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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Detroit Lions
6-10 270.28
233.07
 
VS
proj
Indianapolis Colts
182.6 2-14
229.35

Detroit Lions hand Indianapolis Colts seventh straight loss in 270.28-182.60 rout

Detroit Lions rolled to a 270.28-182.60 win to hand Indianapolis Colts their seventh consecutive loss. Detroit Lions never trailed in this one after earning a 37.9-point lead on Saturday behind Jordan Poyer (24 points) and Tyler Higbee (19.4). Miles Sanders (79 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 77 Rec Yds) and Bradley Roby (4 Tackles, 1 Int) led the way for Indianapolis Colts in the loss. This marks the second time this season Detroit Lions have gotten the best of Indianapolis Colts, after winning 272.36-202.14 in their last matchup. Detroit Lions end the season with a record of 6-10, while Indianapolis Colts finish the campaign at 2-14.

Matchup Timeline

  Detroit Lions   Indianapolis Colts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ferrell overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 13 points against his 2.6-point projection. During a 24-17 win over the Chargers, he made 2 tackles and recorded a sack.
Clelin Ferrell

Top Player Comparison

Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 270.28
1
Za'Darius Smith
LB
40.5
13.52
15%
2
Jordan Poyer
S
24
13.56
8.9%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
23.68
19.74
8.8%
4
Tyler Higbee
TE
19.4
9.85
7.2%
Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 182.6
1
Miles Sanders
RB
26.6
13.9
14.6%
2
Bradley Roby
CB
22
12.27
12%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
19.8
12.98
10.8%
4
Dont'a Hightower
LB
17.5
7.94
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for Detroit Lions, while Robby Anderson had a 23-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 174.38-109.84 lead for Detroit Lions.
Sunday Late
Phillip Lindsay had a 27-yard touchdown run for Indianapolis Colts, who trailed 214.98-182.60 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Detroit Lions   Indianapolis Colts
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions finished the regular season 11th in the standings after averaging 230.86 points per game, 6th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Zach Cunningham
MVP
138 Tackles, 2 Sacks
Julian Edelman
Best Drafted
97 Rec, 1091 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
2544 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts ended the season with the league's 8th-best points average (192.90 ppg), placing them in last place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
1235 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 418 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Leonard Fournette
Best Drafted
1152 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 522 Rec Yds
Darius Slayton
Best Acquisition
44 Rec, 690 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Detroit Lions emerged victorious even though only nine of their 19 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Indianapolis Colts had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Indianapolis Colts even trying this week? They started six players who scored zero points.
Detroit Lions put up more points than their season scoring average (230.86) while Indianapolis Colts fell short of theirs (192.9).
Detroit Lions put up more points than their projected total, while Indianapolis Colts fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 87.68-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Detroit Lions earn the W, but they also easily covered the 3.72-point forecasted margin of victory.
Detroit Lions moves to (2-1) in blowout games this season, while Indianapolis Colts falls to (0-4).
On the losing side, Miles Sanders (26.6 points) registered the second-best score for a RB this week.