Vikings vs Lions Match Player Stats | Week 9 Sunday 2025

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 9 Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Todays Game is on Sunday, November 2nd
02/11/25 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positives for the Minnesota Vikings Game Today

With a 8.5-point advantage, the Lions are overwhelmingly favored in this game, implying much more of a reliance on rushing than their normal approach.

At the present time, the 6th-most run-centric team in the league (41.8% context-neutralized) according to the projections is the Detroit Lions.

In this week’s game, Jahmyr Gibbs is anticipated by our trusted projection set to secure a spot in the 81st percentile when it comes to RBs with 13.5 carries.

Among all RBs, Jahmyr Gibbs ranks in the 85th percentile for rush attempts this year, comprising 55.1% of the workload in his offense’s rushing attack.

This year, the shaky Minnesota Vikings run defense has allowed a colossal 135.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground to opposing offenses: the 10th-worst in the NFL.

Jared Goff’s 75.4% Adjusted Completion% this year shows a noteworthy improvement in his passing precision over last year’s 72.0% mark.

With a terrific 8.35 adjusted yards-per-target (91st percentile) this year, Jared Goff has been among the most efficient QBs in the league.

The Minnesota Vikings pass defense has exhibited poor efficiency this year, conceding 8.13 adjusted yards-per-target: the 9th-most in the league.

As it relates to linebackers in covering pass-catchers, Minnesota’s collection of LBs has been very bad this year, profiling as the 3rd-worst in the NFL.

Our trusted projections expect Sam LaPorta to earn 5.9 targets in this week’s game, on balance, ranking him in the 86th percentile when it comes to TEs.

With an extraordinary 17.6% Target% (90th percentile) this year, Sam LaPorta has been as one of the tight ends with the most usage in football.

With a terrific 41.0 adjusted receiving yards per game (89th percentile) this year, Sam LaPorta rates as one of the best pass-game tight ends in the NFL.

Sam LaPorta’s 88.4% Adjusted Catch Rate this year illustrates a noteworthy improvement in his pass-catching talent over last year’s 77.8% figure.

In this contest, Amon-Ra St. Brown is expected by the predictive model to finish in the 96th percentile when it comes to wideouts with 9.6 targets.

Amon-Ra St. Brown has compiled a monstrous 65.0 air yards per game this year: 75th percentile among wideouts.

Amon-Ra St. Brown’s 72.4 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced statistic that quantifies high-value offensive usage) has been notably better this year than it was last year at 62.4.

Amon-Ra St. Brown comes in as one of the top pass-catching wide receivers this year, averaging a terrific 76.0 adjusted yards per game while ranking in the 97th percentile.

Negatives with the Detroit Lions Game Today

The model projects the Detroit Lions offense to be the most sluggish paced team in football (adjusted for context) at the present time, averaging 30.36 seconds per snap.

The pass games of both teams (in terms of both volume and efficiency) ought to benefit from the still “weather” conditions (i.e. zero wind) inside this dome, while rush volume may drop-off.

Jahmyr Gibbs’s 71.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground this season shows a meaningful decrease in his running ability over last season’s 87.0 mark.

With a terrible total of 2.52 yards after contact (22nd percentile) this year, Jahmyr Gibbs has been among the weakest running backs in the league.

As it relates to the defensive tackles’ role in stopping the run, Minnesota’s unit has been outstanding this year, projecting as the 6th-best in football.

Our trusted projections expect the Lions to be the 9th-least pass-focused team among all teams this week with a 55.2% pass rate, based on their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.

Opposing QBs have averaged 27.6 pass attempts per game versus the Minnesota Vikings defense this year: 3rd-fewest in football.

Jared Goff’s 212.0 adjusted passing yards per game this season shows a remarkable decline in his passing prowess over last season’s 266.0 mark.

After averaging 41.0 air yards per game last year, Sam LaPorta has seen a big decline this year, currently boasting 27.0 per game.

Amon-Ra St. Brown’s skills in picking up extra yardage have worsened this season, notching just 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) vs a 3.57 mark last season.

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