This duel has it all: Sunday night, the New York Jets receive the Detroit Lions (from 18:30 live on ProSieben and ran.de ). A decent chunk for the Lions, who now absolutely want to make the playoffs after their weak start to the season.
The Jets’ defense against the run and pass is among the best in the league. And with the Big Apple team still in playoff contention, the clash between the powerful defense of the Jets and the equally fascinating offense of the Lions should be a “fight of the heavyweights”, at least that’s what the head coach called it of Lions Dan Campbell.
Amon-Ra St. Brown, who has since gone on to become one of the top wide receivers in the NFL in Detroit, can’t disagree. “I totally agree. There will be two good and powerful offensives against one powerful defense,” the German said in an interview with US reporters.
Jets vs. Lions as a “heavyweight fight”
“They have a good defense and I think they are in the top five in the league. It will be a difficult match for us. But we can’t wait. We have to be ready because we are quite good in attack. But if a good attack meets a good defense, a side will win, so we need to make sure we go big.”
For St. Brown, it is obvious that the team will rely on coach Campbell. “We are following him. He has never faltered. He has been the same all season. And as players we can’t ask for much more. We want to go out there and win for him, but also for ourselves and for the city, sure. We want to win for everyone.”
The recipient of the German passport should be involved in this project again, as he is currently one of the stars in the league. St. Brown was thrown 50 times in his last five games by quarterback Jared Goff, 43 catches for 499 yards and three touchdowns.
