Aaron Jones — Week 8: Back, With a 15-Yard Catch
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 2
Jones, hurt on a 17-yard run in Week 7, ran 5 times for 22 yards and caught both his targets for 18 against the Lions, including a 15-yarder to the Detroit 1 that set up Minnesota's first touchdown, in a 19-15 loss at Detroit.
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Aaron Jones was back against the Lions after being hurt on a 17-yard run in Week 7: 5 carries for 22 yards and -0.9 expected points added (EPA), plus 2 catches on 2 targets for 18 yards and +1.8. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. Down 3-0 on the first snap of the second quarter, second and 10 at the Detroit 16, he caught a short pass over the middle and reached the 1, +2.0 EPA and 7.4 points of win probability, the estimate of each side's chance to win; Justin Jefferson scored on the next snap. His last carry came with 11:36 left.
The carries matched his season rate. Through Week 7 he had 105 carries for 436 yards, 2 touchdowns and -19.9 EPA, -0.19 a carry; here it was -0.18, with 2 of 5 successful.
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