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Detroit Lions NFL grades against New York Giants Dan Campbell
In what was the most effective efficiency of the Dan Campbell period, the Detroit Lions received their third straight recreation. The newest within the streak came to visit the New York Giants, a 31-18 triumph that featured dominant performances on the defensive facet of the ball.
The Lions will attempt to carry the momentum right into a Thanksgiving showdown with the mighty Buffalo Payments. The final time Detroit received three straight video games got here in 2017, which was the crew’s final profitable season.
Listed below are the grades for every place group, primarily based on their respective performances in Sunday’s recreation.
Quarterback: C+
Jared Goff was turnover-free for the second straight recreation, which paid dividends. Whereas the Lions generated two takeaways, the quarterback was sound in his decision-making, and took care of the ball.
Goff didn’t make many huge performs, as his longest completion was a 32-yard toss to Amon-Ra St. Brown. But, the veteran signal-caller didn’t should make waves, given the defensive efficiency and consistency of the run recreation.
Goff was practically picked off within the third quarter, when he threw behind Tom Kennedy into double protection. Nonetheless, a lucky bounce off the palms of a defender stored the drive alive. The play got here after Detroit recorded a takeaway of its personal. So, the bounce prevented what may’ve been a momentum-changing play.
Working backs: B
Jamaal Williams remained the crew’s high choice within the backfield regardless of D’Andre Swift’s improved well being. The BYU product delivered with one other huge day, as he recorded his first profession three-touchdown recreation.
The main rusher on the day was neither participant, nonetheless. Justin Jackson, who started the season shifting between the energetic roster and the observe squad, delivered a game-high 66 speeding yards on 9 carries.
Jackson, the crew’s third string again in Craig Reynolds’ absence, confirmed toughness and physicality in his operating. Although he was the one of the three backs to achieve the tip zone, he delivered a top quality efficiency.
Fullback Jason Cabinda dropped each of his targets, together with one approaching a well-designed wheel route during which he was huge open.
Tight ends: B-
Brock Wright made two catches for 20 yards, whereas James Mitchell didn’t file a goal. Wright practically reached paydirt within the second quarter, taking a brief cross to the 1-yard-line to arrange Williams’ second rating.
Each he and Mitchell have been used considerably within the run recreation and did a strong job establishing run lanes for the operating backs. Cabinda additionally labored in a good end-type position as a blocker.
Large receivers: C+
Amon-Ra St. Brown had one other team-best day with seven catches and 75 yards. Moreover, he carried the ball as soon as for 4 yards. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson continued to deploy St. Brown and Kalif Raymond in distinctive methods.
Raymond and Tom Kennedy have been the one different receivers who recorded catches. For Raymond, it was a three-catch, 33-yard efficiency. In the meantime, Kennedy had one catch for 13 yards.
DJ Chark returned to motion from injured reserve however didn’t make an impression. He had only one goal, a protracted cross that was practically intercepted.
Offensive line: B+
Goff was stored on his toes all afternoon lengthy, whereas Detroit averaged 4.3 yards per stick with it the bottom.
Penei Sewell was penalized twice, together with an illegal-block penalty dedicated within the crimson zone. Nonetheless, the second-year sort out was spectacular in his downfield blocking on different display screen passes.
Jonah Jackson was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct within the first half, as properly, when he landed a shot after the whistle.
Frank Ragnow was energetic after lacking time through the week with an damage. He carried out properly in the course of the Lions’ line, which had a robust afternoon, except for the penalties.
Defensive position: A
The Lions carried out admirably in opposition to New York star operating again Saquon Barkley. Averaging over 100 yards per recreation getting into Sunday, Barkley was held to a season-low 22 yards (on 15 carries).
Aidan Hutchinson, John Cominsky and Alim McNeill every performed key roles on this effort. McNeill and Cominsky mixed for 5 tackles for loss, with each recording a solo sack.
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Hutchinson, in the meantime, picked off a cross for the second time in three weeks, and likewise fell on a fumble. Going through Daniel Jones, a quarterback who had restricted his errors all through the season, Detroit introduced strain, and created three turnovers.
Linebackers: B-
Malcolm Rodriguez returned to motion after lacking final week’s recreation and began alongside Alex Anzalone. Derrick Barnes and Chris Board additionally contributed in sure conditions.
Detroit’s linebackers struggled in protection, as New York made a dwelling with brief passing routes early within the recreation. Moreover, Barkley made an impression with two catches for 16 yards. The Giants focused Rodriguez with a brief cross to Barkley instantly.
Whereas the struggles within the passing recreation have been evident, the linebackers carried out properly in opposition to the run. Serving to within the effort to decelerate Barkley, Anzalone completed with 5 tackles whereas Rodriguez had 4.
Secondary: B-
Kerby Joseph continued his ball-hawking methods together with his third interception in as many weeks. Moreover, Will Harris had a hand in a turnover as he pressured the fourth quarter fumble that Hutchinson recovered.
Detroit’s depth was examined, as Jeff Okudah entered concussion protocol through the first half and didn’t return. In his absence, Harris, Amani Oruwariye and Jerry Jacobs took the accessible reps.
