Editor’s Note: This Matchup was written by John Daigle, with input from Evan Silva.
Sunday Morning Football 9:30 a.m. ET
New England vs. Detroit (in Munich, Germany)
Team Totals: Patriots 24.5, Lions 27
Drake Maye tossed three turnovers against a Jonathan Gannon defense that’s held every QB under 20 points. The Lions are not that, inflating QB production at the second-highest rate. In similar matchups against bottom-feeding defenses, Maye scored 39.5 (against the Raiders), 23.8 (versus the Jets), and 27.4 points in Chicago. Although you’re starting Maye in redraft leagues without question, the devil’s advocate in showdown should note LG Ben Brown’s absence, elevating Walter Rouse (who allowed a sack on only 24 pass-blocking snaps last week). … Rhamondre Stevenson (knee) will reportedly avoid surgery and, oddly enough, has been practicing ahead of this game in Munich. With TreVeyon Henderson away from the team for neurological reasons, Corey Kiner projects to handle every carry (as he did in out-touching backup Lan Larison 9 to 1 on Sunday) as a volume-based RB2. Larison has the better odds to catch a score after running six routes to Kiner’s zero.
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