WEEK 5
DETROIT LIONS (1-3) @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-3)
DATE: Sunday (10/9/22)
STADIUM: Gillette Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Patriots lead all-time series, 7-5
STREAKS Patriots have won 4 of last 5
LAST GAME 9/23/18: Patriots 10 at Lions 26
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/23/14: Patriots 34, Lions 9
DETROIT LIONS
LAST WEEK: L 48-45 vs. Seattle
COACH VS. OPP. Dan Campbell: 1-1
PTS. FOR 35.0
OFFENSE 436.8
PASSING Jared Goff: 92-151-1,126-11-3-99.9
RUSHING Jamaal Williams: 62-276-4.5-6
RECEIVING Amon-Ra St. Brown: 23-253-11.0-3
PTS. AGAINST 35.3
DEFENSE 444.8
SACKS Aidan Hutchinson (R): 3
INTs Will Harris: 1
TAKE/GIVE -1 (3/4)
PUNTING (NET) Jack Fox: 49.5 (44.3)
KICKING Austin Seibert: 21 (12/12 PAT; 3/5 FG)
LIONS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF passed for 378 yards & 4 TDs vs. INT for 121.5 rating in Week 4 & is only QB with 2 games with 4+ TD passes in 2022. Since 2017, ranks 4th in NFL with 27 300-yard games. Had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in his last start vs. NE (12/10/20 w/ LAR).
• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT has 604 scrimmage yards (100.7 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 6 on road.
• RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS rushed for 108 yards & 2 TDs in Week 4 & leads NFL with career-high 6 rush TDs in 2022. Became 4th player since 2000 & 1st since HOFer LaDainian Tomlinson (2005) with 2+ rush TDs in 3 of 1st 4 games of a season. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & 2+ rush TDs.
• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in his past 3 on road. Aims for his 5th in row on road with 6+ receptions & 70+ rec. yards.
• TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 8 receptions for career-high 179 yards & 1st-career game with 2 rec. TDs in Week 4, most rec. yards by TE in franchise history. Has 15 rec. TDs since 2019, tied-5th most among TEs. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch.
• WR JOSH REYNOLDS had season-high 7 catches for 81 yards & rec. TD in Week 4 & aims for his 3rd in row with 80+ rec. yards.
• LB MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ (rookie) had career-high 10 tackles in Week 4. Is only rookie with TFL in 3 games & is 1 of 4 rookies with 5+ tackles in each of 1st 4 weeks.
• CB AMANI ORUWARIYE had 5 tackles & PD last week. Has 4 PD in his past 4.
• CB JEFF OKUDAH has PD in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
• S DESHON ELLIOTT led team with career-high 11 tackles in Week 4. Aims for his 6th in row with 5+ tackles.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
LAST WEEK: L 27-24 at Green Bay (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 4-4
PTS. FOR 18.5
OFFENSE 341.3
PASSING Mac Jones: 64-97-786-2-5-76.2
RUSHING Damien Harris: 53-246-4.6-3
RECEIVING Nelson Agholor: 14-225-16.1-1
PTS. AGAINST 24.5
DEFENSE 346.8
SACKS Matt Judon: 4
INTs Jack Jones (R), Jonathan Jones, Jalen Mills: 1
TAKE/GIVE -3 (6/9)
PUNTING (NET) Jake Bailey: 43.6 (34.5)
KICKING Nick Folk: 20 (8/8 PAT; 4/5 FG)
PATRIOT NOTES
• QB MAC JONES has 15 TDs (14 pass, 1 rush) vs. 7 INTs with 100.9 rating in his past 8 home starts. Has 95+ rating in 3 of his past 4 starts vs. NFC.
• QB BRIAN HOYER passed for 302 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 120.1 rating in only career start vs. Det. (10/2/16 w/ Chi.).
• QB BAILEY ZAPPE (rookie) made NFL debut last week & completed 10 of 15 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 99 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with 107.4 rating.
• RB DAMIEN HARRIS rushed for season-high 86 yards & TD in Week 4. Aims for 4th in row with rush TD. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Has 10 rush TD in his past 6 at home & aims for his 7th in row at home with rush TD.
• RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON had 89 scrimmage yards (66 rush, 23 rec.) last week.
Aims for 3rd in row with 85+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD.
• WR DEVANTE PARKER had 1st TD catch of season last in Week 4.
• WR NELSON AGHOLOR led team with 46 rec. yards last week. Had 8 catches for 50 yards & 2 TDs in his last game vs. Det. (9/22/19 w/ Phi.).
• WR KENDRICK BOURNE had TD catch in only career game vs. Det. (9/16/18 w/ SF).
• LB MATTHEW JUDON is 1 of 3 in NFL (Nick Bosa & Rashan Gary) with sack in each of 1st 4 weeks of season. Had sack in only career game vs. Det. (12/3/17 w/ Bal.). Has 6 sacks in 5 career games.
• DB DEVIN MCCOURTY had 7 tackles last week. Had 5 tackles & TFL in last meeting.
• DB JACK JONES had FF, FR & 40-yard INT-TD last week, becoming 1st rookie ever with FF, FR & INT-TD in single game.
