Malik Washington Week 9 Preview vs. the Lions

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Malik Washington will be up against the worst passing defense in the NFL when his Miami Dolphins take on the Detroit Lions in Week 9, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Washington has a team-high 329-yard season thus far (47.0 yards per game), with one touchdown. He has hauled in 31 balls on 45 targets.

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Washington vs. the Lions

  • Washington vs the Lions (since 2021): No games
  • Four players have collected 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Detroit in the 2026 season.
  • The Lions have conceded a TD pass to 16 opposing players this year.
  • Two opposing players have caught at least two TD passes in matchups with Detroit on the season.
  • The pass defense of the Lions is allowing 276.6 yards per contest this season, which ranks last in the NFL.
  • The Lions have the No. 30 defense in the NFL in passing TDs allowed, conceding 18 this season (2.6 per game).

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Washington Receiving Insights

  • In the receiving game, Washington has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet in 57.1% of his games (four of seven).
  • Washington has been targeted on 45 of his team's 183 passing attempts this season (24.6% target share).
  • He has been targeted 45 times, averaging 7.3 yards per target (79th in NFL).
  • Washington, in seven games this season, has caught one touchdown pass.
  • He has 7.7% of his team's 13 offensive touchdowns this season (one).
  • Washington has been targeted three times in the red zone (21.4% of his team's 14 red zone pass attempts).

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Washington's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Patriots 11/1/2026 Week 8 6 TAR / 5 REC / 40 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jets 10/25/2026 Week 7 3 TAR / 3 REC / 27 YDS / 0 TDs 2 ATT / 8 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bengals 10/11/2026 Week 5 8 TAR / 6 REC / 43 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / 18 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 10/4/2026 Week 4 5 TAR / 5 REC / 67 YDS / 0 TDs 2 ATT / 3 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chiefs 9/27/2026 Week 3 10 TAR / 5 REC / 56 YDS / 0 TDs 2 ATT / 5 YDS / 0 TDs

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