INGLEWOOD, Calif. — There were a combined 79 points and seven fourth-down conversions, making for an electrifying win in Detroit’s first game back from the bye week.
The Lions went into Los Angeles and outlasted the Chargers in a 41-38 shootout for their seventh win of the season. Detroit’s offense kept its foot on the gas as the defense struggled to get quarterback Justin Herbert off the field.
Both teams also scored in every quarter, so it was rocking inside of SoFi from start to finish. It was one of those games where it felt like whoever had the ball last would be the victors, and that’s exactly what happened in Los Angeles.
The Lions moved into scoring position, then milked the clock and the Chargers of their timeouts to set up the buzzer-beating field goal. Riley Patterson nailed the 41-yarder as time expired, with the Lions getting a much-needed win ahead of two divisional games in the span of 11 days.
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Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery left the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second quarter with a rib injury and will not return.
Montgomery was tackled hard Sunday and landed on by two defenders after taking a screen pass 19 yards to begin a drive at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Montgomery laid on the field for a few minutes before he walked off under his own power with trainers.
Montgomery refused to be carted to the locker room and continued to walk with trainers. He remained there until halftime. Fox sideline journalist Pam Oliver reported the X-rays Montgomery received came back negative, confirming no broken ribs.
Montgomery came into the day as the featured running back in the offense because of a hamstring injury to rookie Jahmyr Gibbs. He had 14 rushing yards in addition to the catch he was injured on before exiting.
