2024 Week 12 · Final
Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts, final 24–6
Pregame first read
DET pass defense has the stronger league profile.
IND passing attack #29/32 · DET pass defense #2/32 · 162 offense / 178 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- DET -10.5
- Model total
- 50
- 80% range (IND margin)
- -27.1 to +8.2
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Recorded leaders
- PassingJared GoffDET269 pass yds
- RushingJahmyr GibbsDET90 rush yds
- ReceivingMichael PittmanIND96 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- IND passing attack#29/32DET pass defense#2/32
- IND run game#27/32DET run defense#10/32
- DET passing attack#2/32IND pass defense#9/32
- DET run game#15/32IND run defense#7/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2024 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
DETDetroit Lions
- Jared GoffQB · 10 games249pass yds/g
- Jahmyr GibbsRB · 10 games79.6rush yds/g
- Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · 10 games68.5rec yds/g
- Jameson WilliamsWR · 8 games67.3rec yds/g
INDIndianapolis Colts
- Joe FlaccoQB · 5 games233pass yds/g
- Jonathan TaylorRB · 8 games84.1rush yds/g
- Josh DownsWR · 9 games63rec yds/g
- Alec PierceWR · 11 games53.6rec yds/g