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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Lions
6-8 132
101.57
 
VS
proj
Vikings
107.5 8-6
105.75

Lions beat expectations, knock off Vikings in 132.0-107.5 romp

Lions outperformed expectations, cruising to a 132.0-107.5 win over Vikings. Lions took a 9.0-point lead on Thursday behind Najee Harris (21 points) and never gave it back. Tom Brady (30 points) and Randy Bullock (12) were the leaders for Vikings in the loss. Lions ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-8. Vikings (8-6) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Lions   Vikings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Renfrow overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 14 points against his 5.81-point projection. In a 48-9 loss to the Chiefs, he caught 13 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown. Renfrow ranks #56 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Hunter Renfrow

Top Player Comparison

Lions
Points
% of total points 132
1
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
22
14.21
16.7%
2
Najee Harris
RB
21
10.79
15.9%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
14
5.81
10.6%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
14
15.32
10.6%
Vikings
Points
% of total points 107.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
30
17.87
27.9%
2
Randy Bullock
K
12
11.33
11.2%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
11
6.69
10.2%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
11
8.63
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mecole Hardman had a 44-yard catch for Vikings, who trailed 84.5-34.0 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Lions who grabbed the lead, 123.0-102.5. Joe Burrow had a 32-yard touchdown pass for Lions, while Brandon McManus had a 52-yard field goal. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Vikings with a 58-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Christian Kirk had a 47-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Vikings.

Points By Position

  Lions   Vikings

StatSmack

Lions must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (132) than their season average (98.04).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Lions has left fewer points on the bench this season (98.5) than Vikings (230.5).
Lions see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Vikings (0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Vikings - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Lions (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Lions have outscored Vikings at WR and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about Vikings this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Lions
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Lions! Having said that, if we want to ramp our performance up to the next level, then we have found an area to improve. Our QB was significantly overmatched by the opposition. Tom Brady went 31-of-46 for 363 yards and two touchdowns for Vikings, while Joe Burrow was 25-of-34 for 348 passing yards and two TDs. Let's win the QB battle in Week 15... it'll help take a lot of the pressure off the rest of our squad!
Vikings
Wow, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for Vikings collectively logged only three targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to set up a couple of screen plays in Week 15!