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Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

2-11-1

+7.5

16

+7.5

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

12/26/2021 13:00 ET

73° Overcast Clouds

20

-7.5

20

-7.5

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta

Falcons

6-8

Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

2-11-1

+7.5

16

+7.5

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

12/26/2021 13:00 ET

73° Overcast Clouds

20

-7.5

20

-7.5

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta

Falcons

6-8

Records accurate at time of game.

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Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

2-11-1

+7.5

16

+7.5

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

12/26/2021 13:00 ET

73° Overcast Clouds

20

-7.5

20

-7.5

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta

Falcons

6-8

Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

2-11-1

+7.5

16

+7.5

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

12/26/2021 13:00 ET

73° Overcast Clouds

20

-7.5

20

-7.5

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta

Falcons

6-8

Records accurate at time of game.

Expert Consensus

The overall consensus pick in the three main categories of pick - money line, spread, and points total.

+280

Money Line Pick

-365

Money Line Pick

+280

-365

+7.5

Against The Spread Pick

-7.5

Against The Spread Pick

+7.5

-7.5

OTB

Points Pick

OTB

Points Pick

OTB

Top Experts

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Standings

The head to head stats and rankings of both teams prior to the game.

Records accurate at time of game.

Detroit Lions

(NFC North)

	W-L-T	PCT	PF	PA	Last 5
1	11-3	.786	359	302	4-1
2	7-7	.500	361	342	3-2
3	4-10	.286	240	349	1-4
4	2-11-1	.143	243	366	2-3

Atlanta Falcons

(NFC South)

	W-L-T	PCT	PF	PA	Last 5
1	10-4	.714	410	306	4-1
2	7-7	.500	313	285	2-3
3	6-8	.429	258	384	2-3
4	5-9	.357	271	313	1-4

Schedules

Trends over the previous 2 games, selected game and next 2 games.

Detroit Lions

Week	Opp	Score	Result	Spread	Points
W18	VS	30-37	W	+4	OTB
W17	AT	29-51	L	+9.5	OTB
W16	AT	16-20	L	+7.5	OTB
W15	VS	12-30	W	+13	OTB
W14	AT	10-38	L	+12.5	OTB

Full Lions Schedule

Atlanta Falcons

Week	Opp	Score	Result	Spread	Points
W18	VS	30-20	L	+5	OTB
W17	AT	15-29	L	- +14	OTB
W16	VS	16-20	W	-7.5	OTB
W15	AT	13-31	L	+9	OTB
W14	AT	29-21	W	+2.5	OTB

Full Falcons Schedule

Head to Head Stats

The head to head stats and rankings of both teams.

Records accurate at time of game.

Offense

Scoring Offense

28th

17.4

Points Scored

26th

18.4

30th

2.1

Average Pts Q1

20th

3.5

23rd

5.9

Average Pts Q2

14th

7.5

20th

3.9

Average Pts Q3

22nd

3.4

24th

5.4

Average Pts Q4

31st

4.0

Pass Offense

25th

201.6

Pass Yards per Game

18th

224.4

23rd

1.2

Pass TD's per Game

22nd

1.3

29th

5.7

Passing Yards per Attempt

21st

6.3

10th

0.7

Interceptions per Game

23rd

1.0

23rd

2.4

Sacks Allowed per Game

14th

2.1

17th

5.9

QB Hits Allowed per Game

32nd

7.9

19th

11.2

Passing First Downs per Game

14th

12.0

Run Offense

17th

111.6

Rush Yards per Game

27th

89.0

26th

0.6

Rush TD's per Game

29th

0.6

10th

4.5

Rushing Yards per Carry

29th

3.6

24th

0.6

Fumbles Lost per Game

13th

0.5

20th

6.1

Rushing First Downs per Game

31st

4.4

Offensive Efficiency

23rd

5.0

Yards per Offensive Play

24th

5.0

16th

53.5

Penalty Yards per Game

8th

47.5

21st

19.4

First Downs per Game

27th

18.6

25th

29.3

Time of Possession (Minutes)

