New Orleans @ Detroit
Team Totals: Lions 28.5, Saints 21.5
Aggressively totaled inside Detroit’s Ford Field dome, Saints-Lions profiles as a box-score bonanza in a game that figures to feature aggressive interaction between the offenses. … Tyler Shough’s matchup is ripe for the picking against a Lions secondary that lost top CB Terrion Arnold (arrest) before placing starting safeties Brian Branch (Achilles) and Kerby Joseph (knee) on reserve/PUP. Lions DC Kelvin Sheppard’s 2025 defense served up the NFL’s fourth-most 20+ yard completions (58) and sixth-most touchdown passes (31). Shough is one of Week 1’s premier quarterback streamers; also a sneaky scrambler, he averaged 5.1 carries for 21.5 yards over his final eight rookie-year starts. … Especially with Alvin Kamara (MCL) sidelined, Travis Etienne should dominate the Saints’ Week 1 backfield with fringe NFL players Kendre Miller and Audric Estime behind him in this likely track meet. The Saints’ offensive line checked in at No. 6 overall in Brandon Thorn’s updated rankings, suggesting Shough should have time to throw and Etienne lanes to run through at Detroit.
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