Sunday Night Football lacks serious postseason stakes, as the Minnesota Vikings (5-8) and Dallas Cowboys (6-6-1) rank 10th and 11th in NFC standings. Week 15’s clash, with an 8:20 p.m. ET start in AT&T Stadium, still features intriguing matchups.
The WR position, in particular, encapsulates that. On Minnesota's side, Justin Jefferson is one of the best in the business. For Dallas, the duo of CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens is remarkably effective.
With that in mind, we’ll break down some George Pickens stats and a pick vs. the Vikings on SNF, including PrizePicks player projections for the star WR.
George Pickens Stats, Pick vs. Vikings on Sunday Night Football
We kicked off a preview of this matchup in the latest CeeDee Lamb injury update. He cleared the concussion protocol on Friday morning, giving the Cowboys a healthy receiving corps.
Lamb demands a healthy workload, posting 9.9 targets per game. How could his presence impact Pickens’ top PrizePicks player projections for Sunday Night Football?
Cowboys WR George Pickens vs. Vikings Projection: 73.5 Receiving Yards
- From Weeks 3 to 6, Lamb was absent due to a high-ankle sprain. During that span, Pickens averaged 8.8 targets, 6.0 receptions, and 106.8 receiving yards. Since Lamb returned in Week 7, he’s still posted 9.4 targets, 6.6 catches, and 93.4 yards per game.
- According to Pro Football Focus, Pickens sports an impressive 2.43 yards per route run (seventh among players with at least seven games played). Furthermore, PlayerProfiler credits the 6-foot-3 target with 0.131 first downs per route run (sixth) and +101.3 EPA (second).
- Pickens is truly one of the sport’s most efficient targets in 2025, leading to 1,341 air yards (second) and 19 red zone targets (second).
- Lamb is averaging 116.5 receiving yards in the last two games, but his counterpart has still touted higher usage with 11.0 targets per contest compared to CeeDee’s 8.5 during that stretch.
- Minnesota limits opponents to -0.09 EPA per dropback (tied for sixth, via SumerSports). Dallas nets 0.16 (tied for sixth), and Cowboys QB Dak Prescott leads the NFL in passing yards (3,637).
- Thanks to Dallas’ 60.3% pass-play rate (fifth), plenty of targets could be available on SNF. Sharp Football Analysis tabs the Vikings with the ninth-highest zone coverage rate, and Pickens holds 2.64 yards per route run against zone compared to Lamb’s 2.18.
- Dallas has faced three teams in the top 10 for highest zone coverage rates. In this split, Pickens averaged an absurd 148.7 receiving yards per game.
More George Pickens Projections vs. Vikings Tonight
Below are some additional George Pickens projections to keep in mind for SNF. All projections courtesy of the PrizePicks NFL board.
- 5.5 Receptions
- 8.5 Receiving Targets
- 25.5 Yards on Longest Reception
- 15.5 Fantasy Score
- And More
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Lamb’s presence may not cause a Titanic-sized shift in Pickens' workload. We’ve seen the former Georgia Bulldog perform time and time again; there’s a reason he’s racked up 1,179 receiving yards. Can one of the NFL’s receiving leaders keep up his production against Minnesota’s strong defense on Sunday Night Football?
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