Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) celebrates after his touchdown catch during the first half against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Katie Chin)

DETROIT (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers face the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Both teams have an 8-6 record.

The Steelers recently beat the Dolphins, while the Lions lost to the Rams.

Running back Kenneth Gainwell has become a key player for the Steelers, leading the team in receptions. For the Lions, running back Jahmyr Gibbs is a standout. Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has a strong history against Detroit but hasn’t won there in five years. Injuries affect both teams, with key players such T.J. Watt and Brian Branch sidelined.

The Lions haven’t lost consecutive games in 59 regular-season matchups.

Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6) at Detroit Lions (8-6)

Sunday, 3:25 p.m., CBS.

BetMGM NFL Odds: Lions by 7.

Against the spread: Steelers 8-6, Lions 8-6.

Series record: Steelers lead 17-14-2.

Last meeting: Lions and Steelers tied 16-16, OT, in Pittsburgh on Nov. 14, 2021.

Last week: Steelers beat Dolphins 28-15, Lions lost to Rams 41-34.

Steelers offense: overall (27), rush (28), pass (23), scoring (13).

Steelers defense: overall (28), rush (19), pass (27), scoring (18).

Lions offense: overall (4), rush (5), pass (3), scoring (1).

Lions defense: overall (21), rush (13), pass (24), scoring (23).

Turnover differential: Lions plus-9; Steelers plus-10.

Steelers player to watch

RB Kenneth Gainwell. He has emerged as an every-down back after spending most of his first four seasons in Philadelphia as a third-down option. Gainwell has already set career highs in touches (150) and yards from scrimmage (783) and his 57 receptions lead the team. While Jaylen Warren nominally remains the feature back, Gainwell has shown an ability to pop off big runs and his pass-catching skills help extend drives.

Lions player to watch

RB Jahmyr Gibbs. The speedy running back has scored 47 touchdowns in 46 career games and has 1,100 yards rushing at 5.5 yards per carry this season. His 1,594 yards from scrimmage rank sixth in the NFL and his 6.1 yards per touch is eighth. If teams can hold him in check, the Lions’ play-action passing game tends to struggle.

Key matchup

Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers against the Detroit secondary. If any quarterback knows how to win at Ford Field, it’s Rodgers. He won eight of his first 11 starts in Detroit, including his 61-yard touchdown pass to Richard Rodgers on the final play of Green Bay’s 27-23 win on Dec. 3, 2015 — a game in which Detroit led by 11 points in the final four minutes. However, it has been five years since his last win: The Packers lost in 2021 and 2022.

Key injuries

Lions: Detroit’s secondary remains a significant issue. S Brian Branch recently had surgery on his torn Achilles tendon and is expected be out for 8 to 12 months. Detroit’s other starting safety, Kerby Joseph, will sit out with a knee injury. CB Amik Robertson is dealing with a hand injury and is questionable while CB Terrion Arnold is on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. … C Graham Glasgow (knee) and LT Taylor Decker (shoulder) are questionable. … OL Christian Mahogany (leg) participated in Wednesday’s walkthrough and is questionable. … OL Giovanni Manu (knee), who returned to practice this week but remains on injured reserve, remains out.

Steelers: LB T.J. Watt will miss his second straight game after having surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung. … LB Nick Herbig is doubtful after injuring his hamstring late on Monday night against Miami. If Herbig and Watt both don’t play, that leaves Alex Highsmith and rookie Jack Sawyer as the primary options on the edge. … Veteran LG Isaac Seumalo will sit out while dealing with a triceps injury. … CB James Pierre (calf) will miss his third straight game. … Rookie DT Derrick Harmon is expected to return from a knee injury.

Series notes

This will be Detroit’s second matchup with the Steelers with Dan Campbell as coach and first since Nov. 14, 2021. That game turned out to be a turning point for the Lions, who came in at 0-8 in Campbell’s first season. The game finished in a 16-16 tie and the Lions have gone 47-26 since. … Pittsburgh is 5-0-1 against the Lions in the 21st century and also won Super Bowl XL at Ford Field. … Detroit’s last win — 19-16 in OT on Thanksgiving Day in 1998 — is infamous for the botched coin flip at the start of overtime. However, the game also has historical value: It was the last win of Barry Sanders’ NFL career.