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Updated Nov 4, 9:34 AM ET

2026

Week 14 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Ford Field

Lions offensevsTitans defense

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

TEN 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). Titans allow +0.18 (28th).

Opportunity

Deep left is open

Titans are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.65 EPA per attempt. Lions send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

Watch out

Tight ends go quiet

Titans give up 43 yards a game to tight ends (6th), against a league average of 55. Lions' tight ends produce 60 (14th).

Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Lions average +0.12 EPA per play (6th). Titans allow +0.07 (25th). League average is +0.00.

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 · 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 · Titans and Lions since 1999, and this season's records7 meetings

The 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.

Titans at home3–0the Titans' record

In Detroit3–1the Titans' record

Most pointsTitans 47 · Lions 522008 · 2024

Biggest winTitans by 37 · Lions by 382008 · 2024

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.

The lineups · Lions offense against the Titans defenseDepth charts

Titans defense · 4-3 DLions offense · 3WR 1TE58Sewell73Mahogany64Mays69RatledgeMiller87LaPorta 16Goff 0Gibbs 14Brown 18TeSlaa 1Williams11Johnson90Thomas91Franklin-Myers57Martin33Gray53Hill50Barton18Flott25Williams26Harris37Hooker23Winston

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

Titans defense · Base 4-3 D

RDEJermaine Johnson II#11 · 20 tackles · 3 sacks
RDTSolomon Thomas#90 · 12 tackles
LDTJohn Franklin-Myers#91 · 15 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 PD
LDEJacob Martin#57 · 11 tackles · 6.5 sacks · 2 PD
WLBCedric Gray#33 · 35 tackles · 0.5 sacks
MLBAnthony Hill Jr.#53 · 82 tackles · 3 PD
SLBCody Barton#50 · 34 tackles · 1 PD
RCBCor'Dale Flott#18 · 26 tackles · 2 INT · 3 PD
LCBJoshua Williams#25 · 14 tackles · 2 PD
NBMarcus Harris#26 · 35 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD
SSAmani Hooker#37 · 51 tackles · 5 INT · 6 PD
FSKevin Winston Jr.#23 · 51 tackles

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 TEN defense

Stat	DET off	TEN def allows	NFL avg
Overall
EPA per play	+0.12#6	+0.07#25	+0.00
Success rate	49%#3	47%#29	44%
Yards per play	6.0#7	5.9#26	5.4
Explosive play rate	12%#3	10%#25	9%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback	+0.25#2	+0.18#28	+0.03
Sack rate	6%#14	7%#14	7%
Running
Run EPA per carry	-0.05#14	-0.07#20	-0.08
Yards per carry	4.7#6	4.1#17	4.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion	39%#21	44%#24	41%
Red zone TD rate	69%#5	67%#22	61%
Targets by position
WR yards per game	173#7	195#30	147
TE yards per game	60#14	43#6	55
TE targets per game	7.6#15	7.0#13	7.6
RB receiving yards per game	48#5	35#21	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

Titans: EPA allowed per throw

Left

Middle

Right

Deep

+0.6516 throws

+1.106 throws

+0.3933 throws