Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta will be up against the 17th-ranked passing defense of the Green Bay Packers (217.3 yards allowed per game) in Week 14, at 8:15 PM ET on Thursday.

Is LaPorta a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he faces the Packers? More stats and info can be found below, so check it out.

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LaPorta vs. Packers Game Info

• Matchup: Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers
• Game Day: December 5, 2024
• Game Time: 8:15 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.9
• Projected Receiving Yards: 47.14
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.35

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LaPorta Fantasy Performance

• With 69.1 fantasy points in 2024 (6.3 per game), LaPorta is the 11th-ranked fantasy player at his position and 160th overall.
• In his last three games, LaPorta has posted 27.1 fantasy points (9.0 per game), as he's hauled in nine passes on 18 targets for 91 yards and three touchdowns.
• LaPorta has compiled 167 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 17 catches (27 targets) in his last five games. In terms of fantasy points, he has 40.7 (8.1 per game) during that stretch.
• The peak of LaPorta's fantasy campaign was last week's performance versus the Chicago Bears, a game where he went off for zero passing yards and zero touchdowns with picks (for 12.6 total fantasy points).
• From a fantasy perspective, Sam LaPorta stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, catching two passes on three targets for 13 yards (1.3 fantasy points).

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Packers Defensive Performance

• Green Bay has conceded over 300 yards passing to two players this season.
• The Packers have given up at least one passing TD to 10 opposing QBs this season.
• Green Bay has given up at least two passing TDs to five opposing QBs this year.
• The Packers have given up at least three passing touchdowns to one opposing QB this year.
• Green Bay has allowed two players to pick up over 100 yards receiving in a game this year.
• The Packers have allowed a touchdown catch by 16 players this season.
• Green Bay has not given up more than one touchdown catch to an opposing player this year.
• Four players have put up over 100 yards rushing in a game against the Packers this year.
• A total of eight players have run for at least one touchdown against Green Bay this season.
• The Packers have allowed two players to score more than one rushing TD in a game this season.

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