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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Detroit Lions
3-9 176.7
218.69
 
VS
proj
Houston Texans
137.52 6-6
186.59

Detroit Lions manage to defeat Houston Texans 176.70-137.52 despite falling short of predictions

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point totals, but Detroit Lions did enough to take down Houston Texans, earning a 176.70-137.52 win. Houston Texans took a 16.80-point lead on Thursday, but Detroit Lions held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cooper Kupp (7 Rec, 96 Rec Yds) and Lamar Jackson (165 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 68 Rush Yds). Jaelan Phillips (20.5 points) and Tony Pollard (18.3) led the charge for Houston Texans in the loss. Detroit Lions (3-9) will look to keep it rolling against Seattle Seahawks, while Houston Texans (6-6) meet Las Vegas Raiders in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Detroit Lions   Houston Texans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 6 tackles against the Lions, Johnson scored 10.5 points this week. His scoring output was 48.1% more than his 7.09-point projection and was much higher than his 3.72-point season scoring average. Johnson ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Jaylon Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 176.7
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.6
23.83
10.5%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
15.4
28.99
8.7%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
12.6
15.95
7.1%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
12.5
14.71
7.1%
Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 137.52
1
Jaelan Phillips
LB
20.5
5.49
14.9%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
18.3
13.05
13.3%
3
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
18.16
22.05
13.2%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
13.26
18.13
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Harrison Bryant had a 41-yard catch for Detroit Lions to contribute to a 156.00-132.42 lead for the team.
Monday
Tyler Lockett had a 55-yard catch for Detroit Lions during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Detroit Lions   Houston Texans

What If

Detroit Lions would have beaten six other teams besides Houston Texans this week.
Houston Texans would have lost to 17 other teams besides Detroit Lions this week.
If Detroit Lions played Houston Texans every week this season, they'd be 4-8.
Houston Texans would have beaten Detroit Lions 159.3-158.2 had they played each other last week.
Detroit Lions would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Houston Texans.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Detroit Lions, Houston Texans would be 6-5.
If Detroit Lions had played every team in the league each week, they would be 101-127.
If they played every team every week, Houston Texans would be 106-122.

Next Week Preview

Houston Texans
On the docket for Week 13, Houston Texans (6-6) will try to right the ship against Las Vegas Raiders (9-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 13, as Dontrell Hilliard, Cam Newton, De'Vondre Campbell, Robby Anderson, Dean Lowry, A.J. Brown, and Robert Tonyan are off for Las Vegas Raiders while Kareem Hunt and Malcolm Smith will sit for Houston Texans.
Detroit Lions
In a showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings, Detroit Lions (3-9) will go up against Seattle Seahawks (4-8) in Week 13. Each team will have players on bye next week, as AJ Dillon, Jarvis Landry, Denzel Ward, Equanimeous St. Brown, the Carolina Panthers defense, and Marcedes Lewis are out for Seattle Seahawks and Harrison Bryant, CJ Henderson, Yetur Gross-Matos, and Demetric Felton will sit for Detroit Lions. Over the last three weeks, Detroit Lions have scored 174.31 points per game, while Seattle Seahawks have averaged 214.73 per contest.