CLEVELAND -- The Detroit Lions are back in the losing column, with another toothless showing through the air in their 13-10 loss on the road against the Cleveland Browns in Week 11.
Tim Boyle got the nod under center for the injured Jared Goff, representing the backup quarterback’s first career start. It was tough sledding for Boyle, finishing 15 of 23 passing for only 77 yards with two interceptions. Detroit’s offense didn’t reach the red zone once, with Boyle’s longest pass going for 24 yards to tight end T.J. Hockenson.
This loss moves Detroit’s winless streak to 14 games, with the Lions failing to score 20 points in all but one game this season. That’s right. This offense has scored more than 20 points only once, needing two successful onside kicks and a pair of two-point conversions in their Week 1 loss.
“Look, I get it. I’m sure there’s a lot of people that question I was too conservative, and maybe I ought to throw it a lot more, but I’m just not ready to do that with where we were at here,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “Last week was a certain situation. This week was, man, I think you have to go where the game takes you. And look, we have plenty of ammo in there, but it’s also, man, you got to be careful and you got to be smart. And how do you get yourself to have the best chance to win at the end, where you’re in it? And so I just didn’t feel like it was right. I didn’t feel it was the right thing to do.
“Do I see myself trying to win games, you know, 14-13 or 16-13? No. But we’ll do whatever it takes to win a game. I just felt like the right thing to do was try to run it a little bit, try to take a little stress off Tim, get him going. But yeah, look, it’s no secret. We have to be better in the pass game.”
The Lions made it a 13-10 game, got the ball back, then ran a draw on third-and-14 before punting it away with less than five minutes to go. They never touched the ball again, with Nick Chubb putting the cherry on top of his impressive return to the lineup after being on the COVID list. Chubb ran 22 times for 130 yards, putting the game on ice with three first-down runs down the stretch.
See below for a rundown of headlines from around the country after Detroit’s latest loss:
Baker Mayfield walks off the field alone looking mad and declines to talk to the media after Sunday’s 13-10 victory over the Lions -- Cleveland.com
Baker Mayfield Doesn’t Talk To Media After Sunday’s Win -- Pro Football Talk
Browns survive scare from winless Lions with 13-10 victory, turn attention to Ravens -- Cleveland.com
Week 11 takeaways, big questions: Taylor’s huge day, upsets for Packers and Titans, more -- ESPN
Chubb runs for 130, Browns hold off winless Lions 13-10 -- Associated Press
First Thoughts: Browns squeak past Lions 13-10 thanks to defense, Nick Chubb’s running -- The Athletic
Bottom line: Browns needed a win vs. the Lions and got one; major QB concerns linger – Terry Pluto -- Cleveland.com
NFL Week 11 live updates: Texans shock Titans, Jonathan Taylor’s 5 TDs -- The Athletic
BROWNIES & FROWNIES: Browns squeak by winless Lions 13-10 in lackluster display -- SB Nation
Detroit Lions offensive woes continue with Tim Boyle, lose to Browns 13-10 -- SB Nation
From MLive:
Instant observations: Tim Boyle passes for just 77 yards in another loss for Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions punt their final chance away in 13-10 loss to Cleveland Browns: Live updates recap
Lions’ Jonah Jackson flagged for talking trash about Jadeveon Clowney’s mother between quarters
D’Andre Swift becomes first Lions RB with consecutive 100-yard games since Kevin Jones in 2004
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