Kyler Murray Week 8 Preview vs. the Lions

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray has a good matchup in Week 8 (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), playing the Detroit Lions. The Lions are giving up the most passing yards in the NFL, 291.8 per game.

This year, Murray has passed for 812 yards (162.4 per game), going 83-for-125 (66.4%) and compiling three TDs with two picks. In the running game, Murray has contributed 132 rushing yards on 25 carries, averaging 26.4 yards per game on the ground.

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Murray vs. the Lions

• Murray vs the Lions (since 2021): 3 GP / 278.3 PASS YPG / 5 PASS TD
• Detroit has allowed three opposing players to put up 300 or more passing yards in an outing this year.
• The Lions have allowed six players to throw one or more TDs in a game this season.
• Detroit has allowed at least two passing touchdowns to six quarterbacks in 2026.
• The Lions have given up three or more TD passes in an outing to four opposing QBs this season.
• Murray will play against the NFL's worst pass defense this week. The Lions concede 291.8 passing yards per contest.
• The Lions' defense is ranked 30th in the league with 16 passing TDs allowed so far this year.

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Murray Passing Insights

• Murray has gone over his passing yards prop bet total twice this season.
• The Vikings, who are 29th in NFL play in points scored, have passed 47.5% of the time while running 52.5%.
• Murray is No. 21 in the league averaging 6.5 yards per attempt (812 total yards passing).
• In three of five games this season, Murray completed a touchdown pass -- but he has no games with more than one.
• He has scored three of his team's nine offensive touchdowns this season (33.3%).
• Murray has passed 15 times out of his 125 total attempts while in the red zone (37.5% of his team's red zone plays).

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Murray's Recent Performance