Lions 37 Bengals 24
It was too little, and too late.
Trailing 28-3 in the 4th, the Bengals scored 21 points to pull within 11.
Down 35-24 with 2:57 left, their on-side kick attempt failed. The Lions sacked Jake Browning for a safety in the final 2-minutes.
Outscored 113-37 in losing three straight.... 69-9 in the first half of the last three games, 97-9 in the first three quarters of those games.
Don’t worry. Zac will say it starts with him. And add that this will be a big week for their resolve and ability to deal with adversity.
Jake Browning and the offense was booed throughout the first half. It was abysmal.
Offene:
Total yards: 322, 237 passing 85 rushing.
4th quarter TD snapped streak of 19 straight drives w/o TD. Scored on three straight drives.
Browning: 26-40-251, 3 INT, 3 TD, 2 sack. Booed in 2nd QT. Penalty wiped out a 2nd safety.
FG to end half, got ball to begin 2nd half: Browning INT opening possession.
Ja’Marr Chase: 6-110-2 TD. Heck of a toe-tap 19-yard TD catch. 84-yard deep ball TD. He recorded tackles on each Browning's 3 INT.
Run game: 15-72 (4.8), Perine 4-27, Brown 8-27
Dyland Fairchild went to tent in 4th, Dalton Risner took over at LG for a series.
Higgins: 3-22, TD
Yoshi: 5-82
Defense
Total yards: 365
Only so much they can do, for so long….
Opening drive TD 4th time in 5 games.
Logan Wilson is moving like Frankenstein.
Trey: 2 sacks. Sack/forced fumble at Bengals 28 (O 3 & out)
Trey lining up on both edges
Myles Murphy 3rd D sack
Ossai: Sack. Dropped into coverage several times?
Late getting guys on the field
Homecomings:
Mt. Healthy RB David Montgomery: TD rushing, TD passing
Holy Cross LB Derrick Barnes, safety
Special Teams
Rehkow 4th/5th/6th punts into the endzone.
McPherson 50-TD FG
Penalties: 6
False start Karras, Jenkins hold, Newton SP hold, false start Brown, delay of game, unsportsmanlike conduct for short free kick