National Football League
Detroit 42, Seattle 29
When: 8:15 PM ET, Monday, September 30, 2024
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Alex Kemp
Attendance: 66658

Jared Goff completed all 18 of his pass attempts, two for touchdowns, and also scored his first career receiving touchdown as the host Detroit Lions defeated the Seattle Seahawks 42-29 on Monday night.

The 29-year-old quarterback had the most completions ever in an NFL game without an incompletion.

Goff passed for 292 yards, including a 70-yard score to Jameson Williams. Amon-Ra St. Brown threw the scoring pass to Goff and also had a receiving touchdown. Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns for the Lions (3-1).

Geno Smith had a career-best 395 passing yards with one touchdown pass and one interception for the Seahawks (3-1). His 38 completions and 56 attempts were both career highs, too.

Seattle's Kenneth Walker III rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns and DK Metcalf caught seven passes for 104 yards.

Goff completed 12 passes in the first half as Detroit built a 21-7 lead entering the break.

The Lions scored first with a 12-play, 93-yard drive, capped by David Montgomery's 1-yard touchdown plunge.

Detroit's next touchdown was set up by Carlton Davis' 49-yard return of a Metcalf fumble. Gibbs scored three plays later on a 3-yard run.

The Seahawks responded with a 70-yard scoring drive, capped by Walker's 1-yard run to cut the deficit to 14-7.

The Lions answered with a 70-yard drive that culminated in Gibbs' 1-yard touchdown run.

The Seahawks opened the second half with a 75-yard drive that ended with Smith's 9-yard TD pass to rookie AJ Barner. It was the tight end's first career touchdown.

Detroit used a trick play to answer that score and take a 28-14 lead. Goff handed the ball to St. Brown on an apparent end around. Instead, Goff rolled to the left and caught a 7-yard scoring pass from the wide receiver.

A 29-yard pass to Tyler Lockett from Smith helped set up Walker's 1-yard touchdown plunge with 3:03 left in the third quarter. Smith's two-point conversion pass attempt failed.

It took only one play from scrimmage for Detroit to score again. Goff found an open Williams over the middle, and the third-year receiver raced into the end zone on the 70-yard play for a 35-20 lead.

Walker went for a 21-yard touchdown run on the second play of the fourth quarter.

Goff's 8-yard touchdown pass to St. Brown with 5:23 left made it 42-27.

Goff was sacked in the end zone for a safety with 2:01 left before Kerby Joseph's interception with one minute left sealed Detroit's win.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Seattle   Detroit
Kenneth Walker III Player Jahmyr Gibbs
12 Attempts 14
80 Yards 78
6.7 Avg Yards 5.6
3 Touchdowns 2
28 Long 20
Receiving
Seattle   Detroit
DK Metcalf Player Jameson Williams
7 Receptions 2
104 Yards 80
14.9 Avg Yards 40.0
0 Touchdowns 1
29 Long 70
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Seattle 516 133 383 4 0 0 3.0 0
Detroit 389 116 273 6 0 1 3.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Lions have a W/L % of .667 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Seattle will play their next game at home against N.Y. Giants. The Seahawks have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .000 after a loss.