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Detroit Lions Host Atlanta Falcons in Best NFL Week 3 Matchup

Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions Surprise of NFL So Far

The Atlanta Falcons and the Detroit Lions both try to stay undefeated on Sunday when they meet at Ford Field. Kickoff is set for 1 pm EST. FOX Sports will have coverage of the game. When the NFL schedules were made in the offseason, not many would have circled this game as the premier game of NFL Week 3. Oddsmakers opened the Falcons as -3-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game’s total opened at 48.5.  The line is still Falcons -3, but the total has risen to 51 at a few sportsbooks.

Detroit Lions Defense is Surprise of the League

Detroit won its last outing 24-10 against the New York Giants on September 18. The Lions covered in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 34 combined points took the game UNDER the total. Opponents have only scored 33 points against the Lions this year. They also have an interception return for a touchdown. The Lions already have six sacks, three forced fumbles and have picked off four passes. They sacked Giants quarterback Eli Manning five times last week. Three of those were by defensive end Ziggy Ansah. Detroit relies on the powerful right arm of Matthew Stafford. That’s why they awarded him the richest contract in NFL history at the end of training camp. Stafford has thrown six touchdown passes. That ties him for the league lead with Denver’s Trevor Siemian.

Falcons Coming Off Dominating Win Over Packers

In their last action, Atlanta was a 34-23 winner at home against the Green Bay Packers. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (57) was profitable news for OVER bettors. The game was not as close as the score, as the Falcons dominated from opening kickoff. Quarterback Matt Ryan has completed 69 percent of his passes and thrown two touchdowns this season. Running back Devonta Freeman has scored three times. He is also averaging 3.9 yards per carry. The receiving tandem of Julie Jones and Mohamed Sanu has combined for 20 catches and 306 yards. The Falcons have shown a strong pass rush with seven sacks. They will be without top edge rusher Vic Beasley Jr. He has been declared out with a hamstring injury. Beasley could miss up to a month. Defensive lineman Courtney Upshaw will also sit out with an ankle injury. %Alt_Txt%%

Recent Form

Name Record ATS Offense Defense Diff ATS Home ATS Away OU Record OU Home OU Away
Atlanta 2-0 1-1 28.50 20.00 8.5 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-1
Detroit 2-0 2-0 29.50 16.50 13 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-1
Power Stats
Yards Per Point
Name Offense Defense Differential
ATL 12.91 16.7 -3.79
DET 10.58 17.55 -6.97
Yards Per Pass
Name Offense Defense Differential
ATL 13.27 8.20 5.07
DET 9.18 9.63 -0.45
Yards Per Rush
Name Offense Defense Differential
ATL 4.10 5.41 -1.31
DET 3.73 2.97 0.76
Team Records
Atlanta Falcons
Name Record Home Away ATS ATS Home ATS Away Offense Defense Diff
Overall 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 28.50 20.00 8.50
vs Conf 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 28.50 20.00 8.50
vs Div 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Last 3 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 28.50 20.00 8.50

Detroit Lions

Name Record Home Away ATS ATS Home ATS Away Offense Defense Diff
Overall 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 29.50 16.50 13.00
vs Conf 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 29.50 16.50 13.00
vs Div 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Last 3 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 29.50 16.50 13.00

Supergrid

Title Stat Rank Stat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 28.50 8 16.50 8
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense 308.00 4 264.00 18
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense 64.00 20 45.00 5
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 29.50 6 20.00 15
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense 285.00 5 176.00 4
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense 82.00 18 125.00 20
Head To Head Summary
Name Record ATS OU Score Rush YPR PA CP PY TY TO +/-
Atlanta 6-4 8-2 2-8 23.00 156.90 4.84 28.30 59.36 188.70 345.60 1.60
Detroit 4-6 2-8 2-8 17.60 91.90 3.78 35.80 55.59 221.30 313.20 1.80

Head To Head Detail

Date Away Home Score Line Total OU Result ARY APY ATY ATT HRY HPY HTY HTT Away Team Attempts Home Team Attempts Away Team Completions Home Team Completions
Oct 26, 2014 DET ATL 22-21 60 325 385 1 78 213 291 1
Dec 22, 2012 ATL DET 31-18 73 271 344 0 79 443 522 3
Oct 23, 2011 ATL DET 23-16 129 199 328 2 104 159 263 1
Sep 7, 2008 DET ATL 21-34 62 246 308 1 318 156 474 0
Nov 5, 2006 ATL DET 14-30 165 154 319 3 127 308 435 1
Nov 24, 2005 ATL DET 27-7 256 146 402 2 75 229 304 4
Oct 10, 2004 DET ATL 17-10 101 126 227 0 94 185 279 4
Dec 22, 2002 DET ATL 15-36 87 121 208 3 197 336 533 2
Nov 12, 2000 ATL DET 10-13 114 104 218 2 107 115 222 1
Dec 20, 1998 ATL DET 24-17 145 123 268 0 117 141 258 3

NFL Betting Trends

Team Last 5 Games

Atlanta Falcons

Date Opponent score Result line ATS Result offensive rush yards offensive passing yards offensive total yards defensive rush yards defensive passing yards defensive total yards turnovers Location
Sep 17, 2017 GB 34-23 W -3/55 W/O 141 223 364 59 308 367 -2 H
Sep 10, 2017 CHI 23-17 W -6.5/48.5 L/U 64 308 372 125 176 301 0 A
Feb 5, 2017 NE 28-34 L 3/57.5 L/O 104 240 344 104 442 546 -1 H
Jan 22, 2017 GB 44-21 W -6.5/59.5 W/O 101 392 493 99 268 367 -2 H
Jan 14, 2017 SEA 36-20 W -6.5/51 W/O 99 323 422 101 208 309 -2 H

Detroit Lions

Date Opponent score Result line ATS Result offensive rush yards offensive passing yards offensive total yards defensive rush yards defensive passing yards defensive total yards turnovers Location
Sep 18, 2017 NYG 24-10 W 3/42.5 W/U 138 119 257 62 208 270 0 A
Sep 10, 2017 ARI 35-23 W 2.5/48.5 W/O 82 285 367 45 264 309 -3 H
Jan 7, 2017 SEA 6-26 L 8/45.5 L/U 49 182 231 177 210 387 0 A
Jan 1, 2017 GB 24-31 L 3.5/50 L/O 76 332 408 153 295 448 1 H
Dec 26, 2016 DAL 21-42 L 6.5/46.5 L/O 90 229 319 164 211 375 2 A

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