24th

29.4

30th

48.5%

Redzone TD %

26th

53.3%

32nd

33.0%

3rd Down Conversion %

14th

40.9%

Offense

Scoring Offense

28th

17.4

Points Scored

26th

18.4

30th

2.1

Average Pts Q1

20th

3.5

23rd

5.9

Average Pts Q2

14th

7.5

20th

3.9

Average Pts Q3

22nd

3.4

24th

5.4

Average Pts Q4

31st

4.0

Pass Offense

25th

201.6

Pass Yards per Game

18th

224.4

23rd

1.2

Pass TD's per Game

22nd

1.3

29th

5.7

Passing Yards per Attempt

21st

6.3

10th

0.7

Interceptions per Game

23rd

1.0

23rd

2.4

Sacks Allowed per Game

14th

2.1

17th

5.9

QB Hits Allowed per Game

32nd

7.9

19th

11.2

Passing First Downs per Game

14th

12.0

Run Offense

17th

111.6

Rush Yards per Game

27th

89.0

26th

0.6

Rush TD's per Game

29th

0.6

10th

4.5

Rushing Yards per Carry

29th

3.6

24th

0.6

Fumbles Lost per Game

13th

0.5

20th

6.1

Rushing First Downs per Game

31st

4.4

Offensive Efficiency

23rd

5.0

Yards per Offensive Play

24th

5.0

16th

53.5

Penalty Yards per Game

8th

47.5

21st

19.4

First Downs per Game

27th

18.6

25th

29.3

Time of Possession (Minutes)

