DETROIT LIONS WEEK 14 SUNDAY DEC 8 2019 RECAP
The following is from the Detroit Lions’ 20-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019.
POST-GAME NOTES
LIONS SCORING PLAYS
– Fourth Quarter: Lions QB David Blough threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to WR Kenny Golladay to cut the Vikings’ lead to 20-7 with 2:09 left to play. K Matt Prater converted the extra point.
TEAM NOTES
The Lions…
– Had three players each produce at least 10 total tackles for the first time since at least 1999 (S Tavon Wilson, DB Tracy Walker, LB Jahlani Tavai). This is the second time this season the Lions have had a game with at least two players recording 10-plus tackles. The last time the Lions had two games like this in a single-season was in 2014.
– Have now had three different quarterbacks (Matthew Stafford, Jeff Driskel and David Blough) record at least three passing touchdowns in a single season for the first time since the 2010 season.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
QB DAVID BLOUGH
– Finished 24-of-40 (60.0%) for 205 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions and a 60.9 passer rating.
– Has thrown for 485 yards through his first two career games, the most any Lions quarterback has thrown for in their first two career games.
– Has 40 completions through his first two NFL games, the most any Lions quarterback has thrown for in their first two games.
– Became the third quarterback in franchise history to throw a touchdown pass in each of his first two career games, joining QBs Todd Hons (1987) and Chuck Long (1986).
– His three passing touchdowns tie QB Todd Hons (1987) for the most any Lions quarterback has thrown for in their first two career games.
DE TREY FLOWERS
– Recorded three tackles (one solo) and 1.0 sack.
– Now has 7.0 sacks on the season, his second-straight year with at least 7.0 sacks.
– Has his second streak of consecutive games with sacks this season.
WR KENNY GOLLADAY
– Caught six passes for 58 yards (9.7 avg.) and one touchdown.
– Topped 1,000 receiving yards on the season, marking his second-straight 1,000-yard campaign.
– Became the first player in franchise history to produce two 1,000-yard seasons within their first three years in the NFL.
– Caught his 10th touchdown pass of the season, currently the most in the NFL.
– Became the fifth player in Lions history to produce a season with 1,000 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns and first since 2013, joining WRs Calvin Johnson (2008, 2010-11, 2013), Herman Moore (1994-95), Terry Barr (1963) and Cloyce Box (1950).
– Recorded his 15th-career game with a touchdown reception, passing WR Willie Green (14) for the third-most games with a touchdown reception through three seasons in Lions’ history.
– Joined WRs Calvin Johnson and Cloyce Box as the only players in franchise history to produce a season with 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns within their first three NFL seasons.
– Became the first NFL player to produce at least 1,000 receiving yards, 10 receiving touchdowns and a 19.0 receiving average through the first 13 games of a season since Vikings WR Randy Moss in 1998.
– Became the seventh player in franchise history to post consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
RB SO SCARBROUGH
– Finished with 19 carries for 65 yards (3.4 avg.) and one reception for five yards to produce 70 yards from scrimmage on the day.
– Joins RB Billy Sims as the only players in Lions’ history to rush for at least 55 yards in each of their first four career games.
– Now has 301 yards through his first four career games, trailing only RB Billy Sims (539) for the most rushing yards through a player’s first four career games in Lions’ history.
CB DARIUS SLAY
– Totaled four solo tackles and one pass defense.
– Appeared in his 100th-career game with the Lions, becoming only the fourth cornerback in Lions history to do so (Dick LeBeau, Lem Barney and Bruce McNorton). He became the 10th-youngest player in franchise history to appear in 100 games for the club.
– Logged his 10th pass defense of the season. He has now logged at least 10 pass defenses in six-straight seasons. He is the only player in the NFL to have at least 10 pass defenses and two interceptions in each of the last six seasons.
LB JAHLANI TAVAI
– Finished with 11 total tackles (five solo).
– Became the first rookie linebacker in franchise history since 2006 (LB Ernie Sims) to record multiple 10-tackle games in his first season.
– Became the 10th rookie linebacker in franchise history to record at least 40 tackles in their first season.
DB TRACY WALKER
– Tallied 13 tackles (nine solo) and one tackle for loss.
– Became the third player in Lions history to produce a season with 70 total tackles, five pass defenses, one interception and one forced fumble in either of their first two seasons.
– Now has six tackles for loss on the season, tied for the second-most a Lions defensive back has had in a single season.
– Became the third Lions defensive back to produce a game with at least 13 tackles within a player’s first two seasons.
– Entered in to a tie for the second-most games (nine) with at least six tackles by a defensive back in a single-season in Lions franchise history.
S TAVON WILSON
– Logged 11 total tackles (seven solo). His 11 tackles mark a season high and tie his single-game career high.
LIONS HEAD COACH MATT PATRICIA: Well, obviously disappointed with the outcome. Tough game. Tough place. Give Minnesota credit. That’s a really good team. They played hard. They controlled the game. But first half gave up some big plays that kind of swung some things for us there and didn’t make enough plays on offense to help us. And so there was a lot of adjustments, a lot of corrections there at halftime that we needed to make. I do think the guys went out and played hard in the second half. I thought we tried to get some of those things fixed. We knew it was going to be a tough game, tried to decrease the penalties. But still had some of those in some critical situations. But again for us it’s hard. We want to win. Trying to do all the things we can do to win. But right now I think the one thing for us is we just keep pushing together, we keep sticking together and keep trying to get better. And we all understand that. We know that’s where we’re at right now in the season. Got a limited amount of opportunities left. And we’re trying to go out make the most of the opportunities every chance we can. Give Minnesota credit. They played well. They’ve got great players over there, and they outplayed us today.
LIONS QB DAVID BLOUGH
Q. David, can you talk about the first three and out passes line of scrimmage. How tough did that make it?
A: Yeah. That makes it tough, I think, on any offense trying to get started fast in a game. It’s something we talk about, and obviously something we didn’t do today. Give Minnesota credit. They made good plays. They batted the ball down those first two plays. Makes it tough when you’re backed up against a good defense with a kind of exotic blitz package that we were seeing. So they do a good job on that first drive, and it was yeah, obviously frustrating to start slow. It’s something we harp on, and it can’t happen for us. Can’t happen for me. Gotta find a way to get those to our play makers because we had guys where they were supposed to be. They just made good plays.
LIONS CB DARIUS SLAY
Q: What do you think about all the scrutiny of the coaching staff?
A: I do not know anything about it. It is not my problem. That is up to Miss [Martha] Ford or whoever deals with that, but I do not pay any attention to it.
LIONS DE TREY FLOWERS
Q: What changed defensively in the second half?
A: We eliminated mistakes as far as being out of position. I wasn’t reviewing the film, but it seemed like we were able to make a few more plays and settle the run down a little more than normal.
LIONS T TAYLOR DECKER
Q: Are you guys angry or frustrated about the 6 straight loses?
A: Of course, I mean you play to win. The big thing is to just go back to work. Everybody can only control what they can control and do their own job and just rely on the guy next to you to do his job. We can’t make any excuses.
LIONS DB TRACY WALKER
Q: Why do you think the team has lost six straight games?
A: I cannot really understand it. We put in time and effort each and every week. I cannot come up with a specific reason why. I just feel like we start off slow. It is what it is. We are starting off slow, putting ourselves in these predicaments that we try to fight ourselves out of. Honestly, we just need to stop beating ourselves. That is what’s happening, we are beating ourselves.
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