LaPorta usage: The Lions have to find a way to get tight end Sam LaPorta involved more, especially in a game where they went 1-for-7 in the red zone. That’s an area of the field where LaPorta was lights out last season in his record-breaking rookie campaign. LaPorta was targeted just three times and caught two passes for 13 yards Sunday.
“Like we kind of said last week, all these guys – it’ll rotate as the year goes,” quarterback Jared Goff said when asked about LaPorta’s lack of production after the game. “He’s a damn good player, he’s as good as a tight end as there is in this league. His touches will come, I know he knows that, and it’s just a matter of time.”
Learning curve: Rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold was flagged for a pass interference call early that cost Detroit’s defense 41 yards. He also had a personal foul facemask penalty a little later. That’s now four major penalties on Arnold in two games after he had two pass interference calls go against him last week vs. the Rams. Hopefully these are early teaching moments for the rookie. The NFL is an offensive league and any contact with receivers down the field, no matter how light, will most likely get flagged.
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