Pros
- The Detroit Lions have run the 8th-most plays in football this year, totaling a staggering 60.6 plays per game.
- This game will be played in a dome—which means zero wind, increased pass volume, increased TD potential, and increased passing efficiency.
- In logging a colossal 37.6 pass attempts per game this year, Jared Goff slots in among the top QBs in football (84th percentile) in this respect.
- When it comes to protecting the passer (and the strong impact it has on all pass attack statistics), the O-line of the Lions ranks as the 4th-best in the league this year.
- This year, the weak Broncos defense has been gouged for the 5th-most adjusted yards-per-target in the league to the opposing side: a staggering 8.23 yards.
Cons
- This week’s line suggests a running game script for the Lions, who are favored by 4.5 points.
- The projections expect the Lions to be the 7th-least pass-heavy offense in the NFL (adjusted for context) right now with a 58.5% pass rate.
- The projections expect this game to have the 2nd-lowest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 124.1 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
Projection
THE BLITZ
270
Passing Yards