2026
Week 14 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Ford Field
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Titans offensevsLions defense
Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Titans, 7 for Lions. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.
Wideouts feast
Lions give up 177 yards a game to wide receivers (27th), against a league average of 147. Titans' wide receivers produce 138 (18th).
Deep right is open
Lions are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.32 EPA per attempt. Titans send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.
Checkdowns go nowhere
Lions give up 23 yards a game to running backs (8th), against a league average of 32. Titans' running backs produce 19 (27th).
Success rate
Call this one even. Titans succeed on 41% of plays (24th) against a defense that allows 45% (25th).
Players to watch
Titans
Cam WardQB · 155/248 · 1483 yds · 6 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback -0.07 · 29th
Tony PollardRB · 133 car · 595 yds · 6 TD · 14 recEPA per touch -0.16
Carnell TateWR · 34 rec · 413 yds · 1 TD · 51 tgtEPA per target +0.20
Wan'Dale RobinsonWR · 35 rec · 262 yds · 3 TD · 50 tgtEPA per target -0.01Amani HookerStrong Safety · 51 tackles · 5 INT · 6 PD5 INT · 1st in the NFLJacob MartinLeft Defensive End · 11 tackles · 6.5 sacks · 2 PD6.5 sacks · T-5th in the NFL
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 · 22nd
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 sacksThe Titans lead the series 6–1 since 1999 (they first met in 2001). Oct 27, 2024, at Ford Field: the Lions won 52–14. Jared Goff started at quarterback for the Lions and Mason Rudolph for the Titans; Dan Campbell and Brian Callahan coached.
The last 5
| 2024 · Wk 8 | TEN 14 at DET 52 |
| 2020 · Wk 15 | DET 25 at TEN 46 |
| 2016 · Wk 2 | TEN 16 at DET 15 |
| 2012 · Wk 3 · OT | DET 41 at TEN 44 |
| 2008 · Wk 13 | TEN 47 at DET 10 |
2026 records
| Titans | Lions | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1–7 | 5–2 |
| Division | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Conference | 1–5 | 4–1 |
| Other conference | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Home | 0–4 | 4–0 |
| Away | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Last 5 | LLWLL | WLWWW |
| Streak | Lost 2 | Won 3 |
| Points a game | 18.0 – 24.9 | 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 Titans' side. Records are this regular season.
Titans offense · 3WR 1TE
- QBCam Ward#1 · 155/248 · 1483 yds · 6 TD · 5 INT
- RBTony Pollard#20 · 133 car · 595 yds · 6 TD · 14 rec
- WRCarnell Tate#14 · 34 rec · 413 yds · 1 TD · 51 tgt
- WRWan'Dale Robinson#4 · 35 rec · 262 yds · 3 TD · 50 tgt
- WRElic Ayomanor#5 · 13 rec · 211 yds · 1 TD · 26 tgt
- TEGunnar Helm#84 · 17 rec · 160 yds · 0 TD · 26 tgt
- LTDan Moore Jr.#75
- LGPeter Skoronski#77
- CAustin Schlottmann#51
- RGAtonio Mafi#70
- RTJC Latham#55
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.
| Stat | TEN off | Favors TEN · Favors DET | DET def allows | NFL avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||
| EPA per play | -0.10#27 | +0.11#30 | +0.00 | |
| Success rate | 41%#24 | 45%#25 | 44% | |
| Yards per play | 4.9#28 | 5.6#21 | 5.4 | |
| Explosive play rate | 7%#28 | 11%#30 | 9% | |
| Passing | ||||
| Pass EPA per dropback | -0.13#27 | +0.18#29 | +0.03 | |
| Sack rate | 5%#9 | 8%#7 | 7% | |
| Running | ||||
| Run EPA per carry | -0.08#18 | -0.09#12 | -0.08 | |
| Yards per carry | 4.2#13 | 3.9#16 | 4.1 | |
| Money downs | ||||
| 3rd down conversion | 36%#28 | 46%#27 | 41% | |
| Red zone TD rate | 52%#25 | 74%#28 | 61% | |
| Targets by position | ||||
| WR yards per game | 138#18 | 177#27 | 147 | |
| TE yards per game | 29#30 | 98#32 | 55 | |
| TE targets per game | 5.3#27 | 11.4#32 | 7.6 | |
| RB receiving yards per game | 19#27 | 23#8 | 32 | |
Titans: EPA per throw
Lions: EPA allowed per throw
Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.