The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 8 matchup between the Lions and Titans.
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| Tennessee | Rank | @ | Detroit | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.0 | Spread | -11.0 | ||
| 17.25 | Implied Total | 28.25 | ||
| 17.7 | 26 | Points/Gm | 30.3 | 3 |
| 24.0 | 21 | Points All./Gm | 20.0 | 9 |
| 59.7 | 22 | Plays/Gm | 64.0 | 9 |
| 57.0 | 4 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 61.5 | 15 |
| 4.3 | 31 | Off. Yards/Play | 6.4 | 2 |
| 4.8 | 2 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.5 | 21 |
| 43.85% | 17 | Rush% | 50.00% | 5 |
| 56.15% | 16 | Pass% | 50.00% | 28 |
| 47.08% | 20 | Opp. Rush % | 32.79% | 2 |
| 52.92% | 13 | Opp. Pass % | 67.21% | 31 |
- The Lions lead the league in success rate on passing plays (53.6%). The league average is 42.5%.
- The Titans are 28th in the league in terms of success rate on passing plays (36.3%).
- Detroit is fifth in the league in terms of success rate on rushing plays (45.8%), compared to the league average of 40.5%.
- The Lions have a takeaway on 16.9% of their opponent's possessions, 5th in the league.
- Tennessee has a takeaway on 3.1% of their opponent's possessions, 31st in the league.
- Tennessee has 3.0 fewer sacks plus takeaways per game than their opponents, the worst differential in the league.
- 47.8% of Detroit's possessions reach the red zone or score prior, 2nd in the league.
- 29.2% of the possessions against Detroit reach the red zone or score prior, 5th in the league.
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Quarterback
Jared Goff: Goff is on a heater to the point that he has stirred up MVP chatter this week.
Goff has been nearly perfect over his past four games, connecting on 76-of-91 (83.5%) passes for 11.9 yards per pass attempt, 9 touchdowns, and 1 interception.
Over his past three games, Goff has 7 passing touchdowns compared to only 10 incompletions.
The way to impact Goff has been putting pressure on him, but that has not even worked.
Goff has 40 dropbacks when pressured over his past four games. He is 21-of-27 (77.8%) on those plays for 11.9 yards per pass attempt.
The league average over that span is 5.9 Y/A under pressure with a 49.9% completion rate.
Pressure is not even a concern here.
Tennessee is 31st in the NFL in pressure rate (25.5%) and 28th in sack rate (5.8%).
The Titans have faced a soft schedule of passers, but that ended last week when they faced Josh Allen.
Allen started slow but ended up carving this defense (they were missing L’Jarius Sneed) in the second half on his way to 9.8 yards per attempt, 323 yards, and 2 touchdowns.
Goff is still on the table as a fringe QB1 with the only concern about his ceiling being the potential game script limiting his passing volume.
Mason Rudolph: We will enter the week expecting Rudolph to draw another start, but we will follow Will Levis‘ availability throughout the week.
Honestly, not much has changed here from a fantasy stance, regardless.
Rudolph is a low-ceiling QB2.
In his two appearances this season, Rudolph sits 35th out of 39 quarterbacks with 50 or more passes in rating (72.3). That is precisely one spot above Levis (70.7).
Rudolph has averaged 5.3 yards per attempt while Levis averages 5.6.
Detroit has not allowed multiple touchdowns in any game this season despite facing the second-most pass attempts per game (38.2).
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More Week 8 Fantasy Breakdowns From The Worksheet:
| Matchup | Time |
|---|---|
| Vikings @ Rams -- FREE | Thursday Night Football |
| Eagles @ Bengals | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Ravens @ Browns | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Titans @ Lions | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Cardinals @ Dolphins | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Jets @ Patriots | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Falcons @ Bucs | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Packers @ Jaguars | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Colts @ Texans | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Saints @ Chargers | Sunday -- 4:05 p.m. ET |
| Bills @ Seahawks | Sunday -- 4:05 p.m. ET |
| Panthers @ Broncos | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Chiefs @ Raiders | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Bears @ Commanders | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Cowboys @ 49ers | Sunday Night Football |
| Giants @ Steelers -- FREE | Monday Night Football |
