Re: Cant_wins week 3 predicts
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Take this analysis with a grain of salt because I am a Vikings fan:
Both are running teams. MN's run defense is way better than KC's run defense. MN's running attack has been better than KC's this year. MN pass defense has shown to be improved this year as well, only giving up 20 points(thru OT) to a pass-only Lions team last week(that was in addition to Minny's offense turning the ball over 6 times, twice in their own territory)
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Detroit also turned the ball over 6 times in that game. A couple less and it would have been ugly. As it was the Lions ran up 415 total net yards on them.
What interests me in this game is KC's running game vs. Minn's run D. I'm not sold on this run D yet. I want to see how much of their ranking is due to their actually being able to stop the run and how much is due to the fact teams know they can throw all day against the Vike's secondary so they don't bother to run until they are protecting a lead. This week should help answer that question imo.
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