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Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
PHI		 26
 16
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ARI
NO		 7
 31
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STL
DAL		 7
 31
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SD
TEN		 17
 20
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NYG
CAR		 0
 38
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TB
NE		 3
 23
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HOU
BAL		 9
 30
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GB
CIN		 30
 34
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DET
WAS		 27
 20
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CLE
MIN		 31
 27
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ATL
MIA		 23
 27
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JAC
SEA		 17
 45
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BUF
NYJ		 20
 27
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IND
SF		 27
 7
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CHI
PIT		 40
 23
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OAK
DEN		 21
 37
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Redskins 31, Lions 30

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Matthew Stafford Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 Joique Bell Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 6-40, 0
 RB 42 Reggie Bush Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 9-130, 1 TD
WR 43 Nate Burleson Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
TE 17 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 2 David Akers FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 31 Defense / ST  
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Washington Redskins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Robert Griffin III Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 12 Alfred Morris Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 59 Roy Helu Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 15 Pierre Garcon Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
 WR 60 Leonard Hankerson Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
 WR 72 Josh Morgan Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 78 Santana Moss Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 24 Jordan Reed Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 TE 33 Fred Davis Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
 K 25 John Potter FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 29 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Lions Since 2011, QB Matthew Stafford ranks 2nd in NFL with 10,640 pass yards. Has won both career starts vs. Was. & passed for 4 TDs in last meeting... RB Reggie Bush rushed for 2 TDs in last game vs. Was. (11/13/11 with Mia.). RB Joique Bell is 1 of 3 NFL RBs (MATT FORTÉ, DARREN SPROLES) with 10+ catches (10) & 100+ rec. yards (108)... WR Calvin Johnson had 9 catches for 101 yards & career-high 3 TDs in last meeting. Had 6 catches for 116 yards & 2 TDs last week, incl. 72-yard TD. Has 6 career 70+ yard TDs. Since 2011, leads NFL with 3,798 rec. yards & 111.7 rec. yards per game. Since 2008, leads NFL with 7,233 rec. yards & 52 rec. TDs. TE Brandon Pettigrew is 1 of 4 TEs with 200+ catches (218) since 2010... LB DeAndre Levy had 66-yard INT-TD last week, 2nd game in row with INT. DT Nick Fairley has 5.5 sacks in past 7. DT Ndamukong Suh had 2 sacks & 17-yard FR-TD in last meeting. Has 22 sacks in career, 2nd most by DT since 2010 & most by NFC DT.

Redskins QB Robert Griffin III has won 4 of past 5 at home, completing 81 of 129 (62.8 pct.) for 1,034 yards with 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 102 rating. Since 2012, is only NFL player with 3,000+ pass yards (3,849) & 800+ rush yards (840)... RB Alfred Morris has rushed for 75+ yards in 16 of 19 career games (incl. playoffs) with 8 100-yard games. Since Week 12, has rushed for 896 yards (112 per game) & 9 TDs. His 9 TDs are most in NFL & his 896 yards rank 2nd. In past 4 at home, has rushed for 498 yards (124.5 per game) & 5 TDs... WR PIERRE GARÇON had 8 catches for 143 yards & TD last week. Rookie TE Jordan Reed had 1st career TD last week. WR Santana Moss needs 190 yards to reach 10,000 career rec. yards... Redskins have outscored opp. 26-0 in 4th Q... LB London Fletcher has played 242 consecutive games. Since entering NFL in 2011, LB Ryan Kerrigan is only player in NFL with 10+ sacks (19) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). Has 5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 4. LB Brian Orakpo recorded 1st career sack vs. Det. (9/27/09). Had sack last week & reached 30 career sacks (30.5).


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    
5 2013-10-06 GB A    
6 2013-10-13 CLE A    
7 2013-10-20 CIN H    
8 2013-10-27 DAL H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 CHI A    
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    
   
Washington Redskins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-09 PHI H L 27-33 -6
2 2013-09-15 GB A L 20-38 -18
3 2013-09-22 DET H L 20-27 -7
4 2013-09-29 OAK A    
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 DAL A    
7 2013-10-20 CHI H    
8 2013-10-27 DEN A    
9 2013-11-03 SD H    
10 2013-11-07 MIN A    
11 2013-11-17 PHI A    
12 2013-11-25 SF H    
13 2013-12-01 NYG H    
14 2013-12-08 KC H    
15 2013-12-15 ATL A    
16 2013-12-22 DAL H    
17 2013-12-29 NYG A    

Injury Report
Detroit Lions
Out  WR Patrick Edwards (ankle)
Doubtful  FS Don Carey (hamstring)
Questionable  RB Reggie Bush (knee)
 DT Nick Fairley (shoulder)
Probable  FS Louis Delmas (knee)
 DE Jason Jones (knee)
 SLB Ashlee Palmer (ankle)
IR  RB Montell Owens (knee, 8/31/2013)
   
Washington Redskins
Questionable  DE Stephen Bowen (knee)
 K Kai Forbath (groin)
 DE Kedric Golston (abdomen)
 WR Leonard Hankerson (other-excused)
 SS Brandon Meriweather (concussion)
Probable  NT Barry Cofield (hand)
IR  ILB Keenan Robinson (pectoral, 8/26/2013)
 FS Phillip Thomas (foot, 8/26/2013)
PUP  DE Adam Carriker (quadriceps)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Offense 		 WAS
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 27.5 23.5 22.3 DET
Rushing yards 83.0 91.0 98.4 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 3.13 5.20 3.80 WAS
Completion % 65.8% 62.9% 62.2% DET
Passing yards 312.5 311.0 255.5 DET
Passing yards per completion 12.02 11.11 10.97 DET
Passing yards per attempt 7.91 6.99 6.82 DET
Interceptions 0.5 1.5 0.9 DET
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.5 0.7 WAS
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.0 2.5 DET
3rd down conversions 33.3% 23.8% 39.0% DET
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 45.5% WAS
Time of possession 32:30 27:24 30:04 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Defense 		 WAS
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.5 35.5 22.3 DET
Rushing yards 96.0 201.0 98.4 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 4.09 5.51 3.80 DET
Completion % 60.3% 73.1% 62.2% DET
Passing yards 243.0 310.5 255.5 DET
Passing yards per completion 11.85 12.67 10.97 DET
Passing yards per attempt 7.15 9.27 6.82 DET
INT return 2.0 0.0 0.9 DET
Fumble recoveries 0.5 1.5 0.7 WAS
Sacks 2.0 3.5 2.5 WAS
3rd down conversions 14.3% 44.0% 39.0% DET
4th down conversions 50.0% 100.0% 45.5% DET
Time of possession 27:30 32:34 30:04 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DET   WAS  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.9 5.8 8.1 WAS
Yards per kick return 23.0 19.2 23.9 DET
Yards allowed per punt return 4.0 11.0 8.1 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 27.0 15.3 23.9 WAS
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DET   WAS  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 9.5 8.5 6.5 WAS
Penalty yards 94.5 76.5 56.0 WAS

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Detroit Lions vs. Washington Redskins
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 2 2000-09-10 WAS DET 10-15 DET
2004 9 2004-11-07 WAS DET 17-10 WAS
2007 5 2007-10-07 DET WAS 3-34 WAS
2008 8 2008-10-26 WAS DET 25-17 WAS
2009 3 2009-09-27 WAS DET 14-19 DET
2010 8 2010-10-31 WAS DET 25-37 DET

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.