NEW YORK JETS (5-2) At DETROIT (2-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – Jets by 3 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – New York 5-2; Detroit 6-1
SERIES RECORD – Lions lead 6-5
LAST MEETING – Jets beat Lions 31-14, Oct. 22, 2006
LAST WEEK – Packers beat Jets 9-0; Lions beat Redskins 37-25
JETS OFFENSE – OVERALL (15), RUSH (3), PASS (27)
JETS DEFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (4), PASS (18)
LIONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (30), PASS (7)
LIONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (21), RUSH (27), PASS (19)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Jets and Lions drafted hopeful franchise QBs in 2009 – Matthew Stafford taken No. 1 overall and Mark Sanchez selected No. 5. … Jets shooting for seventh straight win on the road; Detroit aiming for three-game winning streak at home. … Jets KR Brad Smith ranks second in league with 31.4-yard average on kickoff returns and likely excited to face Lions, who struggled to slow down Washington’s Brandon Banks last week. … Jets TE Dustin Keller ranks third among TEs with five TDs and 388 yards receiving. … Jets WR Braylon Edwards needs five catches for 300 in career; WR Santonio Holmes need 34 yards receiving to reach 4,000 for career. … Lions seven sacks against Redskins last week was most since eight against Colts on Nov. 11, 1997. … Rookie DT Ndamukong Suh had two sacks and first NFL TD (17-yard fumble return) against Redskins; leads all rookies with 6 1/2 sacks. … Stafford threw four go-ahead TD passes in the second half against Redskins, playing for first time since right shoulder separation in Week 1. … Detroit RB Jahvid Best leads NFL rookies with 613 yards from scrimmage. … Lions WR Calvin Johnson has seven TDs in the last four games.
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