Sam LaPorta

Lions TE Sam LaPorta mustered only two catches for 13 scoreless yards in the Week 2 loss to the Bucs. That's even more disappointing when you consider the Lions ran 84 plays and threw 56 passes. LaPorta's three targets tied for sixth on the team and were just 5.4% of the Lions' total. His playing time remained solid, at least: An 88% snap rate and 83% route rate.

Yikes. Jared Goff had 55 pass attempts and ran twice. That's 57 drop backs that translated into just three targets for LaPorta, who was already coming off a quiet Week 1. It was a career-low yardage total and the targets and receptions tied his lowest from 2023. LaPorta will be more involved in the Lions offense going forward. Detroit's offense isn't exactly humming with only eight targets to LaPorta in the first two games combined. Against Tampa Bay, the Lions were 7-for-17 on third down, which is where LaPorta thrived last season. Time to panic? No, but it certainly hasn't been pretty in the first two weeks. LaPorta is still a top five tight end in Week 3 against the Cardinals on the road.

LaPorta caught four of five targets for 45 yards in Sunday's 26-20 overtime win over the Rams.

LaPorta had a relatively quiet night by his lofty standards, ranking fourth on the team in targets and failing to find the end zone. Even so, LaPorta remains an integral part of an aggressive offense and should find better fantasy performances moving forward. Unfortunately for his fantasy managers, he was unable to corral his lone end zone target against the Rams, something that could have helped to inflate his numbers. Up next is a solid matchup through the air against the Buccaneers in Week 2.

LaPorta (hamstring) wasn't listed on the Lions' practice report Wednesday.