The Detroit Lions defense continues to turn heads. They forced three Green Bay turnovers in their 31-15 win Sunday at home. With the win, the Lions improve to 8-0, and move a game and a half ahead of the Packers.
Jared Goff had another solid game, throwing for 312 yards and a Touchdown. D'Andre Swift managed just 67 yards on 25 carries, but he did have a Touchdown, and added another 89 yards on 9 receptions, and a receiving touchdown. Jameson Williams caught 8 passes for 150 yards.
On defense, Alex Anzalone had 13 tackles, and an interception. DeShon Elliott, and Mike Hughes each forced a fumble, and Derrick Barns had a fumble return for a touchdown.
Next week, the Lions travel to Chicago, to take on the Bears at Soldier Field. Chicago is 1-8 on the season, and are coming off a 48-28 drubbing at the hands of the Miami Dolphins. Justin Fields did throw 3 touchdown passes in that game, but the Bears could manage just 56 yards on the ground. Game time is 1:00 PM
Following last week's huge win in Dallas, Lions fans feared a letdown. Their fears were put to rest early on Sunday, as the Lions overwhelmed the Dolphins 30-14 in front of a raucous Ford Field crowd.
D'Andre Swift rushed for 119 yards on 20 carries, and a pair of touchdowns. Swift is 5th in the league in rushing. Jameson Williams caught 9 passes for 102 yards. and Jared Goff continued his solid season, going 28/39 for 295 yards and one touchdown, with one interception.
The defense forced 3 Miami turnovers. Malcolm Rodriguez paced the Lions with 8 tackles.
With the win, the Lions improve to 7-0, jumps them ahead of the Green Bay Packers, into the lead in the NFC North. The Packers fell to 7-1 with their 49-24 loss in Buffalo. In the game, Aaron Rodgers was intercepted 3 times.
Detroit will host the Packers next week at home. The Packers will be without halfback Aaron Jones, who is out with a hamstring injury. The Lions will get LT Taylor Decker back. Decker had missed the previous 3 games with a torn labrum. Game time is 1:00 PM
For Lions fans, this was an all too familiar script. On the road against a very good football team. Play well, build a double digit lead, only to have the opponent come back. Lions fans have seen this happen hundreds of times over the last 35-40 years. Good teams find ways to win games like these. The Lions? Well, they always seem to find a creative way to shoot themselves in the foot.
The Lions went up 20-3 early in the 3rd quarter. After a late touchdown, they found themselves still up 20-10 late in the 4th quarter. But, the offense stalled, and the Cowboys scored 10 points in the last 10 minutes of the game, to tie it. In Dallas, you could almost hear the sounds of fans in Detroit collectively saying "Here we ******* go again.
But, this team might be different. With 26 seconds left in a game tied at 20, The Lions didn't play for overtime. They went out there to try to win the game.
It took a little luck. NO, a LOT of luck. But for once, the football gods were on their side.
With 11 seconds left in the game, Jared Goff took the snap and fired the ball down field, looking for Jameson Williams. The ball was almost intercepted by Malik Hooker, but he collided with Jayron Kearse, and the ball was knocked loose.....right into the hands of T.J. Hockenson!!! Hockenson immediately went to the ground, and called time out. With 2 seconds left. The Cowboys tried to ice kicker Austin Seibert by calling a time out, but Seibert nailed a game winning 28 yard field goal as time expired, giving the Lions a 23-20 win on the road, against a very good football team.
When asked if this was a "signature win," Head Coach Dan Campbell had this to say. "We went out there, played our asses off, and beat a damn good football team in their stadium. You guys can decide if this is a 'signature win,' but this tells me we're a damn good football team, with a lot of heart. A team that never gives up"
It was the tale of two halfs Sunday in New England. The Lions and the Patriots engaged in a defensive battle in the first half, that turned into a high scoring second half. The Lions led the game 10-6 at halftime. New England got a field goal to bring it to 10-9 early in the second half. D.J. Chark scored on a 13 yard pass from Jared Goff to give the Lions a 17-9 lead. The Patriots came right back, scoring on a Jonnu Smith 27 yard touchdown catch. New England missed the 2 point conversion, and trailed 17-15.
The Lions scored on the final play of the third quarter when Goff hit Jameson Williams from 4 yards out to put the Lions up 24-15. The Patriots then drove down the field and looked to put one in the end zone, but Amani Oruwariye picked off a Mac Jones pass on the 1 yard line, and raced down the field for a 99 yard interception return touchdown, and a 31-15 lead. It was Oruwariye's 3rd interception on the season, and his second pick-6.
The Patriots got closer on a 47 yard touchdown pass from Jones to Nelson Agholor, but again missed the 2 point conversion, making it 31-21 Lions. The Lions drove down the field, and put the game out of reach when Goff again found Jameson Williams for a 6 yard touchdown.
On the day, Goff was 24/35 for 290 yards and 4 touchdowns, his best performance of the season. Mac Jones went 30/45 for 375 yards and a pair of touchdowns, with one interception. D'Andre Swift led the Lions rushing attack with 63 yards on 15 carries. Jamaal Williams added 44 yards on 6 carries. For the Patriots, Damien Harris had 80 yards on 21 carries.
