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Prediction: Lions 27, Steelers 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Matthew Stafford Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Reggie Bush Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 39 Joique Bell Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 52 Kris Durham Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 17 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 30 Joseph Fauria Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 11 David Akers FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  
 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Le'Veon Bell Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 54 Felix Jones Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 4 Antonio Brown Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 36 Jerricho Cotchery Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 49 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 16 Heath Miller Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 17 Shaun Suisham FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Lions QB Matthew Stafford has passed for 2,686 yards (335.8 per game) with 19 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 99.2 rating in past 8 starts vs. AFC. In career, has 6 300-yard passing games (incl. 2 400-yard games) vs. AFC... RB Reggie Bush rushed for 105 yards last week. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 120.8 scrimmage yards per game. Had rush TD in only game vs. Pit. (11/12/06 with NO)... WR Calvin Johnson had 6 catches for 83 yards & 2 TDs last week in 100th game. Has 8,740 rec. yards, 2nd most in player's 1st 100 games. Averages 87.4 yards per game, highest in NFL history (min. 100 games). Since 2011, leads NFL with 4,549 rec. yards & 113.7 rec. yards per game. Since 2008, leads NFL with 7,984 rec. yards & 59 rec. TDs. In past 8 vs. AFC, has 63 catches for 1,100 yards (137.5 per game) & 8 TDs. In those 8 vs. AFC, has 7 100-yard games & has TD in 6 games... LB Stephen Tulloch leads team with 72 tackles. LB DeAndre Levy ranks 2nd on team with 69 tackles. Ties for NFL lead with career-high 5 INTs. DT Ndamukong Suh has sack in 2 of past 3 vs. AFC. DE Ziggy Ansah ties for 2nd among NFC rookies with 3 sacks.

Steelers Dating back to 9/18/66, Pit. has won 8 consecutive home games vs. Det... For career, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 2-0 as starter vs. Lions. Reached 90 career wins in 135th start last week, 5th-fastest in SB era. Roethlisberger (204) needs 9 TD passes to surpass HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212) for most career TD passes by Steeler... Since '11, Steelers are 15-3 (.833) when club has 100+ rush yards... Rookie RB LE'VEON BELL posted 4th rush TD of season last week... WR Antonio Brown (67) needs 3 rec. to surpass career-best of 69 in '11. Posted 2nd 100-yard rec. game of season last week. WR Jerricho Cotchery has 4 TD rec. in past 2. Has 6 TD rec. in '13, tied for most in season (6 in '06)... TE Heath Miller (4,954) needs 46 rec. yards to join ELBIE NICKEL as 2nd TE in Steeler history to reach 5,000 career... LB LaMarr Woodley has 5th-most sacks (57) in club annals since '82... S Ryan Clark had INT in last game vs. Lions.


Results and Schedule

Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 MIN H W 34-24 +10
2 2013-09-15 ARI A L 21-25 -4
3 2013-09-22 WAS A W 27-20 +7
4 2013-09-29 CHI H W 40-32 +8
5 2013-10-06 GB A L 9-22 -13
6 2013-10-13 CLE A W 31-17 +14
7 2013-10-20 CIN H L 24-27 -3
8 2013-10-27 DAL H W 31-30 +1
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 CHI A W 21-19 +2
11 2013-11-17 PIT A    
12 2013-11-24 TB H    
13 2013-11-28 GB H    
14 2013-12-08 PHI A    
15 2013-12-16 BAL H    
16 2013-12-22 NYG H    
17 2013-12-29 MIN A    
   

Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 TEN H L 9-16 -7
2 2013-09-16 CIN A L 10-20 -10
3 2013-09-22 CHI H L 23-40 -17
4 2013-09-29 MIN A L 27-34 -7
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 NYJ A W 19-6 +13
7 2013-10-20 BAL H W 19-16 +3
8 2013-10-27 OAK A L 18-21 -3
9 2013-11-03 NE A L 31-55 -24
10 2013-11-10 BUF H W 23-10 +13
11 2013-11-17 DET H    
12 2013-11-24 CLE A    
13 2013-11-28 BAL A    
14 2013-12-08 MIA H    
15 2013-12-15 CIN H    
16 2013-12-22 GB A    
17 2013-12-29 CLE H    

Injury Report

Detroit Lions
Doubtful  RB Montell Owens (knee)
Questionable  DE Ziggy Ansah (ankle)
 CB Dwight Bentley (knee)
 WR Nate Burleson (arm)
 FS Louis Delmas (knee)
Probable  WR Calvin Johnson (knee)
IR  WR Ryan Broyles (achilles-tendon, 10/30/2013)
 DE Jason Jones (knee, 9/23/2013)
   

Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  FS Shamarko Thomas (ankle)
Questionable  DE Brett Keisel (foot)
 OLB LaMarr Woodley (calf)
IR  WR Plaxico Burress (shoulder, 8/12/2013)
 ILB Larry Foote (biceps, 9/9/2013)
 TE Matt Spaeth (foot, 9/3/2013)
 RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (knee, 9/9/2013)
 DE Nick Williams (knee, 8/25/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  DET
 Offense 
PIT
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 25.3 20.3 23.6 DET
Rushing yards 112.7 105.7 113.9 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 4.31 3.88 4.16 DET
Completion % 59.4% 65.5% 60.9% PIT
Passing yards 275.7 220.0 232.6 DET
Passing yards per completion 11.83 10.14 10.93 DET
Passing yards per attempt 7.03 6.64 6.66 DET
Interceptions 0.7 1.0 1.0 DET
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.6 DET
Sacks allowed 0.7 4.3 2.7 DET
3rd down conversions 50.7% 41.1% 39.1% DET
4th down conversions 25.0% 33.3% 49.0% PIT
Time of possession 32:06 32:46 50:34 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison

  DET
 Defense 
PIT
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.7 15.7 23.6 PIT
Rushing yards 81.7 125.0 113.9 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 3.92 4.64 4.16 DET
Completion % 59.7% 61.6% 60.9% DET
Passing yards 279.3 173.7 232.6 PIT
Passing yards per completion 12.68 10.37 10.93 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 7.57 6.39 6.66 PIT
INT return 0.3 1.0 1.0 PIT
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.6 PIT
Sacks 1.3 2.7 2.7 PIT
3rd down conversions 37.1% 38.5% 39.1% DET
4th down conversions 66.7% 66.7% 49.0% -
Time of possession 27:54 27:14 50:34 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   DET   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.4 17.4 10.0 PIT
Yards per kick return 27.1 21.5 23.6 DET
Yards allowed per punt return 4.8 10.8 10.0 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 28.2 19.1 23.6 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DET   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.7 6.7 6.1 -
Penalty yards 54.0 47.0 53.0 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 15 2001-12-23 DET PIT 14-47 PIT
2005 17 2006-01-01 DET PIT 21-35 PIT
2009 5 2009-10-11 PIT DET 28-20 PIT

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.