TENNESSEE (0-1) at DETROIT (1-0)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS
OPENING LINE -- Lions by 3+
RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Titans 0-1, Lions 1-0
SERIES RECORD -- Titans lead 8-3
LAST MEETING -- Titans beat Lions 44-41, OT, Sept. 23, 2012
LAST WEEK -- Titans lost to Vikings 25-16; Lions beat Colts 39-35
AP PRO32 RANKING -- Titans No. 29, Lions No. 17
TITANS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (22T), RUSH (27T), PASS (14T).
TITANS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (7), RUSH (7T), PASS (16).
LIONS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (4), RUSH (11), PASS (3).
LIONS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (30), RUSH (11), PASS (31).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Titans have lost five straight, dating to last season. ... Titans led Minnesota 10-0 at half last week before blowing lead with three turnovers, two returned for scores, in four-possession stretch. ... Tajae Sharpe first rookie WR to start season opener in Titans era (1999) and had seven receptions against Vikings. ... Titans held Vikings RB Adrian Peterson to 31 yards rushing and 1.6 yards per carry. ... Tennessee hasn't had RB with 100 yards rushing in 33 straight games, dating to 2013 finale. ... Titans penalized twice against Minnesota, fewest flags since Nov. 17, 2014. ... Six Titans made first start for team last week: Sharpe, C Ben Jones, RT Jack Conklin, RBs DeMarco Murray, Derrick Henry and S Rashad Johnson. ... Titans QB Marcus Mariota has 10 passing TDs, one rushing TD, one receiving TD and one INT in six career road games. ... Murray leads active players with 28 career rushing scores since 2013. ... Titans WR Andre Johnson leads active players with 1,056 career receptions and 14,130 yards receiving. ... Lions have won seven of nine, dating to last season. .. Stafford has thrown 22 TDs and just two INTs in last nine games. ... Lions RB Ameer Abdullah had 63 yards rushing, 57 yards receiving and TD on 17 touches against Colts. ... WR Marvin Jones had four receptions for team-high 85 yards in debut with team. ... Lions TE Eric Ebron matched career high with five receptions last week and scored as he did previous four games with five catches. ... DE Kerry Hyder had two sacks last week in second career game. Hyder first Detroit player with two sacks in opener since Kalimba Edwards in 2007. ... K Matt Prater made 43-yard FG with 4 seconds left last week, ninth game-winning kick with less than 2 minutes left in regulation or in OT. ... Fantasy Tip: Stafford has reached must-start status under offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter.
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