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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 10 · Sunday 9:30 AM ET · FC Bayern Munich Stadium

NEvsDET

Patriots offensevsLions defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Patriots, 7 for Lions. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

NE offenseDET offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

Lions give up 98 yards a game to tight ends (32nd), against a league average of 55. Patriots' tight ends produce 62 (10th).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Lions are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.32 EPA per attempt. Patriots send 11% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Nowhere to run

Patriots' run game is 23rd in EPA per carry (-0.14). Lions allow -0.09 (12th).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Patriots succeed on 46% of plays (10th) against a defense that allows 45% (25th).

Players to watch

NE Patriots

10Drake MayeQB · 157/234 · 1983 yds · 15 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback +0.21 · 9th38Rhamondre StevensonRB · 96 car · 367 yds · 3 TD · 23 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 18th3DeMario DouglasWR · 26 rec · 332 yds · 4 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target +0.57 · 13th85Hunter HenryTE · 29 rec · 326 yds · 2 TD · 34 tgtEPA per target +0.55 · 5th91Elijah PonderWeakside Linebacker · 23 tackles · 6 sacks · 1 PD6 sacks · T-7th in the NFL25Marcus JonesNickel Back · 39 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 6 PD1 INT

DET Lions

16Jared GoffQB · 168/248 · 1964 yds · 15 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.27 · 6th0Jahmyr GibbsRB · 157 car · 773 yds · 10 TD · 34 recEPA per touch -0.01 · 22nd14Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · 53 rec · 571 yds · 5 TD · 76 tgtEPA per target +0.3187Sam LaPortaTE · 31 rec · 367 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.74 · 2nd97Aidan HutchinsonLeft Defensive End · 20 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD5 sacks · T-12th in the NFL55Derrick BarnesWeakside Linebacker · 34 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD3 sacks
The series · Patriots and Lions since 1999, and this season's records7 meetings

The Patriots lead the series 5–2 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). Oct 9, 2022, at Gillette Stadium: the Patriots won 29–0. Bailey Zappe started at quarterback for the Patriots and Jared Goff for the Lions; Bill Belichick and Dan Campbell coached.

Patriots at home3–0the Patriots' record
In Detroit2–2the Patriots' record
Most pointsPatriots 45 · Lions 342010 · 2000
Biggest winPatriots by 29 · Lions by 252022 · 2000

The last 5

2022 · Wk 5DET 0 at NE 29
2018 · Wk 3NE 10 at DET 26
2014 · Wk 12DET 9 at NE 34
2010 · Wk 12NE 45 at DET 24
2006 · Wk 13DET 21 at NE 28

2026 records

PatriotsLions
Overall5–35–2
Division3–02–0
Conference5–14–1
Other conference0–21–1
Home3–04–0
Away2–31–2
Last 5WWWLWWLWWW
StreakWon 1Won 3
Points a game23.0 – 20.329.0 – 25.7

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Patriots' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Patriots offense against the Lions defenseDepth charts
Lions defense · 4-3 DPatriots offense · 3WR 1TE66Campbell72Rouse55Wilson65Pryor76Moses85Henry10Maye38Stevenson1Brown86Chism3Douglas93Lacy91Williams54McNeill97Hutchinson55Barnes46Campbell44Rodriguez2Rakestraw4Reed21McCreary32Branch36Clark

Patriots offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBDrake Maye#10 · 157/234 · 1983 yds · 15 TD · 8 INT
  • RBRhamondre Stevenson#38 · 96 car · 367 yds · 3 TD · 23 rec
  • WRA.J. Brown#1 · 9 rec · 101 yds · 0 TD · 20 tgt
  • WRDeMario Douglas#3 · 26 rec · 332 yds · 4 TD · 37 tgt
  • WREfton Chism III#86 · 15 rec · 151 yds · 1 TD · 20 tgt
  • TEHunter Henry#85 · 29 rec · 326 yds · 2 TD · 34 tgt
  • LTWill Campbell#66
  • LGWalter Rouse#72
  • CJared Wilson#55
  • RGMatt Pryor#65
  • RTMorgan Moses#76

Lions defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDETyler Lacy#93 · 6 tackles
  • RDTTyleik Williams#91 · 16 tackles
  • LDTAlim McNeill#54 · 14 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDEAidan Hutchinson#97 · 20 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDerrick Barnes#55 · 34 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • MLBJack Campbell#46 · 58 tackles
  • SLBMalcolm Rodriguez#44 · 18 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • RCBEnnis Rakestraw Jr.#2 · 10 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBD.J. Reed#4 · 41 tackles · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • NBRoger McCreary#21 · 26 tackles · 1 sack · 7 PD
  • SSBrian Branch#32 · 7 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • FSChuck Clark#36 · 43 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · NE offense against DET defense
StatNE NE offFavors NE · Favors DETDET DET def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.06#8
+0.11#30+0.00
Success rate
46%#10
45%#2544%
Yards per play
6.1#4
5.6#215.4
Explosive play rate
11%#8
11%#309%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.15#8
+0.18#29+0.03
Sack rate
6%#16
8%#77%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.14#23
-0.09#12-0.08
Yards per carry
3.9#20
3.9#164.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
43%#11
46%#2741%
Red zone TD rate
52%#26
74%#2861%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
157#11
177#27147
TE yards per game
62#10
98#3255
TE targets per game
6.8#22
11.4#327.6
RB receiving yards per game
34#12
23#832
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Patriots: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.169% of throws
+0.752% of throws
+0.9911% of throws
Short
-0.1532% of throws
+0.4814% of throws
+0.3932% of throws

Lions: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.0318 throws
+1.2918 throws
+1.3224 throws
Short
+0.0079 throws
+0.5645 throws
+0.19101 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.