On Sunday, for the third time in their last six games, the Detroit Lions did what good teams do when they face an inept team. This time it was the Jacksonville Jaguars, who may fire their head coach as they now go into their bye week, and the result was a 52-6 win for the now 9-1 Lions.
Before their final drive where they were running out the clock, the Lions scored on every other drive they had as they set franchise records for total net offensive yards (644), victory margin (46 points) and first downs (38).
And that isn't meant to discount the defense's effort, as Aaron Glenn's unit allowed just 3.6 yards per play.
Without further ado, here are out winners and losers for the Lions in Week 11.
7 winners and 1 loser from Lions' big win over the Jaguars
Winner: QB Jared Goff
After throwing five interceptions against the Houston Texans in Week 10, Goff needed a rebound performance and taking on the Jaguars looked like a great spot to have it. All he did was go 24-for-29 for 412 yards and four touchdowns, along with a perfect 158.3 passer rating, on Sunday. The quality of opponent has to noted, but Goff looked as sharp as he did in the six games prior to Week 10 and he's firmly back in the MVP race.
Loser: LB Alex Anzalone
Let's get the one loser from Sunday's game out of the way.
Anzalone suffered a left forearm injury late in the first half, and FOX cameras captured him saying "it's broke" as he went to the locker room with trainers. After the game, Dan Campbell confirmed Anzalone suffered a broken forearm and he'll be out 6-8 weeks.
After the game, Anzalone took to Twitter to thank fans for their support.
Thank you everyone for the well wishes! As an athlete, a lot of times you think “Why did this have to happen?” But I like to think about all the countless reps something bad didn’t happen. I’m beyond blessed! I’ll be back in no time, fresh legs and all
— Alex Anzalone (@AlexAnzalone34) November 17, 2024
Winner: WR Jameson Williams
Williams seemed lined up for a big game against a Jaguars' secondary that likes to cede big plays, and that's just what happened. A 64-yard touchdown capped by a fantastic and iconic touchdown celebration was the highlight, but he had two other 20-plus-yard catches.
Waymo on the loose to start the second half 🙌#JAXvsDET | 📺 CBS pic.twitter.com/HV5RLzMadK
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
Williams has come back from his two-game suspension and hit the ground running. He is doing work to put the last of his doubters to bed.
Winner: WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
St. Brown scored in his eighth straight game on Sunday, , scoring twice on his way to 11 catches (on 11 targets) for a career-high 161 yards.
.@amonra_stbrown's in the end zone for a franchise-record 8⃣th straight game 😎#JAXvsDET | 📺 CBS pic.twitter.com/rooJU7AkW7
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
Anotha one@JaredGoff16 🎯 @amonra_stbrown#JAXvsDET | 📺 CBS pic.twitter.com/wZan3Szf4T
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
.@Lions WR @amonra_stbrown has produced a TD reception in eight-straight games.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) November 17, 2024
This ties the third-longest single-season streak in the @NFL since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/hcobFbjhwF
Winner: David Montgomery
Winner: Jahmyr Gibbs
The only way to acknowledged the Lions' running back duo ("Sonic and Knuckles") as winners is to do so together. Montgomery and Gibbs each scored in the first half on Sunday (Montgomery twice), giving the Lions a record 24-game streak with a rushing touchdown (including the playoffs).
Gibbs had a 54-yard reception on a screen, his only catch of the game, to give him 123 yards from scrimmage. Montgomery had three receptions for 20 yards to fall just short of 100 total yards himself (95). The Jaguars defense was simply no match for anything the Lions' offense did on Sunday, including both parts of the best running back duo in the league.
Winner: Jack Campbell
Campbell is really getting it done this year, and he led the Lions with nine tackles on Sunday. Anzalone being out several weeks will put more responsibility on him, but the second-year man looks like he'll be up to the task.
Winner: S Kerby Joseph
Joseph intercepted his league-leading seventh pass of the season on Sunday, baiting Mac Jones into making the throw like a savvy vet would.
Kerby Joseph is inevitable #JAXvsDET | 📺 CBS pic.twitter.com/Ph8hXExZuJ
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
Joseph now has 15 career interceptions, but he talked about how the game is slowing down for him in Year 3.
Kerby Joseph on his INT: "I ain’t gonna lie, I saw it before he even threw it. I saw him pat it and I knew he was trying to go. So I’m like, 'Oh, that’s a pick. Finally. I been waiting on it all game.'"
— Will Burchfield (@burchie_kid) November 17, 2024
"Every year, the game kept getting slower and slower. Now it’s on my time."
Adding to their status as winners of the day on Sunday, Williams and Joseph went to go hand out turkeys to families in need after the game.
Post-Game Stats: Following a game where @bigsgjamo recorded a career-high 124 receiving yards and @JKERB25 recorded his league-leading 7th interception, both players went straight from Ford Field to @theyunion to donate and distribute 100 turkeys to local families. https://t.co/rAx5nHYp8t
— Eamonn Reynolds (@Eamonn_Reynolds) November 17, 2024