STADIUM: SoFi Stadium
REFEREE: Shawn Smith
DATE: Sunday, November 12, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson
SiriusXM (team name linked to SXM App) DET: 162 or 383 LAC: 82 or 229
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: LAC leads series, 7-5 (Home team won past 4)
THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/15/19: LAC 10 at DET 13
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Dan Campbell vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 23-30-1 (.435) Postseason: 0-0
Brandon Staley vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 23-19 (.548) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
DETROIT LIONS NOTES:
• QB JARED GOFF completed 26 of 37 atts. (70.3 pct.) for 272 yards & TD pass in Week 8. Is 1 of 3 NFC QBs (Kirk Cousins & Sam Howell) with 270+ pass yards per game (271.8) in 2023. Completed 29 of 36 atts. (80.6 pct) for 354 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 123.8 rating in his only career start vs. LAC (9/23/18 w/ LAR).
• RB JAHMYR GIBBS (rookie) had career-best 189 scrimmage yards (career-high 152 rush, 37 rec.) & 2nd-career rush TD in Week 8. Aims for his 3rd in row with 125+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 6 career games.
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY has rush TD in 4 of 5 games this season & is 1 of 3 (Josh Allen & Josh Jacobs) with 5+ rush TDs in each of past 5 seasons. Rushed for 135 yards & TD in his only career game vs. LAC (10/27/19 w/ Chi.).
• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 100+ rec. yards in 5 of his past 6 & aims for his 4th in row with 100+ rec. yards. Aims for his 9th in row with 5+ catches. In Week 8, became 4th player ever with 250+ catches (253) in 1st 40 career games.
• TE SAM LAPORTA (rookie) had 8 catches for 57 yards & 4thcareer TD catch in Week 8. Is 1 of 2 NFC TEs (T.J. Hockenson) with 40+ catches (43) & 400+ rec. yards (434) in 2023.
• DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON is the only player with 4+ INTs (4) & 4+ FRs (4) since 2022.
• DL ALIM MCNEILL had 1st-career 2-sack game in Week 8 & has career-high 4 sacks in 2023.
• LB ALEX ANZALONE had 7 tackles & career-highs in sacks (2) & TFL (3) in Week 8. Has 5+ tackles in 25 straight games, tied 3rd-longest active streak in NFL.
• S KERBY JOSEPH had 5th-career INT in Week 8.
• S TRACY WALKER had 4th-career sack in Week 8.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS NOTES:
• QB JUSTIN HERBERT aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs. Has 97.3 rating in 4 home starts this season, with 2+ TD passes in each of his past 2 at home. Has 13 TDs vs. INT with 113.8 rating in his past 5 starts vs. NFC. Has 34 career games with 2+ TD passes, tied-2nd most ever by player in 1st 4 seasons.
• RB AUSTIN EKELER had 70 scrimmage yards (47 rush, 23 rec.) & season-high 2 rush TDs last week, his 11th game with 2+ TDs since 2021, most in NFL. Aims for 3rd in row with 70+ scrimmage yards & TD. Has 349 scrimmage yards (116.3 per game) in 3 home games this season. Had 133 scrimmage yards (67 rec., 66 rush) & rush TD in last meeting.
• WR KEENAN ALLEN led team with 8 catches for 77 yards last week, his 4th-straight game with 55+ rec. yards & 2nd-straight game with 8 catches. Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3 at home. Has 23 catches for 264 yards (132 per game) in 2 career games vs. Det. Has 10,007 career rec. yards, 1 of 6 active players with 10,000+ rec. yards.
• TE GERALD EVERETT has rec. TD in 2 of past 3.
• LB JOEY BOSA had season-high 2.5 sacks & 1st FF & FR of season last week, his 12th-career game with 2+ sacks. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had 6 tackles & TFL in last meeting.
• LB KHALIL MACK had 2 sacks, FF & PD in Week 9, his 18thcareer game with 2+ sacks. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Has 7 sacks in his past 3 at home. Had sack & FR in his last game vs. Det. (11/3/21 w/ Chi.). Ranks tied-5th in NFL with 9 sacks in 2023, his 6th-career season with 9+ sacks.
• LB TULI TUIPULOTU had career-high 2 sacks last week, 4th rookie this season with 2 sacks in a game.
• S DERWIN JAMES led the team with 10 tackles & had FR in Week 9. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles & has FR in 2 of past 3.
