The Detroit Lions return after a 10-day break to take on the New Orleans Saints on the road. Detroit, sitting at 8-3, is looking to rebound from a Thanksgiving loss to the Green Bay Packers.
The Lions still hold the inside track to the NFC North division title despite the loss, but are looking to improve from the midseason lull. Coaches and players emphasized cleaning up mistakes after the Lions struggled on both sides of the ball in the loss.
Detroit is 2-0 so far this season following losses with double-digit wins over the Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders.
It will be a reunion of sorts for head coach Dan Campbell and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, who were both a part of the Saints’ coaching staff from 2016-2020 before joining the Lions. New Orleans is coming off a 24-15 loss to the Falcons and sits at 5-6 still in contention for a division title in a log jammed NFC South.
The game kicks off from the Superdome in New Orleans at 1 p.m. It will be televised on Fox and livestreamed on Fubo. The Lions are 4½-point road favorites.
A quick and easy drive, capped by a 2-yard TD run by David Montgomery. The drive goes seven plays for 80 yards, six of the plays were runs.
The first play on offense for the Saints is a missed pass that ricochets to rookie Brian Branch for his second interception of the season. The Lions take over at New Orleans’ 17-yard line.
And three plays later, Jared Goff hits Sam LaPorta on a 13-yard touchdown pass. Before you can grab your beer and popcorn, the Lions lead it, 14-0, in New Orleans.
After a quick three-and-out, the Lions scored again. This time, a 25-yard pass-and-run to Amon-Ra St. Brown. So this is what the Ravens-Lions game felt like, just the other way around. It’s 21-0, not even halfway through the first period.
The Lions midseason struggles came to a head and resulted in a disappointing loss to extend the franchise’s Thanksgiving loss streak to seven straight years. Jared Goff lost three fumbles — his second straight week with three turnovers — which helped put Detroit in a hole.
The defense also struggled out of the gate, giving up touchdowns on the first two Packers drives. Those drives, coupled with the turnovers, sank their chances early.
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