The Detroit Lions had another shootout this week, this time emerging victorious. They downed the Washington Commanders by a score of 36-27.
Offensive spotlight: This marked six straight games with a touchdown for Amon-Ra St. Brown, tying a team record, and this is a team that once featured Hall of Fame receiver Calvin Johnson. St. Brown ended up with nine catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns. He also had a big end-around carry for 58 yards. He gained 3.4 yards per route run.
Defensive spotlight: Aidan Hutchinson had a big day, notching three sacks, all of which came in the first half. The Lions' pass-rush was combining well to cause problems for Washington, and Hutchinson was the beneficiary of several of those plays. He rushed the passer 37 times in the game to lead the team.
Rookie spotlight: Washington’s first-round rookie Jahan Dotson once again made a couple of excellent plays, scoring a touchdown and making another excellent grab on his way to 59 yards and four catches from five targets.
Offensive line spotlight: Even with multiple missing starters on the offensive line, Detroit’s group were able to open up some significant holes and pass block reasonably well. The line allowed two sacks, each from backups starting in place of injured starters, and the Lions rushed for 137 yards before contact.
Box Score
Passing
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Jared Goff | 26.04 | 20 / 34 | 256 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Washington Commanders | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Carson Wentz | 27.78 | 30 / 46 | 337 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Washington Commanders | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Carson Wentz | 31.78 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Curtis Samuel | 22.9 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| J.D. McKissic | 13.3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry McLaurin | 12.2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Antonio Gibson | 12.1 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 42.4 | 2 | 68 | 34 | 0 | 58 |
| Jared Goff | 26.04 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| D'Andre Swift P | 16.7 | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 50 |
| Jamaal Williams | 7 | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Craig Reynolds | 3.9 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 |
Receiving
| Washington Commanders | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Curtis Samuel | 22.9 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 8.7 | 1 |
| Jahan Dotson | 17.9 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 11.8 | 1 |
| J.D. McKissic | 13.3 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Logan Thomas | 12.7 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 |
| Terry McLaurin | 12.2 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 12.1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 |
| John Bates | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| Dax Milne | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Cam Sims | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 42.4 | 12 | 9 | 116 | 9.7 | 2 |
| D'Andre Swift P | 16.7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 6.2 | 1 |
| Josh Reynolds | 12.8 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 |
| Jamaal Williams | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 5.6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 3.9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Brock Wright | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| DJ Chark | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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