Pride Of Detroit on Jared Goff
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The Vikings went viral this week for their outrageous 85.2 blitz rate against the Colts, the highest ever recorded in the NextGenStats era (back to 2016). That aggression led to four sacks, one interception, and at least three other passes that could've been picked off. For the season, the Vikings aren't just first in most categories; they're first by a mile: 61.7 passer rating allowed (next best is 72.6) 10.6 sack percentage (next best is 9.4)... But this is an entirely different beast in Minnesota, and we'll see if Jared Goff, Drew Petzing, and the Lions offensive line have answers for Brian Flores.
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Goff faces Vikings' elite pass defense (61.7 passer rating allowed, 10.6 sack rate) led by Flores.
Lions QB Jared Goff faces an elite Vikings pass defense scheme led by Brian Flores. Minnesota recorded an 85.2 blitz rate against the Colts (highest in NextGenStats era since 2016), generating four sacks, one interception, and multiple other near-picks. For the season, the Vikings lead the NFL by a wide margin in pass defense metrics: 61.7 passer rating allowed (next best 72.6), 10.6 sack percentage (next best 9.4), 53.9 completion percentage allowed (next best 56.4), 68.4 blitz percentage (next best 42.3%), -0.30 EPA/pass allowed (next best -0.22), and 35.5 dropback success rate allowed (next best 39.2%). While the Lions rank first in EPA/pass against the blitz (+0.25) and eighth in sack percentage allowed (5.4%), the source emphasizes this is an entirely different challenge.
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