Lions lean on Jahmyr Gibbs to take down Raiders

Rookie Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for a season-high 152 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries as the host Detroit Lions pulled away to a 26-14 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night.Jared Goff passed for 272 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the NFC North-leading Lions (6-2).Riley Patterson made four of five field-goal attempts for Detroit. Amon-Ra St. Brown caught six passes for 108 yards and Sam LaPorta had eight receptions for 57 yards and a touchdown.Las Vegas’ Jimmy Garoppolo was limited to 126 passing yards and was sacked six times. Josh Jacobs rushed for 61 yards and a TD on 15 carries for the Raiders (3-5). Marcus Peters returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown.Goff passed for 225 yards as Detroit grabbed a 16-7 halftime lead.The Lions ran 14 plays on the game’s opening possession and settled for Patterson’s 44-yard field goal.Detroit receiver Josh Reynolds fumbled deep in his own territory on the Lions’ next possession, but Garoppolo threw an interception on the next play.Las Vegas gambled on fourth-and-2 from its own 49 the next time it had the ball and Garoppolo threw an incompletion. Detroit drove inside the Raiders 10 but once again settled for a Patterson field goal, this time from 31 yards out.That pattern was repeated, as Patterson kicked a 33-yard field goal to finish off the next Lions drive.

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