Brown, who had aligned in the backfield as a ploy to confuse the Patriots, in the right flat after three receivers had cleared that space with vertical routes. Instead, he threw himself into a turnover on downs. Following a third-down incompletion on the fringe of field goal range, Goff changed gears and rushed to the line, hoping to catch the Pats out of position. Trailing 19-0 midway through the third quarter, the Lions did their best to remain patient as they tried to mount a comeback in Foxboro.ĭetroit called four runs on its first six offensive plays after halftime. “So I thought I’d have a chance of getting there with our D-linemen being singled up (blocked 1-on-1) on that play.” Play 3įourth-and-2 at Patriots 34-yard line, 6:41 left, 3rd quarter

“I knew our D-line was doing a great job pressuring (Goff),” Dugger said. The ball bounced to Dugger, and 59 yards later, he had a touchdown instead of the sack he’d hoped he might get. Only with Goff now scrambling left, Dugger ran parallel to the quarterback, saw Judon spin him down on a strip sack and then went forward again for the ball. Once that running back stayed in to protect, Dugger began to charge into the backfield, where Matt Judon had beaten Sewell cleanly off the offense’s right. Another safety, Kyle Dugger, had the running back in man-to-man coverage. The Patriots chose to five in a man-blitz call with one deep safety. With a newly-signed kicker, Campbell opted for the latter. “They went for it on their side of the field, and in my mind, I’m just thinking I’ve gotta make a play.” Play 2įourth-and-9 at Patriots 32-yard line, 3:40 left, 2nd quarterĪnother questionable Campbell call set up the Lions’ second fourth-down attempt.Īdrian Phillips had dropped running back Craig Reynolds for a 7-yard loss on third-and-short, forcing Detroit to choose between a 49-yard field goal and long attempt on fourth down. His penetration helped kill the Lions’ opening drive, which led to a game-opening field goal for Bailey Zappe and Co. He was right, and so to beat Decker’s double team, Godchaux shot the gap between Decker and the left guard. Godchaux also said he caught a side-eye glance before the snap from left tackle Taylor Decker, which told Godchaux he was coming to double team him. But I feel like as a defensive lineman, it’s disrespectful.” “It’s their team, so if they want to go for it, go for it. “It’s very insulting,” Godchaux said of Detroit’s decision to go for it. Then, linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley thundered through to stop Williams, as did Davon Godchaux from the offense’s left. Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore smashed through right tackle Penei Sewell at the snap and reached running back Jamaal Williams in the backfield on a dive play.

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