Abdullah shines in Lions 23-3 exhibition win over Jets

Regardless, he should enjoy as much time on the football field as possible since he looked overwhelmed at times when facing the Lions’ pass rush. After those three points, it was all Detroit.

Petty said he didn’t realize he’d be going into the game so quickly.

Adding a legitimate running component to the mix would help the Lions by taking pressure off Stafford. It would also give opposing defenses more to game plan for other than Stafford throwing the ball up for Johnson. Meantime Bell led Detroit rushing last season. There might be an argument to suggest Sheldon Richardson is the best player on the team, certainly a strong case to put him in the top two, and he’ll be lucky to only be suspended four games. Stafford, in turn, last season produced 22 touchdown passes, twelve interceptions.

The Jaguars have fully embraced their rebuild on offense, settling in with a second-year starting quarterback and second-year wideouts like Robinson, Allen Hurns and Marqise Lee.

“It’s my job to make the first guy miss”, Abdullah said. He tallied 67 yards over seven carries and proved to be the electric spark at running back that Detroit fans have been yearning for over the span of several seasons. The rookie’s longest went for 45 yards and he averaged 9.6 yards per attempt.

The Lions defeated the Jets 24-17 at MetLife Stadium last season. The fifth year running back averages 53.8 yards per carry during his career.

Lions offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi says that Moore continues to flash his best intangible at practice: intelligence.

But he doesn’t want to be pigeon-holed into a certain type of running back.

Why? Because he knows that there is a great deal of doubt about him being an every down NFL back. Stacy should expect more touches in the future. He gained 5 yards on a 4th-and-1 and was one of the few bright spots of the night for the Jets. Abdullah’s yards may have a ceiling unless Bell gets hurt again or is traded.

The Jets lost linebacker Erin Henderson, a free-agent signing in April, with a knee injury and tight end Jace Amaro with a shoulder injury.

The 26-year old has 574 yards receiving in the NFL. He had 4257 yards passing and a sixty percent completion rate.

Green Bay’s starting offense moved the ball at will against the Patriots but struggled in the red zone, getting stopped on fourth-and-goal on the first possession, before settling for a field goal at the end of the first quarter. The game ended with Detroit leading 23-3 over the Jets.

Following Thursday night’s exhibition win over the New York Jets, the Lions had a leisurely practice session Friday afternoon and followed it with a steak dinner in the tent on the field at team headquarters.