EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It seemed unlikely this summer. A month ago, it was a pipe dream.
But after winning their third straight game Sunday, 31-18 over the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, the Detroit Lions are starting to look like legitimate playoff contenders.
“Hell yeah,” Lions running back Jamaal Williams said when asked if the Lions can make a playoff push with seven games left in the regular season. “We doing it now.”
The Lions played their best all-around game of Dan Campbell’s tenure as head coach Sunday.
Williams ran for three touchdowns, Aidan Hutchinson intercepted a momentum-turning pass in the second quarter, and the Lions held NFL rushing leader Saquon Barkley to 22 yards on 15 carries to extend their winning streak to three games.