American Football: St. Brown show is not enough: Lions lose to Bills

A monster performance from Amon-Ra St. Brown couldn’t prevent the Detroit Lions from losing their second loss of the season. The 25-year-old had a career-high of 14 caught passes and gained a total of 193 yards against the Buffalo Bills, and he also scored a touchdown. The Lions still lost the duel between two Super Bowl candidates 42:48. The result was closer than the game felt. By the 35:14 mark in the third quarter, the Bills had everything under control against the Lions team, which was plagued by injuries.

The team has the most failures in the league. There were three injuries on Sunday. “When I say I don’t feel good about injuries, that doesn’t mean I don’t feel good about the rest of the season,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said of further defensive issues. The hosts had no means against Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who has been outstanding this season.

Crazy numbers from Lions quarterback Goff ultimately worthless

Jared Goff delivered crazy numbers for the Lions and gained 494 yards and five touchdowns in the passing game. But Allen controlled the game with the Bills and recorded 362 yards and two touchdowns after passes and two more after his own runs.

Despite the second defeat, the Lions are still at the top of the NFC table ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles. This would give them a bye in the first round of the playoffs and home advantage afterwards. In the AFC, the Bills increased their lead to third place because the Pittsburgh Steelers lost 13:27 to the Eagles. The Kansas City Chiefs are still in first place after beating the Cleveland Browns 21:7.

Steelers, Texans and Vikings safely in playoffs

As winners of the AFC North, the Steelers can also safely plan for the playoffs and benefited from the defeats of the Miami Dolphins (12:20 against the Houston Texans) and the Indianapolis Colts (13:31 against the Denver Broncos). The Texans are also certainly there as the best team in the AFC South. The Minnesota Vikings also already have their playoff ticket in their pocket before the game against the Chicago Bears on Monday thanks to the Seattle Seahawks’ 13:30 defeat against the Green Bay Packers.