Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown set to face Packers after self-criticism
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The gist
Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is off the injury report and will play the 4-2 Packers on Sunday.
He called his Week 5 fumbling 'below the standard,' so his ball security is the thing to watch.
Background
Amon-Ra St. Brown is a Detroit Lions wide receiver described as one of the NFL's premier wide receivers and Detroit's primary passing target from the slot. He has 37 catches on 57 targets for 372 yards and five touchdowns in five games, and the 57 targets are nearly 30% of quarterback Jared Goff's 191 attempts. He is trending because in the Lions' 45-21 Week 5 win over Arizona he fumbled twice — he had fumbled only three times in six years in Detroit — and then publicly called the performance below his own standard. Detroit went 2-4 in the NFC North last season, adding weight to Sunday's division game against Green Bay.
How it unfolded
- Oct 11, 2026In the Lions' 45-21 Week 5 win over the Arizona Cardinals, St. Brown caught six of 11 targets for 69 yards, including a 36-yard grab late in the third quarter, and fumbled twice; Detroit recovered both.
- Oct 22, 2026Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp said DeAndre Carter replaces injured Tom Kennedy as punt and kick returner, which could ease St. Brown's workload.
- Oct 22, 2026St. Brown told reporters he was 'below the standard' in the Week 5 game and framed the upcoming Green Bay game as the perfect scenario after the bye.
- Oct 23, 2026On his podcast, St. Brown said he considered the Week 5 game one of his worst performances in Detroit.
- Oct 25, 2026St. Brown was not on the Lions' final injury report and is set to play Sunday at Ford Field against the 4-2 Packers.
Who’s saying what
- Self-critical
- St. Brown said he has high standards for himself and was 'below the standard' last game, adding that no player in the league is perfect and the Lions must start games faster to compete with the strongest teams.
- Coach
- Wide receivers coach Scottie Montgomery said ball security is something the staff preaches hard and believes the coaching staff can help St. Brown improve it.
- Analysts
- RotoBaller expects St. Brown to see heavy target volume in Week 7, and FantasySP projects roughly 7.6 receptions for 78 yards on nearly 12 targets.
Still unverified
FantasySP lists an 'Unverified Claim: Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown Want Out of Detroit' among its news items.