Detroit (6-9) at New England (9-6)

  Det offense  3rd    104.3 rush - [6th] / 214.4 pass - [7th]
       defense  24th   93.2 rush - [17th] / 223.8 pass - [24th]
       scoring         20.9 for - [6th] / 22.0 against - [24th]
  N.E. offense  22nd   101.4 rush - [9th] / 161.9 pass - [24th]
       defense  5th    83.4 rush - [9th] / 168.1 pass - [4th]
       scoring         14.7 for - [21st] / 11.4 against - [2nd]


   key matchups:

       HB Don Calhoun (1055 yds/8 TDs) vs. Detroit run D (3.5 rush avg)
       TE Russ Francis (31 rec/310 yds/1 TDs) vs. LB Garth Ten Napel (2 INTs)
       WR Mel Jacobs (80 rec/1302 yds/8 TDs) vs. CB Mike Haynes (3 INTs)

   prediction:

       Detroit 16, New England 21