Player Rankings and Projections
Detroit Lions Rank  Player Projections QB 11 Matthew Stafford Pass: 285, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0 RB 29 Ameer Abdullah Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 RB 32 Joique Bell Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 RB 54 Theo Riddick Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 WR 9 Calvin Johnson Rec: 6-85, 1 TD WR 22 Golden Tate Rec: 5-70, 1 TD WR 78 Lance Moore Rec: 3-35, 0 TD WR 102 Corey Fuller Rec: 1-15, 0 TD TE 27 Eric Ebron Rec: 2-30, 0 TD K 23 Matt Prater FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 DEF 20 Defense / ST		San Diego Chargers Rank  Player Projections QB 15 Philip Rivers Pass: 275, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 28 Melvin Gordon Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 RB 34 Danny Woodhead Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 WR 18 Keenan Allen Rec: 6-75, 1 TD WR 21 Steve Johnson Rec: 6-75, 1 TD WR 59 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-40, 0 TD TE 23 Ladarius Green Rec: 3-30, 0 TD K 10 Josh Lambo FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 DEF 17 Defense / ST

Lions Won 11 games last year, tied for 2nd most in season in team history... QB Matthew Stafford passed for 4,257 yards in 2014, his 4th consecutive 4,000-yard season. Has 18,912 pass yards since 2011, 2nd most in NFL... RB Joique Bell led team in 2014 with 860 rush yards & 7 rush TDs. Reached 1,000+ scrimmage yards (1,182) for 2nd consecutive year. RB Theo Riddick had 4 rec. TDs in 2014, tied for most by NFC RB... WR Calvin Johnson had 1,077 rec. yards in 2014, his 5th consecutive 1,000-yard season. Since 2011, leads NFL with 6,214 rec. yards & 105.3 rec. yards per game. WR Golden Tate led team last year with career-high 99 catches & 1,331 yards, his 1st 1,000-yard season... Last year, Lions led NFL in rush defense (69.3) & 2nd in total defense (300.9). LB DeAndre Levy had 150 tackles in 2014, 2nd most in NFL. Has 7 INTs since 2013, most by NFL LB. S Glover Quin led NFL in 2014 with career-high 7 INTs. Quin (7) & James Ihedigbo (4) combined for 11 INTs, most by S duo in NFL last year. DE EZEKIEL ANSAH has 15.5 sacks in 1st 2 seasons.

Chargers Since 2006, QB Philip Rivers has won 4 division titles & ranks 2nd in NFL with 36,507 pass yards. Has started 145 consec. games, 2nd-longest active streak among QBs (ELI MANNING, 167). In past 8 vs. NFC, has passed for 2,579 yards (322.4/game) with 20 TDs vs. 8 INTs with 104.9 rating... Rookie RB Melvin Gordon (No. 15 overall) rushed for 2,587 yards in 2014 for Wisconsin, 2nd-highest season total in NCAA-FBS history (HOFer BARRY SANDERS, 2,628 in 1988)... WR Keenan Allen led team with career-high 77 rec. for 783 yards & 4 TDs in 2014. Has 4 TDs in past 5 vs. NFC. In 7 seasons with Buf. & SF, WR Steve Johnson posted 336 catches for 4,267 yards & 31 TDs. In last meeting, WR Malcom Floyd had 6 catches for 95 yards (15.8 avg.) & TD... In past 4 vs. NFC, DT Corey Liuget has 2 sacks, 2 FR & FF. S Eric Weddle led team with 104 tackles in 2014. Since 2007, is 1 of 3 in NFL with 19+ INTs (19) & 6+ sacks (6) (CHARLES WOODSON, REGGIE NELSON).