 TD

Vikings vs. Lions: quick answers

Who won Vikings vs. Lions?
The Detroit Lions won 19-15 at Ford Field.
Who covered the spread in Vikings vs. Lions?
The Lions covered the closing line of DET -3.0.
Did Vikings vs. Lions go over or under?
Under: the teams scored 34 points against a closing total of 46.5.

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