Lions Win:
Jahmyr Gibbs scored on a 78-yard sprint in the second quarter, a 5-yard run in the third and accounted for a career-high 218 yards from scrimmage to lead the Detroit Lions in a 24-9 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.
The Lions (5-2) bounced back from a loss, extending their NFL-long streak of 51 games without dropping two straight in the regular season.
Detroit’s Jared Goff was 20 of 29 for 241 yards with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown on the game’s opening drive.
Baker Mayfield was 28 of 50 for 228 yards with one touchdown and one interception against a short-handed defense. Mayfield threw an incomplete pass in the end zone with 4:24 left, ending potential comeback hopes.
Seahawks 27-19 Over Texans
Jaxon Smith-Njigba had his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Houston Texans 27-19.
In total, Smith-Njigba caught eight passes for 123 yards receiving.
Meanwhile, the Texans’ only offensive touchdown came courtesy of a four-yard TD pass from C.J. Stroud to running back Woody Marks with only 2:04 remaining in regulation.
What a start for the Lions on Monday Night Football! Jared Goff finds Amon-Ra St. Brown over the middle for a TD.
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs gallops through the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for an electrifying 78-yard touchdown run.
