Joseph joined some elite company Sunday afternoon with his interception in the second quarter. It was Joseph’s third interception of the season and the 20th of his career.
He joined Hall of Famer Ed Reed as the only safeties since 2000 to record 20 interceptions through the first four seasons of a player’s career.
Joseph is just the sixth player since 2000 with at least 20 interceptions in his first four seasons, joining J.C. Jackson (25), Richard Sherman (24), Marcus Peters (22), Ed Reed (22) and Rashean Mathis (20).
It seemed fitting in the first football game David Montgomery has played in his hometown of Cincinnati since he was an All-State quarterback for Mount Healthy High School, he threw a touchdown pass.
Montgomery put the Lions up 14-0 early in the second quarter with a 3-yard touchdown pass out of the Wildcat formation to tight end Brock Wright. It was Montgomery’s second career touchdown pass after tossing a touchdown to Sam LaPorta in a win over Tennessee last year. He is the first Lions running back to throw for multiple touchdowns passes in the Super Bowl Era.
He added an 8-yard touchdown run later in the game and finished with 71 scrimmage yards.