Jets destroyed Lions and Rams broke away from Raiders in ‘MNF’ doubleheader
The Lions laid an egg and the Raiders couldn’t keep up with halftime adjustments as the Jets and Rams won on Monday Night Football.
The New York Jets destroyed the Detroit Lions in the first of two Monday Night Football games, while the Oakland Raiders and Los Angeles Rams fought a close game in the first half, but one that the Raiders pulled away with in the second, winning, 33-13.
Sam Darnold threw a pick-six on the very first regular season pass of his career, but he rebounded nicely after it, throwing a couple more touchdowns while being assisted by his defense and special teams units en route to a 48-17 win. Darnold completed 16 of 21 passes for 198 yards, a pair of touchdowns and the interception.
Matthew Stafford, who was clearly injured on two separate plays and was briefly replaced by Matt Cassel, threw four interceptions in the losing effort. He also got basically nothing from his running game, which totaled just 39 yards rushing, while the Jets ran for 169 yards as a team.
In the second game, the Raiders came out with a strong offensive gameplan, attacking the Rams’ soft zone. They found some success doing that, but the Rams made some serious adjustments at halftime, and the Raiders fell apart. Derek Carr wound up throwing three interceptions, one of which was probably the worst of his career.
The Los Angeles defense helped out the offense, which got an uneven game from Jared Goff. He threw for a couple touchdowns, but he missed a ton of throws despite strong protection from his offensive line. Still, he did enough, along with Todd Gurley (108 yards rushing) and the defense to get the win.
