Tennessee Titans vs. Detroit Lions

Tennessee Titans vs. Detroit Lions

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The Detroit Lions are back in the friendly confines of Ford Field today after two straight on the road and are looking to make it five straight wins as they host the Tennessee Titans.

Here are five things to look out for today in this interconference matchup:

1. Offense facing a good test

Tennessee might have a 1-5 record, but they are certainly not a 1-5 defense. The Titans rank No. 1 in the NFL in total defense and No. 3 against the pass. Unlike last week vs. Minnesota, it’s not so much the scheme Ben Johnson and Co. have to worry about this week with the Titans but rather the personnel. This Titans defense has a lot of talent at all three levels.

“Might be the best we’ve seen all year,” Johnson said this week about Tennessee’s defense. “They are violent, they’re physical, they finish, and when you see a team that plays as much two-high as they do and yet still be able to shut down every run game that they face, we already know that we have our work cut out for us.”

Detroit’s scored 30-plus points in three straight contests and head into today’s matchup ranked second in total offense (411.8), third in points per game (30.3), third in passing (256.3) and fourth in rushing offense (155.5).


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Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings, Sunday October 20

Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings, Sunday October 20

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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 as he put an inside move on Vikings safety Camryn Bynum that left him reaching for air. It was the longest run of his young career and his third straight game with a rushing touchdown.

After forcing a punt on Minnesota’s next possession, Detroit took their first lead of the contest when Goff found a wide-open Amon-Ra St. Brown streaking down the right seam for a 35-yard score and a 14-10 Lions’ lead.

Detroit added to the lead right before the half with Gibbs’ second touchdown run of the afternoon, this one from eight yards out. Gibbs finished with 116 rushing yards on just 15 attempts (7.7 avg.).

The Lions opened this game by facing their first double-digit deficit of the season and went into halftime handing Minnesota their first double-digit deficit of the season. The Vikings had trailed for only three minutes and 26 seconds all season coming into the contest.

Minnesota trimmed Detroit’s lead to 21-17 on their opening possession of the second half on a 25-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sam Darnold to wide receiver Justin Jefferson that capped off a nine-play, 80-yard drive.

Detroit responded with their fourth straight touchdown drive finished off with a 21-yard pass from Goff to wide receiver Kalif Raymond to give the Lions a 28-17 lead.

Minnesota chipped closer with 42 and 48-yard field goals in the fourth quarter to trim Detroit’s lead to 28-23 with six minutes left.

Trying to milk out the rest of the clock with the lead late, Montgomery had the ball knocked out of his hands by Vikings safety Josh Metellus at the Lions’ 35-yard line. It was picked up by linebacker Ivan Pace. Jr. at the Detroit 36-yard line and returned for a touchdown to give the Vikings a 29-28 lead. Minnesota missed the two-point try following the touchdown, which loomed large.

Detroit’s defense did their part forcing a late three and out to give the offense a chance at redemption.

Goff then drove the Lions 44 yards on eight plays to set up the Bates game-winner late.


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Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, Sunday October 13

Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, Sunday October 13

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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 quarterback Hendon Hooker in the game. He completed one of his two pass attempts for 19 yards.

Prescott completed 17 of his 33 passes for 173 yards with no touchdowns, two interceptions and a passer rating of 42.2. He was replaced by backup Cooper Rush, who threw the last interception to Joseph.

Key stat: The Lions’ first-team offense scored on all nine of their possessions in the contest.

Their drive chart looked like this: Touchdown, field goal, touchdown, field goal, touchdown, touchdown, field goal, field goal, touchdown.


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Detroit Lions vs. Arizona Cardinals, Sunday September 22

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Detroit pushed the lead to 20-7 in the closing minutes of the first half on a terrific call from offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, dialing up a short pass from Goff to St. Brown completed at the Arizona 20-yard line. St. Brown lateraled it back to running back Jahmyr Gibbs who was crossing the field behind him for a 20-yard touchdown.

Lions safety Kerby Joseph made a huge interception in the Lions’ end zone on the Cardinals’ first drive of the second half. It was Joseph’s second interception of the season and the 10th of his career, which ties for the fourth most a Lions player has logged through the first three seasons of their career.

Goff threw an interception to Cardinals linebacker Dennis Gardeck at the Lions’ 36-yard line midway through the third quarter, but credit Detroit’s defense for having his back. They forced a turnover on downs at the Lions’ 23, tackling Murray short of the line to gain on a 4th & 1 play. Detroit took it down to the Arizona 34-yard line but also turned it over on downs, failing to convert their own 4th & 1.

The teams traded punts for a majority of the fourth quarter until a late Matt Prater field goal with three minutes left trimmed the lead to 20-13.

From there, Detroit was able to whittle the clock down to zero after a huge 17-yard completion to St. Brown on a 3rd & 11 play right before the two-minute warning. A Goff 8-yard run to pick up a first down and a couple kneel-downs ended it.


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Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday September 15

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After losing to the Lions twice last season, once at home Week 6 and another in the Divisional Round of the playoffs at Ford Field that ended their season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers exacted a bit of revenge Sunday by downing Detroit, 20-16, at Ford Field.

Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield continued his terrific start to the season with a passing touchdown and one rushing. He made multiple plays with his legs to escape pressure and extend plays.

Detroit’s offense was never really able to get on track for the second straight week. Detroit settled for too many field goals and were just 1-for-7 in the red zone, which was the big story of the game for Detroit in a close loss. The Lions were a top three offense in the red zone last year, but credit the Bucs for winning that battle Sunday.

Trailing 20-16 with 5 minutes, 12 seconds on the clock and starting at their own 18-yard line, quarterback Jared Goff drove the Lions down to the Bucs’ 10-yard line with a little more than a minute left but couldn’t convert on 4th & 8 as the Lions turned it over.

After the defense forced a three-and-out, Detroit got the ball back at the Bucs’ 44-yard line with 33 seconds left. Detroit got as far as the Bucs’ 28-yard line before turning it over on downs again without a shot to the end zone as they fell to 1-1 on the season.


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