Poor offensive play dooms Lions in 30-20 loss to Vikings
The Lions didn’t play well on either side of the ball in this football game, but the offense was especially awful. Jon Kitna completed 28 of 41 passes for 294 yards with 1 TD and 3 INT. Kevin Jones couldn’t get anything going on the ground as he carried the ball 9 times for -3 yards (-0.3 ypc), but he did catch 6 passes for 67 yards and a TD. Mike Furrey led the receivers with 9 catches for 84 yards. Roy Williams had a decent game with 6 catches for 73 yards. Corey Bradford chipped in with 5 catches for 40 yards.
Ernie Sims led the way on defense with 10 tackles. Kenoy Kennedy had a solid game with 7 tackles and a fumble recovery. Jamar Fletcher picked-off a Brad Johnson pass and returned in 88 yards for a TD. Once again, the Lions were punished by an old teammate, Artose Pinner. Pinner carried the ball 29 times for 125 yards (4.3 ypc) and 3 TDs! The Vikings carried the ball 44 times for 172 yards (3.9 ypc). The Vikings also completed 14 of 22 passes for 156 net yards passing.
The Lions fell to 2-11 on the season with this loss.
