10 biggest takeaways from Lions big win over Jaguars, Jared Goff is still very much in the MVP talks

Well, that certainly wasn't the same as last week's game was it? The Detroit Lions dominated the Jacksonville Jaguars in every facet of the game for a 52-6 win. Here's our 10 biggest takeaways: Goff Report Boy those five interceptions got forgotten about real fast didn't they? Goff went out there and absolutely destroyed the […]

Mike Payton — Detroit Lions Beat Writer
Add as preferred source on Google
Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Well, that certainly wasn't the same as last week's game was it? The Detroit Lions dominated the Jacksonville Jaguars in every facet of the game for a 52-6 win. Here's our 10 biggest takeaways:

Goff Report

Boy those five interceptions got forgotten about real fast didn't they? Goff went out there and absolutely destroyed the Jaguars defense on Sunday. He threw for 412 yards and four touchdowns and only threw five incompletions. He had a perfect passer rating of 158.3. 

Believe it or not, this is the first time that Goff has thrown for 400 yards since he played for the Rams. He's doing MVP things out here. Don't let those picks fool you. 

Hooker Report

We're doing a lot more of these than I thought we would and that is a good thing. This was actually nice little showing for Hooker. We finally got to see him throw the ball in these opportunities instead of just running the clock down. Hooker finished the day going 3-4 for 37 yards.

Penei Sewell for Offensive Player of the Year

This play right here says it all. First, Sewell makes the hole for Montgomery to run through and then when he's finished making that block, he comes and pushes Montgomery and the rest of the pile into the end zone. This play just doesn't happen without him. That makes him an incredibly important player on the field. 

The NFL would probably never do it, but this guy deserves it.

Dr. Robotnik does not stand a chance

Sonic and Knuckles came through on the ground again. Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery combined for 218 all purpose yards and two touchdowns. What a day.  

Anzalone

That did not look good. Anzalone was balling in this game and then hurt his arm. On the broadcast it looked rough, but then it seemed worse when he got up and it looked like he may have said "it's broke." Obviously we don't know what was actually said, but it wasn't a good sign that he was taken right to the locker room. We'll get you updates as soon as we can. 

Oh My Sun God!

Amon-Ra St. Brown had himself an all timer in this one. He was targeted 11 times and caught 11 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns. The 161 yards is a new career high in receiving yards in a game for St. Brown. He's been good all year, but this was just over the top great. He's that guy. 

Wanted: Lions safety Brian Branch for allegedly hitting a man so hard his grandfather felt it  

The NFL has fined him a little over $50k this year and he's still out here doing his thing. You must love it. 

Za'Darius Smith 

Smith's debut featured everything from an injury scare to a sack on fourth down. He had a great start with Detroit despite that little scare. He finished the day with two pressures, two hurries and the sack. A good start. 

Kerby is an All-Pro. There's no way around it

Kerby Joseph is having an unreal season and it continued on Sunday with his seventh pick of the season. He has been one of the best safeties in the NFL this year and it has so little to do with just the picks. He's just been so good in every aspect of his game. 

Waymo Mode

Jameson Williams went full Marshawn Lynch after a 64-yard field goal when he did the classic dive into the end zone while grabbing his… Anyway, it was awesome, but he's gonna have to pay for it when he gets fined. The NFL fined Lynch $11k for doing it back in 2014. Williams had a career high of 124 yards on four catches.

Related Articles