2-0!
That's right, the Detroit Lions are 2-0 after beating the Houston Texans 28-16.
The Detroit Lions of the last 3 seasons would not have won this game. Right after the Texans scored to make it a 14-10 it seemed like they had stolen all the momentum. You would think the Lions would have folded but right after the Texans scored, Eddie Drummond returned the kickoff 99 yards for a score to put Detroit back up 21-10. The Texans again responded with a score early in the 4th quarter to make it 21-16 Lions(Houston tried for a 2 point conversion but they missed it). After that, the Lions responded with a 80 yard drive that took nearly 8 minutes. During that drive they converted a number of third downs to keep the drive alive. The drive ended with Harrington hitting Roy Williams for an incredible 14 yard touchdown catch along the side of the endzone. That scored sealed the victory for the Lions.
Roy Williams had the best game of his young career. He caught 4 passes for 73 yards. He also caught 2 incredible touchdown passes. This game was a sign of great things to come for this young receiver.
Joey Harrington had a great game as well. He went 18/25 for 176 yards and 3 touchdowns. Two of those touchdowns were to Roy Williams and the other was to Cory Schlesinger.
Rookie running back Kevin Jones ran for 57 yards on just 12 carries.
Rookie cornerback Keith Smith picked off the only pass for the Lions on Sunday.
This was the first time since 2000 that the Lions have won 2 straight games.
I'm excited about this victory but Lions fans can't get too excited about this victory. The Lions have only won 2 games over subpar teams. Next week a very good Eagles team comes into town. That game will show us how good the Lions really are. After next week we should see if these Lions are for real.
The Detroit Lions of the last 3 seasons would not have won this game. Right after the Texans scored to make it a 14-10 it seemed like they had stolen all the momentum. You would think the Lions would have folded but right after the Texans scored, Eddie Drummond returned the kickoff 99 yards for a score to put Detroit back up 21-10. The Texans again responded with a score early in the 4th quarter to make it 21-16 Lions(Houston tried for a 2 point conversion but they missed it). After that, the Lions responded with a 80 yard drive that took nearly 8 minutes. During that drive they converted a number of third downs to keep the drive alive. The drive ended with Harrington hitting Roy Williams for an incredible 14 yard touchdown catch along the side of the endzone. That scored sealed the victory for the Lions.
Roy Williams had the best game of his young career. He caught 4 passes for 73 yards. He also caught 2 incredible touchdown passes. This game was a sign of great things to come for this young receiver.
Joey Harrington had a great game as well. He went 18/25 for 176 yards and 3 touchdowns. Two of those touchdowns were to Roy Williams and the other was to Cory Schlesinger.
Rookie running back Kevin Jones ran for 57 yards on just 12 carries.
Rookie cornerback Keith Smith picked off the only pass for the Lions on Sunday.
This was the first time since 2000 that the Lions have won 2 straight games.
I'm excited about this victory but Lions fans can't get too excited about this victory. The Lions have only won 2 games over subpar teams. Next week a very good Eagles team comes into town. That game will show us how good the Lions really are. After next week we should see if these Lions are for real.
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