Jacobs made a formidable play on a crossing route run by Wan’Dale Robinson, but in addition gave up a protracted completion to Isaiah Hodgins.
Oruwariye, who was penalized six instances earlier within the season in opposition to Minnesota, was known as for defensive holding within the fourth quarter.
Robinson led the Giants with 100 receiving yards on 9 catches, whereas Darius Slayton completed with 85 yards. Detroit’s depleted secondary held up, bending however not breaking. However, it is going to be examined much more come Thursday, if Okudah will not be in a position to return.
Particular groups: A-
Jack Fox averaged 48.2 yards per punt on 5 makes an attempt, touchdown one contained in the 20. He had one touchback however boomed a 63-yarder that flipped the sphere within the second quarter.
Michael Badgley proved his value Sunday by nailing all of his further level makes an attempt in addition to a 24-yard discipline objective. On the opposite facet, Giants kicker Graham Gano missed each of his point-after makes an attempt.
Justin Jackson totaled 62 yards on two kick return makes an attempt, one in all which was a 36-yard scamper to open the second half.
Teaching: A
Sunday proved to be one in all Campbell’s finest teaching efforts. He was calculated in his decision-making, beginning together with his resolution to take the factors on Detroit’s first possession, fairly than try a brief fourth-down strive.
The Lions by no means pressured the problem Sunday. As an alternative, the coaches reacted properly to the conditions round them.
Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson continued his roll, with one other properly drawn-up gameplan that attacked the inside of the Giants’ protection.
On the flip facet, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn created a scheme that funneled Barkley to the sides, the place defensive ends have been ready to make performs. The Penn State product hardly ever had room to run, as Detroit bought the most effective efforts from gamers like Cominsky and McNeill.
It’s unsure how lengthy this good mojo will final for the Lions, however Campbell and his teaching workers are studying how you can constantly win. The crew has now received three video games in a row, and its means to complete with touchdowns in every of the final two quarters has demonstrated a brand new confidence.
Detroit will likely be examined Thursday in opposition to the Payments. Its efficiency on Thanksgiving must be used as a measuring stick, as to the steadiness of its success for the rest of the 2022 season.
Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez entered Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers with a 1.75 ERA in 15 starts, leading all MLB pitchers.
By the end of Suárez’s 16th start, his ERA jumped to 2.01 (though that was still good enough for first place) because the Tigers scored four runs on five singles in the fifth inning.
The Tigers earned a 4-1 win over the Suárez-led Phillies on Tuesday in the second of three games in the series at Comerica Park. With the victory, the Tigers (37-42) can take the series from the Phillies in Wednesday’s finale.
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For the Tigers, left-hander Tarik Skubal — the frontrunner to win the American League Cy Young Award — delivered seven scoreless innings on three hits and one walk with seven strikeouts against the National League’s best team to beat the NL’s best pitcher.
He threw 91 pitches.
Skubal, who retired 13 of his final 14 batters, has a 2.32 ERA in 16 starts, which ranks third in MLB. He trails only Suárez (2.01) and Boston Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck (2.18).
The Tigers scored all four runs in the fifth inning against Suárez, sparked by three singles in a row from Justyn-Henry Malloy, Jake Rogers and Ryan Kreidler at the bottom of the lineup.
Kreidler failed to execute bunts on back-to-back pitches, immediately putting himself in a two-strike hole, but instead of striking out, he put a down-and-away changeup in play. The play was ruled an infield single, but shortstop Trea Turner booted the ground ball from Kreidler to load the bases.
The Tigers took a 1-0 lead when Matt Vierling grounded out.
Andy Ibáñez, a right-handed hitter who rakes against left-handed pitchers — with a .375 batting average vs. southpaws — provided some insurance when he attacked Suárez’s down-and-away changeup for a single up the middle, scoring two runs for a 3-0 lead.
A two-out triple from Riley Greene — his fourth triple this season — extended the Tigers’ lead to 4-0. Greene shot Suárez’s middle-down cutter past first baseman Bryce Harper and into the right-field corner.
Suárez allowed four runs on nine hits with zero walks and four strikeouts across six innings. He thrived on groundball outs in the early innings, but the Tigers found holes in the defense in the fifth to help Skubal win the pitching duel.
Meanwhile, Skubal generated 19 whiffs on 42 swings — a 45.2% whiff rate — with 11 changeups, five fastballs, two sliders and one curveball. His fastball averaged 97.5 mph.
Skubal bounced back from back-to-back below-average road performances in his last two starts, in which he allowed four runs in 6⅓ innings to the Houston Astros and five runs (four earned runs) in four innings to the Atlanta Braves.
This time, Skubal shut down the Phillies to show himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball.
Finishing what Skubal started
Right-handed reliever Shelby Miller and right-handed reliever Jason Foley completed the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, to finish what Skubal started.
Miller retired all three batters in the eighth.
Foley couldn’t keep the shutout intact, as Harper — the first batter in the ninth — blasted an elevated fastball for a solo home run to left field, cutting the Phillies’ deficit to 4-1.
