Samuel LaPorta Week 2 Preview vs. the Bills

Samuel LaPorta will be running routes against the eighth-worst passing defense in the league when his Detroit Lions meet the Buffalo Bills in Week 2, on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

On 49 targets, Sam LaPorta accumulated 489 receiving yards on 40 catches with three TDs last year, averaging 54.3 yards per game.

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LaPorta vs. the Bills

• LaPorta vs the Bills (since 2021): No games
• Through the air, Buffalo allowed more than 100 receiving yards to only three players last season.
• In terms of pass defense, the Bills gave up a touchdown reception to 18 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Buffalo allowed just one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• The Bills yielded 156.9 passing yards per game to be the NFL's best defense against the pass last year.
• The Bills' defense was ranked sixth in the league with 19 passing TDs conceded last season.

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LaPorta Receiving Insights

• LaPorta went over on receiving yards prop bets in 66.7% of his games (six of nine) last year.
• With 489 receiving yards on 49 targets last year, he was 13th in the NFL (10.0 yards per target).
• Samuel LaPorta scored a receiving touchdown three times last year, out of nine games played, but did not have multiple TD receptions in any of those games.

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LaPorta's Last Season Performance