Pride of Detroit
In Week 10, the Detroit Lions (6-3) got back to their winning ways, as coach Dan Campbell assumed offensive play-calling duties and led the team to a convincing 44-22 win over the Washington Commanders. Let’s take a look at how the Lions utilized their personnel on their way to their latest victory.
With the Lions up 44-22 and less than five minutes remaining in the game, the Lions benched their offensive starters for the final two drives. Allen went 0-2 on the day, failing to connect with TE3 Ross Dwelley while Jameson Williams dropped his target. However, Allen still managed to lead the Lions to a field goal on one drive, while helping them run the clock out on the other.
Gibbs and Montgomery each ran the ball 15 times in this game, with the former accounting for 142 yards rushing (along with three receptions for 30 yards) and the latter producing 71 yards on the ground. Vaki got his first carry of the 2025 season on the Lions’ second-to-last play (a 4-yard run), while Reynolds got on the field for victory formation.
St. Brown and Raymond each had four receptions in the first half, accounting for 43 (plus a TD) and 49 receiving yards, respectively, but each only touched the ball once in the second half: a 15-yard reception and a 10-yard run, respectively.
Their production was limited because the second half of the Lions game belonged to Williams, as he secured five of the Lions’ eight receptions, accounting for 105 yards and a touchdown. Once Campbell realized he could unlock Williams with crossing routes, he went to the well multiple times, as we can see in his reception-tree via Next Gen Stats:
TeSlaa caught his only target on the day, an 11-yard reception in the second half, while Lovett got on the field in clock-killing time on offense and once as a punt returner.
LaPorta and Wright were on their normal snap trajectories before being pulled on the final two series, allowing Dwelley to get some extra time on offense.
