Prediction: Eagles 27, Lions 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Detroit Lions |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 1 |
Matthew Stafford |
Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 7 |
Reggie Bush   |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 1 |
| RB 38 |
Joique Bell |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 1 |
Calvin Johnson  |
Rec: 9-120, 2 TD |
| WR 41 |
Nate Burleson |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
| WR 88 |
Kris Durham |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 20 |
Brandon Pettigrew |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 32 |
Joseph Fauria |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 26 |
David Akers |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 26 |
Defense / ST |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 4 |
Nick Foles |
Pass: 280, 3 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 8 |
LeSean McCoy |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 1 |
| RB 61 |
Bryce Brown |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 3 |
DeSean Jackson |
Rec: 7-110, 1 TD |
| WR 36 |
Riley Cooper |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 91 |
Jason Avant |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 28 |
Zach Ertz |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 37 |
Brent Celek |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 15 |
Alex Henery |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 25 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Lions In past 2, QB Matthew Stafford has passed for 627 yards (313.5 per game) & 6 TDs... RB Reggie Bush had 182 scrimmage yards (117 rush, 65 rec.) & TD last week. Ranks 4th in NFL with 118.4 scrimmage yards per game. RB Joique Bell had 128 scrimmage yards (94 rush, 34 rec.) & TD last week... WR Calvin Johnson has 962 rec. yards in past 6, most in NFL history for 6-game span in season. Since 2011, leads NFL with 4,944 rec. yards & 115 rec. yards per game. His 4,944 rec. yards are most in any 3-year span in NFL history. Had 6 catches for 135 yards in last meeting. WR Nate Burleson has TD catch in past 2 at Phi... Defense had 7 sacks, 2 FRs, INT & safety last week. Rookie DEs Ziggy Ansah & Devin Taylor each had 2 sacks last week. Ansah leads NFL rookies with 7 sacks. LB DeAndre Levy had INT last week & leads NFL with career-high 6 INTs. Tied HOFer JOE SCHMIDT for most INTs by LB in season. LB Stephen Tulloch leads team with 97 tackles. DT Ndamukong Suh had sack & safety last week. S Louis Delmas aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack or INT.
 Eagles In past 4, QB Nick Foles has completed 72 of 106 (67.9 pct.) for 1,169 yards with 13 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 144.2 rating. Has 19 TDs vs. 0 INTs & trails PEYTON MANNING (20) for NFL record for most pass TDs to start season before INT. Named NFC Offensive Player of Nov. & his 152.8 rating was highest ever in a calendar month... RB LeSean McCoy had TD catch in last meeting. In 9/19/10 game vs. Det., rushed for 120 yards & 3 TDs. Leads NFL with 1,523 scrimmage yards... In 2 career meetings, WR DeSean Jackson has 9 catches for 209 yards (104.5 per game) & TD. Among active players (min. 300 catches), ranks 2nd in NFL with 17.3 avg. (335 rec., 5,806 yards). In past 4, WR Riley Cooper has 14 catches for 326 yards (23.3 avg.) & 5 TDs. TEs Zach Ertz (2) & Brent Celek (1) had 3 TDs last week... LB DeMeco Ryans leads team with 105 tackles. Had sack last week. Had 13 tackles in last meeting. LB Trent Cole aims for 3rd in row with 2+ sacks. LB Brandon Graham had 2 sacks last week. S Nate Allen & CB Cary Williams each had INT last week.
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 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
CHI |
A |
W 21-19 |
+2 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
PIT |
A |
L 27-37 |
-10 |
| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
TB |
H |
L 21-24 |
-3 |
| 13 |
2013-11-28 |
GB |
H |
W 40-10 |
+30 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
PHI |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-16 |
BAL |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
NYG |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
MIN |
A |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-09 |
WAS |
A |
W 33-27 |
+6 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
SD |
H |
L 30-33 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2013-09-19 |
KC |
H |
L 16-26 |
-10 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
DEN |
A |
L 20-52 |
-32 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
NYG |
A |
W 36-21 |
+15 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
TB |
A |
W 31-20 |
+11 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
DAL |
H |
L 3-17 |
-14 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYG |
H |
L 7-15 |
-8 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
OAK |
A |
W 49-20 |
+29 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
GB |
A |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
WAS |
H |
W 24-16 |
+8 |
| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
ARI |
H |
W 24-21 |
+3 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
DET |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
MIN |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
CHI |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
DAL |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DET
Offense |
PHI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
26.3 |
25.0 |
23.6 |
DET |
| Rushing yards |
131.7 |
119.7 |
118.5 |
DET |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.03 |
4.16 |
4.29 |
DET |
| Completion % |
56.2% |
67.4% |
61.1% |
PHI |
| Passing yards |
316.7 |
229.7 |
233.1 |
DET |
| Passing yards per completion |
13.97 |
12.95 |
10.88 |
DET |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.85 |
8.72 |
6.65 |
PHI |
| Interceptions |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
PHI |
| Fumbles lost |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
DET |
| 3rd down conversions |
47.0% |
32.3% |
38.1% |
DET |
| 4th down conversions |
37.5% |
40.0% |
48.4% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
32:23 |
24:47 |
30:29 |
DET |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DET
Defense |
PHI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
24.3 |
17.0 |
23.6 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
34.0 |
126.7 |
118.5 |
DET |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
1.66 |
4.40 |
4.29 |
DET |
| Completion % |
57.0% |
57.7% |
61.1% |
DET |
| Passing yards |
237.7 |
264.7 |
233.1 |
DET |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.48 |
11.13 |
10.88 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.11 |
6.42 |
6.65 |
PHI |
| INT return |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
PHI |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
PHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
31.4% |
40.2% |
38.1% |
DET |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
28.6% |
48.4% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
27:37 |
35:13 |
30:29 |
DET |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DET |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
9.9 |
8.0 |
9.5 |
DET |
| Yards per kick return |
25.1 |
19.9 |
22.9 |
DET |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
11.0 |
2.3 |
9.5 |
PHI |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
29.6 |
18.3 |
22.9 |
PHI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DET |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.0 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
PHI |
| Penalty yards |
48.7 |
55.0 |
51.1 |
DET |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2004 |
3 |
2004-09-26 |
PHI |
DET |
30-13 |
PHI |
| 2007 |
3 |
2007-09-23 |
DET |
PHI |
21-56 |
PHI |
| 2010 |
2 |
2010-09-19 |
PHI |
DET |
35-32 |
PHI |
| 2012 |
6 |
2012-10-14 |
DET |
PHI |
26-23 |
DET |
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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.
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