Lions @ Cardinals
Final Score: Lions 45, Cardinals 21
Writer: Christian Otteman (@COttemanPL on Twitter)
Two Up
- Kendrick Bourne — Should be the biggest beneficiary of Marvin Harrison Jr.‘s departure. Was second on the team in targets and led in receiving yards. Worth targeting on waivers this week.
- Sam LaPorta — Continues to be a security blanket for Jared Goff and is one of the most consistent tight ends in the league. The Lions continuously look his way on big plays and scoring opportunities.
Two Down
- Jeremiyah Love — Couldn’t find any room to run against the Lions’ front seven despite getting the bulk of the early-game carries when things were still in reach for Arizona.
- Michael Wilson — A bit of a down week, especially with the departure of MHJ freeing up a few extra targets for the team. A solid buy-low(ish) candidate if his manager was frustrated with this performance.
Detroit Lions
Quarterback
Jared Goff: 19/30, 271 Yards, 3 TD | 1 Carry, 1 Yard, TD
Goff continues to lead this prolific Lions offense with poise, accounting for four touchdowns en route to this rout in Arizona. The Lions started slow with three straight three-and-outs in the first quarter to give the Cardinals a fighting chance, but then Detroit turned on the jets and scored six touchdowns in the final three quarters. Goff spread the ball around nicely, showed off his arm on a deep touchdown to Jameson Williams, and even added a rushing score for good measure. Goff always has a lower floor and ceiling with his statuesque mobility and tendency to temporarily turn into a pumpkin, but with his supporting cast, he’s a rock-solid QB1 most weeks.
Running Back
Jahmyr Gibbs: 25 Carries, 151 Yards, 2 TD | 6 Targets, 5 Receptions, 56 Yards
As a Lions fan, I’m starting to hear Gibbs’ name in the same sentence as Barry Sanders quite a bit in this offense. There aren’t many takeaways I can give you from watching this game that you don’t already know — Gibbs’ speed, vision, and shiftiness are why he was taken first overall in most leagues this year. The only thing of note I can add is that one reporter mentioned Gibbs has a goal to break LaDainian Tomlinson‘s touchdown record this season.
Sione Vaki: 6 Carries, 11 Yards
Wide Receiver/Tight End
Sam LaPorta: 5 Targets, 5 Receptions, 88 Yards, TD
LaPorta had the biggest play of the day for the Lions, getting wide open down the line on fourth down and taking the ball all the way in for the score. LaPorta is one of Goff’s most trusted targets, especially in important situations, which should keep his value as a trusted TE1 secure every week.
SAM LAPORTA WIDE OPEN TD ON 4TH DOWN
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Amon-Ra St. Brown: 11 Targets, 6 Receptions, 69 Yards
This is three straight meh games for the Sun God after a scorching-hot start to the season, but there’s no reason to think he’s anything but an elite WR moving forward. St. Brown has seen fewer than 11 targets just once this season and was continuously looked to on scoring chances for the Lions — he just couldn’t bring one in this week. ARSB also fumbled twice in this game, once because he was thrust into punt return duties, but both were recovered by the Lions.
Jameson Williams: 4 Targets, 2 Receptions, 47 Yards, 2 TD
While Jamo broke out in Week 4 for over 100 receiving yards, this week he traded some of that yardage for his first two touchdowns of the season. Jamo’s first touchdown was a nice leaping grab on fourth down, and he got loose behind the secondary for his second touchdown. He’s still the same boom-or-bust guy for better or for worse.
Jared Goff goes deep for Jameson Williams' second TD of the day 👏@DETvsARI on FOX/FOX One
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Isaac TeSlaa: 2 Targets, 0 Receptions
TeSlaa has been seeing more involvement lately, but this game shows that he’s still too volatile to be trusted as a flex. It is worth noting that Goff missed him in the back of the end zone when he was wide open, so they’re still looking to him for scoring chances.
Brock Wright: 1 Target, 1 Reception, 11 Yards
Arizona Cardinals
Quarterback
Jacoby Brissett: 29/47, 292 Yards, 3 TD, INT | 2 Carries, 19 Yards | 1 Target, 1 Reception, 7 Yards
Congrats to those of you who utilized the “Play the QB facing the Lions” move if you were streaming Brissett this week! Though the Lions’ pace was too fast for Brissett and the Cardinals to keep up, the veteran put up a rock-solid fantasy day through high volume once again. Brissett has three solid games to go along with two stinkers, putting him firmly in the matchup-based streamer category. For next week’s matchup against the Rams, he should be a firm sit.
Running Back
Jeremiyah Love: 12 carries, 22 Yards | 1 Target, 0 Receptions
After a weird media week surrounding Love, it was worth wondering how the backfield split would look in Week 5. Love quelled a lot of workload concerns by taking 75% of the team’s carries and dominating the work over the first few drives, but his efficiency and lack of passing-down involvement bring a different kind of anxiety to the table. Love was frequently met at or behind the line of scrimmage and saw very few opportunities in the second half with the Cardinals down multiple touchdowns. Love is still über talented and should have plenty of solid weeks in his rookie season, but there will be growing pains like this one along the way.
Tyler Allgeier: 3 Carries, 7 Yards | 2 Targets, 2 Receptions, 9 Yards
With Love getting most of the early work, there wasn’t enough room for Allgeier in a game the Cardinals trailed by multiple scores for the entire second half. He’ll have flex-viable weeks, but they will be difficult to predict.
Bam Knight: 1 Carry, 8 Yards
Wide Receiver/Tight End
Kendrick Bourne: 8 Targets, 5 Receptions, 70 Yards
The big story surrounding the Cardinals on Sunday was Marvin Harrison Jr.‘s impending trade with a mystery team later to be revealed as the Houston Texans. In Harrison’s wake, Bourne immediately saw an increased role and led the team in receiving yards. If there’s one important caveat, it’s that Bourne still played less than 50% of the team’s snaps, so he won’t be as consistent week to week as Trey McBride and Michael Wilson. Still, Bourne has interesting flex appeal in the right matchups and could be a sneaky-valuable waiver add this week.
Trey McBride: 10 Targets, 9 Receptions, 66 Yards, TD
While McBride started off slow with just one catch for 11 yards in the first half, he was peppered with targets by Brissett in the second half and showed off insane body control and athleticism to tip the ball to himself and score in the fourth quarter. While it does feel like McBride could have gone truly nuclear, you can’t be disappointed with this performance.
Trey McBride juggles it around and scores the TD!@DETvsARI on FOX/FOX One
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Michael Wilson: 7 Targets, 4 Receptions, 30 Yards | 1/1 Passing, 7 Yards
A down week by Wilson’s standards after garnering 30 targets over the previous two games, Wilson still saw solid usage and had by far the highest snap share of any Cardinals WR. Wilson’s role and the consistently high passing volume in this offense mean he should be a viable WR2 most weeks. He won’t be making a living as a backup QB anytime soon, though.
Michael Wilson completes the pass to Jacoby Brissett. Yes, you read that right.
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Elijah Higgins: 3 Targets, 3 Receptions, 57 Yards
Reggie Virgil: 5 Targets, 2 Receptions, 29 Yards
Jalen Brooks: 7 Targets, 2 Receptions, 16 Yards
Teagan Quitoriano: 2 Targets, 2 Receptions, 15 Yards, 2 TD
The most hilarious multi-TD scorer of the season so far.