Lions make a huge statement with a dominant win to embarrass Cowboys

You’re going to hear a lot about the Dallas Cowboys this week. When the most popular team in the NFL gets embarrassed at home like the Cowboys did on Sunday, it’s a major talking point.

But maybe Sunday said more about the Detroit Lions.

The Lions looked great, though the loss of defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to a horrible leg injury is going to be an issue for them this season. Still, the Lions’ offense keeps showing it’s perhaps the best in the NFL. Detroit did whatever it wanted on offense and the defense stymied Dallas all day as well in a 47-9 win. The Lions looked like a legitimate Super Bowl contender, though that’s not a surprise.

Dallas looked far from contending for anything of consequence, but the main takeaway from Sunday might be how good the Lions can be.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff celebrates a touchdown in front of Dallas Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Lions had unfinished business

The Lions still had some unfinished business from last season, when they thought they had a win taken away from them because officials, according to the Lions, misidentified which offensive lineman reported eligible on a tricky 2-point conversion. On the first play Sunday, the Lions sent in Dan Skipper to report as eligible. There’s some tongue-in-cheek run there, but also a message that Detroit hadn’t forgotten about last season’s loss.

Then Detroit played like it was getting some revenge. The Lions even ran a flea flicker, with Amon-Ra St. Brown pitching it back to Jared Goff after a reverse, and Goff hitting Sam LaPorta downfield for 52-yard touchdown. Later, they tried to pass it at the goal line to offensive tackle Taylor Decker — whose 2-point conversion last season was overturned by the controversial penalty — though it was unsuccessful.

Late in the third quarter, with the Lions leading 37-9, they ran a hook-and-ladder play to their other offensive tackle Penei Sewell, though it was called back due to penalty. The Lions were clearly out…

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Publish date : 2024-10-13 23:44:41

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