With a 3.5-point advantage, the Lions are favored in this game, implying more of an emphasis on rushing than their standard game plan.At the moment, the 10th-least pass-oriented team in football (58.9% context-neutralized) according to the predictive model is the Lions.The projections expect Jared Goff to throw 36.4 passes this week, on average: the 9th-most out of all quarterbacks.As it relates to safeties in covering receivers, Minnesota's unit has been one of the most skilled this year, profiling as the 4th-best in football.
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