Miami, Fl — The Detroit Lions were able to get back on track with a great team win over the Miami Dolphins this evening.

After the deflating 19-8 loss to the Green Bay Packers, Detroit made good use of their bye week and rebounded to pick up a flawless 29-14 win over the Dolphins.


The defense lead the way by keeping the Dolphins rushing attack to an impressive -7 yards all game.

The great rush defense by the Lions forced 2 interceptions by quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Both of those picks, went to rising star Devon Kennard whom head coach Huey Gains and defensive coordinator Matt Patricia speaks highly on.

Head Coach: HUEY GAINS on Devon Kennard

“I think he’s a terrific player. He’s the kind of player that gets up at 4am, heads down to the practice facility and just studies film and works with our training staff. He feels there’s nothing that can prevent him from reaching Canton Ohio and it’s our job to put him into position to get there.”

Detroit also executed well on the offensive end. Led behind their efficient rushing attack, the offense picked up a total of 324 yards (161 Passing, 163 Rushing).

Running back Theo Riddick picked up a huge 69 yard as he took over the backfield with teammate Kerryon Johnson following LeGarrette Blount’s wrist injury.

It’s safe to say, this is the Detroit Lion’s team that looks the most lethal. When they can attack on the offensive and can force turnovers on defense, who can stop these guys?

DET
TEAM STATS
MIA
Offensive Yards Gained
324
260
Total Yards Gained
400
318
Penalties
5
3
Penalty yards
48
35
Total first downs
13
10
3rd down efficiency
2 - 10 , 20.0%
4 - 10 , 40.0%
4th down efficiency
1 - 1 , 100.0%
0 - 1 , 0.0%
2 point conversion
0 - 0 , 0.0%
0 - 0 , 0.0%
Trips to red zone
5
2
Red zone touchdowns
2
2
Red zone field goals
3
0
Red zone efficiency
100.0%
100.0%
Defensive sacks
3
1
Defensive Interceptions
2
0
Defensive forced fumbles
0
0
Defensive F.F. recovered
0
0

Stats

AWAY STATS
HOME STATS
Passing
Detroit Lions
Player
qbr
com/att
pct
yds
lng
td
int
sck
M.Stafford #9 119.9 13 / 18 72.2 169 65 1 0 1
TEAM - 13 / 18 72.2 169 65 1 0 1
Rushing
Detroit Lions
Player
att
yds
lng
td
avg
big
yac
T.Riddick #25 9 93 69 0 10.3 1 59
K.Johnson #33 15 30 9 0 2.0 0 13
M.Stafford #9 5 21 12 1 4.2 0 0
L.Blount #29 3 19 9 0 6.3 0 5
TEAM 32 163 69 1 5.1 1 77
Receiving
Detroit Lions
Player
rec
yds
avg
td
yac
lng
drop
T.Jones #13 1 65 65.0 0 0 65 0
K.Golladay #19 4 37 9.3 0 10 24 0
M.Jones Jr #11 3 27 9.0 1 2 12 0
L.Willson #82 2 23 11.5 0 10 15 2
L.Toilolo #87 2 13 6.5 0 5 12 0
T.Riddick #25 1 4 4.0 0 8 4 0
TEAM 13 169 13.0 1 35 65 2
Defense
Detroit Lions
Player
tckl
sck
pdef
int
int yds
td
ff
ffr
D.Kennard #42 4 1.0 0 2 49 1 0 0
J.Sheard #88 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Jones #52 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Flowers #59 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
D.Slay Jr #23 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Q.Diggs #28 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Robinson #91 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Hyder Jr #61 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Lawson #24 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
T.Wilson Sr #32 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Ansah #94 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Quin #27 2 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0
T.Tabor #31 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
J.Agnew #39 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TEAM 27 3.0 7 2 49 1 0 0
Kicking
Detroit Lions
Player
fg
fg pct
lng
xp
xp pct
50+
50+ pct
M.Prater #5 3 / 3 100.0 41 2 / 3 66.7 0 / 0 0.0
TEAM 3 / 3 100.0 41 2 / 3 66.7 0 / 0 0.0
Punting
Detroit Lions
Player
punts
yds
avg
tb
in20
lng
blk
S.Martin #6 4 197 43.3 1 1 66 0
TEAM 4 197 49.3 1 1 66 0