Detroit Lions – Defense key in win over Oakland Raiders

The Lions passing game will face below-average pass coverage. The Lions improved to 3-0 when running at least 20 times.

“Its a great turn-around. We will list six quarterbacks here that we think you should start based on their current price on Draftkings.

“We know what we’re capable of, we know what we can do”, Carr said, “and it just needs to be better than that, because that wasn’t good enough”. “Playing more aggressive defense, just playing and trusting each other and having more fun”.

The victory was a team effort, but the defense should take a bow.

The Raiders’ defensive domination ended when the third quarter did.

“We talked about the sounds in the locker room after a victory like that, it’s unlike anything you’ll ever hear, and that’s one of the things I told them that draws guys back to coaching”, HC Jim Caldwell said. All of Oakland’s remaining opponents will be able to take advantage of the team’s weaknesses on that side of the ball. The one that, as recently as two weeks ago, pumped out 35 points against the Steelers?

Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill (vs. DAL): I was high on Tannehill before the season, but he’s just been too inconsistent to trust. They even managed to get far less likable when Greg Hardy came back from suspension and reminded everyone of the league’s image problem.

Hell, over the past few weeks the Raiders run defense has gone from # 2 down to number 23!!

Stafford had an escort on the play – right guard Larry Warford had released and run ahead of Stafford. Warford made contact with Oakland linebacker Ben Heeney and Woodson, allowing Stafford to dive over Warford for the touchdown, which gave the Lions a 16-13 lead.

The touchdown was followed by back-to-back field goals from Sebastian Janikowski to give the Raiders a 13-9 lead over the Lions. Oakland was able to parlay that into a 13-9 lead going into the fourth quarter.

“I just call him Sweet Feet”, Lions running back Theo Riddick joked. Matthew Stafford has cracked the 300-yard mark just once on the season, that coming in an overtime win against the Chicago Bears. Stafford wrapped up that drive with a 5-yard keeper for a touchdown.

Also, they have lost to every good team they’ve played. “Glad it worked. Got in there and scored”. The Raider rookie receiver typically shrugs off good plays and bad without feeling, but this miscue made his blood boil. We didnt play ideal. “If the ball comes to me, I try to make a play on it, and then I get ready for the next play”.

The defense then put two points on the board as a result of a safety thanks to a holding call in the end zone drawn by Ziggy Ansah.

“TA (Teryl Austin) definitely simplified our defensive play calling to make sure everyone knew what they were doing, ” Jones said. “We definitely have been pressuring more.”. Two of those throws did bounce off Cooper’s hands. “Can throw the ball a couple different places or I can run it. chose to run it and it worked”. Led by Carr and his receiving tandem of Amari Cooper (50 catches, 732 yards, 4 touchdowns) and Michael Crabtree (51-646, 5 TDs), the Raiders are one of the surprises of the league, ranking sixth in passing while averaging a ninth-best 25.2 points a game. Most of his good work came on the Lions final drive that set the Lions up for the come from behind win.

It should be expected that this loss will have a huge impact on the Raiders players belief in their goal of making the playoffs as with a 4-6 record a flawless finish season is needed for this team to make the playoffs now.