Detroit 40, Jacksonville 14
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2022
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Jerome Boger
Attendance:
60743
By Field Level Media
Jared Goff passed for 340 yards, including two touchdown strikes to Amon-Ra St. Brown, as the host Detroit Lions won for the fourth time in five games by romping past the Jacksonville Jaguars 40-14 on Sunday.
Goff completed 31 of 41 pass attempts. St. Brown caught 11 passes for 114 yards, while D'Andre Swift had 62 rushing yards on 14 carries and a touchdown. Jamaal Williams scored his league-leading 14th touchdown and DJ Chark made five receptions for 98 yards.
Michael Badgley made all four of his field goal attempts for Detroit (5-7). The Lions picked up 31 first downs, committed just one penalty and had no turnovers.
Trevor Lawrence completed 17 of 31 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown for the Jaguars (4-8). Travis Etienne Jr. rushed for 54 yards on 13 carries. Christian Kirk led the receiving corps with six catches for 104 yards.
Goff passed for 204 first-half yards as the Lions raced to a 23-6 lead.
Etienne fumbled on Jacksonville's second play from scrimmage and Detroit's Alex Anzalone recovered at Jacksonville's 38. The Lions cashed in on Williams' 1-yard scoring run.
Riley Patterson's 31-yard field goal put the Jaguars on the board.
Detroit answered with Goff's 10-yard touchdown pass to St. Brown. Chark had a 41-yard reception to set up that score.
Badgley's 45-yard field goal early in the second quarter gave the Lions a 17-3 lead. Badgley finished off Detroit's next possession with a 47-yard field goal.
Patterson kicked a 42-year field goal with four minutes remaining in the half before Badgley drilled a 38-yard field goal in the final minute.
The Lions drove 61 yards on the first possession of the second half and scored on Swift's 1-yard run to make it 30-6.
Jacksonville scored its first touchdown on Lawrence's 3-yard pass to Evan Engram. Lawrence connected with Jamal Agnew for the 2-point conversion.
Badgley converted from 44 yards out on Detroit's ensuing possession, and Goff hit St. Brown from four yards out with less than three minutes left for the final margin.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Jacksonville
|
266 |
95 |
171 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Detroit
|
437 |
100 |
337 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Lions have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .375 after a loss.
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Jacksonville will play their next game on the road against Tennessee. The Jaguars have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .375 after a loss.
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