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Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (knee) will play in Sunday's NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers. LaPorta is available after he was able to log limited and full practices on Thursday and Friday. In a tough matchup versus a San Francisco team allowing 9.9 fantasy points per game to tight ends, our models project LaPorta to score 10.2 FanDuel points. LaPorta's current projection includes 5.3 receptions for 54.0 yards on 7.7 targets.

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta will play Sunday in the team's Divisional Round game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. LaPorta is still dealing with his knee injury. However, it won't stop him from taking the field with a NFC Championship Game berth on the line. He may not be 100 percent, but the rookie tight end will likely be a big factor in Sunday's showdown. Our models project LaPorta for 5.1 catches, 54.3 yards, 0.5 touchdowns and 10.9 FanDuel points.