Sunday's Lions-Vikings game for all the marbles in the NFC could be decided by Jared Goff's ability to beat Brian Flores (or not) in one particular game of chess.
Minnesota has blitzed more often and at a higher rate on QB dropbacks than any other team in the NFL. Per Pro Football Reference, Flores has sent the blitz 157 times (11 more times than the second ...
The Detroit Lions like to play man-to-man coverage and blitz, which puts ... at the highest rate in the NFL, 40%, according to Football Insights analysis. The league average is roughly 22% ...