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• Lions' Sam LaPorta: Impressive touchdown grab in loss

  01/19/2025 • By RotoWire

  LaPorta recorded six receptions on seven targets for 51 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 45-31 divisional-round loss to the Commanders. LaPorta was overshadowed by both positive and negative performances throughout the Lions' offense, though he remained a steady pass catcher. The highlight of his performance was an impressive one-handed touchdown from two yards away midway through the second quarter. While LaPorta's production dipped in his second pro season, he remained a key part of the offense with 11 catches of at least 20 yards and eight touchdowns across 17 total games, including the postseason. He'll remain a key to the offense in 2025, particularly around the end zone.

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• Lions' Sam LaPorta: Seven catches in Week 18 win

  01/06/2025 • By RotoWire

  LaPorta caught all seven of his targets for 63 yards in Sunday's 31-9 win over the Vikings. LaPorta tied his season high in catches, though he failed to score after producing four touchdowns in the previous five games. The second-year tight end rebounded from a slow start to finish the regular season with 60 catches for 726 yards and seven touchdowns on 83 targets. Those numbers are all down significantly from LaPorta's 86-catch, 10-touchdown rookie regular season, but all will be forgiven if LaPorta steps up in the postseason. The top-seeded Lions will open the playoffs with a bye before hosting a game in the NFC divisional round.

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• Lions' Sam LaPorta: TEs to Start

  12/19/2024 • By Jamey Eisenberg

  After a disappointing start to the season, LaPorta has come alive recently with three games in a row with at least 10.4 PPR points. He has at least six targets in five games in a row, including 17 total targets in his past two outings against Green Bay and Buffalo. He has 12 catches for 165 yards over that span, and he scored 15.6 PPR points against the Bears in Week 13 on Thanksgiving. Now, that was a fluky stat line with three catches for 6 yards and two touchdowns on six targets, but I expect him to have a prominent role in the rematch in Week 16.

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• Lions' Sam LaPorta: Best performance of season

  12/16/2024 • By RotoWire

  LaPorta recorded seven receptions on 10 targets for 111 yards in Sunday's 48-42 loss to the Bills. Several of Detroit's primary pass catchers posted inflated stat lines as Jared Goff was forced to take to the air 59 times in negative game script. LaPorta delivered his best yardage total of the season as a result, highlighted by long gains of 31 and 22 yards to record the second 100-yard performance of his career. The Lions aren't likely to be down multiple scores often for the rest of the campaign, making this an outlier performance, though it was positive to see LaPorta finish second on the team in targets.

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• Lions' Sam LaPorta: TD maven in Week 13

  11/28/2024 • By RotoWire

  LaPorta caught three of six targets for six yards and two touchdowns in Thursday's 23-20 win over the Bears. LaPorta caught a three-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter and added a one-yard score in the third. Despite his modest yardage total in this game, LaPorta's usage has trended up recently; he's drawn at least six targets in four of his past five appearances after falling short of that mark in each of his first six games this season. The second-year tight end has scored five touchdowns in his last seven games, showcasing the red-zone proficiency that helped him rack up 10 regular-season TDs as a rookie in 2023. He'll look to build on his recent momentum Week 14 against the Packers, which will be another Thursday game.

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