Wednesday, November 08, 2006

49ers-Lions Rankings

Based on Football Outsiders' DVOA:

49ers Total Offense: 24
Lions Total Offense: 18

49ers PASSING Offense: 23
Lions PASSING Offense: 13

49ers RUSHING Offense: 21
Lions RUSHING Offense: 18

49ers Total Defense: 31
Lions Total Offense: 18

49ers RUN Defense: 31
Lions RUN Defense: 21

49ers PASS Defense: 29
Lions PASS Defense: 30

This is gonna be a shootout. The Lions roll out the explosive Roy Williams and Mike Furrey, and the resurgent Jon Kitna and Kevin Jones. While the 49ers defense looked great last week, the Lions present a whole other set of issues. More than likely, the offense is simply going to have to put up big numbers. While he missed some practice today, Vernon Davis could be back this week, which would provide Alex Smith with one more weapon for this potential aerial battle.

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