David Montgomery Week 17 Preview vs. the Vikings

Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery has a good matchup in Week 17 (Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ET), playing the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings are giving up the ninth-most rushing yards in the NFL, 127.6 per game.

Montgomery has put up 649 yards on 140 carries (43.3 ypg) in the running game. He has scored eight rushing TDs. Montgomery also has caught 21 passes for 164 yards (10.9 ypg).

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Montgomery vs. the Vikings

• Montgomery vs the Vikings (since 2021): 5 GP / 69.8 RUSH YPG / 3 RUSH TD
• The Vikings have let four opposing rushers to pick up 100 or more yards in a game during the 2025 season.
• 11 opposing rushers have scored at least one touchdown on the ground against Minnesota this year.
• The Vikings have let only two opposing players to record two or more rushing TDs against them this season.
• The 127.6 rushing yards the Vikings yield per contest makes them the 24th-ranked run defense in the NFL this year.
• So far this year, the Vikings have conceded 13 passing TDs to their opponents, averaging 0.9 per game. That ranks 13th in NFL play.

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Montgomery Rushing Insights

• Montgomery has hit the over on his rushing yards totals in six games (40.0%) out of 15 opportunities.
• The Lions have passed 57.0% of the time and run 43.0% this season. They rank second in the NFL in scoring.
• He has handled 36.4% of his team's 385 rushing attempts this season (140).
• Montgomery has at least one trip to the end zone as a runner in seven games this year, with multiple rushing TDs once.
• He has nine total touchdowns this season (16.7% of his team's 54 offensive TDs).
• He has 29 carries in the red zone (35.4% of his team's 82 red zone rushes).

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Montgomery's Recent Performance