That’s more like it.
After a week of being called pretenders following a one-sided loss to the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions bounced back in a big way on Saturday night. Looking better on both sides of the ball, they took out their frustrations on the Denver Broncos (7-7), winning going away, 42-17.
While the defense shut out the Broncos in the first half and kept them under wraps the majority of the game, the resurgence of the Lions’ offense stood out in their Week 15 win.
Everyone got involved for the Lions as QB Jared Goff and his weapons finished with impressive stat lines.
Goff had arguably one of the best outings of his career, tying a career-high with five touchdown passes. Finishing with 278 passing yards and zero interceptions, Goff joined Houston Texans rookie C.J. Stroud as the only QB this season to throw for five scores in a game without being picked off.
Meanwhile, Goff became only the second QB in Lions history to record a five-TD, zero-interception game. Per Stathead, Matthew Stafford was the first, accomplishing the feat in a 45-14 win over the Philadelphia Eagles during Week 12 of the 2015 campaign.