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(Oct 12, 2025 · Week 6)

Touchdown-scoring specialists run rampant throughout Detroit’s offensive depth chart, and with a two-score deficit staring them in the face on Sunday Night Football, the Lions introduced one of the many in Sam LaPorta. Pairing body control and concentration into a must-see mixture in Week 6, LaPorta — tightroping the out-of-bounds line while catching a pass through traffic all at once — connected on a brilliant four-yard score to keep Detroit’s victory hopes alive. The could-be Super Bowl preview went in the Kansas City Chiefs’ favor during a 30-17 win, but LaPorta nonetheless remained among the many stars, collecting five receptions (on six targets) for 55 yards and a touchdown on Oct. 12, 2025.

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