Prediction: Lions 27, Steelers 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
TB |
H |
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13 |
2013-11-28 |
GB |
H |
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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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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 |
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Bye |
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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 |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
CLE |
A |
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13 |
2013-11-28 |
BAL |
A |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIA |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
CIN |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
GB |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
CLE |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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% |
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Time of possession |
27:54 |
27:14 |
50:34 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DET |
PIT |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
- |
Penalty yards |
54.0 |
47.0 |
53.0 |
PIT |
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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.
Weather
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 |
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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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