The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 5 Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Sunday afternoon game.
| Detroit | Rank | @ | Minnesota | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | Spread | -7.5 | ||
| 20.8 | Implied Total | 28.3 | ||
| 20.2 | 24 | Points/Gm | 23.5 | 17 |
| 29.8 | 29 | Points All./Gm | 23 | 11 |
| 66.8 | 8 | Plays/Gm | 67.8 | 6 |
| 57.5 | 5 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 63.5 | 15 |
| 5.3 | 21 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.6 | 17 |
| 6.6 | 31 | Def. Yards/Play | 6.1 | 28 |
| 35.58% | 27 | Rush% | 39.11% | 20 |
| 64.42% | 6 | Pass% | 60.89% | 13 |
| 52.17% | 32 | Opp. Rush % | 44.49% | 24 |
| 47.83% | 1 | Opp. Pass % | 55.51% | 9 |
- The Lions are the last team in the league yet to run an offensive play with the lead.
- 90% (9-of-10) of the Minnesota offensive touchdowns have come via passing, the highest rate in the league. League average is 63.9%.
- 28.4% of the completions against Detroit have gained 20 or more yards, the highest rate in the league. League average is 14.4%.
- The Lions are averaging 3.8 fewer yards per pass attempt than their opponent, the worst differential in the league.
- Jared Goff is averaging 3.9 air yards per completed pass, the lowest in the league among full-season starting quarterbacks.
Trust = spike production for that player
Bust = down-week production for that player’s standards
Quarterback
Kirk Cousins (TRUST): Cousins had his first non-QB1 scoring week last week as the QB28, posting season lows in completion rate (52.6%), yards (203), and yards per pass attempt (5.3 Y/A). With just one touchdown pass, it snapped a six-game streak in which Cousins had thrown multiple touchdown passes.
He can make a quick rebound against a Detroit pass defense that has skated through on volume perspective in facing the fewest pass attempts in the league (25.3 per game), but is allowing league-highs in yards per pass attempt (10.6 yards) and yards per completion (15.9 yards) with a 6.9% touchdown rate (28th).
