The one-win Texans are trying to trade quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is inactive and facing 22 civil lawsuits for sexual misconduct or sexual assault, as well as an NFL investigation. However, they have not had the same dysfunction that is typical of other teams vying for the bottom of the league standings. Through seven weeks, the Lions are the only winless team in the NFL. At the same time, though, playing like we did today and having so much positivity happen is good to see, but still not enough.” Unfortunately, we’re 0-7 and need to make something happen here and get on the board. “We still need a win, regardless of who we’re playing. “If we would have won this it would have maybe a little bit more of a special meaning to it, but we needed a win,” Goff said. “I thought was good enough to win with, for what we were trying to do,” Campbell said.
The Rams responded with a field goal before Goff was intercepted by Nick Scott to end the game. The Lions were at L.A.’s 12-yard line facing second-and-10 when Goff, under duress from Aaron Donald, was picked off by Jalen Ramsey on an end zone throw intended for T.J. Trailing 25-19 in the fourth quarter, Detroit waged a 15-play, 63-yard drive that chewed nine minutes of clock. Goff missed a wide-open Swift on third-and-7 at the Rams’ 13-yard line, leading to a field goal. Detroit ate as much clock as possible, but early runs led to too many third downs, many of which the offense failed to convert (the Lions converted only two of their first 10 third-down plays).īut a lack of execution undid the Lions’ efforts. The Lions’ game plan took the ball out of Goff’s hands and relied on the team’s backfield of Swift (13 carries, 48 yards) and Jamaal Williams (12 carries, 57 yards). Last Sunday, after the Lions suffered a Week 6 blowout loss to the Bengals, Campbell took a six-second pause before acknowledging that Goff “needs to step up more than he has. Stafford has allowed the Rams to open up their offense, playing out of more empty sets and executing more run-pass options than Goff ever did in his five seasons. Next Gen Stats Next Gen StatsĮarlier in the week, McVay praised Stafford, noting that the 33-year-old has been even better than he’d expected. Goff completed 61 percent of his passes, 4.6 percentage points lower than expected Stafford completed 68.3 percent of his attempts, 0.7 percentage points higher than expected. His average depth of target was 4.3 yards Stafford’s was 9.3. Goff went 22-for-36 with 268 yards, one score, and two picks. The matchup better highlighted the difference between the two passers and the reasons the Rams made the blockbuster trade nine months ago. The Lions’ visit to SoFi Stadium served as Goff’s Inglewood homecoming and Detroit’s first meeting against Stafford. But a pair of deep completions from Jared Goff to receiver Kalif Raymond helped set up a field goal to pull Detroit within one point going into halftime. His second score-a 2-yard pass to receiver Cooper Kupp-gave the Rams a 17-13 lead late in the second quarter. Matthew Stafford, facing his former team for the first time since getting traded in January, carved up the Lions defense, completing 28 of 41 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns. Los Angeles had only three offensive possessions in the first half, but scored on each one. “They made the plays and we didn’t in that phase,” he said, “and it almost changed the outcome of the game.”
Rams coach Sean McVay said that he wasn’t completely surprised by the Lions’ assertiveness, but he was disappointed by his team’s execution.
We talked about it all week and those guys executed the plan perfectly all week. “We felt like the time was right,” Campbell said. "Siri, play 'It's Tricky' by Run-D.M.C." #DETvsLAR | FOX /Sd5YLYkyaj- Detroit Lions October 24, 2021
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