Matchup
Sterling Shepard vs Detroit Lions
1-2Shepard’s regular-season record against the Lions
Sterling Shepard has faced the Lions 3 times in the regular season (2016-2025), averaging 34.7 receiving yards a game.
His best against them is 56 receiving yards.
Over his last 5 games he has averaged 19.2 receiving yards.
In 2025 the Lions allowed 155.5 receiving yards a game to WRs, 12% more than the league average of 139.1.
v DET
34.7
3 meetings, rec yds a game
Last 5
19.2
his own form, rec yds a game
DET allow
155.5
to WRs, 2025
v league
×1.12
what they give up over average
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Regular season, 1999–2025What the Lions give up
WRs, 2025 regular season8th softest of 32
Every mark is one defence. The shaded band holds the middle half of the league.
This is what the defence allowed the whole position group, not a projection for one player. Where it disagrees with the record above, the record is the thing that actually happened.
v defences that give up what DET gives up
DET allowed 155.5 rec yds a game to WRs in 2025. 9 other defences are within a comparable range — CHI, LA, LV, NYG, PIT, SF, TB, TEN, WAS. Sterling Shepard has played them 34 times, averaging 45 rec yds. His last 5 games average 19.2. This is a comparison of defences that gave up similar amounts, not a forecast of this fixture.
| 2025 WK 12 | at LA | ×0.93 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2025 WK 6 | v SF | ×0.94 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2024 WK 14 | v LV | ×0.95 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2024 WK 12 | at NYG | ×0.98 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2024 WK 10 | v SF | ×0.94 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 2023 WK 17 | v LA | ×0.93 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 WK 11 | at WAS | ×1.05 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2023 WK 7 | v WAS | ×1.05 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Sterling Shepard’s last 5 games
2026 fixture
They are not scheduled to meet in the 2026 regular season.
