It was an old-fashioned shootout at SoFi Stadium Sunday between the Lions and Chargers. In the end, Detroit's rushing attack, a career day by wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and the right leg of Riley Patterson proved to be just enough to help the Lions edge the Chargers, 41-38, to improve to 7-2 on the season.
Detroit racked up 533 total yards of offense and 200 rushing yards in the win. They got two one-yard rushing touchdowns from Jahmyr Gibbs and a 75-yard touchdown run from David Montgomery, who led the way for Detroit's rushing attack with 116 yards on 12 carries. Gibbs had 77 yards on 14 carries.
The Chargers got off to a rocky start with an early Justin Herbert interception, but he steadied the ship the rest of the way as he threw the ball 40 times for 27 completions, 323 yards and four touchdowns. Keenan Allen was dominant again, as he saw 14 targets thrown his way, coming up 11 receptions for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Allen left the game for a stint with a shoulder injury prior to scoring his second touchdown but appeared to be fine as he took his first reception back in the game for a 38-yard touchdown. Austin Ekeler ran the ball 19 times for 67 yards and punched in a touchdown while adding four receptions for 48 receiving yards.
With a 61.5 rushing and receiving yard bet line, DraftKings is predicting Gibbs’ production will be cut roughly in half from his stat line from the Ravens.
The Chargers’ defense is not as stout as the Ravens, but on average, the Chargers allow less than 90 yards on the ground per game. One of the reasons their defensive rushing numbers are so impressive is that teams are simply throwing on the Chargers, and on average they allow 286 yards through the air each game—that’s the most allowed in the NFL.
Make no mistake, Gibsb is going to get his touches. But against the Chargers, it’s not as easy to predict in what form they will come and that’s why combining rushing and receiving yards for Gibbs seems like the best approach.
Following St. Brown's score, Chargers first-round pick Quentin Johnston scored his first touchdown on a 1-yard reception on fourth-and-goal with 11:30 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Four minutes later, the Lions' Brock Wright was wide open down the middle on a 25-yard TD reception.
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