T.J. Hockenson had 8 receptions for 140 yards and one touchdown. Jameson Williams had 7 catches for 78 yards and 2 Touchdowns. D.J. Chark had 2 catches for 32 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, the Lions were paced by Malcom Rodriguez who had 11 tackles, and a sack. Alex Anzelone also had 11 tackles.
The Lions have a bye week next week, then head to Dallas for a Week 7 game against the Cowboys (currently 3-2) That is a 1PM game.
Jameson Williams finally made his debut for the Detroit Lions. He was every bit as impressive as expected. Williams caught 8 passes for 132 yards, and a touchdown, helping the Lions to a dominating 41-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes, with just one interception. D'Andre Swift rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown.
The Lions defense was equally impressive, forcing four Seahawk turnovers. Amani Aruwariye, DeShon Elliott, and Mike Hughes had interceptions, and Malcolm Rodriguez forced a fumble (recovered by Elliott.) Alex Anzalone had 12 tackles, while Rodriguez added 11.
Next week, the Lions head to New England, to face the 2-2 Patriots. The Patriots have lost two in a row, the latest a 31-24 loss in Green Bay. This will be a good road test for the undefeated Lions. Game time is 1PM.
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The Lions defense forced 3 more turnovers, and held the Vikings to just 256 yards of offense, in their 38-17 victory Sunday in Minnesota. With the win, the Lions are off to their first 3-0 start since 2011, when they finished 10-6.
Jared Goff threw a pair of touchdown passes, and also ran one in to lead the offense. Goff has played extremely well during the 3-0 start, with 4 touchdowns and just 1 interception. D'Andre Swift added 95 yards and a touchdown on the ground, and also caught a touchdown pass.
On defense, Jeff Okudah had a pair of interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. The Lions defense has scored a touchdown in each of the first three games this season. Alex Anzalone had 14 tackles and a sack, and Aiden Hutchinson recorded his 5th sack of the season.
The Lions scored first, on a 5 yard touchdown reception by D'Andre Swift. On the very next drive, Jeff Okudah picked off Viking's QB Kirk Cousins, and returned it 66 yards for a score, and a 14-0 lead. The Vikings got on the board in the second, when Cousins hit Justin Jefferson on a 21 yard pass. It was Cousin's first touchdown of the season.
Following an Austin Seibert field goal that put the Lions up 17-7, Cousins found Irv Smith Jr. on a 9 yard strike, cutting the Lions lead to 17-14 at halftime.
Goff would find Amon-Ra St. Brown from 9 yards out to put the Lions up 10. Greg Joseph connected on a 37 yard field goal late in the third, to make it a one score game at 24-14. With 10:44 left, Goff scored from 4 yards out, to make it 31-17. Then, with 4:00 left in the game, Swift would score from 3 yards out.
The Lions host the Seattle Seahawks next week at Ford Field. Seattle is coming off of a 27-16 loss at home to the Falcons. Rookie tailback Kenneth Walker is off to a good start, averaging 5.1 yards per carry (241 yards on 47 attempts). Quarterback Drew Lock has struggled though, throwing 5 interceptions already. Game time is 1:00PM
Jameson Williams expected back vs Seahawks
Receiver Jameson Williams is set to make his NFL debut against the Seahawks. Williams has been on the roster, but inactive the first three weeks, as he was recovering from a torn ACL in the National Championship game. Williams has been practicing, and appears to be back to full speed, and ready to go. Look for Coach Dan Campbell and offensive coordinator Kyle Dutcher to gradually work him into the lineup.
This looked like one of those games that the Lions just couldn't put away. After jumping out to a 14-0 lead, they allowed the Washington Commanders to hang around, eventually pulling to within 7 points early in the 4th quarter. An all too familiar thing for Lions fans. But this time, the Lions put the game away.
They are learning. And Fans are starting to see that, maybe, just maybe, this isn't the "same 'ol Lions.
The Lions jumped out to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, on a pair of Jared Goff touchdown passes. The first to D.J. Chark, and the second to T.J. Hockenson. But, the offense sort of sputtered along after that.
Fortunately, the Defense was outstanding yet again, holding Washington to just a field goal through three quarters. The Lions led 17-3 heading into the 4th.
Washington cut it to a one score game at 17-10, on a 3 yard pass from Carson Wentz to tight end Logan Thomas. You could quietly hear fans at Ford Field muttering "here we go again"
But the Lions grabbed the game by throat, and took over, driving down the field, capping off a 75 yard drive with a 3 yard touchdown run by Jamaal Williams. Then the defense slammed the door on the game, when rookie linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez punched the ball loose from Antonio Gibson, and Amani Oruwariye picked it up and returned it 75 yards for a touchdown, icing the game.
D'Andre Swift led the way for the Lions with 100 yards on 22 carries. Williams added 51 yards on 8 carries.
Jared Goff was solid again, going 19/25 for 138 yards and two touchdowns.
Alex Anzalone had 11 tackles for the defense. Tracy Walker had an interception. Rookie Aiden Hutchinson had a pair of sacks.
The Lions head to Minnesota next week to face the 0-2 Vikings. Minnesota lost to the Eagles last week 17-10. The Vikings have scored just 10 points total in the first 2 games of the season.
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