Jahmyr Gibbs, Jared Goff help Lions pound Commanders

Jahmyr Gibbs scored three touchdowns, Jared Goff passed for 320 yards and three scores and the visiting Detroit Lions routed the Washington Commanders 44-22 on Sunday.

Gibbs rushed for 142 yards and two scores and caught a touchdown pass for Detroit (6-3), which scored on its first eight possessions.

Goff completed 25 of 33 passes for his second 300-yard game of the season, and Jameson Williams had six receptions for 119 yards and a touchdown.

The Lions, who gained a measure of revenge for the Commanders' 45-31 upset win in an NFC Divisional playoff game last January, finished with 546 yards of offense and 30 first downs.

With President Trump on hand, the Commanders (3-7) lost their fifth straight game and have been outscored 154-65 over the past four.

Starting in place of injured Jayden Daniels, Marcus Mariota was 16-of-22 passing for 213 yards and two touchdowns.

The Lions scored touchdowns on three straight drives before settling for a field goal and a 25-10 halftime lead.

Washington punted on the opening possession and Detroit drove 75 yards in 10 plays. Goff went 4-for-5 and hit Gibbs for a 14-yard touchdown.

After a 48-yard kick-off return by Noah Igbinoghene resulted in a Commanders field goal, the Lions increased their lead to 14-3 as Amon-Ra St. Brown caught a 9-yard touchdown pass with 1:54 left in the first quarter.

Gibbs did the heavy lifting on the next Detroit possession, catching one pass and running four times for 53 yards, including a 28-yard run early in the drive and 13-yard touchdown run to end it. After Commanders lineman Daron Payne punched St. Brown and was ejected, David Montgomery ran one yard for the two-point conversion.

Washington rallied as Mariota connected with Jaylin Lane for 41 yards to the Detroit 33 and Chris Rodriguez scored from the one to pull and Washington within 22-10 with 3:39 left in the half.

Goff and Mariota traded touchdown passes to start the third quarter. The Lions went 72 yards with Goff passing 14 yards to Williams for a touchdown. The Commanders answered as Mariota capped a 65-yard drive with a 1-yard pass to Deebo Samuel and the Lions' lead was 32-16.

With Detroit leading 35-16 early in the fourth quarter, Gibbs went around the right end for a 43-yard touchdown run and, after a missed extra point, the Lions lead was 41-16 with 12:50 remaining.

Mariota threw a four-yard touchdown pass to Ben Sinnott but the two-point try failed and Detroit's lead was 41-22.

--Field Level Media