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Vikings at Lions Fantasy Recap (Week 12, 2017)

by Adam Markowitz

11/23/17

NFL

Detroit Lions

Ameer Abdullah

The Detroit Lions' four-game winning streak on Thanksgiving Day is over. Their chances of winning their first division title since 1992 are shot, too.

All of this went down the tubes for the Lions when they were beaten by the Minnesota Vikings, 30-23, to kick off Turkey Day 2017.

Those who put Marvin Jones Jr. on their Dober Play Cards had plenty to be thankful for when he caught six passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns.

The rest of the Lions were suspect, at best, on Thanksgiving.

Matthew Stafford hurt his ankle, but gritted out a decent performance where he went 20-for-35 for 236 yards and two touchdowns.

It was a particularly frustrating day for the Detroit ground game. Ameer Abdullah only had six carries for 14 yards as he was completely neutralized.

Minnesota just kept rolling right along. Case Keenum had a three-touchdown performance to beat his Projected Fantasy Points total for the fourth straight game.

Kyle Rudolph caught a pair of touchdowns to beat his PFP, but the man who really had the greatest impact on the game was Latavius Murray. The former UCF standout had 20 tough carries for 84 yards and the touchdown to start the second half that sucked all the energy out of Ford Field.

Minnesota Vikings Top Fantasy Players Week 12
Case Keenum: 27.28 DFP
Kyle Rudolph: 20.30 DFP
Latavius Murray: 14.40 DFP
Adam Thielen: 12.90 DFP
Stefon Diggs: 10.00 DFP

Detroit Lions Top Fantasy Players Week 12
Marvin Jones: 26.90 DFP
Matthew Stafford: 14.00 DFP
Matt Prater: 13.00 DFP
Kenny Golladay: 7.10 DFP
Ameer Abdullah: 5.80 DFP