24th

29.4

30th

48.5%

Redzone TD %

26th

53.3%

32nd

33.0%

3rd Down Conversion %

14th

40.9%

Defense

Scoring Defense

26th

26.1

Points Allowed

31st

27.4

24th

4.9

Average Pts Allowed Q1

19th

4.3

29th

8.4

Average Pts Allowed Q2

23rd

7.9

31st

7.1

Average Pts Allowed Q3

28th

6.1

8th

5.8

Average Pts Allowed Q4

29th

9.2

Pass Defense

25th

247.5

Pass Yards Allowed per Game

24th

246.6

20th

1.6

Pass TD's Allowed per Game

30th

1.9

32nd

7.9

Passing Yards Allowed per Attempt

23rd

7.1

20th

0.6

Interceptions per Game

25th

0.6

31st

1.6

Sacks per Game

32nd

1.1

32nd

3.6

QB Hits per Game

31st

3.8

17th

12.4

Passing First Downs per Game Allowed

29th

13.2

Run Defense

28th

133.0

Rush Yards Allowed per Game

22nd

120.3

21st

1.1

Rush TD's Allowed per Game

21st

1.1

18th

4.2

Rushing Yards Allowed per Carry

17th

4.2

22nd

0.4

Fumbles Recovered per Game

15th

0.6

28th

7.9

Rushing First Downs per Game Allowed

27th

7.7

Defensive Efficiency

30th

5.9

Yards per Offensive Play Allowed

24th

5.7

11th

55.1

Opponent Penalty Yards per Game

5th

59.9

25th

21.9

First Downs per Game Allowed

26th

22.4

23rd

-4.0

Turnover Differential

24th

-5.0

27th

68.1%

Redzone TD Allowed %

31st

69.8%

Defense

Scoring Defense

26th

26.1

Points Allowed

31st

27.4

24th

4.9

Average Pts Allowed Q1

19th

4.3

29th

8.4

Average Pts Allowed Q2

23rd

7.9

31st

7.1

Average Pts Allowed Q3

28th

6.1

8th

5.8

Average Pts Allowed Q4

29th

9.2

Pass Defense

25th

247.5

Pass Yards Allowed per Game

24th

246.6

20th

1.6

Pass TD's Allowed per Game

30th

1.9

32nd

7.9

Passing Yards Allowed per Attempt

23rd

7.1

20th

0.6

Interceptions per Game

25th

0.6

31st

1.6

Sacks per Game

32nd

1.1

32nd

3.6

QB Hits per Game

31st

3.8

17th

12.4

Passing First Downs per Game Allowed

29th

13.2

Run Defense

28th

133.0

Rush Yards Allowed per Game

22nd

120.3

21st

1.1

Rush TD's Allowed per Game

21st

1.1

18th

4.2

Rushing Yards Allowed per Carry

17th

4.2

22nd

0.4

Fumbles Recovered per Game

15th

0.6

28th

7.9

Rushing First Downs per Game Allowed

27th

7.7

Defensive Efficiency

30th

5.9

Yards per Offensive Play Allowed

24th

5.7

11th

55.1

Opponent Penalty Yards per Game

5th

59.9

25th

21.9

First Downs per Game Allowed

26th

22.4

23rd

-4.0

Turnover Differential

24th

-5.0

27th

68.1%

Redzone TD Allowed %

31st

69.8%

Game Odds

Comparison of available odds across various sportsbooks.

Records accurate at time of game.

	Best Odds	FanDuel	BetMGM	Caesars	DraftKings	Fanatics
	N/A	-	-	-	-	-
	N/A	-	-	-	-	-

Line Movement

Odds, Spread and Points movement history.

Records accurate at time of game.

No Data There is no Money Line movement for this game.

Best Player Props

Player Prop Bets for this game ranked by Edge against our Pro Projections.

Player	Prop	Pro Projection	Edge	Best Odds	FanDuel	BetMGM	Caesars	DraftKings	Fanatics
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Lineups

Each team's likely starting lineup.

Detroit Lions

Position	Player	Player Rating	Matchup	Projected Yds
No projected lineups available.

Atlanta Falcons

Position	Player	Player Rating	Matchup	Projected Yds
No projected lineups available.

Depth Charts

The ranking of players in each team's depth charts.

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
QB	Jared Goff 82	Hendon Hooker 66
RB	Jahmyr Gibbs 84	David Montgomery 83	Craig Reynolds 68
LWR	Tim Patrick 78	Tom Kennedy 69
RWR	Jameson Williams 79
SWR	Amon-Ra St. Brown 95	Kalif Raymond 76
TE	Sam LaPorta 86	Brock Wright 66	Shane Zylstra 66	Kenny Yeboah 63
LT	Taylor Decker 86	Dan Skipper 59	(R) Giovanni Manu 67
RT	Penei Sewell 96	Colby Sorsdal 63
LG	Graham Glasgow 79	(R) Christian Mahogany 68
RG	Netane Muti 71	Kayode Awosika 61
C	Frank Ragnow 93	Michael Niese 63

Injuries

The players listed as unavailable through injury for both teams.

