Detroit at Indianapolis

Detroit had one of its traditional collapses as it lost the final three games of the season and blew a chance to win the NFC North. The Lions have not had a decent running game since Barry Sanders, and they have rushed for fewer yards than any other team the last two seasons. The defense got worn down, and the Lions allowed 73 points their final two games against the Cowboys and Packers, but they still gave up only 22.4 points per game for the season, which ranked #13 in the league. Indianapolis is crossing its fingers that Andrew Luck can fully recover from shoulder surgery he had in January. However, not only will he not play in preseason, his status for the beginning of the regualr season is in doubt. Frank Gore, miraculously, is still the starting running back, which might say something about the Colts offense. Gore is taking it easy in practice and likely won't play much, if at all, in this game. The Colts defense is expected to be better after an overhaul in every department. Scott Tolzien is Luck's backup, and he appeard in three games in 2016 and started once. Tolzien is 79 of 128 in his career with two touchdowns and seven interceptions. Stephen Morris was drafted in 2014, and still hasn't played in a regular season game. Jake Rudock and rookie Brad Kaaya are second and third in Detroit's QB rotation. Rudock did not make any appearances in the 2016 regular season. Indianapolis is 5-2-1 UNDER the last two preseasons, and the Lions have stayed UNDER six of their last eight preseason affairs. Jim Caldwell is 13-11 UNDER while Chuck Pagano is 11-9 UNDER in exhibiton games. Play the UNDER.