The Detroit Lions have gotten off to a solid start in 2013 and the team is tied atop the NFC North division with the Chicago Bears at 4-2 and after winning against the Cleveland Browns last week, the team will try to continue it's good start while hosting the Cincinnati Bengals in a 1:00 PM on CBS from Ford Field.
The Lions are coming off a nice victory last week and one player that should get attention on Sunday is Joseph Fauria, as the tight end had a huge performance against Cleveland, scoring three touchdowns to make fantasy owners very pleased. Fauria could be a huge target for Matthew Stafford on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, who pulled out a late win last week. The Lions have been one of the most productive passing teams in the league this season and are ranked sixth in the NFL with 284 yards per game and Stafford has been having a bounce back season after having a mediocre performance last year and he has over 1,700 yards passing and 12 touchdowns already in six games.
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The Lions have a tough couple of games before heading into their bye week, as they will play against the Bengals and then the Dallas Cowboys and coming out of the bye they will play the Chicago Bears on the road after already previously winning the home matchup between the two teams. The Bears will be the first of two road games and three in five weeks and after playing the Chicago game the team will travel to Pitt to play the Steelers. After playing the winless Buccaneers at home, the team has a big matchup with the Green Bay Packers and they could be very telling for the division race and that marks the second matchup between the two teams after the Packers won 22-9 earlier in the season.
The Lions will then travel for a game against the Philadelphia Eagles and that will come before a Monday night football game against the Baltimore Ravens at home in Week 15 that will be another tough matchup. After playing the New York Giants at home, the team finishes the season on the road with a division game in the NFC North against Minnesota against the Vikings. Calvin Johnson is coming into the game with a knee problem but is expected to play and over the past two weeks he has been targeted 18 times and has made just seven catches. Stafford is coming off of a solid game against the Browns with four touchdowns and he threw one pick while going for nearly 250 yards.
The game against the Cincinnati Bengals will be on CBS at 1:00 PM and the Detroit Lions are hosting the game at Ford Field and each team has a 4-2 record coming into Week 7 on Sunday.
