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Week 12 (8-2) at (6-4) Thursday, November 23, 2017 | 12:30 PM ET | Ford Field | Referee: Tony Corrente REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Vikings lead all-time series, 71-39-2 LAST GAME: 10/1/17: Lions 14 at Vikings 7 STREAKS: Lions have won past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/24/16: Lions 16, Vikings 13 MINNESOTA VIKINGS p DETROIT LIONS LAST WEEK W 24-7 vs. Rams LAST WEEK W 27-24 at Chicago COACH VS. OPP. : 2-5 COACH VS. OPP. Jim Caldwell: 5-2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.1/17.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.1/23.4 OFFENSE 372.5 OFFENSE 338.4 PASSING : 197-300-2194-12-5-93.7 PASSING : 227-360-2760-19-5-98.4 RUSHING Latavius Murray: 110-412-3.7-4 RUSHING Ameer Abdullah: 144-491-3.4-3 RECEIVING : 62-916 (2L)-14.8-3 RECEIVING Golden Tate: 59-691-11.7-3 DEFENSE 290.5 DEFENSE 354.5 SACKS : 10 SACKS Anthony Zettel: 6 INTs Harrison Smith: 3 INTs : 4 (T3L) TAKE/GIVE +2 (12/10) TAKE/GIVE +7 (19/12) PUNTING (NET) Ryan Quigley: 41.4 (40.0) PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 42.5 (38.5) KICKING Kai Forbath: 89 (20/24 PAT; 23/26 FG) KICKING Matt Prater: 89 (26/26 PAT; 21/24 FG) VIKINGS NOTES LIONS NOTES • VIKINGS are 5-2 (.714) all-time on Thanksgiving. • LIONS have won past 4 Thanksgiving games. • QB CASE KEENUM has 584 pass yards (292 per game), 5 TDs • QB MATTHEW STAFFORD has 1,804 pass yards & 2 INTs for 110.5 rating in past 2. Had 321 pass yards with 3 TDs (300.7 per game), 12 TDs & 3 INTs for 98.7 rating in past 6 vs. 1 INT for 126.7 rating in only game at Det. (10/16/16 with LAR). at home. Has 1,950 pass yards (325 per game), 15 TDs & • RB LATAVIUS MURRAY rushed for 95 yards & 2 TDs last 2 INTs for 103 rating in past 6 Thursday games. In 7 career week. Has 4 rush TDs in past 4. In 3 career Thursday games, Thanksgiving games, has 2,219 pass yards & 15 TD passes, has 332 scrimmage yards (110.7 per game) & 4 rush TDs. both 2nd most on Thanksgiving in NFL history. RB JERICK MC KINNON has 2 TDs in past 3 on road. • RB AMEER ABDULLAH rushed for 94 yards & TD in • WR ADAM THIELEN ranks 2nd in NFL with 916 rec. yards. last meeting. Aims for 4th in row with TD. Since 2015, RB Is 2nd player in franchise history with 60+ catches (62) & leads NFL RBs with 166 catches & ranks 900+ yards (916) in team’s 1st 10 games of season (RANDY 2nd with 10 rec. TDs. MOSS, 2003). In past 6 on road, has 39 receptions for 645 • WR GOLDEN TATE has 30 receptions for 424 yards (84.8 yards (107.5 per game) & 4 TDs. Has 19 catches for 387 yards per game) & 2 TDs in past 5. Has 13 catches for 183 yards (129 per game) & 3 TDs in past 3. WR has (91.5 per game) & TD in past 2 at home. WR MARVIN 24 receptions for 286 yards (95.3 per game) & TD in 3 career JONES, JR. led team with 85 rec. yards & TD last week. games vs. Det. Has 2 TDs in his past 3 on road vs. division. Has 4 TDs in past 5. • DE EVERSON GRIFFEN ties for 4th in NFL with 10 sacks. • DE has 6.5 sacks, FF & FR in 4 career Has sack in 8 of his 9 games this season. Has 3 sacks, FF Thanksgiving games. DE ANTHONY ZETTEL has sack in & FR in past 5 on Thursday. Has 9.5 sacks in past 11 vs. 2 of past 3. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. Has 3 sacks & FR in Det. DE aims for 3rd in row with past 3 vs. division. CB DARIUS SLAY leads NFC with 4 INTs sack. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. Has 4 sacks in past 5 vs. & ranks 1st in NFL with 15 PD. Had INT in last Thanksgiving division. DT had 9 tackles & sack in last game. Has 2 INTs in past 3 home games vs. Min. S GLOVER meeting. S HARRISON SMITH is only NFL safety with QUIN has 3 INTs, incl. 37-yard INT-TD, FF & FR in past 5 at 1.5+ sacks (1.5) & 3+ INTs (3). Has 31 tackles, sack & FR home. Has 19 INTs since 2013, tied for 2nd most in NFL. LB in past 4 at Det. S led team with 7 TAHIR WHITEHEAD led team with 9 tackles in Week 11. tackles & had 1st career FF in Week 11. Has 29 tackles (9.7 per game) in past 3 meetings. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: FOX (12:30 PM ET): Joe Buck, , Erin Andrews (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: WW1: Kevin Kugler, Ross Tucker, Hub Arkush (Field reporter) | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (Min), 83 (Det) | XM: 88 (WW1), 82 (Min), 83 (Det)