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The Detroit Lions don\u2019t fall short in the boast category. And they don\u2019t care too much for perceived Pro Bowl snubs. With a Detroit Lions Week 18 game scheduled against the Minnesota Vikings, the top seed in the NFC will be on the line. Ahead of the Lions-Vikings game, we\u2019ll be making our Lions Week 18 predictions.<\/p>\n

With the Sunday Night Football spotlight fully visible, the Lions and Vikings both carry a record of 14-2 into the contest. Playing at home, the Lions are favored by three points. They also won the previous meeting, a 31-29 decision on Oct. 20, and have won the last four meetings between these NFC North teams.<\/p>\n

Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs will total 100 yards with a TD<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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This will be the fourth straight game for the talented running back to reach the century mark in total yards while also finding the end zone.<\/p>\n

This time, the Lions will look to feed the beast. And with David Montgomery still on the sidelines, according to NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport via Sports Illustrated, Gibbs should be good for 25 touches or more.<\/p>\n

Lions head coach Dan Campbell recently expressed confidence in Gibbs, according to detroitlions.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of confidence in Gibbs,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cHe’s continued to get better and better as the season has gone. Given the opportunity, he’s made a lot of plays. He made some big plays for us. He brings an explosive element. He’s getting better in the pass game, and you see what he’s able to do in the run game. We have a ton of confidence (in him).\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, this game has plenty on the line, as evidenced by Campbell\u2019s comments to espn.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what you’re in it for, man. Ultimately, this is it,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cI mean, you couldn’t write a better scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lions QB Jared Goff will throw three TD passes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s face it, Vikings fans, the Lions are going to score points regardless of what your defense does. And more than likely, Goff will be the starting point for multiple touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Over the past four weeks, Goff has thrown 3, 5, 3, and 3 touchdown passes. And he threw two against the Vikings in the first meeting.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Vikings coach Kevin O\u2019Connell said Goff is a top-notch player, according to mlive.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cJared\u2019s a heck of a player,\u201d O\u2019Connell said. \u201cI\u2019ve got a ton of respect for him. He\u2019s tough. He throws it as well as anybody. They\u2019ve got a really good offense. Ben (Johnson) does a great job calling it. They\u2019re well-coached. And it\u2019s just a matter of being on the screws every single snap.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dan Campbell said Goff is on a new level<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Campbell said Goff has become a different player, according to nytimes.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a different Jared Goff now,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cHe\u2019s different. This guy has developed and matured, and he\u2019s just stepping into his prime. He just continues to get better and better. He\u2019s playing at an ultimate level right now. You find me a quarterback that\u2019s playing better than him in this league right now. I\u2019d love to see it.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a student of the game, he\u2019s a student of what we\u2019re doing offensively, (and) he\u2019s a student of defenses, so he puts in the legwork. I think with anybody, he wants to learn the next thing. He absorbs everything, and I think he\u2019s always looking for the next. \u2018If I see something, what can I use and put it into my game? Or, \u2018Is this something we can use?\u2019 Can I be better with my eyes? Do I need to progress faster here? Can I see things a tick quicker?\u2019 It\u2019s time on task, it\u2019s his ability to process and I think it\u2019s just that he just wants to continue to learn and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson said he believes Goff is in sync with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going into year three, and we\u2019re very comfortable with why we\u2019re calling plays, what the issues are,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cAnd I think the things that get overlooked with him is, when I call a bad play against the wrong defense, he quickly responds. And he\u2019s quick to dirt the ball right away and live for another day. He doesn\u2019t want to make a bad play any worse and create a negative. So, I think that gets overlooked in this league a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lions WR Jameson Williams will catch a 40-plus-yard TD<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Williams, who has six 40-plus-yard catches on the season, said he learned a lot from Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson, according to mlive.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I used to watch a lot of Justin Jefferson,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI think he gets open real well. He\u2019s got really good routes, great feet, and ball tracking \u2014 a lot of that. But mainly, it\u2019s just the route type \u2014 running his routes. That\u2019s cool to me. I don\u2019t really watch him like that no more. I ain\u2019t watched him a lot this year. He\u2019s a great receiver, though, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson said Williams better understands what the Lions are doing on offense this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, it\u2019s been a learning experience for everybody, I think,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cSince he got in the building here, it\u2019s been all of us coaches \u2014 Coach (Dan) Campbell, myself, (wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El) \u2014 all of us have been on board trying to have him understand the expectation and what we really need, what (quarterback Jared Goff) needs, what the O-line needs, what we all need for this whole thing to work. It\u2019s taken a little bit of time, but it\u2019s really taken off now at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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