Lions Take Down Jets, 24-17
The New York defense had no answer for Golden Tate as he led the way to a win for the Lions against the Jets, 24-17, in East Rutherford.
Matthew Stafford punished the Jets for three scores (2 pass, 1 rush) on 24 of 34 passing for 293 yards and no interceptions. On the Jets side, Geno Smith did not fare as well on the day, going 17 of 33 with 209 yards passing, one touchdown, one pick and one fumble.
Reggie Bush carried the ball 12 times for 46 yards while adding four receptions for 19 yards. Tate was a weapon for the offense, catching eight balls for 116 yards.
The Detroit defense gave up 132 yards rushing and 209 passing. They got to Smith for two sacks.
Jets running back Chris Ivory had a productive game with 84 yards rushing and 16 receiving. Running back Chris Johnson also had a noteworthy performance with 44 rushing yards, 17 receiving and one touchdown.
The Lions will play host to the Bills (2-1) next week while the Jets head to San Diego to face off with the Chargers (2-1).
Lions Passing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | Comp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int | ||||
A | 95 | M. Stafford | 24 | 34 | 293 | 2 | 0 | |||
Jets Passing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | Comp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int | ||||
D | 66 | G. Smith | 17 | 33 | 209 | 1 | 1 | |||
Lions Rushing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Att | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
B | 83 | R. Bush | RB | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | |||
C+ | 78 | J. Bell | RB | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
A | 95 | M. Stafford | QB | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 1 | |||
Jets Rushing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Att | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
A | 97 | C. Ivory | RB | 17 | 84 | 4.9 | 0 | |||
B+ | 90 | C. Johnson | RB | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 1 | |||
D | 66 | G. Smith | QB | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | |||
Lions Receiving Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Rec | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
A- | 92 | G. Tate | WR | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 0 | |||
B | 84 | J. Ross | WR | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 1 | |||
B | 84 | E. Ebron | TE | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | |||
Jets Receiving Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Rec | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
C+ | 79 | G. Salas | WR | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | |||
B | 85 | J. Amaro | TE | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | |||
B | 82 | E. Decker | WR | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | |||
