Lions vs. Buccaneers Key Players to Watch | Divisional Round

A playoff matchup features the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8) against the Detroit Lions (12-5) in the NFC Divisional round on January 21 at Ford Field, beginning at 3:00 PM ET. For a breakdown of the numbers and details on which players to watch, read on.

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Lions vs. Buccaneers Game Info

• Game Date: Sunday, January 21, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• Venue: Ford Field
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• TV: NBC

Top Lions Players

• Jared Goff has thrown for 4,575 yards (407-for-605), with 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions (269.1 yards per game).
• David Montgomery has churned out a team-leading 1,015 rushing yards (72.5 per game) and 13 scores.
• Jahmyr Gibbs has rushed for 945 yards (63.0 per game), with 10 touchdowns on the ground. He also has 52 catches for 316 yards and one score.
• Amon-Ra St. Brown has 119 catches (on 164 targets) and leads the team with 1,515 receiving yards (94.7 per game) while scoring 10 touchdowns.
• Sam LaPorta’s stat line this year reveals 86 catches for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns. He averages 52.3 receiving yards per game and has been targeted 120 times.
• Josh Reynolds has caught 40 passes on 64 targets for 608 yards and five touchdowns.
• Aidan Hutchinson has registered a team-leading 11.5 sacks, while adding 14.0 TFL, 51 tackles, and one interception.
• Alex Anzalone’s 129 tackles, 7.0 TFL, and three sacks make him the team’s tackle leader.
• Kerby Joseph has intercepted four passes to lead the team while adding 81 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and 11 passes defended.

Top Buccaneers Players

• Baker Mayfield has thrown for 4,044 yards while completing 64.3% of his passes, with 28 touchdowns and 10 interceptions (237.9 yards per game).
• Rachaad White has run for a team-leading 990 yards on 272 carries (58.2 yards per game) while scoring six touchdowns. He also averages 32.3 receiving yards per game, grabbing 64 passes for 549 yards and three touchdowns.
• Chase Edmonds has 176 yards on 49 carries (13.5 yards per game).
• Mike Evans has been targeted 136 times and has 79 catches, leading his team with 1,255 yards (73.8 per game) while scoring 13 touchdowns.
• Chris Godwin has added 83 receptions (on 130 targets) for 1,024 yards and two touchdowns.
• YaYa Diaby has notched a team-leading 7.5 sacks, while adding 12.0 TFL and 38 tackles.
• Lavonte David’s 134 tackles, 17.0 TFL, and 4.5 sacks mean he’s the team’s tackle leader.
• This season Antoine Winfield Jr. leads the team with three interceptions and has added 122 tackles, 6.0 TFL, six sacks, and 12 passes defended.

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Lions Fantasy Stats

• Goff is eighth overall among all players and seventh among all QBs with 288.9 fantasy points (17.0 per game).
• St. Brown has collected 211.9 fantasy points this year (13.2 per game), good enough to place him 29th overall and third among WRs in league-wide fantasy standings.
• Montgomery is 35th overall and ninth among RBs after scoring 191.2 fantasy points (averaging 13.7 per game) so far this season.
• Gibbs is the 37th-ranked fantasy player — and the 10th-ranked RB — with 190.1 fantasy points. He averages 12.7 fantasy points per game.

Buccaneers Fantasy Stats

• So far this season, Mayfield is the No. 10 fantasy QB and the No. 11 fantasy player overall. He’s scored 274.0 points and is averaging 16.1 per game.
• White has racked up 203.9 fantasy points this season (12.0 per game), enough to rank him eighth among RBs and 30th overall in league-wide fantasy rankings.
• Evans is averaging 12.0 fantasy points per game on the way to 203.5 total fantasy points. That makes him the 31st-ranked fantasy player overall and the fourth-ranked WR.
• Godwin’s fantasy season has him ranked 94th overall and 32nd among WRs with 126.2 points (7.4 per game).