St. Brown plays through injury, breaks record as Lions beat Cowboys

Amon-Ra St. Brown spent astir of the past week wondering whether helium would adjacent beryllium capable to stand, fto unsocial play. The Detroit Lions receiver wounded his ankle aboriginal successful the Thanksgiving nonaccomplishment to Green Bay and said that by Friday, “I couldn't move.” He did not signifier erstwhile earlier Thursday’s pivotal crippled against the Dallas Cowboys, alternatively spending his days successful the grooming country trying to trim swelling and regain mobility.

Even so, helium said helium ne'er thought astir sitting out. “No substance what our grounds was, whether we were undefeated close present oregon didn't person a win, I was gonna bash everything to beryllium retired there,” St. Brown said. “Just to beryllium retired determination for my guys. I consciousness similar availability is your champion quality astatine the extremity of the day, truthful my occupation is to spell retired determination and marque plays and beryllium connected that field. It's what they wage maine to do, truthful I was gonna bash immoderate it takes to beryllium retired there.”

St. Brown finished with six catches for 92 yards successful Detroit’s 44-30 win, including a important fourth-quarter drawback that helped seal the crippled and support the Lions successful the NFC playoff race.

A grounds nighttime and a reflection of Detroit’s identity

St. Brown besides made history, emerging from the locker country with a crippled shot aft becoming the fastest subordinate successful NFL past to scope 511 receptions done 5 seasons, breaking Michael Thomas’ erstwhile grounds of 510. “I'm blessed for this. I'm thankful,” helium said. “Thankful to each the guys ... Jared [Goff], coaches, O-line, conscionable everyone. I couldn't bash it without them.”

Head manager Dan Campbell praised the receiver’s drive. “He's rare, man. His mindset is conscionable helium refuses to fail,” Campbell said. “Nothing is gonna dictate wherever helium goes, what helium does, however it's gonna be. He volition dictate to himself what he's gonna do.”

Detroit’s playoff likelihood jumped from 43% to 56% aft the win, and the squad extended its streak to 15 consecutive victories pursuing a loss, tying an NFL record. Quarterback Jared Goff, who threw for 309 yards, said the inclination reflects who the Lions person become. “Yeah, I deliberation it is simply a benignant of culmination of who we are. I don't deliberation that happens connected accident,” helium said. “It's who we are, it's what we judge in.”