Lions Rout Patriots 35-10 in Germany
Wearing lederhosen and carrying a German flag onto the field in Munich on Sunday, Amon-Ra St. Brown scored two touchdowns to help the Detroit Lions rout the New England Patriots 35-10.
The victory extended the Detroit win streak to five games as the team improved to 7-2 on the season. St. Brown caught a 56-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and added a 28-yard score in the third quarter.
“Being in Germany, number one, was a blessing, it’s been amazing,” St. Brown said. “But being able to win like that — with the guys, my teammates in front of the fans here in Germany, it’s like a dream come true.”
The Patriots lost quarterback Drake Maye to an ankle injury on their opening drive. Maye completed three of four passes for 48 yards and scrambled for 11 yards before edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson sacked him at the Detroit 15-yard line on third down.
New England coach Mike Vrabel did not know the extent of Maye’s injury after the game. “We’ll have to get some more tests run and we’ll see when we come back what it ends up being and the severity of whatever injury he has,” Vrabel said.
Hutchinson appeared to hurt his knee while celebrating the sack that knocked Maye out of the game. Lions coach Dan Campbell addressed the status of the edge rusher following the matchup.
“Nothing new — we’ll know more when we get back in the States,” Campbell said. “Anytime you lose a player like that and you don’t know the entirety of it … it hurts a little bit.”
Jared Goff completed 20 of 31 passes for 303 yards with three touchdown passes and two interceptions for Detroit. Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 153 yards and two scores, while also catching seven passes for 99 yards.
Gibbs became the first NFL player since Priest Holmes in 2002 to produce more than 150 yards rushing with two rushing touchdowns and at least 95 yards receiving in a game, the Lions said. Isaac TeSlaa caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Goff in the second quarter.
Tommy DeVito replaced Maye for New England, completing 12 of 24 passes for 81 yards with one interception and a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Lan Larison. The Patriots fell to 5-5 after losing back-to-back games and three of their past four.
“We’re heading into the bye and we have to get some things fixed and changed and corrected and figure out ways to win as opposed to what we’re doing right now, which is not giving ourselves enough of a chance,” Vrabel said.
Immediately after the game, workers were scheduled to start installing a new field at Allianz Arena ahead of Bayern Munich hosting Cologne on Friday night in a Bundesliga game. The NFL said that it will work in partnership with Allianz Arena to replace the field following Sunday’s game.
In injury developments, Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown left in the second half with a hamstring injury, right tackle Morgan Moses left in the first quarter before returning, and running back TreVeyon Henderson was placed on injured reserve. For the Lions, Hutchinson left in the first quarter and was ruled out.
The Patriots enter a bye week, while the Lions host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next Sunday.
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