One of the top pass-catchers in the league last year will be a player to watch when Amon-Ra St. Brown and the Detroit Lions host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, September 24, 2023.
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Lions vs. Falcons Game Info
- Game Date: Sunday, September 24, 2023
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Venue: Ford Field
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- TV: FOX
Top Lions Players
- Jared Goff threw for 4,438 yards last season (261.1 per game) while completing 65.1% of his passes (382-for-587), with 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
- David Montgomery rushed for 801 yards on 201 carries (50.1 yards per game) and scored five touchdowns a season ago. He also averaged 19.8 receiving yards per game, grabbing 34 passes for 316 yards and one touchdown.
- Craig Reynolds totaled 102 rushing yards on 23 carries last year. He also caught nine passes for 116 yards.
- St. Brown grabbed 106 passes for 1,161 yards last season with six touchdowns. He was targeted 146 times, and averaged 72.6 receiving yards.
- Kalif Raymond also contributed with 47 grabs for 616 yards.
- Marvin Jones Jr. totaled 529 receiving yards on 46 catches with three TDs.
- Aidan Hutchinson showed out with an impressive stat line of 9.5 sacks, 9.0 TFL, 52 tackles, and three interceptions last year.
- In last year’s campaign, Alex Anzalone collected 125 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, and one interception.
- Chauncey Gardner-Johnson picked off six passes and tacked on 67 tackles, 5.0 TFL, one sack, and eight passes defended last season.
Top Falcons Players
- Last season Desmond Ridder totaled 708 passing yards (177.0 per game) while going 73-for-115 (63.5%) and throwing for two touchdowns with zero interceptions. He tacked on 64 rushing yards on 16 carries.
- Tyler Allgeier took 210 carries for 1,035 rushing yards a season ago (64.7 per game) and scored three touchdowns.
- Last season Cordarrelle Patterson rushed for 695 yards on 144 carries (53.5 yards per game), with eight rushing touchdowns.
- Drake London hauled in 72 passes for 866 yards last year and scored four touchdowns. He was targeted 117 times, and averaged 50.9 yards per game.
- Mack Hollins also contributed with 690 yards on 57 catches and four touchdowns. He was targeted 94 times, and averaged 40.6 receiving yards last season.
- Kyle Pitts caught 28 passes on 59 targets for 356 yards and two TDs.
- Kaden Elliss put together a solid body of work a year ago, collecting 7.0 sacks, 7.0 TFL and 74 tackles.
- Richie Grant totaled 122 tackles, 3.0 TFL, and two interceptions over the course of his 2022 campaign.
- Jessie Bates III picked off four passes and tacked on 71 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and eight passes defended last season.
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Lions Fantasy Stats
- Goff ended the 2022 season as the 10th-best fantasy player overall and the 10th-best fantasy QB with 283.3 fantasy points (16.7 per game).
- St. Brown’s 161.6 total fantasy points a season ago (an average of 10.1 per game), were good enough to rank him 52nd overall and ninth among WRs.
- Last year, Montgomery was 67th overall and 20th among RBs after scoring 143.7 fantasy points (averaging 9.0 per game).
- Jones’ 2022 fantasy season saw him finish 167th overall and 61st among WRs with 70.9 points (4.4 per game).
Falcons Fantasy Stats
- In 2022, Allgeier finished as the 68th-best fantasy player overall and the 21st-best RB after putting up 143.4 total fantasy points (9.0 per game).
- Last year, Patterson finished as the 81st-ranked fantasy player overall and the 29th-ranked RB. He totaled 133.7 fantasy points, averaging 10.3 per game.
- Taylor Heinicke was the 29th-best QB and the 99th-best fantasy player overall with 115.9 fantasy points last season, averaging 12.9 per game.
- London scored 106.6 fantasy points in the 2022 season (6.3 per game). He was the 38th-ranked WR and the 112th-ranked player overall.
