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Updated Nov 3, 7:02 AM ET

2026

Week 10 · Sunday 9:30 AM ET · FC Bayern Munich Stadium

Lions offensevsPatriots defense

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

NE offense DET offense

Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads

Biggest edge

Throw it

Lions gain +0.25 EPA per dropback (2nd). Patriots allow +0.08 (22nd).

Opportunity

Deep left is open

Patriots are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.96 EPA per attempt. Lions send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

Watch out

Third downs favor Patriots

Lions convert 39% of third downs (21st). Patriots allow 38% (10th).

Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Lions gain 6.0 yards per play (7th). Patriots give up 5.3 (12th), with the league at 5.4.

Players to watch

Patriots

Drake MayeQB · 157/234 · 1983 yds · 15 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback +0.21 · 9th

Rhamondre StevensonRB · 96 car · 367 yds · 3 TD · 23 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 18th

DeMario DouglasWR · 26 rec · 332 yds · 4 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target +0.57 · 13th

Hunter HenryTE · 29 rec · 326 yds · 2 TD · 34 tgtEPA per target +0.55 · 5thElijah PonderWeakside Linebacker · 23 tackles · 6 sacks · 1 PD6 sacks · T-7th in the NFLMarcus JonesNickel Back · 39 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 6 PD1 INT

Lions

Jared GoffQB · 168/248 · 1964 yds · 15 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.27 · 6th

Jahmyr GibbsRB · 157 car · 773 yds · 10 TD · 34 recEPA per touch -0.01 · 24th

Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · 53 rec · 571 yds · 5 TD · 76 tgtEPA per target +0.31

Sam LaPortaTE · 31 rec · 367 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.74 · 2ndAidan HutchinsonLeft Defensive End · 20 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD5 sacks · T-12th in the NFLDerrick 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 5	DET 0 at NE 29
2018 · Wk 3	NE 10 at DET 26
2014 · Wk 12	DET 9 at NE 34
2010 · Wk 12	NE 45 at DET 24
2006 · Wk 13	DET 21 at NE 28

2026 records

	Patriots	Lions
Overall	5–3	5–2
Division	3–0	2–0
Conference	5–1	4–1
Other conference	0–2	1–1
Home	3–0	4–0
Away	2–3	1–2
Last 5	WWWLW	WLWWW
Streak	Won 1	Won 3
Points a game	23.0 – 20.3	29.0 – 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 · Lions offense against the Patriots defenseDepth charts

Patriots defense · 3-4 DLions offense · 3WR 1TE58Sewell73Mahogany64Mays69RatledgeMiller87LaPorta 16Goff 0Gibbs 14Brown 18TeSlaa 1Williams97Williams94Durden90Barmore91Ponder5Jones14Spillane53Elliss0Gonzalez7Davis25Jones4Woodson31Byard

Lions offense · 3WR 1TE

QBJared Goff#16 · 168/248 · 1964 yds · 15 TD · 1 INT
RBJahmyr Gibbs#0 · 157 car · 773 yds · 10 TD · 34 rec
WRAmon-Ra St. Brown#14 · 53 rec · 571 yds · 5 TD · 76 tgt
WRJameson Williams#1 · 27 rec · 437 yds · 5 TD · 44 tgt
WRIsaac TeSlaa#18 · 10 rec · 197 yds · 0 TD · 21 tgt
TESam LaPorta#87 · 31 rec · 367 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgt
LTPenei Sewell#58
LGChristian Mahogany#73
CCade Mays#64
RGTate Ratledge#69
RTBlake Miller

Patriots defense · Base 3-4 D

RDEMilton Williams#97 · 20 tackles · 1 sack
NTCory Durden#94 · 19 tackles · 1.5 sacks
LDEChristian Barmore#90 · 7 tackles · 3.5 sacks
WLBElijah Ponder#91 · 23 tackles · 6 sacks · 1 PD
SLBDre'Mont Jones#5 · 14 tackles · 1 sack
RILBRobert Spillane#14 · 47 tackles · 2 PD
LILBChristian Elliss#53 · 58 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 PD
RCBChristian Gonzalez#0 · 21 tackles · 5 PD
LCBCarlton Davis III#7 · 25 tackles · 1 PD
NBMarcus Jones#25 · 39 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 6 PD
SSCraig Woodson#4 · 36 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
FSKevin Byard#31 · 40 tackles · 1 INT · 3 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 · DET offense against NE defense

Stat	DET off	NE def allows	NFL avg
Overall
EPA per play	+0.12#6	+0.01#18	+0.00
Success rate	49%#3	44%#16	44%
Yards per play	6.0#7	5.3#12	5.4
Explosive play rate	12%#3	9%#16	9%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback	+0.25#2	+0.08#22	+0.03
Sack rate	6%#14	8%#5	7%
Running
Run EPA per carry	-0.05#14	-0.09#14	-0.08
Yards per carry	4.7#6	3.8#11	4.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion	39%#21	38%#10	41%
Red zone TD rate	69%#5	57%#12	61%
Targets by position
WR yards per game	173#7	152#23	147
TE yards per game	60#14	52#15	55
TE targets per game	7.6#15	7.9#20	7.6
RB receiving yards per game	48#5	31#15	32

Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Lions: EPA per throw

Left

Middle

Right

Deep

+1.526% of throws

+0.337% of throws

+0.757% of throws

Short

+0.2033% of throws

+0.4419% of throws

+0.1928% of throws

Patriots: EPA allowed per throw

Left

Middle

Right

Deep

+0.9619 throws

+0.788 throws

+0.8111 throws