3 Lions most to blame for Thanksgiving loss to Bills
By Mark Powell
Detroit Lions to blame: Lack of awareness, turnovers
Detroit’s offense played well much of the game, but failing to convert drives into touchdowns — which included a missed field goal — came back to haunt them. A fumble from the usual sure-handed Jamaal Williams, as well as a safety thanks to a stumbling Jared Goff in the end zone, were essentially the difference.
Ed Oliver’s third-quarter safety was the first on Thanksgiving Day in quite some time.
The Buffalo Bills' Ed Oliver just picked up the first Thanksgiving safety since 2013. The Detroit Lions' Ndamukong Suh was the last player to log a safety on Thanksgiving Day.#BillsMafia | #OnePride pic.twitter.com/P0GONRr7Nv
— Elias Sports Bureau (@EliasSports) November 24, 2022
To defeat a team as talented as Buffalo, the Lions had to be perfect. They weren’t that on Thursday afternoon, leading to another disappointing Thanksgiving game in Motown.
How does Jared Goff take this sack by Ed Oliver? can't do it. pic.twitter.com/sfsE57TIYv
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 24, 2022
The Lions couldn’t afford such errors, and they made plenty of them.