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

Dallas Cowboys receiver George Malik Pickens Jr. will face a mediocre pass defense in Week 14 (Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET), versus the Detroit Lions. The Lions are ranked 17th in terms of passing yards conceded, at 212.5 per game.

George Pickens' stat line features 73 catches for a team-leading 1,142 yards and eight scores. He averages 95.2 yards per game, and has been targeted 105 times.

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Pickens vs. the Lions

• Pickens vs the Lions (since 2021): No games
• Three players have put up 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Detroit in the 2025 season.
• The Lions have allowed 20 opposing players to register a TD reception against them this year.
• Detroit has allowed five players to register at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• The 212.5 passing yards per game yielded by the Lions defense makes them the NFL's 17th-ranked pass defense.
• So far this year, the Lions have conceded 25 passing TDs to their opponents, averaging 2.1 per game. That ranks 30th in league play.

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Pickens Receiving Insights

• In 10 of 12 games this season, Pickens has topped his prop for receiving yards.
• Pickens has received 23.5% of his team's 446 passing attempts this season (105 targets).
• He has been targeted 105 times, averaging 10.9 yards per target (eighth in NFL).
• 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 21.1% of his team's 38 offensive touchdowns this season (eight).
• 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