Red-hot Lions post late victory over Jets

[December 19, 2022] Jared Goff threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brock Wright on a fourth-down play for the go-ahead score, and the Detroit Lions held on for a 20-17 win over the New York Jets on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

Goff passed for 252 yards and Kalif Raymond scored a 47-yard punt return for the Lions (7-7), who have won six of their last seven games.

Zach Wilson passed for 317 yards and two scores, both to C.J. Uzomah, along with an interception for the Jets (7-7), who have lost three straight.

The score was tied 10-10 at halftime.

The Lions reached the Jets 1-yard line on their first possession of the game, but Jamaal Williams was stopped for a loss on fourth down.

The Jets couldn't pick up a first down and had to punt from their end zone. Raymond took advantage of Braden Mann's line-drive kick, returning it 47 yards for a touchdown.

New York tied it during the opening minute of the second quarter when Uzomah broke free, and Wilson found him for a 40-yard score.

Detroit went up 10-7 after a 15-play drive ended with a 31-yard Michael Badgley field goal.

Wilson's 50-yard hookup with Jeff Smith set up Greg Zuerlein's 34-yard field goal on the last play of the first half.

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift (32) runs with the ball against the New York Jets during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

On New York's first possession of the second half, Jerry Jacobs picked off a Wilson pass and returned it 38 yards to the Jets 15-yard line. Badgley kicked a 34-yard field goal to give the Lions a 13-10 lead.

New York regained the lead shortly after Zach Wilson connected with Garrett Wilson on a 33-yard gain. That set up Zach Wilson's 1-year scoring pass to Uzomah with 4:41 remaining in the contest.

On fourth-and-1 after the two-minute warning, the Lions fooled the Jets with a play-action pass. Goff found Wright wide open, and he rumbled down the left side on the 51-yard scoring pass with 1:49 left.

The Jets had a chance to tie it. Wilson scrambled around and connected with Elijah Moore on a 20-yard gain. The Jets were granted a timeout with one second left but Zuerlein's 58-yard field goal attempt sailed wide.

--Field Level Media

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