The Detroit Lions have been one of the most impressive passing teams in the NFL this season, but after losing a tough game to the Green Bay Packers last Sunday, the team will try to rebound on the road against the Cleveland Browns in a game that will be at FirstEnergy Stadium in Ohio on FOX at 1:00 pm as one of the early Sunday games.
The Lions are towards the end of a tough stretch of playing four away games in five weeks and after defeating the Washington Redskins on the east coast and defeating the Chicago Bears at home in Ford Field, the team travelled to Lambeau Field where they lost the NFC North division game to the Packers. The team now travels to play the Browns, who are 3-0 since trading away starting running back Trent Richardson and after this game the team will continue its Ohio tour, as the Cincinnati Bengals are next on the schedule.
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The health of Calvin Johnson will be a big factor in this game and after he missed last week's game against the Packers the offense simply wasn't the same and he could end up being a game time decision with a knee injury. If Johnson plays that will boost the offense and the value of Stafford in fantasy and one of the biggest points of the game could be how much Stafford gets to target Reggie Bush and Joique Bell out of the backfield. The Lions pass more than any other team in the league percentage wise and they are going up against a secondary that is ranked in the top 10 of passing yards allowed per game this season.
The team has two straight home games coming up against the Bengals and the Cowboys and then the team has a bye week before two straight tough road games against the Chicago Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers before hosting the still winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team has a tough second matchup with the Packers in Week 13 and then the team plays against the Philadelphia Eagles on the road. A Monday night football matchup against the Super Bowl champion Steelers at Ford Field is next on ESPN and then the team has another home game against the New York Giants. The team then finishes the season with a road game against the Minnesota Vikings.
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Stafford has put up some impressive numbers this season with over 1,500 yards passing and eight touchdowns already and he has already thrown for over 350 yards in two games this year. Last week he had 262 in the loss to the Packers and did not throw an interception and now they have to match up with a physical and high ranked second in Cleveland. Both teams are currently 3-2 and the Browns are tied for first place in the AFC North with both the Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens.
Brandon Weeden will be starting the game after Brian Hoyer was placed on the IR and players like Josh Gordon and Jordan Cameron will need to step up to defeat the Lions. The team is playing the Detroit Lions at home on Sunday at 1 pm on FOX for one of the early Week 6 NFL games on the schedule.
