The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings are set to clash in a Week 18 matchup that pits two of the NFL's most potent offenses against each other. Both teams boast explosive quarterbacks who have put up impressive numbers this season.
Minnesota and Detroit are both coming into Week 18 matchup at Ford Field with momentum. Minnesota, fresh off a 27-25 victory against the Packers in Week 17, has won nine straight games. Meanwhile, the Lions, who secured a 40-34 win over the 49ers on Monday Night Football, have won two consecutive contests and 13 of their last 14.
Jared Goff, who has thrown a career-high 36 touchdown passes in 2024, has thrown for 20 touchdowns and just one interception since tossing five interceptions in Week 10 against the Texans. In that same span (covering seven games), the veteran passer has completed 71.7 percent of his passes, and is averaging 331 yards per game. Additionally, he ranks as the NFL's eighth-best signal-caller in QBR (67.1). For Detroit, Amon-Ra St. Brown is enjoying the definition of a breakthrough campaign. The 2018 No. 3 overall pick has thrown for a career-best 35 touchdowns, and has also notched career-high marks in completion percentage (68.1), passing yards (4,153) and QBR (63.4). Plus, in his last seven games, he's thrown for 18 touchdowns and only two interceptions, while recording a completion percentage of 67.5 percent and 287 yards per game. Both quarterbacks – rank No. 2 and No. 4, respectively, in passing yards and No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, in passing touchdowns. They have been two of the game's very best signal-callers in 2024, and will undoubtedly pose issues to each other's defenses on Sunday.The Lions, for instance, have allowed the second-most passing yards this season (4,006), including 377 yards a week ago to the 49ers’ Brock Purdy. Plus, Aaron Glenn's secondary is down its top cornerback in Jeff Okudah. The Vikings, meanwhile, haven't fared much better against the pass. For the season, Brian Flores’ defense has allowed 3,898 yards through the air, the fifth-highest total in the league in 2024. Perhaps even more alarming is the fact that Glenn's unit has allowed at least 382 yards of offense the past three weeks, including a staggering 559 yards to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in Week 15
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