DETROIT (AP) — Rookie Jahmyr Gibbs ran for a season-high 152 yards and a touchdown, Jared Goff threw for 272 yards with a score, and the Detroit Lions beat the Las Vegas Raiders 26-14 on Monday night.
The Lions kept the ball and scored on their third drive of the second half, taking a two-score lead on Gibbs' 27-yard touchdown run.
In all, Las Vegas allowed its beat-up quarterback to get sacked six times.
He finished with 15 carries for 61 yards and a 3-yard touchdown late in the first half that cut the Raiders' deficit to 9-7.
Entering the game, Las Vegas had held an NFL-high five teams to fewer than 200 yards passing.
Persons:
Jahmyr Gibbs, Jared Goff, Goff, Sam LaPorta, Marcus Peters, Detroit's, Craig Reynolds, Gibbs, Riley Patterson, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kerby Joseph, Davante Adams, Garoppolo, misfired —, Adams, Josh Jacobs, Amon, Ra St, Brown, LaPorta, Maxx Crosby, Pro Bowler, LB Luke Masterson, FB Jakob Johnson, RB David Montgomery, Frank Ragnow, OG Jonah Jackson, ___
Organizations:
DETROIT, Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, NFC, Lions, Las Vegas, Raiders, Detroit, Las, NFL, Eastern Michigan's, LB, RB, OG, UP NEXT, New York Giants, Sunday . Lions, Los Angeles Chargers
Locations:
Las Vegas, Vegas, Detroit, Eastern