It’s another day when I can wake up happy knowing the Lions won a football game. The boys in the Honolulu blue move to 5-1 after a 42-24 beatdown of the Carolia Panthers, making it their 14th straight game where they’ve scored 20 points or more, unreal.
Now I may, or may not, have hyped up Jameson Williams too much. The guy might have a 4.4 40-yard dash, but it doesn’t matter when you can’t catch a football. I made the mistake in fantasy of starting Jamo, and I fell victim to him going 2-3 in receptions for the game with nothing else on the stat line, pitiful.
Despite Williams’ poor show of athletic ability, the Lions showed out in more ways than one on Sunday. Jared Goff posted a 132.4 QB rating, going 20/28 in the air with three TDs and 236-yards, not to mention getting across the goal line with his legs. David Montgomery was doing David Montgomery things, hitting 109 yards on the ground with a touchdown and another 20 in the air. Josh Reynolds picked up another receiving TD on 76 yards, and Sam LaPorta balled out for 2 touchdowns on 47 yards. I may be on a hill standing alone when I say this, but LaPorta is a top three tight end in the league, and it’s not ridiculous to say it since he’s only the second tight end in NFL history to log 35+ receiving yards in his first five-career games.
Long story short, we got guys, and not just guys, but dawgs. Speaking of dawgs, Aidan
Hutchinson got out to a slow start, but the guy has been balling out since week 3. Hutch has 4.5 sacks, one interception, and 15 total tackles. He has four career interceptions, and keep in mind that the guy is a defensive lineman and he has more interceptions than anyone else in his 2022 draft class, a class that included the names of Travon Walker (1 INT), Derek Stingley Jr. (1 INT), Sauce Gardner (2 INT), and Kayvon Thibodeaux (0 INT) just to mention a few names.
Panthers remain winless this season and Bryce Young is looking for the spark to make something of their terrible season. The number one overall pick added two more interceptions in this game, thanks to Jerry Jacobs and Hutchinson, but when the rebuild is just starting, what more can you do. Young has the worst QB rating out of all the starters this season with 28.8, tough looks for the young buck.
Even though it was a win against arguably the worst team in the NFL, what I am about to say has been echoed by Kirk Herbstreit, Sports Illustrated, and Pat Mcafee, it’s the brand-new Lions and they are for real.
The Lions travel down to Tampa Bay this weekend to take on Baker Mayfield and company. The Bucs are fresh off of a 26-9 routing of the New Orleans Saints in NOLA moving them to 3-1 on the season.
Will Jamo have his breakout game? Will Sam LaPorta keep his fantasy owners happy? What celebration is Aidan Hutchinson going to break out after he gets a sack? There are many questions for this week, but Head Coach Dan Campbell wants everyone to know that one thing is for certain. If you’re hunting us, you don’t have to look far because we’ll be at your front door.

The Lions are so back.

Lions head to Tampa Bay to take on Baker Mayfield and the 3-1 Buccaneers

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