WEEK 14
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (10-2) @ DETROIT LIONS (5-7)
DATE: Sunday (12/11/22)
STADIUM: Ford Field
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Ron Torbert
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Vikings lead all-time series, 80-40-2
STREAKS Vikings have won 9 of last 10
LAST GAME 9/25/22: Lions 24 at Vikings 28
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/5/21: Lions 29, Vikings 27
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LAST WEEK W 27-22 vs. N.Y. Jets
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin O’Connell: 1-0
PTS. FOR 24.1
OFFENSE 335.8
PASSING Kirk Cousins: 290-449-2,933-18-9-88.1
RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 198-927-4.7-7
RECEIVING Justin Jefferson: 88-1,277-14.5-6
PTS. AGAINST 23.3
DEFENSE 398.7
SACKS Za’Darius Smith: 9.5
INTs Harrison Smith: 5
TAKE/GIVE +8 (20/12)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Wright (R): 47.3 (43.5)
KICKING Greg Joseph: 81 (27/32 PAT; 18/23 FG)
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS passed for 260 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs in Week 3 meeting. Has 15 TDs (13 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 124.9 rating in 5 career starts at Det. Aims for his 4th in row at Det. with 325+ pass yards & 6th in row at Det. with 100+ rating.
• RB DALVIN COOK had rush TD in Week 13, his 50th-career scrimmage TD. Has 863 scrimmage yards (123.3 per game) & 7 rush TDs in 7 career games vs. Det. Aims for his 4th in row on road in 2022 with TD & his 5th in row vs. Det. with rush TD.
• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 7 catches & 6th rec. TD of season last week. Has 7+ receptions & rec. TD in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TD catch, 5th in row on road with 100+ rec. yards & 7th in row on road with 6+ receptions. Had 11 receptions for 182 yards & rec. TD in last road meeting.
• WR ADAM THIELEN had 6 catches for 61 yards & rec. TD in Week 3 meeting.
• TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 186 catches for 2,068 yards & 15 TDs in 47 games (2019-22) w/ Det.
• LB DANIELLE HUNTER aims for his 4th in row on road with sack. Has 12 sacks & 13 TFL in 11 career games vs. Det. & aims for his 9th in row vs. Det. with TFL.
• LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH had 2 TFL in Week 3 meeting. Has 5 sacks, 5 TFL & 3 PD in his past 5 on road & aims for his 3rd in row on road with PD.
• LB JORDAN HICKS has PD in 4 of his 5 road games in 2022. Led team with 14 tackles in Week 3 meeting. Needs 2 tackles for his 4th-straight 100-tackle season.
• LB ERIC KENDRICKS had team-high 14 tackles last week. Has INT in 2 of his past 3 vs. Det. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Det. with PD & 7th in row vs. Det. with 6+ tackles.
• S HARRISON SMITH had 5th INT of season in Week 13. Has 3 INTs & 5 PD in his past 5 vs. Det. Leads active players with 34 INTs & ranks 2nd among active DBs in sacks (16.5).
DETROIT LIONS
LAST WEEK W 40-14 vs. Jacksonville
COACH VS. OPP. Dan Campbell: 1-2
PTS. FOR 26.3
OFFENSE 369.1
PASSING Jared Goff: 263-405-3,022-19-7-95.7
RUSHING Jamaal Williams: 188-769-4.1-14
RECEIVING Amon-Ra St. Brown: 76-830-10.9-6
PTS. AGAINST 27.0
DEFENSE 402.2
SACKS Aidan Hutchinson (R): 6
INTs Kerby Joseph (R): 3
TAKE/GIVE +1 (15/14)
PUNTING (NET) Jack Fox: 48.8 (40.8)
KICKING Michael Badgley: 51 (18/18 PAT; 11/12 FG)
LIONS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF completed season-high 31 of 41 atts. (75.6 pct.) for 340 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.9 rating in Week 13, his 3rd 300-yard game of 2022. Has 275+ pass yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. Min. Passed for 296 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 97.2 rating in last home meeting.
• RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had NFL-high & career-best 14th rush TD of season in Week 13. Aims for his 5th in row with rush TD. Had 107 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 20 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 3 meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Min. with 50+ rush yards.
• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 111 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 49 rec.) & 4th rush TD of season in Week 13 & has rush TD in 3 of his past 4. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Min.
• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had career-high 11 receptions for 114 yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 13, his 3rd-career game with 2+ scrimmage TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has 23 receptions (7.7 per game) for 224 yards & 1 rec. TD in 3 career games vs. Min. & aims for his 4th in row vs. Min. with 6+ receptions.
• WR D.J. CHARK had season highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (98) in Week 13.
• DE AIDAN HUTCHINSON leads all rookies with 6 sacks.
• LB MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ ranks 2nd among rookies with 6 TFL.
• LB JAMES HOUSTON (rookie) aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
• LB ALEX ANZALONE had 1st-career FR in Week 13. Led team with 11 tackles & had sack & PD in Week 3 meeting. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 12 games in 2022.
• S KERBY JOSEPH (rookie) led team with 8 tackles in Week 13.
• S DESHON ELLIOTT had 1st FF of season in Week 13. Had FR in Week 3 meeting. Has 5+ tackles in 10 of his 11 games in 2022.
