Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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DETROIT — The Detroit Lions (4-2) look to avoid a rare slide in the regular season after a loss last week when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) in a matchup of two of the best teams in the NFC tonight at Ford Field.
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The player who sparked some life into the offense was running back Jahmyr Gibbs. On the first drive alone, Gibbs got four touches in a row, totaling 37 yards, to set up an Amon-Ra St. Brown touchdown. He was more involved in the passing game this time around, with 30 of those yards coming from a catch-and-run that put the Lions in scoring range.
Jahmyr Gibbs had four plays of 24 or more yards Monday night and finished with a career-high 218 yards from scrimmage and 2 TDs for the Detroit Lions.
The Lions' patchwork secondary and relentless front seven shutdown Tampa Bay's offense, paving the way for a key win before the bye.
Last week's postgame brawl between the Chiefs and Lions is something you rarely see after any NFL game and it resulted in a suspension for one of Detroit's better defensive players. Lions DB Brian Branch was issued a one-game ban by the league,
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"I don't see him (playing) Monday. That was just, get him out there moving around in individual," Campbell said. "He's still got a little bit to go here to make sure that he's ready, or can be ready, to produce, to protect himself, all of that. But he's improving, that's a positive sign."
Corner Terrion Arnold is unlikely to play Monday for the Detroit Lions vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite practicing on a limited basis Friday.