The backup lineman gets huge ovations, even in road stadiums, when his name is announced. Here's how it happened and the man behind the cheers.

It's officially panic time in the Motor City ... Commanders 17, Lions 14 Lions-Commanders score: Sam LaPorta snags one-handed TD catch We have a shootout on our hands in Detroit.

9:40 p.m.: Goff has returned to the game for Detroit, and he finds St. Brown and LaPorta to open the two ... running back David Montgomery is officially active after missing the end of the season ...

Now he needs to join the Lions huddle to hear his exact assignment and get lined up, all of this ideally before Rogers can officially ... He shouts at tight end Sam LaPorta to his right: "What ...

It's officially panic time in the Motor City ... Commanders 17, Lions 14 Lions-Commanders score: Sam LaPorta snags one-handed TD catch We have a shootout on our hands in Detroit. The Commanders ...

Jayden Daniels was nearly flawless on Saturday night, leading the Commanders to an easy upset of the heavily favored Lions.

Sam LaPorta was third on the team with 83 targets ... Next up was the UFL, where Bates finally received his chance to officially kick field goals, setting a league record with a 64-yarder while also ...

Joe Mixon had 106 yards on the ground against the Chargers, and will play against Kansas City, but he’s officially listed as questionable ... Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, and Gibbs) with at-least 52 ...

Goff got to a secondary option, tight end Sam LaPorta, who delivered a tremendous diving catch in the end zone: As Tom Brady noted in the broadcast booth, Skipper was actually double-covered on ...