Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 90 yards and scored two touchdowns as the visiting Detroit Lions extended their winning streak to nine games by defeating the Indianapolis Colts 24-6 on Sunday.
The Lions' streak is their longest since their first season in Detroit in 1934 when they won 10 straight games.
Jared Goff passed for 269 yards for the Lions (10-1), completing 26 of 36 passes.
David Montgomery had a combined 73 yards rushing and receiving and ran for a touchdown. Montgomery came away with a shoulder injury during the second half and did not return.
The Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown caught six passes for 62 yards but his streak of scoring a receiving touchdown ended at eight games.
Anthony Richardson passed for 172 yards and rushed for 61 more for the Colts (5-7). Michael Pittman caught six passes for 96 yards but Jonathan Taylor was held to 35 rushing yards.
Indianapolis was penalized 10 times for 75 yards.
Detroit led 14-6 at halftime.
The Colts drove 61 yards on the opening possession of the game but had to settle for Matt Gay's 27-yard field goal.
Detroit got on the board early in the second quarter by finishing off a nine-play, 60-yard drive. Gibbs scored on a 1-yard run after Indianapolis was penalized for unnecessary roughness.
Andrew Ogletree dropped a potential touchdown pass during the Colts' ensuing drive, and Indianapolis had to settle for another Gay field goal, this one from 29 yards.
The Lions answered with a touchdown. Montgomery gained 13 yards on third-and-6 to keep the drive going and he scored two plays later from 6 yards out.
Detroit came up empty in the red zone during the opening possession of the second half as Montgomery was dropped for a loss on fourth-and-1.
The Lions extended their lead to 21-6 with a 10-play, 79-yard drive in the third quarter. Gibbs, who had a 16-yard run during the drive, finished it off with a 5-yard carry with 2:19 remaining in the quarter.
Jake Bates blasted a 56-yard field goal with 6:21 remaining to give the Lions an 18-point lead.
--Field Level Media
Detroit | Indianapolis | |
Jahmyr Gibbs | Player | Anthony Richardson |
21 | Attempts | 10 |
90 | Yards | 61 |
4.3 | Avg Yards | 6.1 |
2 | Touchdowns | 0 |
17 | Long | 17 |
Detroit | Indianapolis | |
Jameson Williams | Player | Michael Pittman Jr. |
5 | Receptions | 6 |
64 | Yards | 96 |
12.8 | Avg Yards | 16.0 |
0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
21 | Long | 30 |
Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sck | FF |
Detroit | 390 | 137 | 253 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Indianapolis | 268 | 96 | 172 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 |