Jonah Jackson: Detroit Lions’ success “just a matter of finishing”

When it comes to righting the Detroit Lions ship, for Jonah Jackson, it’s about finishing.

Dagger Time jokes aside, the offensive goaltender was asked to comment on what the line needs to clean up after a particularly brutal 24-14 loss to the Chicago Bears.

“Keep the pocket deep, keep the pocket clean for Jared (Goff). The tape bag that happened in the red zone – just running, just finishing,” he said. Tuesday. “It’s 11 as a whole, you know what I’m saying, it’s not just one person. So, I just finished. That’s all we need to do.

The offensive line has arguably been the team’s strongest unit so far this season. But injuries took their toll, and the original squad didn’t have much of a chance to shine. Jackson said those who needed to step up – stepped up, but execution is key.

“The group that came in – Evan (Brown) came in, Penei (Sewell) came in – and yesterday we were able to get up and down the pitch quite easily, but it’s just a matter of finishing,” said Jackson.

It is undeniably frustrating to practice these high stakes situations and not be able to achieve them. For Jackson, finishing strong is the key to getting things done.

“A victory would be huge. It would be huge for everything and I hope we get it this week.

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• I offer a second track from The Athletic after we’ve all slept on the loss including Penei Sewell struggles but some breakthroughs at the wide receiver. (Subscription required.)

• Speaking of Sewell’s struggles …

• There are some things to clean up in the racing game, but overall it was a good job for (Evan) Brown to step in and handle things in the middle. The deal Tim Twentyman and Mike O’Hara from Detroitlions.com their thoughts on the loss.

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