3 Detroit Lions game ball recipients for Week 4

2. WR Josh Reynolds

With St. Brown trending toward out and Chark popping up with an ankle injury, some people may have made a bit of a call on Reynolds heading into Sunday. After Chark was downgraded from questionable to out on Saturday, he indeed became the Lions’ No. 1 wide receiver for Sunday’s game.

Reynolds had seven receptions (on eight targets) for 81 yards and a touchdown against the Seahawks, with many key catches as Goff’s security blanket. He has scored in two of the last three games, with a six-catch, 96-yard game in between against the Vikings in Week 3 when St. Brown and Chark played.

Reynolds had to step up as a reliable target for Goff with Tom Kennedy, Quintez Cephus, Kalif Raymond as the other healthy Lions’ wide receivers (and Cephus left the game with a foot injury). Kudos to him for producing when tasked with being the WR1, and his solid production is becoming a trend overall.

Stepping up when called upon, and the proverbial chips are down around you, is a solid path to getting a game ball. So Reynolds is getting one here, rather easily.