Eric WoodyardOct 31, 2023, 01:04Reading: 3 min.
The rookie running back led the Lions to victory with his best game as a pro, on the huge primetime stage
DETROIT — Los Detroit Lions they defeated Las Vegas Raiders by 26-14 in “Monday Night Football” in Ford Field.
The rookie runner Jahmyr Gibbs put together a breakout performance, amassing 189 yards and a touchdown on 31 touches, while Detroit he shook off the defeat against the Baltimore Ravens last week to improve to 6-2 for the season. With the disaster, Las Vegas He left his record at 3-5.
The defensive back of the Raiders, Marcus Peterscut an early advantage of the Lions within 2 points with an interception returned for the score early in the third quarter, but Gibbs responded with a 27-yard touchdown three possessions later to save the score for good.
Rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs announced himself to the rest of the NFL as a genuine dual-threat on the “MNF” stage.Getty Images
Receiving his first set of “Monday Night Football“Since 2018, the Lions bounced back from their first road loss of the season with a win over the Raiders in front of a fiery fans in Ford Field.
Heading into the game, the wide receiver of the Lions, Amon-Ra St. Brownwas listed as questionable with an illness, but was able to play and capped the night with his 11th game of at least 100 yards receiving, which allowed him to pass Roy Williams for the most in the first three years in the history of the organization.
The night, however, belonged to Gibbs as the No. 12 overall recruit in the 2023 Draft of the NFLannouncing their arrival on the primetime stage.
Without the veteran runner David Montgomery (ribs) for the second consecutive day, the rookie Gibbs he shouldered the burden with 189 yards from scrimmage. He finished with 152 rushing yards and 37 receiving yards. The ground game of the Lions suffered over the previous two dates with 124 total rushing yards in that span. Just in the first period tonight, Gibbs added 11 touches, the most in a first period since Christian McCaffrey in Week 15 of last season.
Trend of concern: Integrate the wide receiver Jameson Williams On offense it has been a work in progress. Williams dropped a pass in the first quarter and lost six yards on a carry after being hit by the defensive end Las Vegas, Maxx Crosby. Williamswho now has three dropped passes in three games to his name, finished with two catches for 16 yards.
The quarterback’s performance: Jared Goff He completed passes to eight different targets, going 26 of 37 for 272 yards with one touchdown. He did throw an interception that was returned for a touchdown in the third quarter, however. Goff continued using the rookie tight end Sam LaPorta, throwing him an 18-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Throughout the past two campaigns, Goff He has thrown 16 touchdown passes to tight ends, second most in the league behind only Patrick Mahomes (22), during that period.
2023-10-31 04:06:26
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