The Detroit Lions enter a hostile environment when they enter AT&T Stadium to take on the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night.If the Lions are going to beat the Cowboys, who are on a 15-game winning streak at home, they will need their best players to bring their “A game” on both sides of the ball.This includes Detroit receiver Amon-Ra St. Louis, who had a huge 12-catch, 106-yard performance against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16. Maro is also included. A year ago against Dallas, the third-year pro played just 10 snaps before leaving the game with concussion symptoms. He had one catch for 4 yards in the aforementioned season opener.
“It was unfortunate what happened last year, but I’m excited to go out and play,” St. Brown on the Week 17 game against the Cowboys. game. So I’m excited to be back with the boys at the end of the season against a good team, a really undefeated team at home in prime time. “I think it’s going to be fun.”Through 14 games this season, St. Brown has already set career highs in receiving yards (1,281) and touchdowns (8). He also had the same number of catches (146) as he did in 16 games (106) last season.
The top-ranked Lions will have a very busy time on Saturday when they face Dallas cornerback DaRon Bland. Bland, a fifth-round pick of the Cowboys in 2022, is coming off the best season of his career.In 15 games this year, the sophomore has an NFL-high eight interceptions. And he returned five of those picks for touchdowns. This is an NFL record for punt returns in a single season.
Additionally, in 523 pass coverages this season, the Fresno State product has allowed a passer rating of just 46.5.He also posted the third-highest Pro Football Focus coverage grade (88.6) among all corners. He also earned an 89.9 overall grade from PFF, ranking second at his position.
Jaylon Johnson of the Bears is currently PFF’s top-rated cornerback at 90.8.Without a doubt, Bland, who was a key player for Dallas in limiting opponents to the fifth-fewest passing yards in the league (2,760), added a lot of value to the Cowboys’ 2023 defense. Only EDGE support for Micah Parsons (92.7) and DeMarcus Lawrence (91.2) on Dallas’ roster is better than PFF’s.St Brown understands that taking on an opportunistic defense will not be easy.
“He (Bland) knows when to take risks, so as receivers we have to recognize that,” the Pro Bowl receiver told reporters earlier this week.St. Paul in a highly anticipated matchup in Week 17. I don’t see either Brown or Bland outdoing each other. I think St. Brown’s would finish with eight catches for 72 yards and a touchdown.
