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By Nate Atkins | [email protected] | Posted on November 19, 2018 at 6:00 am
DETROIT – It was not always good and it was not easy, but the Lions did it again: they beat a good team with a very good quarter as people started to write them off.
The Lions defeated the Panthers 20-19 on Sunday at Ford Field in a game outnumbered. It was a mixture of ups and downs, but they won the victory.
Here's how each group of positions behaved along the way:
Quarterbacks: B +
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Quarterbacks: B +
Matthew Stafford had been slightly beaten publicly in the last two weeks. It was enough because he had not raised the players in the absence of Golden Tate and was really bad at handling the pressure. Both problems disappeared this week. The passing game was fragile in the first half, but it improved as the game progressed, and Stafford continued to show new receivers like Bruce Ellington that he believed in what they could do. He was wearing a left arm game sheet this week, which has improved communication. He made two very good shots to win the game when needed, when the Panthers rolled over the attack and when his running game was dead. The lob to Kenny Golladay for 36 yards when he seemed ready to throw it was particularly masterful. The best of all this is perhaps Stafford played a smooth game. His numbers were not surprising – 23 out of 37 for 220 yards and one touchdown – but given the work he was working with and all he had to do, he did more than do the job.
The halves: B
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The halves: B
Kerryon Johnson is a really special player. He showed this again and again in this one, creating some positive passes from scratch, converting games a few meters and tearing off a 25-yard run. He collected 97 yards on 17 hits and in the first period he was the complete attack on the Lions and was the reason they had the lead. This makes his injury particularly troubling, especially considering what the guys behind him have done. LeGarrette Blount and Theo Riddick combined eight passes for one yard, which is hard to do. Riddick caught five passes for 30 yards and the pass protection was solid at the right time.
Wide receivers: B-
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Wide receivers: B-
It's a whole set of spare parts that the Lions had to use, compared to what they've been used to for so long with Marvin Jones and Golden Tate. The best catcher was a sophomore at Kenny Golladay, and the rest of the body included TJ Jones, Ellington and Andy Jones. Who? Yes. The good news is that Golladay made a superstar performance in the fourth quarter, capturing 36- and 19-yard passes to give Detroit the starting touchdown, catching the running match without Johnson. Ellington did some maneuvering on the right to turn into a decent day with six catches for 52 yards on nine targets. The Lions managed to get out every two yards in spite of 37 pass attempts for Stafford. Golladay has made this day a decent day for this group.
Tight ends: F
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Tight ends: F
One would think that after the defeat of Tate and Jones' defeat, the tight ends that worked with the first team's offensive all season would pass in a league pass in a home match and would do something, but it does not happen that will not happen. Levine Toilolo and Luke Willson combined for a 13-yard effort. Blocking also showed problems on the stumps. Lions are lucky to have won with the uselessness of this group in this one.
Offensive line: B
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Offensive line: B
The offensive line has taken as many shots as any other part of the team in the past two weeks, after conceding sixteen combined bags to the Vikings and Bears. In this one, they only gave up once on 37 attempts. The fast passing game certainly helped with that. The blocking of the series was also very variable, with some sound moments and a lot of negative games. It was not a dominant performance for this group, but it was a big improvement and something Detroit could win.
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