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4. Can Goff and the passing attack keep on rolling? The Lions are No. 1 in the NFL in points (32.8) and second in total offense (403.9). Goff has the most games this season (7) with a 75-percent-or-higher completion percentage. His 110.4 passer rating is second best in the NFL as he’s thrown 30 touchdowns […]
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“Yeah, comfortable,” he said Friday. “I would say we’re working (Mahogany) and (Awosika) Yode on both of those and working both sides, and Niese has worked a little bit of right guard for us, too. But those two we’re really comfortable with.” The offensive players joining Glasgow on Detroit’s inactive list today are running back […]
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A Thursday game means a short week and a quick turnaround with less time for players to recover from injury. That’s an issue for both Detroit and Chicago this week, but the Lions in particular are dealing with a number of injuries. The Lions will be without starting cornerback Carlton Davis III (knee), left tackle […]
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QB comparison: Goff finished the game completing 21 of his 34 passes for 221 yards with two touchdowns, no interceptions for a 100.2 passer rating. Goff’s second touchdown pass to LaPorta was his 100th as the Lions quarterback, becoming just the sixth quarterback in NFL history to log 100-plus passing touchdowns for multiple franchises – […]
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FIRST DOWN: SETTING RECORDS Sunday’s 52-6 win over Jacksonville was one of the most dominating victories in franchise history. Detroit set single-game records in: Margin of victory (plus-46) Total net yards (644) Total first downs (38) “I really think we pulled on each other today and played some of our best ball,” Lions head coach […]
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Detroit trimmed the Texans’ lead to 23-20 late on an Amon-Ra St. Brown 9-yard touchdown catch from Goff. Detroit made it 23-23 with five minutes remaining on a Bates 58-yard field goal, the longest of his career. Houston had a chance with under two minutes remaining to take the lead with a 58-yard field goal […]
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2. Take extra care of the football Detroit’s done a really good job in this regard over the course of their first seven games, ranking fourth in the NFL with just five giveaways. Detroit’s lost just one fumble all year and Goff hasn’t thrown an interception since Week 3 in Arizona. But Green Bay is […]
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The Lions got on the board early in the second quarter on their third possession of the contest on a 45-yard Jahmyr Gibbs touchdown run off the right side. Gibbs had been so close to breaking a big run in previous weeks but just couldn’t make that last man miss. That wasn’t the case here […]
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QB Comparison: Goff continued his terrific play the last few weeks by completing 18-of-25 passes for 315 yards with three touchdowns, no interceptions and a 153.8 passer rating. That’s coming off his 18-for-18 performance in the win over Seattle Week 4. With the Lions leading 47-9 midway through the fourth quarter, the Lions put backup […]
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