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We couldn't ask for a better way to end the regular season, as the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions get set to battle for both the NFC North title and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
We'll send off the year with an exciting trio of bets in what should be a game dominated by passing between two teams which haven't had to do so very much this year on account of their excellent seasons.
Let's highlight a few players who should shine under the bright lights as we build a same-game parlay for Vikings vs Lions on Sunday Night Football this week.
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We'll start off taking what's probably the biggest swing in this parlay, which is Jared Goff to throw an interception.
This is because Goff has been forced to throw the rock a bit more in pressure situations in the last few weeks, playing three very close games bookended by an overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams last week.
I expect passing to be the name of the game for both teams on Sunday night, given the Vikings have allowed the highest pass-play rate in the NFL and should put forth one of the trickiest offenses which the Lions have had to face all season long. Their last meeting was decided by two points, and though Goff wasn't picked off he was very active in throwing the ball when the game became close.
Detroit should play from behind for at least part of this game, and with increased volume comes increased risk of a pick -- as we've seen in his last three contests.
Minnesota owns the top interception rate in football, and has picked off six passes in its last five games -- making this price awfully tempting.
As Goff airs it out, I expect him to once again lean on the talented Jameson Williams to bring him home.
The speedster has taken on a large role in this offense since returning from injury in Week 10, averaging 6.6 targets and turning that into 75.8 yards per game. He's been thrown to seven or mor times in all but one of his last six games, however, and in hitting this number in three out of his last four I think he should easily do so once more with Goff asked to throw the ball more than normal.
Helping matters is the fact that he was injured early in the previous meeting between these teams, which means it'll be much harder for Minnesota to gameplan for him as it attempts to shore up the issues created by Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown in that one.
His deployment should be hard to predict for the Vikings, and I expect him to burn them at least once.
Finally, we'll skip over some pricey options with Jordan Addison and go straight for the end zone, where he's found himself in two straight games now.
Addison has drawn eight or more targets in all but one of his last seven games, catching seven touchdowns over that period in time, and while I'd love to dare and take his receptions -- set at six -- I do think it's a bit out of reach at this point. So, too, are his yards -- which have fluctuated too much for my liking in recent games.
As both teams air it out all night long, expect to see a ton of Addison -- particularly with the Lions looking to double Justin Jefferson to make up for their poor performance against the WR1 position this season.
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