Lions Return From Bye Seeking Road Win At Chargers

DETROIT (6-2) at LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4-4)

Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, CBS

BETTING LINE: Lions by 3, in accordance with FanDuel SportsE-book.

AGAINST THE SPREAD: Lions 6-2; Chargers 4-4.

SERIES RECORD: Chargers lead 7-5.

LAST MEETING: Lions beat Chargers 13-10 on Sept. 15, 2019, in Detroit.

LAST WEEK: Lions had bye, beat Raiders 26-14 on Oct. 30; Chargers beat Jets 27-6.

LIONS OFFENSE: OVERALL (2), RUSH (6), PASS (6), SCORING (9).

LIONS DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (2), PASS (15), SCORING (14).

CHARGERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (21), PASS (11), SCORING (8).

CHARGERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (30), RUSH (T-6), PASS (32), SCORING (21).

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Lions even; Chargers plus-9.

LIONS PLAYER TO WATCH: TE Sam LaPorta. The former Iowa star is the primary NFL tight finish with 40 catches, 400 yards receiving and 4 receiving touchdowns by means of his first eight video games within the league.

CHARGERS PLAYER TO WATCH: OLB Joey Bosa had 2 1/2 of the eight Los Angeles sacks of the Jets’ Zach Wilson on Monday evening. With 3 1/2 sacks previously two video games, Bosa appears to be like to be absolutely recovered from hamstring and toe accidents that restricted his availability in October.

KEY MATCHUP: Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. Chargers CB Michael Davis and Asante Samuel Jr. The Los Angeles secondary has been capable of comprise two poor passing offenses in wins over Chicago and the Jets. Whether that carries over to defending St. Brown, who ranks within the high 10 within the NFL in receptions (57) and yards receiving (665), shall be a superb indication of how a lot enchancment the unit has truly made. St. Brown has three straight 100-yard video games since lacking Week 5 in opposition to Carolina due to an stomach damage.

KEY INJURIES: Detroit may get a trio of banged-up starters again on offense in RB David Montgomery (ribs), OL Jonah Jackson (ankle) and C Frank Ragnow (toe). … The Chargers appear to be again to full well being. Notably, QB Justin Herbert appears to be like to have recovered from the damaged finger on his non-throwing hand.

SERIES NOTES: The Chargers are an ideal 5-0 at dwelling in opposition to the Lions. … The dwelling workforce has gained every of the previous 4 video games on this hardly ever performed sequence. … This is the primary highway sport for the Lions on the Chargers since they moved to Los Angeles in 2017.

STATS AND STUFF: The Lions, who haven’t gained a division title since 1993, lead the NFC North with their finest report halfway by means of the season since 2004. … St. Brown, a former USC star, is the one NFL participant with an energetic 18-game streak with 40-plus yards receiving. … Jahmyr Gibbs has 564 yards from scrimmage, trailing simply Barry Sanders (569) and Billy Sims (914) for probably the most by means of the primary six video games of a profession with the Lions. The former Alabama star has 125-plus yards from scrimmage and a rating in two straight video games, becoming a member of Sims (1980), Sanders (1989) and Kevin Jones (2004) because the 4 gamers to try this in workforce historical past. … The Lions added depth on the commerce deadline, sending a 2025 sixth-round decide to Cleveland for WR Donovan Peoples-Jones. … LB Alex Anzalone had three tackles for losses, together with two sacks, to turn out to be Detroit’s first LB to tug off that feat since not less than 1994. … In the win over Las Vegas, Alim McNeill turned Detroit’s first inside DL to have two sacks and a defended move since Shaun Rogers did it in 2007. … Herbert threw for 136 yards in opposition to the Jets, the bottom output of his profession in a win. It was additionally the third time in 4 seasons Herbert was victorious with out throwing a landing. … Chargers rookie WR Derius Davis had an 87-yard punt return for a landing in opposition to the Jets, the longest within the NFL this season. Davis leads the league averaging 16.6 yards per punt return. … OLB Khalil Mack has three strip-sacks amongst his 9 complete sacks this season. Cleveland DE Myles Garrett (4) and Miami OLB Bradley Chubb (three) are the one different defenders with not less than three strip-sacks. … The win over New York marked the second time in Brandon Staley’s three seasons as head coach the place the Chargers held an opponent beneath 10 factors. The low was three factors allowed to Indianapolis in Week 16 final season. … Rookie OLB Tuli Tuipulotu received his first multi-sack sport in opposition to the Jets. He additionally picked up his seventh sort out for loss, most amongst all first-year defenders.

FANTASY TIP: Temper expectations for Chargers RB Austin Ekeler in opposition to a robust rush protection that has allowed six touchdowns this season. Ekeler hasn’t averaged higher than 3.4 yards per carry since getting back from an ankle damage, so he’ll want numerous work as a receiver to make up for it in a tricky matchup.

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