The Lions play on the road against the Vikings this coming Sunday.Who could forget when legendary Lions receiver Calvin Johnson caught what could have been a game-winning touchdown pass against the Chicago Bears. The next four opponents on Detroit's schedule - Minnesota, Washington, Carolina and Houston - all have losing records. The Lions haven't won at home since October 2019. Detroit obviously doesn't have a big crowd to help out in home games this season, but it's still a little odd to see the team having so many problems at Ford Field. In addition to Golladay, wide receiver Jamal Agnew (ribs) and tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai (foot) also left the game.ħ - The number of consecutive home losses for the Lions. Patricia said Flowers' injury was a new one that happened in the game Sunday. Rookie running back D'Andre Swift has shown promise this season, but he managed only 1 yard on six carries Sunday, along with three catches for 22 yards. I think I'm prepared for whatever situation I need to be in.” “Any opportunity that we all get, I think that's what we're trying to do. “I think any opportunity that I get, I'm going to try and capitalize,” Hockenson said. The Lions may need to lean on the second-year tight end if Golladay is out for a while. That was a week after he caught the winning touchdown at Atlanta. Hockenson had seven catches for 65 yards against Indianapolis. “But obviously, we want to win all those games, and that's where we have to do a better job.” “For us to be able to score first in all of our games, that's pretty remarkable in the NFL,” Patricia said. In past defeats, the Lions have had trouble holding double-digit leads, but they never even put themselves in that position this time. Although the Lions scored first, that touchdown came after a blocked punt in what was an otherwise listless first half for Detroit. There's a lot to improve on after last weekend - and Detroit's flat start was a bit of a surprise. Stafford threw for 336 yards and three TDs. At the start of the third quarter, the Lions marched down the field again and scored a touchdown that cut the Indianapolis lead to six, but that was as close as they would get. Stafford led a nice drive near the end of the first half, but it ended in a missed field goal.

The Lions don't have a lot to feel good about after this game, but no matter how far behind they are, they can usually count on quarterback Matthew Stafford to have at least one impressive stretch. “We've got some games ahead of us, and we got a lot to look forward to.” “We need each and every individual to buy in and do everything they need to do to be their best them,” defensive back Justin Coleman said. The loss to the Colts was clearly a step backward for the Lions. Patricia described Golladay's status as “day by day and week by week.'ĭetroit entered this game on a two-game winning streak, but those victories were against Jacksonville and Atlanta, who now have a combined record of 3-12. Also, receiver Kenny Golladay left Sunday's game with a hip problem. On Monday, Patricia had some more bad news to pass along when he said defensive lineman Trey Flowers was going on short-term injured reserve.

Detroit's offense was mostly inept in the first half, and the running game in particular was no factor. Sunday's matchup wasn't all that close - even though the Lions (3-4) scored first, as they've done in every game this season. We've been in some close games, some tight games.” That's something we really haven't done a lot of, as far as a game overall. “We played a bad football game yesterday. “None of us are happy about the game yesterday,” said Patricia, now in his third season as Detroit's coach. Detroit, of course, isn't out of it by any means - and the schedule looks favorable for a few more weeks - but last weekend's loss raised more questions about whether this team has really made any progress lately.

Lions game winning touchdown reversed