Jamir Gibbs was offered oxygen on the bench after running for 78 yards.
He refused.
It is clear that he is not out of breath.
Gibbs scored on a long sprint in the second quarter, a five-yard burst in the third and totaled a career-high 218 yards from scrimmage to lead the Detroit Lions to a 24–9 victory. Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday evening.
“You had a feeling it was going to happen,” Detroit coach Dan Campbell said. “It was under construction.”
The Lions (5-2) bounced back from the loss as they performed flawlessly for nearly three years, extending their longest streak of 51 games in the NFL without losing two straight regular-season games.
“The guys responded and I knew they would,” Campbell said.
Tampa Bay (5-2) gave up more than 200 yards in the first half but was outscored 14-3 because Detroit had an interception, fumbled the ball, turned the ball over on downs and missed a field goal.
Rookie Tez Johnson had a 22-yard touchdown run to open the second half, giving the Bucs a five-point lead, but they couldn't slow down Gibbs.
On the ensuing drive, Gibbs ran for 15 yards and took a 28-yard reception to set up his second touchdown, which gave the Lions a 21-9 lead late in the third quarter.
The third-year running back finished the season with a season-high 136 yards rushing on 17 carries and a season-high 82 receiving yards on three catches, putting his total behind just four appearances for the franchise this century.
Gibbs is the first NFL player with at least 135 rushing yards and 80 receiving yards and two scores on the ground since Chris Johnson accomplished the feat with Tennessee in 2009.
“He's a very talented running back, and when you miss a break, he can turn it into a big play,” Bucs coach Todd Bowles said.
Detroit's Jared Goff was 20 of 29 for 241 yards with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown early in the game. Goff, however, lost a fumble and overthrew rookie wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa on fourth-and-2 on the next two possessions and then threw an interception, all in Tampa Bay territory.
Baker Mayfield was 28 of 50 for 228 yards with one touchdown and one interception against a shorthanded defense. Mayfield threw an incomplete pass into the end zone with 4:24 left, ending potential comeback hopes.
“As a professional group, we haven't played in a lot of games,” Mayfield said. “Once the defense knows we're going to have to pass, they might cover their ears. It's not a fair situation for the offensive line.”
Gibbs took advantage of the big hole and his speed to score on a 78-yard run late in the second quarter to give Detroit a 14-0 lead.
“If you can get him to the second level, he can do everything else,” Campbell said.
After Detroit's Jake Bates missed a 54-yard field goal, Chase McLaughlin kicked a 53-yard field goal to end the half and put the Bucs on the scoreboard.
Bates did make a 58-yard field goal early in the fourth, knocking it off the post to give the Lions a 24-9 lead.
“It’s a tough matchup for every team right now,” Bowles said. “We know about the loud crowd. We just didn't convert, but they played a really good game.”
The Lions are 13-3 in night games under Campbell and have won five straight Monday Night Football games.
Houston Texans 19-27 Seattle Seahawks
Jackson Smith-Njigba had his fifth-best 100-yard reception of the season in the NFL as the Seahawks beat the Texans 27-19 on Monday night.
Smith-Njigba, who entered the game leading the league in receiving yards, gave Seattle a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter when he caught an 11-yard pass from Sam Darnold. Smith-Njigba celebrated his fourth touchdown of the season by dunking on the crossbar of the goalposts while receiving an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
In total, Smith-Njigba caught eight passes for 123 receiving yards. He became the second player in franchise history to record three straight 100-yard games, and his five 100-yard games this season were the second-most in a year by a Seahawks player.
Seattle struck first when RB Zach Charbonnet burst in from one yard out on the Seahawks' second play to give them a 7-0 lead. They had excellent field position thanks to LB Uchenna Nwosu sacking C.J. Stroud for an 18-yard loss, putting the Texans on their own one-yard line. It was the third-longest sack in Seahawks franchise history.
Charbonnet scored his second touchdown of the game, a two-yard rush, late in the third quarter to give the Seahawks a 27–12 lead.
Meanwhile, Houston scored its first touchdown of the game when Darnold was tackled in his own end zone midway through the third quarter. Texans edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. recovered the ball in the Seahawks' end zone, but Houston was unable to convert its two-point conversion attempt.
The Texans' only offensive touchdown came on Stroud's four-yard touchdown pass to running back Woody Marks with just 2:04 left in regulation.
Kaimi Fairbairn added two field goals for the Texans, whose two-game winning streak was snapped and fell to 2-4 on the year. Meanwhile, Jason Myers converted two of three attempts for the Seahawks, who moved to 5-2 on the season and tied at the top of the NFC West with the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams.
The victory increased Seattle's home record to 2–2. The Seahawks went 3-6 at Lumen Field last season. The Texans are 1-3 on the road.
