Sam LaPorta — Week 9: Four Catches, 32 Yards
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 9
LaPorta caught 4 of 5 targets for 32 yards against the Dolphins, in Detroit's 19-9 win in Miami.
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Sam LaPorta had a short day against the Dolphins: 5 targets, 4 catches, 32 yards and +0.8 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. The longest was 11 yards on first and 10 at the Detroit 43 in the second quarter, +0.7 EPA, on a drive that ended in a 40-yard field goal. His 5-yard catch to the Miami 12 came on the touchdown drive in the third. On the drive before it, his false start turned third and 5 at the Miami 9 into third and 10, and Detroit settled for a field goal.
Through Week 8, in seven games, he had 31 catches on 44 targets for 367 yards, 3 touchdowns and +0.74 EPA a target; here it was +0.16.
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