Lions dont have time to enjoy rare 3-game winning streak

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DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Lions havent had a three-game winning streak in five years, so Monday would have normally been a day to enjoy.Not on Thanksgiving week, though.Dan Campbell and his coaching staff got one flights worth of relaxation out of Sundays 31-18 win over the New York Giants a victory that has the Lions at 4-6 in what looked like a lost season.By the time we got back to the office last night, the Giants were done, Campbell said Monday. Everything was about the Bills.Every NFL team deals with short weeks these days Thursday games have gone from a Thanksgiving tradition to a weekly occurrence but the Lions and Cowboys and their holiday opponents still have to work a bit harder because they are the only ones playing on a Thursday afternoon.The coaches know they have to be on point on minimal sleep and the players have to be on point with sore bodies, Campbell said. The a sistant coaches presented their research to the coordinators late last night and we all got to work.At some point, you go to bed for an hour or two, and then you start working again until you have a game plan.The coaches started installing the scheme for Buffalo on Monday, but the Matt Nieto Men Jersey team wont get the final pieces until a walkthrough on Thursday morning.This year has an added Calle Rosen Jersey twist the Bills just played in Detroit after Sundays game against Cleveland was moved to Ford Field because of a ma sive snowstorm that hit the Buffalo area. Thats a talented team, Campbell said. They are playing good football, theyve been in big games, and they know how to win them.WHATS WORKINGThe Lions are still last in the league in points allowed 28.2 per game but theyve finally started to force turnovers. They only had six takeaways in their 1-6 start. But have gotten seven in wins over the Packers, Bears and Giants.WHAT NEEDS HELPDetroits pa sing game is still looking for big plays. After 10 games, the Lions only have one 50-yard reception, and that went to TE T.J. Hockenson, who has since been traded to the Minnesota Vikings. However, WR Jameson Williams, the 12th overall pick in this springs draft, has started practicing with the team as he recovers from the knee injury sustained in the national championship game.He can run we all know that, Campbell said. Theres going to be a learning curve, just like there is for every rookie, but were going to try to find situations where he can help us.STOCK UPRB Jamaal Williams had three rushing touchdowns against the Giants, giving him 12 in Detroits first 10 games. Seven of the 12 have come from a yard and 10 from inside the 10, but he did have a 51-yarder against the Seahawks in October.STOCK DOWNWilliams touchdowns have made up for the fact that, after a brilliant start to the season, DAndre Swift hasnt been able to stay on the field. In the first two games, he had 20 carries for 200 yards and five catches for another 62. However, shoulder and ankle injuries have limited him to 25 carries for 73 yards in the past eight games.INJURIESCB Jeff Okudah (concu sion protocol) will mi Carl Soderberg Women Jersey s the Buffalo game a big lo s with Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs up next.KEY NUMBERThree In another lost year for Detroit sports, the citys fans can enjoy the Lions taking a three-game winning streak into Thanksgiving for only the second time since the 1970 merger. The previous time was 2017, and they promptly lost 30-23 to the Vikings.NEXT STEPSSpend the next three days trying to figure out how to stop Allen and Diggs.___AP NFL coverage: hub/NFL and AP_NFL in this topic
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