George Malik Pickens Jr. Week 14 Preview vs. the Lions

Dallas Cowboys receiver George Malik Pickens Jr. will face the Detroit Lions and their 17th-ranked passing defense in Week 14, with kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday.

George Pickens' 105 targets have resulted in 73 catches for a team-leading 1,142 yards (95.2 per game) and eight scores this year.

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Pickens vs. the Lions

• Pickens vs the Lions (since 2021): No games
• Detroit has allowed three opposing receivers to rack up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2025 season.
• The Lions have surrendered a TD pass to 20 opposing players this year.
• Detroit has allowed five players to grab at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• The 212.5 passing yards per game allowed by the Lions defense makes them the NFL's 17th-ranked pass defense.
• The Lions' defense is 30th in the league by conceding 2.1 passing touchdowns per game to opposing offenses (25 total passing TDs).

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Pickens Receiving Insights

• In the receiving game, Pickens has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet in 83.3% of his games (10 of 12).
• Pickens has 23.5% of his team's target share (105 targets on 446 passing attempts).
• He is averaging 10.9 yards per target (eighth in league play), picking up 1,142 yards on 105 passes thrown his way.
• George Malik Pickens Jr. has had a touchdown catch in seven of 12 games this season, and he found the end zone more than once on one of those occasions.
• He has eight total touchdowns this season (21.1% of his team's 38 offensive TDs).
• Pickens has been targeted 15 times in the red zone (20.3% of his team's 74 red zone pass attempts).

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Pickens' Recent Performance