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Detroit’s Jared Goff and Baltimore’s Derrick Henry are setting records in the NFL this season [Getty Images]
The Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens pressed their claims as two of the best teams in the NFL with impressive wins in week nine of the season.
Rookie Jayden Daniels continued his dream debut season with the Washington Commanders and the Buffalo Bills pulled off late divisional victories to join the Lions and unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs on seven wins.
Two of the worst teams in the league, the Carolina Panthers and Tennessee Titans, got only their second wins of the campaign, while the Dallas Cowboys’ season continued to crumble.
Another amazing one-handed touchdown and Saquon Barkley pulling off a stunning new move were two of the plays of the night on another entertaining Sunday.
Lions show they are the real deal
Amon-Ra St Brown celebrates scoring a touchdown for a sixth straight game [Getty Images]
After falling a game short of last season’s Super Bowl, the Lions have come back even stronger, with a 24-14 victory at the Green Bay Packers giving them a 7-1 start for the first time since 1956.
Remarkably, it was Detroit’s first outdoor game of the season, but, in wet and windy conditions at Lambeau Field, they claimed their third straight win at the home of their divisional rivals.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff had only 145 yards and a touchdown, but his record-setting accuracy and efficiency is driving Detroit’s six-game winning streak.
Jordon Love threw a pick six in an error-strewn Packers performance as Detroit scored 24 unanswered points to take control of the game and the NFC North.
Jackson and Henry run riot for Ravens
After a stunning upset in Cleveland last week, Baltimore’s top-ranked offence put the record straight with a dominant 41-10 battering of a previously stout Denver Broncos defence.
Lamar Jackson furthered his case for back-to-back Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards with a fourth perfect passer rating game in his career, while Derrick Henry…
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Author : BBC
Publish date : 2024-11-04 07:05:28
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