NFL Preview: Detroit Lions (5-1) at Baltimore Ravens (4-2)

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STADIUM: M&T Bank Stadium
REFEREE: Brad Rogers

DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi
SiriusXM (team name linked to SXM App) DET: 134 or 385 BAL: 82 or 228

ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY: REG. SEASON: BAL leads series, 5-1 (won past 4)

THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/26/21: BAL 19 at DET 17

HEAD COACHES NOTES:

Dan Campbell vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 22-29-1 (.433) Postseason: 0-0

John Harbaugh vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 4-0 Reg. Season: 151-97 (.609) Postseason: 11-9 (.550

DETROIT LIONS NOTES:

  • DETROIT has won 5 of 1st 6 games for 1st time since 2011 & has won each of past 4 by 14+ points.
  • QB JARED GOFF completed 30 of 44 atts. (68.2 pct.) for season-high 353 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107.5 rating in Week 6. Has 17 games with 350+ pass yards, tied 4th-most ever by QB in 1st 8 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating.
  • RB JAHMYR GIBBS (rookie) has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 4 career games.
  • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN led team with career-high 12 receptions for 124 yards & had 3rd rec. TD of season last week, his 9th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Overall, aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch, 6th in row with 50+ rec. yards & 7th in row with 5+ catches. Aims for his 4th in row on road with TD catch.
  • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS had 2nd-career rec. TD last week.
  • WR JOSH REYNOLDS aims for his 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards.
  • TE SAM LAPORTA had 4th-most receptions (29) by rookie TE in 1st 6 career games in NFL history. Ranks tied-1st among TEs in rec. TDs (3) & 2nd in rec. yards (325) in 2023.
  • DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON has sack in 3 of his past 4. Is 1 of 3 (A.J. Epenesa & T.J. Watt) with 4+ sacks (4.5), 4+ TFL (4) & 4+ PD (4) in 2023.
  • LB ALEX ANZALONE led team with 9 tackles & had 2 PD & TFL last week, his 4th-career game with 2 PD. Has 5+ tackles in 23 straight games, tied 4th-longest active streak in NFL.
  • LB JACK CAMPBELL (rookie) had career-high 7 tackles in Week 6.
  • LB JULIAN OKWARA had 8th-career sack in Week 6.
  • S KERBY JOSEPH had season-high 2 PD last week.
  • CB WILL HARRIS had 2nd-career INT last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.

BALTIMORE RAVENS NOTES:

  • QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 21 of 30 atts. (70 pct.) for 223 yards with TD vs. INT & rushed for 62 yards last week, his 50thcareer game with 50+ rush yards, joining Michael Vick (54 games) as the only QBs all-time with 50 such games. Has 70+ comp. pct. in 5 games this season, most in NFL. Had 345 yards (287 pass, 58 rush) in last meeting. Leads QBs with 327 rush yards in 2023.
  • RB GUS EDWARDS had 53 scrimmage yards (41 rush, 12 rec.) last week. Aims for 6th in row with 45+ scrimmage yards.
  • TE MARK ANDREWS led team with 69 rec. yards in Week 6, his 3rd-straight game with 65+ rec. yards. Had 5 catches for 109 yards in last meeting. Ranks 2nd among TEs since 2018 with 37 rec. TDs.
  • WR ZAY FLOWERS (rookie) led team with 6 catches for 50 yards & had 1st-career TD catch last week. Aims for 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards & 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Ranks 2nd among rookies this season with 35 catches & 367 rec. yards.
  • WR NELSON AGHOLOR aims for 3rd in row with 40+ rec. yards.
  • WR ODELL BECKHAM JR. has 10 catches for 100 yards (50 per game) & TD in 2 career games vs. Det.
  • LB ROQUAN SMITH aims for 5th in row with 9+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Has 5 sacks in 8 career games vs. Det.
  • LB PATRICK QUEEN had 9 tackles & sack last week. Aims for his 16th in row with 5+ tackles & 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks.
  • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY had 2 sacks last week, his 9thcareer game with 2 sacks & 1st this season.
  • LB KYLE VAN NOY had 1st sack of season & PD last week.
    Played 1st 30 games of career with Det. (2014-16).
  • DT JUSTIN MADUBUIKE had career-high 2 sacks in Week 6. Aims for 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks.
  • S GENO STONE had INT last week & has INT in 2 of past 3.