A win is a win, but that felt a lot more like survival than victory.
The Lions were up 24-10 and looked like they had the game under control. Then the defense did what it has been doing and let the Jets right back into it. A 14-point lead disappeared in the fourth quarter and suddenly it was 24-24.
Fortunately, the offense answered. Goff played another really clean game, and Gibbs was ridiculous: 99 yards rushing, 65 receiving and three touchdowns. When Detroit needed the lead back, they got it.
The defense is still the concern. Geno Smith went 31-of-37 for 321 yards and three touchdowns, and the Jets were driving for a potential tying score before Chuck Clark finally ended it with the strip sack.
There were some positives. Detroit held the Jets to 58 yards rushing, got five sacks and finally produced the big defensive play when they absolutely had to have one.
So I’ll take 2-1.
But I’d really like to watch a Lions game where the fourth quarter doesn’t turn into a survival exercise.
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