The Lions answered on the ensuing drive, after an 81-yard run-and-catch by Hockenson set up Goff’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Josh Reynolds. Penny juked Lions cornerback Amani Oruwariye at the 25 and ran untouched to the end zone to give the Seahawks a 38-23 lead as Lions fans booed officials and threw debris on the field. Smith handed the ball to Penny, who followed a pulling block from left guard Damien Lewis through a gaping hole on the right side of the line.ĭetroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson pressures Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith during the second half at Ford Field, Oct. On third-and-16 from the 36-yard line, the Lions appeared to get a key stop when Smith threw incomplete in the direction of a trio of receivers to his left - just after an official on the Lions sideline, near where the pass was thrown, blew the play dead because of a malfunction with the game clock.Īs fans jeered the do-over, the Lions lined up in an all-out blitz with eight men on the line of scrimmage. The Lions cut their deficit to 31-23 with 6:30 left in the third quarter before a wild sequence of events spun momentum back Seattle’s way. WELCOME HOME: Ex-MSU star Kenneth Walker III helps Seattle in return to 'second home' The Seahawks led, 24-15, at halftime, as fill-in Lions kicker Dominik Eberle missed extra points after two touchdowns, and extended their lead to 16 points on the first play of the third quarter when Tariq Woolen returned a Goff interception 40 yards for a touchdown. Smith, a journeyman with his fourth NFL team, completed 16 of his first 18 passes and had a perfect passer rating early in the third quarter. Hockenson (eight catches, 179 yards, 2 TDs), but had no answer for a Seahawks offense that moved the ball at will both on the ground and through the air. The Lions got big days from Jamaal Williams (19 carries, 108 yards, 2 TDs) and T.J. Brown and deep threat DJ Chark because of injuries. Jared Goff completed 26 of 39 passes for 378 yards and four touchdowns Sunday for a Lions team that played without leading rusher D’Andre Swift, leading receiver Amon-Ra St. But certainly, I’m going - I mean, I’ve got to look a lot deeper than I have.” And there’s a reason why I hired him, and so I want to let him do his job. Players, everything that we’re doing, but I also trust what he’s doing. Because really, I think more than anything maybe it’s time for a deep dive, a real deep dive into it. “I’ve got a ton of faith in those assistants, and I think it’s just - I think we sit down and I think we look at everything together. “I’ve got a lot of faith in Aaron Glenn,” Campbell said. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf makes a catch against Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah during the first half at Ford Field, Oct. And it was good designs by them, good play designs and in critical moments, they - it was good. Now look, they got us in a couple of third downs there late, third-and-longs that we have not been exposed to yet. “I mean, we knew if we could get this team in second-and-long that would go a long way and then, we would - you would need to produce because it’s been an area where that team has not been as good. “I just don’t feel our swagger,” Campbell said. The failed to score on just two of nine possessions for the day, when Jason Myers missed a 39-yard field goal wide left in the third quarter after a bad snap and at the end of the game when they took two kneel-down snaps to run out the clock.įor the Lions, it was their most points allowed since a 51-29 loss to the Seahawks in Week 17 last season, and their most yards allowed since giving up 588 in a 47-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers late in 2020.Ĭampbell said his defense, which is allowing a league-worst 35.3 points per game, lacks confidence and is making repeated errors that “falls into our boats as coaches.” The Seahawks (2-2) finished with 555 yards of offense Sunday and ended their first eight possessions with a touchdown or field goal attempt. Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson (77) rushes Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) during the first half at Ford Field, Oct.
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