Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions' 36-27 win over the Washington Commanders, and looks at the players who helped and hurt their stock Sunday at Ford Field.
Four up
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown: Lions coach Dan Campbell called St. Brown “a pitbull that plays receiver,” and that description seems apt after the second-year wideout had another huge game Sunday. St. Brown caught nine passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns, including a back-breaking 11-yard score with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter. He had a 58-yard rush on an end-around (and another 10-yard run).