Sam LaPorta

Sam LaPorta caught 4-of-7 targets for 43 yards and a touchdown in the Lions’ Week 16 win over the Bears.

There’s nothing offensive coordinator Ben Johnson loves more than a trick play touchdown for Sam LaPorta, and he was in his bag today. Jared Goff pretended to bungle the snap and stumbled to the ground before gathering himself and uncorking a deep shot to LaPorta in the back of the end zone for a touchdown. Although the bulk of his fantasy production came on this play, LaPorta was heavily involved in the game plan throughout the contest, earning his second-highest target total of the year. The second-year tight end has seen six or more targets in seven of his past eight games. Now fully out of his slump, LaPorta is firmly in the TE1 ranks for Week 17.