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2026 · Week 1

New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions Detroit Lions

Sun Sep 13, 1:00 PM EDT Ford Field Indoors Final 30–31
Depth
OffenseNew Orleans Saints Detroit Lions
Plays a game61.961.2
Role · New Orleans Saints Devaughn VeleWR
+30receiving yards a game

Over his last 4 games his workload has been worth 53 receiving yards a game, against 23 in his 4 games before.

Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 53 a game, up from 23 in the 4 games before. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count

Key players

who each offense runs through
New Orleans Saints Saints
DET defense allows a game WR 156yds · 8th over usual TE 55yds · 12th over usual
New Orleans Saints #12 C. OlaveWR WR1
9.5 tgt32% of targets94% routes0.29 tgt / route
last 4 Wk 3 vs LV 13 tgt, 9 rec, 107 rec yds Wk 4 vs ATL 12 tgt, 8 rec, 116 rec yds Wk 5 vs MIN 6 tgt, 4 rec, 46 rec yds Wk 6 vs NYG 7 tgt, 4 rec, 43 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 3 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 32% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 92 a game, up from 78 in the 12 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 1.2 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs NYG: 43 receiving yards, 4 catches on 7 targets, 1 touchdown
  • 2.00 yards per route run in 2025, 20th of 154 receivers and tight ends
  • DET allow 19.1 targets a game to receivers, 6th most
  • Vs DET: 182 receiving yards in his one game, 71 in all his games
New Orleans Saints #14 D. VeleWR WR2
6.8 tgt22% of targets80% routes0.23 tgt / route
last 4 Wk 3 vs LV 6 tgt, 3 rec, 39 rec yds Wk 4 vs ATL 9 tgt, 6 rec, 54 rec yds Wk 5 vs MIN 6 tgt, 4 rec, 26 rec yds Wk 6 vs NYG 6 tgt, 3 rec, 42 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 6 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 22% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 53 a game, up from 23 in the 4 games before. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 1.0 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs NYG: 42 receiving yards, 3 catches on 6 targets
  • 1.18 yards per route run in 2025, 85th of 154 receivers and tight ends
  • DET allow 19.1 targets a game to receivers, 6th most
  • Vs DET: 69 receiving yards in his one game, 37 in all his games
New Orleans Saints #83 J. JohnsonTE TE1
5.8 tgt15% of targets77% routes0.17 tgt / route
last 4 Wk 3 vs LV 8 tgt, 8 rec, 53 rec yds Wk 4 vs ATL 8 tgt, 6 rec, 59 rec yds Wk 5 vs MIN 5 tgt, 4 rec, 16 rec yds Wk 6 vs NYG 2 tgt, 0 rec, 0 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 23 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 15% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 45 a game, down from 46 in the 13 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 0.8 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs NYG: 0 receiving yards, 0 catches on 2 targets
  • 1.60 yards per route run in 2025, 11th of 84 receivers and tight ends
  • DET allow 7.7 targets a game to tight ends, 12th most
  • Vs DET: 54 receiving yards in his one game, 44 in all his games
Detroit Lions Lions
NO defense allows a game RB 103yds · 16th over usual WR 122yds · 23rd over usual TE 51yds · 19th over usual
Detroit Lions #0 J. GibbsRB RB1
19 car7.2 tgt64% of carries78% routes0.18 tgt / route
last 4 Wk 2 vs BUF 16 car, 52 rush yds6 rec, 61 rec yds Wk 3 vs NYJ 20 car, 99 rush yds7 rec, 65 rec yds Wk 4 vs CAR 15 car, 46 rush yds4 rec, 31 rec yds Wk 5 vs ARI 25 car, 151 rush yds5 rec, 56 rec yds
Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 26 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 64% of carries over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the scrimmage yards it usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 102 a game, up from 92 in the 13 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 7.0 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs ARI: 151 rushing yards on 25 carries, 5 catches for 56 yards, 2 touchdowns
  • 4.8 yards a carry, 8th of 39 backs
  • Vs NO: 156 rushing yards in his one game, 81 in all his games
Detroit Lions #14 A. BrownWR WR1
10.8 tgt38% of targets96% routes0.34 tgt / route
last 4 Wk 2 vs BUF 13 tgt, 9 rec, 142 rec yds Wk 3 vs NYJ 8 tgt, 4 rec, 19 rec yds Wk 4 vs CAR 11 tgt, 8 rec, 75 rec yds Wk 5 vs ARI 11 tgt, 6 rec, 69 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 9 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 38% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 98 a game, up from 73 in the 12 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 3.0 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs ARI: 69 receiving yards, 6 catches on 11 targets
  • 2.48 yards per route run in 2025, 5th of 154 receivers and tight ends
  • NO allow 15.7 targets a game to receivers, 27th most
  • Vs NO: 67 receiving yards in his one game, 79 in all his games
Detroit Lions #87 S. LaPortaTE TE1
7.2 tgt18% of targets94% routes0.17 tgt / route
last 4 Wk 2 vs BUF 7 tgt, 6 rec, 52 rec yds Wk 3 vs NYJ 4 tgt, 3 rec, 44 rec yds Wk 4 vs CAR 13 tgt, 8 rec, 84 rec yds Wk 5 vs ARI 5 tgt, 5 rec, 88 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 16 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 18% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 39 a game, up from 38 in the 5 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 1.8 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs ARI: 88 receiving yards, 5 catches on 5 targets, 1 touchdown
  • 1.78 yards per route run in 2025, 6th of 84 receivers and tight ends
  • NO allow 7.4 targets a game to tight ends, 17th most
  • Vs NO: 48 receiving yards in his one game, 51 in all his games

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