Detroit Lions (5-7) – Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8) : 40-14
The attack is the strength of the Lions. Defense is not the Jaguars’ strength. Jacksonville therefore let Detroit score two entry touchdowns, then points on all offensive possessions of the attack led by Jared Goff. Enough to allow the Lions to come off quietly, 17-3, then 30 to 6.
When Trevor Lawrence (17/31, 179 yards, 1 TD) and his squad woke up, it was too late. What the Jaguars will take away from this game is that Lawrence is doing well. Because the quarterback had a good scare on the last action of the first half, when his leg twisted under the weight of a defender and he fell while holding his knee. Fortunately, the quarterback ended up getting up to walk to the locker room. And he came back after the break.
A very thin satisfaction, because the rest was not up to par.
Dots, dots, dots
The deluge fell on the Jaguars. Of their eight possessions, the Lions have scored eight times. Four touchdowns. Four field goals. Not a single punt, then. Jared Goff (31/41, 340 yards, 2 TDs) distributed the ball well, especially to an Amon-Ra St. Brown (11 rec, 114 yards, 2 TDs) still impressive. The ground game also contributed to the balance, with a big hundred yards.
Under these conditions, the blues flew away. They had the merit of continuing to chain the blows to never leave the slightest hope to their opponents. With an 8/12 on third attempts and a 4/4 in the red zone, everything turned in the right direction for them.
The Jaguars can’t say the same. The fumble of Travis Etienne (13 races, 54 yards) on the first offensive of the match set the tone, and he especially returned the ball to the opponent in a good position. The next four possessions produced only two field goals.
It took until the third quarter for Evan Engram to enter the end zone to reduce the score a little (30-14). But that will be all. The inefficiency on the third attempt (3/12) of the Floridians was an insurmountable obstacle.