For the first time this season, the Lions will host two home playoff games against the Buccaneers, the division winners.

LAST WEEK: Lions defeated Rams 24-23, while Bucs defeated Eagles 32-9.

Rams minus three, Lions minus one is the turnover differential.

BUCCAEERS OFFENSE: PASS (17), RUSH (32), SCORING (20), OVERALL (23).

Overall (23), Rush (5), Pass (29), Scoring (7) for the Buccaneers defense

LIONS OFFENSE: PASS (2), RUSH (5), SCORING (5), OVERALL (3).

LIONS DEFENSE: PASS (27), RUSH (2), SCORING (23), OVERALL (19).

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Lions even; Buccaneers plus-8.

QB Baker Mayfield is a Buccaneers player to watch. He turned his career around, helping Tampa Bay win the NFC South for a record third time in a row and make the playoffs four times in a row. In addition to setting career highs of 4,044 yards and 28 touchdowns, he reduced the costly errors that plagued him during his prior stints with the Cleveland, Carolina, and Los Angeles Rams. In the 32-9 wild-card victory over Philadelphia last week, the No. 1 overall choice in the 2018 draft completed his pass for 337 yards and three touchdowns, making history as the first quarterback in Bucs history to pass for 300 yards or more and three touchdowns in a postseason game.

ESSENTIAL MATCHUP: Tampa Bay’s defense against Detroit’s running game. With RBs David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs available to play against the Bucs, the Lions are eager to use them following Montgomery’s injury in the second quarter and Gibbs’ absence from the game three months prior. Running behind a potent offensive line, the pair has contributed to Detroit’s 135.9 yards of rushing per game on the ground. With only 95.3 yards rushing allowed per game, the Bucs rank among the best in the league when it comes to stopping the run.

KEY INJURIES: Mayfield has been playing despite an ankle ailment for the past two games, but the Bucs are as healthy as they’ve been all season. … After playing with shoulder and rib issues during the previous week, Lions LB Alex Anzalone was limited throughout practice. … Kalif Raymond, a receiver and punt returner, could miss his second consecutive game due to a knee ailment.