Detroit Lions for Los Angeles Rams (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Los Angeles Rams DST - LAR LAR	Detroit Lions DST - DET DET
Most Accurate Experts

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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 4	# 14	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. SF	vs. NO	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 1 star matchup. DSTs perform worse than their average vs SF	This is a 5 star matchup. DSTs perform better than their average vs NO	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	136.0	97.0	-
Avg Game	8.0	5.7	-
Avg Projection	107.1	107.5	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	27	1	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Los Angeles Rams	Detroit Lions	Add Player

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#2	#17	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#4	#14	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#8	#18	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#2	#15	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#2	#15	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 08/05	#4	#17	-

Chet Gresham C. Gresham SB Nation SB Nation 08/05	#2	#15	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 08/05	#4	#14	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 08/05	#3	#16	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 08/04	#1	#13	-

Aaron St Denis A. St Denis Fantasy Sports Advice Network Fantasy Sports Adv... 08/04	#2	#19	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 08/04	#4	#15	-

Kelly Smelser K. Smelser Punch Drunk Wonderland Punch Drunk Wonder... 08/04	#4	#13	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 08/04	#4	#15	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 08/04	#4	#14	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 08/03	#1	#14	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/03	#4	#10	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 08/02	#4	#17	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 08/04	#1	#9	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/01	#5	#16	-

Scott Engel S. Engel RotoBaller RotoBaller 08/01	#11	#18	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 07/31	#2	#15	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 08/04	#4	#15	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/04	#2	#16	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/31	#7	#13	-

Kyle Senra K. Senra Going For 2 Going For 2 08/04	#3	#13	-

Shaun Evans S. Evans FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 08/03	#3	#12	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 08/03	#3	#15	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#3	‐	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/05	#2	#11	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#4	#14	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#3	#13	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 08/03	#2	#18	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#1	#13	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#1	#13	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#3	#8	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 08/04	#3	#13	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#4	#13	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#4	#15	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#3	#9	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#5	#16	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#4	#14	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#2	#12	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#3	#17	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#2	#14	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#2	#14	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#3	#15	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#4	#13	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 08/01	#6	#15	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#3	#12	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 08/02	#4	#13	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 08/03	#4	#14	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#4	#15	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#2	#6	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#4	#15	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 08/05	#3	#13	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#4	#15	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 08/01	#2	#10	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#10	#7	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#8	#14	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 08/01	#3	#15	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/04	#4	#13	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#3	#7	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#4	#16	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 08/05	#4	#18	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#4	#15	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/05	#3	#18	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#4	#15	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 08/05	#7	#16	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#5	#15	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#4	#15	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#8	#20	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#4	#13	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#3	#15	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#4	#18	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#4	#12	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Los Angeles Rams DST - LAR LAR	Detroit Lions DST - DET DET
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. SF	vs. NO
Week 2	vs. NYG	at BUF
Week 3	at DEN	vs. NYJ
Week 4	at PHI	at CAR
Week 5	vs. BUF	at ARI
Week 6	vs. ARI	BYE WEEK
Week 7	at LV	vs. GB
Week 8	vs. LAC	vs. MIN
Week 9	at WAS	at MIA
Week 10	at ARI	vs. NE
Week 11	BYE WEEK	vs. TB
Week 12	vs. GB	vs. CHI
Week 13	vs. KC	at ATL
Week 14	at SF	vs. TEN
Week 15	vs. DAL	at MIN
Week 16	at SEA	vs. NYG
Week 17	at TB	at CHI
Week 18	vs. SEA	at GB

Player Projections Comparison
	Los Angeles Rams DST - LAR LAR	Detroit Lions DST - DET DET
Defense

Sacks	46.4	48.0
Ints	13.4	13.4
Fumble Rec	9.5	9.3
Forced Fumble	14.5	14.4
Def TD	2.3	2.2
Ast Tackles	0.0	0.0
Safety	0.5	0.5
Points Allowed	347.1	374.9
Yards Allowed	5,242.7	5,461.5

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Los Angeles Rams DST - LAR LAR	Detroit Lions DST - DET DET
2025 Points
Week 1	11.0	0.0
Week 2	8.0	8.0
Week 3	6.0	8.0
Week 4	7.0	19.0
Week 5	1.0	10.0
Week 6	17.0	2.0
Week 7	11.0	12.0
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	9.0	7.0
Week 10	6.0	2.0
Week 11	9.0	2.0
Week 12	18.0	3.0
Week 13	2.0	-1.0
Week 14	6.0	10.0
Week 15	0.0	0.0
Week 16	6.0	4.0
Week 17	8.0	7.0
Week 18	11.0	4.0
Total	136.0	97.0
Average	8.0	5.7

Notes for Player Combination
	Los Angeles Rams DST - LAR LAR	Detroit Lions DST - DET DET
Expert
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	The Rams were fourth in pressure rate last season (26%) and just added last year's reigning sack record-breaker in EDGE rusher Myles Garrett. Jared Verse had no problems generating pressures last season, but he didn't always finish with the sack. That won't be an issue with Garrett entrenched as the Rams' top pass rusher. Add that the Rams led the NFL in dropped interceptions (10) and revamped their secondary with the additions of CBs Jaylen Watson/Trent McDuffie - LA is knocking on the door of DST No. 1 status in pursuit of a Lombardi trophy.	The Lions have the easiest schedule in the NFL (specifically through the first 5 weeks of the season). With them also due to experience positive injury regression on the defensive side of the ball, they are an easy sleeper DST to snag with your last pick. Generated the 4th-most passes defended last year (but just 13 interceptions) and a top-10 defense according to DVOA. Also dropped the second-most interceptions (9).