SUNDAY, OCT. 10, 2021 // 1:00 PM ET // U.S. BANK STADIUM // REFEREE: CLETE BLAKEMAN
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, Jennifer Hale (field reporter)
SIRIUS: 121 (Det.), 146 (Min.) | XM: 390 (Det.), 231 (Min.) | SXM App: 810 (Det.), 820 (Min.)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Vikings lead all-time series, 78-39-2
STREAKS: Vikings have won past 7
LAST GAME: 1/3/21: Vikings 37 at Lions 35
LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/8/20: Vikings 34, Lions 20
DETROIT LIONS LEADERS MINNESOTA VIKINGS
L 24-14 at Chicago LAST WEEK L 14-7 vs. Cleveland
Dan Campbell: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Mike Zimmer: 9-5
20.3/29.8 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.5/23.0
351.8 OFFENSE 382.5
Jared Goff: 110-161-1,100-7-2-96.8 PASSING Kirk Cousins: 108-157-1,121-9-1-105.6
Jamaal Williams: 42-187-4.5-2 RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 51-226-4.4-1
T.J. Hockenson (TE): 22-215-9.8-2 RECEIVING Justin Jefferson: 26-338-13.0-3
381.3 DEFENSE 389.0
Charles Harris: 3 SACKS Danielle Hunter: 5
Amani Oruwariye: 2 INTs Nick Vigil, Xavier Woods: 1
-1 (4/5) TAKE/GIVE 0 (2/2)
Jack Fox: 49.9 (45.0) PUNTING (NET) Jordan Berry: 48.5 (43.9)
Ryan Santoso: 7 (4/4 PAT; 1/1 FG) KICKING Greg Joseph: 28 (10/11 PAT; 6/7 FG
LIONS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF passed for 299 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 105 rating in Week 4. Has 90+ rating in each of 1st 4 games this season. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 2+ TD passes. Completed 26 of 33 atts. (78.8 pct.) for 465 yards & career-high 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for career-high 158.3 rating in his last game vs. Min. (9/27/18 w/ LAR).
• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT has 167 scrimmage yards (83.5 per game) & rush TD in 2 career games vs. Min. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 vs. NFC North. Ranks 2nd among RBs with 23 catches in 2021 & is 1 of 2 RBs (CHASE EDMONDS) with 4+ catches in each of 1st 4 games. RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had season-high 66 rush yards in Week 4. Had 102 scrimmage yards (75 rush, 27 rec.) & 6 catches in his last game vs. Min. (11/1/20 w/ GB). Swift (338) & Williams (280) are 1 of 3 pairs of RB teammates each with 250+ scrimmage yards in 2021.
• TE T.J. HOCKENSON leads NFC TEs in receptions (22) & ranks 2nd in rec. yards (215). Had 5 catches & rec. TD in last road meeting. WR QUINTEZ CEPHUS had team-high 83 rec. yards last week. Had 51 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting. WR KALIF RAYMOND had 1st-career game with 2 rec. TDs in Week 4.
• LB CHARLES HARRIS had sack & 1st-career FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road & 4th in row overall with sack. LB ALEX ANZALONE aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles. CB AMANI ORUWARIYE had 5th-career INT last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with INT.
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS has 1,923 pass yards (274.7 per game) & 18 TDs (16 rush, 2 rec.) vs. INT for 124.6 rating in 7 career starts vs. Det. Has 3+ TD passes in 4 of his past 5 vs. Det. Aims for his 6th in row vs. Det. with 110+ rating. Has 26 TDs vs. 9 INTs for 108.1 rating in his past 10 at home.
• RB DALVIN COOK has 767 scrimmage yards (127.8 per game) & 6 rush TDs in 6 career games vs. Det. Had career-high 252
scrimmage yards (career-high 206 rush, 46 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Det. with rush TD. Has 7 rush TDs in his past 8 at home.
• WR ADAM THIELEN is 1 of 2 NFC WRs (COOPER KUPP) with 20+ catches (24) & 4+ rec. TDs (4) in 2021. WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 6 catches for 84 yards & rec. TD last week. Became 3rd player (ODELL BECKHAM JR. & A.J. GREEN) with 100+ catches (114), 1,500+ rec. yards (1,738) & 10+ rec. TDs (10) in 1st 20 games in NFL history. Had 9 receptions for 133 yards in last meeting.
• DE DANIELLE HUNTER had sack last week. Has 11 sacks in 9 career games vs. Det. Had 3 sacks in his last game vs. Det. (12/8/19) & aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Det. with 2+ sacks. DE EVERSON GRIFFEN had sack in Week 4. Has 16 sacks in 19 career games vs. Det. Aims for his 7th in row vs. Det. & 9th in row at home vs. Det. with sack. Had 3.5 sacks & 3 PD in 7 games with Det. in 2020. LB ERIC KENDRICKS had INT in last home meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Det. with 5+ tackles. S HARRISON SMITH aims for his 4th in row vs. Det. with INT.
