Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown passes Justin Jefferson on all-time NFL list
The Detroit Lions' win streak came to an end on Sunday, as they saw their four-game undefeated run get snapped in a 30-17 loss on the road at the hands of the reigning AFC champions Kansas City Chiefs.
It was a tough battle for Detroit, which struggled to keep up with the Chiefs' offense. That being said, the Lions had their moments on that side of the field as well. Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown even inched closer to the top of an all-time NFL list when he collected a total of 45 receiving yards on nine catches and 10 targets.
While it was the fewest receiving yards he had in a game since Week 1's 27-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, his receptions were more than enough to get him past Minnesota Vikings superstar wideout Justin Jefferson for the second-most games with at least eight catches in a player's first five seasons in the league, according to NFL+.
St. Brown, a fourth-round pick by the Lions in 2021, had been on a roll prior to the meeting with the Chiefs. He had 362 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 31 receptions over a four-game stretch. He should continue to be a rock downfield for the Lions' Jared Goff-led passing attack despite a relatively underwhelming production against Kansas City.
So far in the 2025 NFL season, the former USC Trojans star wide receiver has 452 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 44 catches through six games.
Meanwhile, Jameson Williams led the Lions in the Chiefs game with 66 receiving yards to go with a touchdown on six receptions and seven targets. Sam LaPorta had 55 receiving yards and a score as well on five receptions and six targets for Detroit, which produced 297 total yards. Conversely, the Chiefs racked up 355 total yards.
With the Packers taking care of business on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals to improve to 3-1-1 and the Lions losing to the Chiefs, Detroit has dropped to second place in the NFC North division standings with a 4-2 record.
St. Brown and the Lions can bounce back in Week 7, when they host the surging Tampa Bay Buccaneers of Baker Mayfield at Ford Field in Detroit.
Texans GM Sums Up Jalen Pitre in Just Two Words
The Houston Texans' defense has had a handful of strong standouts through the first six weeks of action that have established their unit among one of the best in the NFL, allowing the lowest points to opposing offenses from Weeks 1-5 with an average of 12.2 points per game.
Among those standouts in the secondary, the most eye-catching playmaker in that mix might be Jalen Pitre–the fourth-year defensive back who's among the top of the league in interceptions (3), and a versatile piece of the Texans' defense who can fill in at nickel or safety.
And with a productive start in the books heading into the bye week, Pitre's even landed some significant praise from Texans general manager Nick Caserio, who handed out a perfect two-word description of his versatile defensive back, and the role that he plays on Houston's defense during his latest interview on Texans Radio.
Rather than just labeling him as a safety or a defensive back, Caserio calls Pitre simply a "football player" due to his widely varying skillset.
"We can call it the football player. He's just a football player, and wherever you play him, good things usually happen." Caserio said of Jalen Pitre.
"He's a versatile player. He's very smart. He's very instinctive. He's very tough. He runs well. He plays physical. He plays urgently. And he's taking the ball away here over the last few games; among the league leaders in interceptions. So, nobody works harder than JP, just at his job."
"Whatever we've asked him to do, whether it's just play nickel, whether it's play nickel and safety, whether it's just playing safety. He's embraced that. He does everything that you want a football player to do, and he represents everything that our program is about."
A lot of the defensive credit falls upon the shoulders of the dominant defensive line duo of Danielle Hunter and Will Anderson Jr., and even star cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. But Pitre can't go without his due credit as a vital piece of their success on that end of the field, and more recently, getting the ball into the hands of C.J. Stroud with his ball-hawking abilities.
Pitre comes fresh off of two interceptions during the Texans' dominant 44-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens, while also getting his first takeaway on the board in Week 3 as he picked off Trevor Lawrence. He ended Week 5 tied for second in the NFL for interceptions, trailing behind Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd, who has four himself.
Coming out of the bye, Pitre will have the hot hand when it comes to securing takeaways, looking for what will be his fourth interception of the year on the road vs. the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football.
