Pride Of Detroit on Sam LaPorta
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He's been playing very well to start 2026, coming off last year's back injury. He already has 316 yards and three touchdowns, on pace for 1,074 yards and 10 touchdowns. The Packers are down their top two linebackers, Edgerrin Cooper and Zaire Franklin, leaving Isaiah McDuffie and Ty'Ron Hopper to try and limit LaPorta. McDuffie has struggled against Detroit; in 2024, he allowed nine catches for 68 yards and a touchdown.
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LaPorta on pace for career-high 1,074 yards and 10 TDs; favorable Packers LB matchup.
Lions TE Sam LaPorta is on pace for 1,074 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2026, with 316 yards and three TDs already through six games; the yardage would be a career high, while the touchdown total would match his 2023 rookie-season high. Despite Green Bay allowing only two TDs to tight ends this season, LaPorta has a favorable matchup: the Packers are down top two linebackers Edgerrin Cooper and Zaire Franklin, leaving Isaiah McDuffie (who allowed nine catches, 68 yards, and a TD to Detroit in 2024) and Ty'Ron Hopper to cover him. The Lions' receiving weapons (Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa) and Jahmyr Gibbs will occupy safeties, likely forcing LaPorta into linebacker matchups in the red zone.
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