Matchup
Christian McCaffrey has faced the Lions 2 times in the regular season (2017-2018), averaging 30 rushing yards a game.
His best against them is 53 rushing yards.
Over his last 5 games he has averaged 81.2 rushing yards.
In 2025 the Lions allowed 89.1 rushing yards a game to RBs, 6% less than the league average of 94.9.
v DET
30
2 meetings, rush yds a game
Last 5
81.2
his own form, rush yds a game
DET allow
89.1
to RBs, 2025
v league
×0.94
what they give up over average
This is what the defence allowed the whole position group, not a projection for one player. Where it disagrees with the record above, the record is the thing that actually happened.
DET allowed 89.1 rush yds a game to RBs in 2025. 10 other defences are within a comparable range — BAL, DAL, IND, KC, LA, LAC, PHI, PIT, SF, TEN. Christian McCaffrey has played them 25 times, averaging 74.2 rush yds. His last 5 games average 81.2. This is a comparison of defences that gave up similar amounts, not a forecast of this fixture.
| Game | Venue | v DET | CAR | RUSH YDS | YPC | RUSH TD | REC | REC YDS | REC TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 WK 16 | at IND | ×0.98 | 21 | 117 | 5.6 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 2 |
| 2025 WK 15 | v TEN | ×1.03 | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 10 | v LA | ×0.99 | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | 66 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 5 | at LA | ×0.99 | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 | 82 | 1 |
| 2023 WK 16 | v BAL | ×0.92 | 14 | 103 | 7.4 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| 2023 WK 13 | at PHI | ×1.08 | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
| 2023 WK 5 | v DAL | ×1.07 | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| 2023 WK 2 | at LA | ×0.99 | 20 | 116 | 5.8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
They are not scheduled to meet in the 2026 regular season.
