David Blough Fantasy

Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough completed 11-of-17 passes for 117 yards with one interception in the team's final preseason game against the Colts. Blough came into the game after teammate Tim Boyle and was able to move the chains on a 14-play touchdown drive in the second quarter. Blough also added a gritty 11-yard run in the red zone to pick up a first down in that sequence. Blough has endured an up-and-down preseason and this performance may not have been enough to earn the QB2 spot on the team.

Aug. 27th • 10:46 PM

Based on repetitions on Friday, The Athletic's Chris Burke guesses that quarterback David Blough will get the start on Friday night in the preseason finale against the Indianapolis Colts. Blough is likely to head into the final preseason game as the leader in the race for backup QB duties behind Jared Goff. Tim Boyle is better at creating chunk plays down the field, but Blough has been more reliable in training camp and the preseason. The Lions don't intend to play their starters on Friday night, so those in DFS contests should avoid in Detroit starters. Blough went 12-for-17 for 143 yards and a touchdown in the team's last preseason contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Aug. 27th • 4:02 PM

Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough completed 12-of-17 passes for 143 yards with one touchdown in the team's preseason loss to the Steelers. Blough came on to replace Tim Boyle in the second half and guided the team to 20 fourth quarter points. Blough was accurate, if unspectacular, and has the inside track ahead of Boyle for QB2 duties behind starter Jared Goff. The expectation is that both Blough and Boyle will compete for the backup job one last time next week.

Aug. 22nd • 5:36 PM