Aaron Jones Week 9 Preview vs. the Lions

Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones has a tough matchup in Week 9 (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), up against the Detroit Lions. The Lions are allowing the fourth-fewest rushing yards in the NFL, 87.7 per game.

Jones has picked up 61 yards on 18 carries (20.3 ypg). In addition, Jones has 59 receiving yards (19.7 ypg) on five catches while scoring one receiving touchdown.

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Jones vs. the Lions

• Jones vs the Lions (since 2021): 9 GP / 71.2 RUSH YPG / 4 RUSH TD
• No player has recorded more than 100 yards on the ground in a game against the Lions in the 2025 season.
• Detroit has allowed one or more rushing TDs to five opposing players this year.
• The Lions have not allowed two or more rushing TDs to an opposing player this season.
• Jones will face the NFL's fourth-ranked rush defense this week. The Lions allow 87.7 yards on the ground per contest.
• Opponents of the Lions have totaled five touchdowns on the ground (0.7 per game). The Lions' defense is 10th in the NFL in that category.

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Jones Rushing Insights

• Jones has come up short of his rushing yards prop bet total in each of his three games played this season.
• The Vikings pass on 58.9% of their plays and run on 41.1%. They are 23rd in NFL action in points scored.
• He has handled 11.8% of his team's 153 rushing attempts this season (18).
• Jones has no rushing touchdowns in three games this season.
• He has 7.1% of his team's 14 offensive touchdowns this season (one).

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Jones' Recent Performance