JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett looks at three Detroit Lions players who helped their stock and three who hurt their stock in the 34-16 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Stock up
RB D’Andre Swift
I’ve called for Swift to get a bigger share of the running back work the last few weeks, and the Lions finally obliged — and had to like what they saw. Swift ran for a career-high 116 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries. He showed explosiveness, breaking a 54-yard run on his first carry, and some unexpected power, running over Josh Jones on one third quarter rush.