3 game ball winners for the Detroit Lions in Week 2
1. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
Given the NFL records he tied or set against the Commanders, St. Brown may have taken home a couple actual game balls from Ford Field on Sunday as personal mementos. He now owns the record for most games with eight or more catches and a touchdown by himself, with six, and he tied Michael Thomas and Antonio Brown for the NFL record with his eighth straight game with eight or more catches.
.@Lions WR @amonra_stbrown has produced 8+ receptions in 8-straight games, tying the @NFL record for the longest such streak.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) September 18, 2022
He has also produced 6-straight games with 8+ receptions & a TD, establishing a new #NFL record.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/MgYgnKmZ1d
.@Lions WR @amonra_stbrown produces his first game with multiple TD receptions.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) September 18, 2022
He is the 3rd WR in @NFL history to produce a game with 100 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs & 50 rushing yards, joining:
- Javon Walker (2006)
- Joey Galloway (1995)#OnePride pic.twitter.com/qAGFRPkmG3
Not only did St. Brown tally nine receptions for 116 yards and two touchdowns against Washington, with a career-best 49-yarder, he led the Lions in rushing with 68 yards (highlighted by a 58-yard run).
As Lions’ game balls were given out for Week 2, everyone else who got one was going to come after St. Brown by order of merit. The steal of the 2021 NFL draft is becoming a star, and the national attention beyond fantasy football circles is coming fast.
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