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Lions Bend but Don't Break in Victory Over Raiders

Posted on February 21, 2013 at 07:58 PM.

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Despite being out-gained 408-255 in yards the Lions were able to pick up a 24-16 victory much because of their stout red-zone defense that kept the Raiders out of the endzone. Oakland also was able to get into Lions territory three other times but Detroit only allowed 1 TD on the day, a 59 yard run by Darren McFadden.

The Lions starters on offense played a couple drives both punts as Matthew Stafford was sacked a couple times. One bright spot for the offense was the much-maligned running game which came alive, totaling 155 yards between Smith, Leshore, and Bell. Detroit has one more preseason game, at home next week vs. Buffalo, before they start the regular season at home against St. Louis.

Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders
Aug 25, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit Lions (2-1)	0	14	7	3	24
Oakland Raiders (1-2)	7	6	3	0	16

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	OAK
Total Offense	255	408
Rushing Yards	155	186
Passing Yards	100	222
First Downs	16	17
Punt Return Yards	0	22
Kick Return Yards	43	37
Total Yards	298	467
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	4-13	7-16
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1	0/3
Penalties	1-5	5-40
Posession Time	26:25	33:35

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		DET	OAK
5:34	(OAK) (OAK) D. McFadden, 59 Yd run(S. Janikowski kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DET	OAK
12:56	(DET) (DET) T. Scheffler 25 Yd pass from S. Hill(B. Graham kick)	7	7
9:09	(DET) (DET) J. Bell, 5 Yd run(B. Graham kick)	14	7
4:19	(OAK) (OAK) S. Lechler, 34 Yd FG	14	10
0:39	(OAK) (OAK) S. Lechler, 21 Yd FG	14	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DET	OAK
9:43	(DET) (DET) T. Toliver 17 Yd pass from S. Hill(B. Graham kick)	21	13
1:06	(OAK) (OAK) S. Lechler, 20 Yd FG	21	16
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		DET	OAK
1:48	(DET) (DET) J. Hanson, 30 Yd FG	24	16

Detroit Lions
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
M. Stafford	1/3	8	0	0
S. Hill	8/12	123	2	1
K. Moore	2/7	26	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Leshore	12	69	5.7	0
J. Bell	14	60	4.2	1
K. Smith	3	17	5.6	0
C. Johnson	1	15	15.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Broyles	2	40	20.0	0
T. Toliver	2	38	19.0	1
T. Scheffler	2	30	15.0	1
M. Leshore	2	19	9.5	0
J. Dillard	1	17	17.0	0
K. Smith	1	8	8.0	0
B. Pettigrew	1	5	5.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
E. Coleman	5	0	0	0
D. Hogue	5	0	1	0
A. Spievey	5	0	0	0
T. Lewis	5	1	0	0
L. Delmas	4	0	0	0

Oakland Raiders
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
C. Palmer	5/5	54	0	0
M. Leinart	13/20	191	0	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Goodson	20	91	4.5	0
D. McFadden	8	68	8.5	1
T. Jones	7	27	3.8	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
D. McFadden	3	60	20.0	0
B. Myers	3	35	11.6	0
R. Streater	3	34	11.3	0
D. Calhoun	2	29	14.5	0
M. Goodson	2	27	13.5	0
D. Moore	2	20	10.0	0
J. Shockey	1	18	18.0	0
J. Ford	1	16	16.0	0
D. Ausberry	1	6	6.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
M. Mitchell	7	0	0	0
N. Stupar	5	0	1	0
A. Kampman	5	3	0	0
M. Shaughnessy	4	2	0	0
C. Chekwa	4	0	0	0