Lions pregame fandom underway ahead of MNF game
Lions pregame fandom underway ahead of MNF game
Detroit plays Tampa Bay in a prime time match of NFC opponents as the Lions look to get back in the winning column. But standing in their way is a Bucs team that has the best record in the league.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Monday Night Football turned into the Jahmyr Gibbs show as he went for nearly 150 yards on the ground, and almost 100 more through the air, to go along with a pair of touchdowns as the Lions beat Tampa Bay 24-9.
Gibbs finished the game with 17 carries for 136 yards, and three receptions for another 82 yards to have 218 yards from scrimmage for the game.
The Lions defense was supposed to perform poorly, with the entire starting secondary out, and playing an MVP candidate in Tampa Bay's Baker Mayfield. However, the Buccaneers were held to a season-low 58-yards in the first half, and didn't put any points on the board until kicking a field goal as the first half expired to trail Detroit 14-3.
The Bucs opened the second half with a touchdown drive and failed 2-point conversion to pull within 14-9, before the Lions answered back with Jahmyr Gibbs' second touchdown run of the game to stretch the score to 21-9 late in the third quarter.
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 20: Jahmyr Gibbs #0 of the Detroit Lions runs the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field on October 20, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)
Detroit opened the first half scoring on their first offensive drive when Amon-Ra St. Brown caught a 27-yard touchdown from Jared Goff. In the second quarter, Gibbs broke loose for a 78-yard rushing score. He had 107 rushing and 54 receiving yards at halftime.
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