It was Harper’s 20th homer this season.
But Foley retired the next three batters — Alec Bohm (flyout), Nick Castellanos (groundout) and pinch-hitter Bryson Stott (flyout) — to finish the game in a tidy 2 hours and 4 minutes.
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan this week announced the first three communities selected to build solar arrays on vacant land as part of the city’s Solar Neighborhoods project.
The program, part of the city’s plan to reduce neighborhood blight and fight climate change, aims to create 200 acres of solar arrays to generate enough clean energy to power all 127 of the city’s municipal buildings.
Gratiot/Findlay, Van Dyke/Lynch, and State Fair neighborhoods were selected for Phase 1 of the project, which will turn 104 acres of land in the combined areas into solar fields.
Five more neighborhoods are finalists for the expected Phase 2 of the program.
Neighborhood benefits
Only 21 homes in the area slated for the construction were identified as owner-occupied. Each homeowner accepted at minimum $90,000 and moving assistance to leave the area. Renters in the area will receive the cost of relocating and 18 months of free rent in their new homes.
There are 159 owner-occupied homes in the area adjoining the location of the new fields. Those homeowners will receive $15,000 to $25,000 in energy efficient upgrades to their homes. Upgrade options include:
- Windows
- Roof repairs
- Residential solar panels
- Energy efficient appliances
- Air sealing and home insulation
- Energy efficient hot water heaters and furnaces
- Smart thermostats
- Energy efficient lighting
- Battery backups
The homeowners living in the areas slated for construction who did not want to move were offered the same benefits and agreed to have the fields built around them.
Landlords and vacant landowners will receive fair market value pursuant to Michigan’s condemnation law.
Watch: Crowd goes wild as Rickie Fowler makes winning putt at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Crowd at Detroit Golf Club reacts as Rickie Fowler sinks birdie putt on No. 18 to win three-man playoff at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, July 2, 2023.
Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press
The Rocket Mortgage Classic is returning to the Detroit Golf Club for its sixth iteration. The tournament, featuring 156 golfers, begins Thursday, but there will be events on Tuesday and Wednesday as well.
Tuesday: First Tee — Greater Detroit Youth Clinic
When: 3 p.m.
Where: Driving range behind the clubhouse.
TV/Streaming: None.
The buzz: “The First Tee – Greater Detroit Youth Golf Clinic presented by PGA TOUR Superstore will provide elementary and middle school-aged youth with an opportunity to learn fundamental golf skills and tips from PGA TOUR Teaching Professionals,” according to a release from Rocket Companies. “This [Watch & Learn] format will allow participants to observe as the pros hit balls and talk through their shots. No equipment is required.”
Tuesday: Area 313 Celebrity Scramble
When: 5 p.m.
Where: Detroit Golf Club.
TV/Streaming: None.
The buzz: The Area 313 Celebration Scramble pits six four-player teams against each other in a three-hole exhibition match over Nos. 14-16 at Detroit Golf Club. In addition to the usual golfing celebrities, such as Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo and Detroit Lions legend Calvin Johnson, the event will feature WWE wrestler “The Miz,” Sam Merrill of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Lions star Aidan Hutchinson and former Michigan and NBA star Chris Webber.
Wednesday: Detroit Community Days and Delta Dental Pro-Am
When: Gates open at 6:45 a.m.
Where: Detroit Golf Club.
TV/Streaming: None.
The buzz: “Returning for the third straight year, Detroit Community Days presented by Jeep® will offer all fans complimentary admission and parking for the Rocket Mortgage Classic’s special events on Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26. The brand will showcase its Grand Wagoneer, Wagoneer and Grand Cherokee models on site,” according to a release from Rocket Companies. “On Wednesday, June 26, fans can get up close to the action and watch PGA TOUR professionals playing in a relaxed setting throughout the day during the Delta Dental Pro-Am at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.”
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Thursday – Sunday: Rocket Mortgage Classic
Rickie Fowler is the defending champion, and Willie Mack III earned a berth by winning the weekend’s John Shippen Invitational. The final four spots were decided in a qualifying tournament Monday, with Brandon Berry, Nick Bienz, Angelo Giantsopoulous and Danny Guise making the cut.
When: Gates open at 6:45 a.m.
Where: Detroit Golf Club.
TV: Thursday & Friday — Golf Channel (3-6 p.m.); Saturday/Sunday — Golf Channel (1-3 p.m.), CBS (3-6 p.m.).
Streaming: ESPN+.
Thursday: First Round play starts on 1st and 10th tees; hospitality food and beverage begins 11 a.m.
Friday: Second Round play starts at 1st and 10th tees; hospitality food and beverage begins 11 a.m.
Saturday: Third Round gates open: 7:15 a.m., play starts on 1st tee; hospitality food and beverage begins 11 a.m.
Sunday: Final Round gates open: 7:15 a.m., play starts on 1st tee; hospitality food and beverage begins 11 a.m.; trophy presentation on 18th green following the conclusion of play.
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