Lions vs Texans Match Player Stats | Week 10 Sunday 2024

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Lions vs Texans Match Player Stats | Week 10 Sunday 2024

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 10 Detroit Lions at Houston Texans
Todays Game is on Sunday, November 10th
10/11/24 20:20:00 PM EST Kickoff

Key Match Player Stats to this Game

In terms of a defense’s impact on tempo, at 27.10 seconds per snap, the model projects the Houston Texans to be the 3rd-quickest in the NFL (adjusted for context) at the moment.

This week, Joe Mixon is forecasted by the predictive model to place in the 92nd percentile among RBs with 17.2 rush attempts.

Out of all running backs, Joe Mixon ranks in the 98th percentile for rush attempts this year, making up 70.0% of the workload in his offense’s ground game.

Joe Mixon’s 103.0 adjusted rushing yards per game this season conveys a significant growth in his rushing prowess over last season’s 61.0 figure.

Joe Mixon’s 4.9 adjusted yards per carry this season indicates a remarkable progression in his rushing talent over last season’s 4.0 mark.

The predictive model expects the Lions to run the 8th-most offensive plays among all teams this week with 65.1 plays, given their underlying traits and game dynamics.

The passing offenses of both teams (in terms of both volume and efficiency) ought to benefit from the calm “weather” conditions (read: no wind) inside this dome, while rush volume may fall-off.

The projections expect Sam LaPorta to garner 6.1 targets in this week’s game, on balance, placing him in the 90th percentile among tight ends.

The leading projections forecast Sam LaPorta to be much more involved in his team’s air attack in this game (17.9% projected Target Share) than he has been this year (11.5% in games he has played).

Sam LaPorta’s possession skills have gotten a boost this season, with his Adjusted Completion% rising from 71.7% to 92.8%.

The predictive model expects the Texans to be the 5th-most pass-heavy team on the slate this week with a 61.2% pass rate, given their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

The Detroit Lions defense has been a prominent pass funnel this year, causing opposing QBs to attempt the most passes in the NFL (39.9 per game) this year.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact this Game

The Texans are a 3.5-point underdog this week, likely leading to a passing game script.

The model projects the Houston Texans to be the 5th-least run-oriented offense among all teams this week with a 38.8% run rate, given their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics.

This game will be played in a dome—meaning no wind, higher pass volume, higher TD potential, and better passing efficiency.

The opposing side have run for the 5th-fewest adjusted yards in the league (just 100.0 per game) versus the Lions defense this year.

When it comes to the defensive tackles’ role in defending against the run, Detroit’s group of DTs has been very good this year, profiling as the 10th-best in the league.

A running game script is suggested by the Lions being a 3.5-point favorite in this game.

Right now, the 10th-least pass-centric team in football (59.1% adjusted for context) according to the model is the Detroit Lions.

Opposing offenses have averaged 31.7 pass attempts per game versus the Texans defense this year: 10th-fewest in the league.

Sam LaPorta has accrued far fewer air yards this year (18.0 per game) than he did last year (53.0 per game).

Sam LaPorta’s 37.0 adjusted yards per game on passes this year represents an impressive decrease in his pass-catching proficiency over last year’s 50.0 rate.

The Houston offensive line grades out as the 4th-worst in the league this year in protecting the QB, which has a harmful impact on all passing attack metrics across the board.

C.J. Stroud has passed for substantially fewer adjusted yards per game (223.0) this season than he did last season (257.0).

With a bad 61.1% Adjusted Completion% (14th percentile) this year, C.J. Stroud has been among the worst precision passers in football.

Opposing quarterbacks have completed passes at the 6th-lowest rate in the league vs. the Detroit Lions defense this year (67.0% Adjusted Completion%).

This year, the daunting Lions defense has yielded the 5th-least adjusted yards-per-target in football to opposing teams: a puny 7.0 yards.

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