DETROIT — Amid their massive victory, the Detroit Lions suffered one other big loss at Ford Discipline on Sunday.
Linebacker Alex Anzalone, a staff captain, will sit out the subsequent six to eight weeks after breaking his forearm within the first half of Detroit’s 52-6 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, coach Dan Campbell introduced.
The left forearm of Anzalone was snarled on a play when teammate Brian Department pushed Jaguars working again Travis Etienne Jr. out of bounds late within the second quarter.
Anzalone was formally dominated out in the beginning of the second half, however the protection did not surrender some extent within the third and fourth quarters because the offense produced a franchise-best 645 yards of whole offense.
“Thanks everybody for the properly needs! As an athlete, a number of instances you suppose “Why did this should occur?” However I like to consider all of the numerous reps one thing dangerous did not occur. I am past blessed! I will be again very quickly, recent legs and all,” Anzalone posted to X after the sport.
The Lions, in the meantime, handed the Jaguars their largest loss in franchise historical past.
“The truth was that they are a staff who has much less wins than us and we might have performed all the way down to our competitors in some methods, and — to not disrespect them, they are a hell of a squad — however, we needed to play to our customary — anonymous, faceless opponent,” mentioned Lions quarterback Jared Goff, who grew to become the primary QB in NFL historical past to have a number of video games with an ideal passer score (158.3) and 400 passing yards. “That is not simply them, that is each week.
“I feel we needed to come back out and keep on the fuel the entire recreation, it doesn’t matter what occurred. If it had been a more in-depth recreation, we nonetheless would have stayed on the fuel.”
Anzalone joins Professional Bowl edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson (tibia and fibula), linebacker Derrick Barnes (knee), linebacker/particular groups ace Jalen Reeves-Maybin (neck), defensive linemen Marcus Davenport (triceps) and John Cominsky (torn MCL) as key members of the protection who’ve been sidelined by damage.
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The Lions have now scored 50-plus factors in a number of video games in a season for the primary time in franchise historical past and at 9-1, are off to their greatest begin since 1934.
Throughout Sunday’s win, the Lions additionally set franchise marks in margin of victory (46 factors), whole first downs (38) and scoring a landing on seven consecutive offensive drives.
Over the previous 45 seasons, the one staff to attain a landing on extra consecutive offensive drives inside a recreation than Detroit versus Jacksonville was the 1980 Chicago Bears, who scored a landing on eight straight drives on Dec. 7, 1980, in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers in a 61-7 victory.
It is the newest instance of why Campbell says that at its greatest, this season’s Lions offense is pretty much as good as among the greatest offenses in NFL historical past, such because the St. Louis Rams’ “The Best Present on Turf” squads from 1999 to 2001.
“I feel we’ve that capability. I actually do. I feel we’ve that capability,” Campbell mentioned. “To me, we’ve every part that we should be potent, and like I say, I really feel like we’re well-rounded.”
Goff was the conductor of the offense, as he completed 24-of-29 for 412 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for an ideal 158.3 passer score in a bounce-back recreation.
He, too, says this staff has the potential to change into one of many best offenses in league historical past after setting a number of information. Goff mentioned it was one thing the staff mentioned over the summer time.
“Yeah, we have got that functionality, definitely. We have to do it for one more — I do not know what number of video games are left within the 12 months now — eight, 9, common season. Yeah, we bought some work to do nonetheless, however we have definitely bought that functionality,” Goff mentioned. “I feel that is form of been one thing we talked about within the offseason is historical past and the way nice we could be.”
