WEEK 3
DETROIT LIONS (1-1) @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-1)
DATE: Sunday (9/25/22)
STADIUM: U.S Bank Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: John Hussey
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Vikings lead all-time series, 79-40-2
STREAKS Vikings have won 8 of last 9
LAST GAME 12/5/21: Vikings 27 at Lions 29
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/10/21: Vikings 19, Lions 17
DETROIT LIONS
LAST WEEK W 36-27 vs. Washington
COACH VS. OPP. Dan Campbell: 1-1
PTS. FOR 35.5
OFFENSE 405.5
PASSING Jared Goff: 41-71-471-6-1-100.1
RUSHING D’Andre Swift: 20-200-10.0-1
RECEIVING Amon-Ra St. Brown: 17-180-10.6-3
PTS. AGAINST 32.5
DEFENSE 425.5
SACKS Aidan Hutchinson (R): 3
INTs Will Harris: 1
TAKE/GIVE 0 (1/1)
PUNTING (NET) Jack Fox: 51.3 (46.2)
KICKING Austin Seibert: 15 (9/9 PAT; 2/2 FG)
LIONS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF passed for 256 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.7 rating last week & aims for his 5th in row with 2+ TD passes. Had 296 pass yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 97.2 rating in last meeting. Set career highs in TD passes (5) & rating (158.3) on 9/27/18 vs. Min. (w/ LAR). Had 11 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 99.5 rating in 6 starts vs. NFC North in 2021. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC North with 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating.
• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 87 scrimmage yards (56 rush, 31 rec.) & 5th-career TD catch last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TD. Had 6 catches, 104 scrimmage yards (53 rec., 51 rush) & rush TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with rush TD & 4th in row vs. Min. with 70+ scrimmage yards. Has 558 scrimmage yards (111.6 per game) in his past 5 on road.
• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN led team with 9 catches & 184 scrimmage yards (116 rec., 68 rush) with 2 rec. TDs in Week 2. Became 3rd player all-time (HOFer Randy Moss & Rob Gronkowski) under age 23 with rec. TD in 6 consecutive games & 3rd player ever with 8+ catches in 8 straight games. Had 10 catches for 86 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with 7+ catches & 4th in row on road with 8+ receptions.
• DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON (rookie) became 4th-youngest player since 1982 with 3 sacks in single game & 1st player since 2002 with 3+ sacks in 1st or 2nd career game.
• S TRACY WALKER has 7+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 on road. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5 vs. Min. Aims for his 3rd in row at Min. with 9+ tackles & TFL.
• CB AMANI ORUWARIYE had TFL in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with 7+ tackles.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LAST WEEK L 24-7 at Philadelphia (Mon.)
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin O’Connell: 0-0
PTS. FOR 15.0
OFFENSE 329.5
PASSING Kirk Cousins: 50-78-498-3-3-78.9
RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 26-107-4.1-0
RECEIVING Justin Jefferson: 15-232-15.5-2
PTS. AGAINST 15.5
DEFENSE 412.0
SACKS Danielle Hunter, D.J. Wonnum: 2
INTs Jordan Hicks, Harrison Smith: 1
TAKE/GIVE 0 (3/3)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Wright (R): 47.8 (45.2)
KICKING Greg Joseph: 12 (3/3 PAT; 3/3 FG)
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS has 2,538 pass yards (282 per game) & 21 TDs (19 pass, 2 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 119.9 rating in 9 career starts vs. Det. Passed for 340 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.7 rating in last meeting. Aims for his 10th in row vs. Det. with 90+ rating. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 115+ rating.
• RB DALVIN COOK has 3,231 scrimmage yards (119.7 per game) in 27 career home games & has 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had career-best 252 scrimmage yards (career-high 206 rush, 46 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in his last home game vs. Det. (11/8/20). Aims for his 4th in row vs. Det. with rush TD.
• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON has 30 receptions (7.5 per game) for 503 yards (125.8 per game) & TD catch in 4 career games vs. Det. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Det. with 7+ catches & 120+ rec. yards. Has 109 receptions for 1,814 yards & 15 TDs in 17 career home games & aims for his 4th in row at home with 100+ rec. yards.
• WR ADAM THIELEN led team with 52 rec. yards last week.
• DE DANIELLE HUNTER aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has 12 sacks & 12 TFL in 10 career games vs. Det. Has 2+ sacks in 3 of his past 4 at home vs. Det. & aims for his 5th in row at home vs. Det. with sack.
• LB D.J. WONNUM aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. & 4th in row overall with sack.
• LB JORDAN HICKS had 12th-career INT last week & is 1 of 3 (Jerry Hughes & Mykal Walker) with sack, FF & INT in 1st 2 weeks.
• LB ERIC KENDRICKS aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. with INT.
• S HARRISON SMITH led team with 13 tackles in Week 2. Has INT in 2 of his past 3 at home vs. Det.
