Hartford Courant (Sunday)

Lions (6-7) at Jets (7-6)

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Time/TV: 1 p.m., CBS

Latest line: Lions by 1

Series record: Series tied

7-7

Last meeting: Jets beat Lions 47-17 on Sept. 10, 2018, in Detroit.

Last week: Lions beat Vikings 34-23; Jets lost to Bills 20-12

Lions player to watch: WR DJ Chark. After a slow start, he has provided a return on the investment with 11 catches for 192 yards over the past two games.

Jets player to watch: QB Zach Wilson. After being benched for three games to work on mechanics, Wilson will start in place of the injured Mike White.

Key matchup: Lions WRs Chark, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Josh Reynolds and Jameson Williams vs. Jets CBs Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed. Game notes: Detroit has won five of its past six games after starting 1-6, losing only to Buffalo on a field goal with 2 seconds left on Thanksgivi­ng during this recent stretch . ... The Lions have doubled their win total from last season, Dan Campbell’s first as coach . ... Detroit has scored 74 points, twice as many as it has given up, and gained 902 yards in the past two games . ... Goff has completed 69% of his passes with eight TDs and no INTs over the past five games . ... ... The Jets enter the game just outside the playoff picture with both New England and the Los Angeles Chargers ahead of them for the final AFC wild-card spot . ... Undrafted rookie RB Zonovan “Bam” Knight has 230 yards on 46 carries — a 5.0-yard average — in his first three NFL games and ran for his first NFL touchdown last Sunday . ... Garrett Wilson and Miami’s Tyreek Hill are the only players this season with three TD receptions of 50 or more yards.

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