Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota duking it out within the NFC divisional spherical — who would’ve thought it?
The previous, contemporary off a state championship as the pinnacle coach of his highschool alma mater in January, hadn’t thrown a cross within the Nationwide Soccer League in 748 days.
Bridgewater, although, doesn’t look to have misplaced a step.
The veteran signal-caller discovered himself within the thick of the motion for a short spell on Saturday evening after Jared Goff took an unsightly hit on the previous drive within the second quarter of the Lions’ 45-31 upset loss to the Commanders.
Bridgewater’s spell was so temporary, solely as a result of the Lions reached the top zone in simply three performs.
Lining up beneath heart at Washington’s 27-yard line together with his group down 10 factors, Bridgewater, on his first passing play, hit Jahmyr Gibbs on a quick-out route for 3 yards.
It appears the play impressed sufficient confidence in head coach Dan Campbell, who, with a contemporary set of downs, drew up a play replete with distinctively Detroit trickery.
Bridgewater took the snap and handed the ball off to Gibbs, who charged only a foot or two towards the road of scrimmage earlier than dishing the pigskin off to third-year receiver Jameson Williams, who was already operating full velocity behind him.
Williams turned the nook on his end-around and by no means appeared again.
By no means appeared again, that’s, till he was about 20 yards out from the top zone; Williams’ celebrations began loads early.
61 yards earlier than flipping into the top zone for the rating. X / NFL
Bridgewater joined in on that celebration in the long run zone. Three performs, 73 yards, and all of the sudden it was a three-point recreation.
Till it wasn’t.
Jayden Daniels and firm got here proper again onto the sector and stormed 70 yards in seven performs to push the lead again as much as 10.
Goff was in a position to return to the sport on the following drive and, with the clock ticking down on the primary half, led the Lions 40 yards downfield earlier than throwing an interception whereas searching for Williams within the Commanders’ finish zone.
Washington took a 10-point lead into the locker room at halftime, and didn’t look again.
