The Detroit Lions looked doomed late in the fourth quarter after a fumble was returned for a touchdown. However, as coach Dan Campbell has preached throughout the early parts of the year, the Lions showed true resilience to overcome the early lead with the xception they would come here.
Here are grades for each position group in the Lions’ 31-29 win.
Through the first six games of the season, Jared Goff is playing himself into the MVP conversation. He had his third perfect first half in the last four games and started 15-for-15 before his first incompletion on a tipped pass midway through the third quarter.
Goff completed 22-of-25 for 280 yards and a pair of touchdowns. His first scoring pass came on a perfectly placed ball to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 35 yards, and the second was a strike to Kalif Raymond.
Another key play came when he stepped up in the pocket just enough to avoid a strip-sack and delivered a rocket across the middle to Tim Patrick.
The veteran passer showed off his trademark poise late in the game, going 2-for-2 on the final drive. In the win, he became the fourth quarterback ever to have three consecutive games with a quarterback rating of 140.0 or more.
Gibbs also added 44 rushing yards, pushing his all-purpose total to 160 yards. He had 30 yards on the final drive, notching a 14-yard run and a 16-yard catch to help set up the game-winning field goal.
Montgomery returned to the game in the second quarter but struggled to get his footing. He had 31 yards on nine carries, and committed a fumble that was returned for a go-ahead touchdown by Vikings defender Ivan Pace Jr.
For Gibbs, an underrated moment in Sunday’s game came when he delivered a key block to spring Kalif Raymond on his touchdown catch.
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