Jameson Williams keeps perspective after solid showing in Lions loss
DETROIT -- In the week leading up to Sunday’s game at Ford Field, Jameson Williams’ role in the Detroit Lions offense continued to garner significant discussion.
At the start of Week 9, the speedy receiver ranked 120th in the league in receptions (17) and had taken a slight dip across the board in his receiving metrics. When speaking to reporters on Thursday, Lions offensive coordinator John Morton vowed to increase Williams’ involvement in the offense.
To his credit, that happened. In the Lions’ Week 9 showdown against the division rival Minnesota Vikings, Williams caught four of his six targets for 66 yards and one touchdown — a 37-yarder with 1:55 left in regulation. However, it wasn’t enough to lift Detroit over Minnesota, as the Lions fell 27-24.
Interestingly enough, aside from the receptions, Williams posted the same stat line during the Lions’ Week 6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, finishing with 66 receiving yards and a touchdown.
“It’s kind of hard to, you know, think about that. We lost,” Williams said. “So I ain’t really think about nothing else right now because we lost.
“We’re going to do what we are known best, you know, bounce back. We got days off. We’ll come back to work on Wednesday and Thursday and get ready for our next opponent. There’s nothing much extra to it — just do what we do.”
Throughout the game, the Lions’ interior offensive line was overpowered by the Vikings’ defensive front, leading to issues in both pass protection and run blocking.
Despite getting touchdowns from their dynamic duo of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, the Lions’ rushing attack was limited to 20 carries for 65 yards — an average of just 3.3 yards per carry.
With the run game being a major component of the Lions’ offense, the lack of rhythm up front caused the unit to sputter after the opening drive. This ultimately affected their ability to sustain drives and move the ball efficiently.
That said, Williams didn’t want to attribute the team’s struggles solely to the run game.
“It affected us a little bit. I wouldn’t say a lot,” Williams said. “You know, we left a lot of opportunities out there in a couple of drives, but we lost by three points, man. We had opportunities. We just got to come through on them and do our job. We still could’ve won that game. It’s still on the table for us. All the mistakes we had, you know, it’s hard, you know.”
To Williams’ point, a number of missed opportunities came down to Detroit’s struggles on third down.
The Lions were just 5-of-17 (29.4 percent) on third-down conversions — the third time this season they’ve finished under 30% and the fourth time under 40%. Two of those games came against NFC North opponents: Green Bay in Week 1 (33.3%) and Minnesota on Sunday.
Lions coach Dan Campbell said he’s tasked his coaching staff with ironing out some of the offensive kinks. While Williams had a solid outing against the Vikings, it appears there’s still work ahead for Morton and the offense.
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