{"id":391936,"date":"2025-09-24T00:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T00:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/391936\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T00:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T00:29:10","slug":"lions-answer-questions-about-o-line-pass-rush-and-new-coordinators-in-road-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/391936\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions answer questions about O-line, pass rush and new coordinators in road win"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) \u2014 The Detroit Lions<\/a> have answered any lingering questions about their offensive line, pass rush and new coordinators.<\/p>\n

In one of the most impressive wins of the Dan Campbell era, the Lions beat the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> 38-30 on Monday night with a mix of brute strength, dazzling skill and gutsy coaching.<\/p>\n

Detroit’s reshaped offensive line, which was put in flux when four-time Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow retired, did not let Jared Goff get sacked for the second straight game and opened huge holes for running backs David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past two weeks have been fantastic,\u201d Gibbs said. \u201cThey\u2019ve really stepped up to the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Lions sacked Lamar Jackson seven times, a week after sacking Chicago’s Caleb Williams three times, addressing concerns outside from outside the organization about their ability to affect quarterbacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know what we\u2019ve got here,” Campbell said. \u201cWe don\u2019t need anybody telling us what we do or don\u2019t have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Detroit doesn’t have its offensive and defensive coordinators from last season because Ben Johnson left to lead Chicago and Aaron Glenn became the New York Jets’ coach. Their replacements, John Morton and Kelvin Sheppard, have proven they’re more than capable or calling plays and devising game plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought (Morton’s) third downs were probably the best part of everything we did, and everything was great,\u201d Goff said.<\/p>\n

The Lions were perfect on fourth down, converting on all three attempts, including one with 2 yards to go from midfield late in the game, when Goff lofted a 20-yard pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown that helped to seal the win.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s working<\/p>\n

The Lions look like they did on offense last year, when they averaged a league-high 33.1 points per game. They’re scoring 34.3 points this season, trailing only Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Detroit has gained more than 900 yards and scored 90-plus points in a two-game span for the first time since 1950.<\/p>\n

What needs help<\/p>\n

Kalif Raymond had a rough day returning punts. He fielded a punt at the 3-yard line, instead of letting the ball go in the end zone, and chose not to catch a punt that bounced to the 4.<\/p>\n

Stock up<\/p>\n

Al-Quadin Muhammad, a 30-year-old edge rusher, had a career-high 2 1\/2 sacks at Baltimore. He was out of the NFL at the beginning of last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank every player, every coach, everybody that’s in this organization because about a year ago, I was home. I was on the couch,\u201d Muhammad said in Detroit’s locker room<\/a> after Campbell gave him a game ball. \u201cWhen you get an opportunity, you make sure you take advantage of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muhammad made the most of increased opportunities with Marcus Davenport on injured reserve. The former Miami Hurricane was out of work after Dallas released him on Aug. 28, 2024, until Detroit added him to its practice squad last October.<\/p>\n

Stock down<\/p>\n

The Ravens looked like they were picking on cornerback Terrion Arnold, who struggled to stay with multiple receivers. Arnold allowed four catches, on six passes thrown to the receiver he was trying to cover, for 61 yards with a touchdown. He was also called for pass interference.<\/p>\n

Injuries<\/p>\n

Special teams contributor Sione Vaki left the game with a groin injury, and Campbell didn’t have an update on his condition.<\/p>\n

Key numbers<\/p>\n

Campbell is an NFL-best 12-2 in prime time, including a franchise-record four in a row on Monday night, since he became Detroit’s coach in 2021.<\/p>\n

The Lions have four more night games scheduled: at Kansas City on Oct. 12, hosting Tampa Bay on Oct. 20, at Philadelphia on Nov. 16 and hosting Dallas on Dec. 4.<\/p>\n

Next steps<\/p>\n

Detroit will prepare to host the Cleveland Browns<\/a> on Sunday. Cleveland is coming off a 13-10 win over Green Bay.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis defense is outstanding in Cleveland,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have our hands full.\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP NFL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nfl<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) \u2014 The Detroit Lions have answered any lingering questions about their offensive line, pass…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2071],"tags":[4495,146,113,4496,2506,7,147,6,4497],"class_list":{"0":"post-391936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-lions","8":"tag-7-action-news-sports","9":"tag-detroit","10":"tag-detroit-lions","11":"tag-detroit-sports","12":"tag-detroitlions","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-lions","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-wxyz-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115256450428806643","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}