The following is from the Detroit Lions Preseason Week 2, 17-30 loss against the New York Giants at Ford Field Friday, Aug. 17, 2018.
GAME CAPTAINS
The following players served as game captains for the Lions:
- QB Matthew Stafford
- LB Jarrad Davis
LIONS SCORING PLAYS
- First Quarter: Lions K Matt Prater capped off an 8-play, 57-yard drive with a 44-yard field goal to give the Lions a 3-0 lead with 7:55 left to play in the opening quarter. The drive was sparked by a 42-yard catch-and-run between QB Matthew Stafford and RB Theo Riddick. The reception marked the second-longest catch by a running back this preseason.
- Fourth Quarter: Lions QB Jake Rudock tossed an 11-yard TD pass to WR TJ Jones with 4:11 left to play in the fourth quarter. Rudock completed 5-of-7 passes on the 9-play, 77-yard drive.
- Fourth Quarter: Lions QB Jake Rudock completed a 14-play, 69-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run with 26 seconds left in the game. His TD rush was the first by a Lions QB in the preseason since Shaun Hill and Kellen Moore scored on 1-yard scampers vs. Buffalo on Aug. 30, 2012. He became the first Lions QB to throw and rush for a TD in a preseason game since Drew Stanton at Cleveland on Aug. 17, 2008.
TEAM NOTES
The Lions…
- Had 14 different players record a reception.
- Scored TDs on consecutive possessions to close the fourth quarter.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
QB MATTHEW STAFFORD
- Completed 2-of-5 passes for 51 yards and orchestrated an 8-play, 57-yard scoring drive on his second possession (44-yard Matt Prater FG).
QB JAKE RUDOCK
- Completed 23-of-30 passes for 171 yards and one touchdown. Added two rushes for seven yards and one rushing touchdown.
- Among QBs to attempt 20-or-more passes in a single game this preseason, Rudock’s 76.7 completion percentage ranks as the second-highest in the NFL (Buccaneers QB Ryan Griffin posted a 76.9 completion percentage on 20-of-26 passing at Miami on August 9).
RB THEO RIDDICK
- Registered three receptions for 50 yards and one rush for six yards in the first half.
- His 42-yard reception on the game’s second possession marked the second-longest reception by a running back this preseason and he became one of three running backs (NE – James White, MIN – Roc Thomas) with 50-or-more receiving yards in a half.
LB TREVOR BATES
- Recorded the Lions’ first forced fumble of the preseason.
RB LeGARRETTE BLOUNT
- Finished with team-highs in rushing attempts (11) and rushing yards (32).
LIONS HEAD COACH MATT PATRICIA
On if he is satisfied with his team’s improvement since the first preseason game: “Obviously, we’ll go back to the tape and take a look at some of the finer points by each individual guy. But overall, definitely, for me, we have to do a better job. It starts with me. I have to do a better job coaching. We have to get these guys ready to go and we have to go, hopefully, do a better job executing out on the field. So, that’s where we’re at, obviously we have a lot of work to do. It’s the time of the preseason where we have to get going and we have to see some of that consistency and we have to start seeing some production. So, we have a big, big job in front of us here.”