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He’s, as you said, a thoroughbred, a guy that, as good as we are at receiver right now and the health we have, can add to that group and make it even more explosive.” How much, I don’t know, but make sure he’s dialed in on his packages, and he’ll do a great job. “Wish I could connect it, but it was good to get a rep with him there, but yeah, it’ll progress from here. “Had the one shot on the go-ball,” Goff said of Williams. On Williams’ eight snaps, the Lions ran the ball on six of them and targeted him just once in the passing game, but the pass landed incomplete (short) as Williams was squeezed out on the sideline. Let’s just get his legs under him so he can get a feel. He’s going to get a little bit more next week. It was really that, just to get him somewhat acclimated, very much like we did (with) Jerry Jacobs in Dallas. “Go through pre-game, be on the sideline, you got your pads on, run into a huddle, run out, line up, wrestle with someone one-on-one a little bit. “Today was just about getting his legs under him,” coach Dan Campbell said of Williams’ NFL debut. He got used to the pre-game routine, then got his feet wet on a few offensive snaps, with a larger role on the horizon.

As expected, he is following the same acclimation process as pretty much every Lions player returning from injury. In most weeks, this would be the dominating headline, but with the Lions activating first-round pick Jameson Williams, his involvement has stolen the show. As Jeremy Reisman noted, Goff was “19-of-22, 231 yards, 2 TDs, 140.7 passer rating” when targeting this trio. The Lions finally have their starting wide receiver group healthy and boy did it show. Each brings a different skill set to the table, and it’s possible this change was just situational game planning, but it’s fair to speculate that the Lions may be giving their tight ends an opportunity to separate themselves. Wright’s snap count took a dip this week, while both Zylstra and Mitchell saw significant bumps. He now has the second most rushing touchdowns in Lions history and is just three away from breaking Barry Sanders’ franchise record (set in 1991). Meanwhile, Williams continues to smash the football into the end zone and now has 14 rushing touchdowns on the season-one more than he had in his entire five-year career entering 2022.

He’s not fully back to Week 1 form yet, but this is as close as he has been in months. He rewarded them with 62 yards on the ground, 49 yards through the air, and a touchdown. After slowly being worked back in while managing shoulder and ankle injuries, the Lions finally decided to lean on their talented back. Justin Jackson: 16 (21%) - 13 special teams snaps (50%) With the Lions up 40-14, Sudfeld found the field for victory formation.

All Rights Reserved.Here is a closer look at the Detroit Lions’ snap counts from their blowout Week 13 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, along with some thoughts on what it may mean going forward.