Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) celebrates a touchdown catch against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
It was a get-right game for the Detroit Lions, who unleashed an offensive onslaught on the Denver Broncos to cap off Saturday’s NFL tripleheader. After losing two of its last three, Detroit got fully back on track by running away with a 42-17 win over Denver to improve to 10-4 in the process.
Lions QB Jared Goff led five straight touchdown drives spanning from the second quarter to early in the fourth. The Broncos didn’t come close to keeping up.
Earlier today, backup Jake Browning led the Bengals to an overtime victory over the Minnesota Vikings. After the Vikings had an early lead, the Bengals came back for a 27-24 win. The Colts followed that up with a 30-13 win in which they scored all 30 points unanswered against a moribund Pittsburgh Steelers team.
Denver gets stopped JUST short of the goal line on 3rd down and then an OFFENSIVE offsides on 4th down calls back a TD run. Broncos settle for a field goal.
Lions 28, Broncos 10, late 3rd
Jack Baer
TOUCHDOWN LIONS.
Goff hits LaPorta again to go up 28-7 in the third quarter. LaPorta now has 4 catches for 46 yards and 2 touchdowns. That’s also Goff’s fourth TD pass of the night.
The Lions are responding to the Denver TD by marching to the end zone again. A 26-yard Amon-Ra St. Brown reception, an 11-yard Jahmyr Gibbs run and now a 34-yard Jahmyr Gibbs run to put Detroit in the red zone.
Jahmyr Gibbs breaking tackle after tackle after tackle 😤
Touchdown stands. It looked a little like Humphrey lost control of the ball on the ground, but not enough to overturn the call. 21-7 Detroit.
Jack Baer
TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS.
Denver opens the second half with a 10-play, 75-yard drive to cut the lead to 21-7, ending with Lil’Jordan Humphrey’s win on a jump ball. Play is under review.
