Overview
- Detroit pummeled Chicago 52-21, piling up 511 yards and a franchise-record 8.8 yards per play under new offensive coordinator John Morton.
- Goff completed 23 of 28 passes for 334 yards and five touchdowns with a 156.0 rating, earning his fourth NFC Offensive Player of the Week and tying Calvin Johnson for second-most by a Lion.
- National outlets bumped Detroit up in power rankings, including ESPN at No. 5 and NFL.com at No. 6, after concerns eased following the Week 1 loss.
- Analysts cautioned that interior offensive line questions persist after Frank Ragnow’s retirement, even as Dan Campbell praised the unit’s performance against the Bears.
- Chicago fell to 0-2 as Caleb Williams threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, with multiple reports framing Week 3 vs. the Cowboys as an early pressure point for the rookie and Ben Johnson’s new regime.