Detroit Lions Injuries

Player (Click to sort ascending)	Pos (Click to sort ascending)	Status (Click to sort ascending)	Injury (Click to sort ascending)	Updated (Click to sort ascending)
Frank Ragnow 93	C	Out	Toe	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
T.J. Hockenson 91	TE	Out	Hand	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
D'Andre Swift 85	RB	Out	Shoulder	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Jared Goff 82	QB	Out	Covid-19	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Josh Reynolds 78	WR	Probable	Thigh	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Alex Anzalone 78	LB	Out	Ankle	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Jonah Jackson 77	G	Probable	Back	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Kalif Raymond 76	WR	Probable	Shoulder	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Tracy Walker III 76	S	Questionable	Illness	Wed, Dec 22, 2021
Trey Flowers 75	LB	Out	Knee	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Jeff Okudah 75	CB	Out	Torn Achilles	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Romeo Okwara 74	DL	Out	Achilles	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Amani Oruwariye 74	CB	Out	Thumb	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Quintez Cephus 71	WR	Out	Collarbone	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Corey Ballentine 71	CB	Out	Covid-19	Thu, Dec 23, 2021
Julian Okwara 70	OLB	Out	Ankle	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Austin Seibert 70	K	Out	Right Hip	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Jalen Reeves-Maybin 69	LB	Probable	Shoulder	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Trinity Benson 67	WR	Out	Covid-19	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Jerry Jacobs 67	CB	Out	Acl	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Jermar Jefferson 65	RB	Out	Gameday Inactive	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Logan Stenberg 63	G	Out	Knee	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Josh Woods 59	ILB	Out	Shoulder	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Jalen Elliott 57	S	Out	Covid-19	Wed, Dec 22, 2021
Matt Nelson 55	OT	Out	Covid-19	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Javon McKinley —	WR	Out	Undisclosed	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Hunter Bryant —	TE	Out	Undisclosed	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Charlie Taumoepeau —	TE	Out		Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Tyrell Crosby —	OL	Out	Undisclosed	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Will Holden —	OT	Questionable	Non Injury Related	Wed, Dec 22, 2021
Jashon Cornell —	DL	Questionable	Illness	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Michael Brockers —	DL	Probable	Knee	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Joel Heath —	DE	Out	Acl	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Shaun Dion Hamilton —	LB	Out	Undisclosed	Sun, Dec 26, 2021

Atlanta Falcons Injuries

Player (Click to sort ascending)	Pos (Click to sort ascending)	Status (Click to sort ascending)	Injury (Click to sort ascending)	Updated (Click to sort ascending)
Chris Lindstrom 94	G	Questionable	Personal	Thu, Dec 23, 2021
Calvin Ridley 83	WR	Out	Personal	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Deion Jones 75	LB	Questionable	Illness	Fri, Dec 24, 2021
Isaiah Oliver 73	CB	Out	Knee	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Erik Harris 72	S	Out	Chest	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
John Cominsky 71	DL	Out	Gameday Inactive	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Marlon Davidson 67	DT	Out	Covid-19	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Avery Williams 62	RB	Questionable	Groin	Fri, Dec 24, 2021
AJ McCarron —	QB	Out	Acl	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Josh Rosen —	QB	Out	Gameday Inactive	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Tajae Sharpe —	WR	Out	Foot	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Jaeden Graham —	TE	Out	Knee	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Matt Gono —	OT	Out	Neck	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Daren Bates —	ILB	Questionable	Groin	Sat, Dec 25, 2021
Josh Andrews —	G	Out	Gameday Inactive	Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Tyeler Davison —	DT	Questionable	Illness	Fri, Dec 24, 2021
Emmanuel Ellerbee —	OLB	Out	Knee	Sun, Dec 26, 2021

Detroit Lions Injured Reserve

Player (Click to sort ascending)	Pos (Click to sort ascending)	Status (Click to sort ascending)	Injury (Click to sort ascending)	Updated (Click to sort ascending)
There are no records to show

Atlanta Falcons Injured Reserve

Player (Click to sort ascending)	Pos (Click to sort ascending)	Status (Click to sort ascending)	Injury (Click to sort ascending)	Updated (Click to sort ascending)
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Game Resources

Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

2-11-1

2-11-1

+7.5

16

16

+7.5

20

-7.5

20

-7.5

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta

Falcons

6-8

6-8

Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

2-11-1

2-11-1

+7.5

16

16

+7.5

20

-7.5

20

-7.5

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta

Falcons

6-8

6-8

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Game Resources

Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

2-11-1

2-11-1

+7.5

16

16

+7.5

20

-7.5

20

-7.5

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta

Falcons

6-8

6-8

Detroit Lions

Detroit

Lions

2-11-1

2-11-1

+7.5

16

16

+7.5

20

-7.5

20

-7.5

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta

Falcons

6-8

6-8

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