Thursday, November 21, 2024

NFL Preview: Detroit Lions (7-1) vs Houston Texans (6-3)

TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:20 PM ET): Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic

All-Time Series History Regular Season: HOU leads series, 4-1 (won past 4)

The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/26/20: HOU 41 at DET 25 Postseason: —

HEAD COACHES

Dan Campbell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 36-34-1 (.514) Postseason: 2-1 (.667)

Demeco Ryans vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 16-10 (.615) Postseason: 1-1 (.500)

LIONS NOTES

• QB JARED GOFF had TD pass & 109.3 rating in Week 9. Has 82.8 comp. pct. & 140.1 rating in his past 6, both highest marks in 6-game span (min. 100 atts.) within a season in NFL history. Leads NFL in comp. pct. (74.9) & ranks 2nd in rating (115). Aims for his 4th in row with 80+ comp. pct. & 7th in row with 105+ rating. Has 8 TDs vs. INT for 131.5 rating in 4 road starts in 2024. Passed for 355 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 125.4 rating in his only career start vs. Hou. (11/12/17 w/ LAR). • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 7th rush TD of season last week. Has TD in 5 of his past 6. Aims for his 3rd in row on road & 4th in row overall with TD. Is 1 of 5 with 70+ scrimmage yards in 8 games this season. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had 96 scrimmage yards (73 rush, 23 rec.) in Week 9. Has 11 rush TDs in 12 road games & 7 rush TDs in 6 primetime games with Det. since 2023. Aims for his 10th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 7 catches for 56 yards & TD last week & has TD catch in 6 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Became 4th player ever with 350+ catches (363), 4,000+ rec. yards (4,052) & 25+ rec. TDs (27) in 1st 4 career seasons. Can become 1st player since 2017 (Davante Adams) with TD catch in 7 straight road games. • DB KERBY JOSEPH had 1st-career INT-TD last week & has career-high 6 INTs in 2024, becoming 6th player since 2000 with INT in 6 of his team’s 1st 8 games of season. Has 5 INTs in his past 6 on road. Ranks tied-1st in NFL with 14 INTs since 2022. • DB BRIAN BRANCH has 2+ PD in 5 of his past 6 on road. Has 3 INTs in 4 road games in 2024. • CB CARLTON DAVIS has 8 PD in his past 5 & has 8+ PD in each of his past 6 seasons. • LB JACK CAMPBELL aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles.

TEXANS NOTES

• QB C.J. STROUD had 250 yards (191 pass, career-high 59 rush) last week. Aims for 4th in row with 0 INTs. Is 10-2 with 105.7 rating in 12 career home starts, with 90+ rating in each of his past 7 at home. Has 250+ pass yards in each of 4 home games this season. Is 2-1 with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs in 3 career starts in primetime. • RB JOE MIXON rushed for 106 yards & TD last week & is 5th player ever with 100+ rush yards & rush TD in 5 of his 1st 6 games of a season. Had 153 scrimmage yards (94 rush, 59 rec.) & TD catch in his last game vs. Det. (10/17/21 w/ Cin.). Has TD in 5 of his past 6 in primetime. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 120.7 scrimmage yards per game this season. • WR NICO COLLINS has 75+ rec. yards in each of his 5 games this season, with rec. TD in 3 of 5. Has TD catch in 6 of his past 7 at home. • WR TANK DELL had 6 catches for season-high 126 yards last week. • WR ROBERT WOODS had season-best 44 rec. yards in Week 9. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. with 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards. • TE DALTON SCHULTZ aims for 3rd in row at home with 4+ catches. • DE DANIELLE HUNTER had PD last week. Has sack in 3 of past 4. Has 3.5 sacks in 4 home games this season. Had 2 TFL & sack in his last game vs. Det. (1/7/24 w/ Min.). Has sack in 2 of his past 3 on SNF. • DE WILL ANDERSON has sack in 3 of past 4. Aims for his 6th in row vs. NFC with sack. Ranks tied-4th in NFL with 7.5 sacks this season. • DE DENICO AUTRY had 1st 2 sacks of season last week. Has 3 sacks in 2 career games vs. Det., with sack in each game. • CB DEREK STINGLEY had 2 PD last week, 6th-straight game with PD. Has PD in each of 4 home games this season. • S JALEN PITRE had 10 tackles, 2 TFL & PD last week. Aims for 5th in row with TFL & PD.

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