Jameson Williams

Week 8 overreactions: Time for Vikings to bench Kyler Murray? Colts should fire Steichen?

The article discusses the Vikings' loss to the Lions and questions around Kyler Murray's performance, as well as the Colts' coaching situation

Vikings lead Lions 7-6 at halftime

The Vikings lead the Lions 7-6 at halftime, with Justin Jefferson leading the Vikings with 25 yards and a touchdown

Lions beat Packers 20-17 on last-play field goal

The Packers-Lions game was drunk. The officiating might have been drunker. The Lions prevailed 20-17 on a 22-yard field goal by Jake Bates on the final play. The Lions are 4-2 and the Packers 4-3. The teams combined for 739 yards but only 37 points. They were a combined 3-of-9 in the red zone, had a combined three turnovers and three times turned it over on downs. The Lions inexplicably went for it on fourth-and-1 at their own 24 with 4:53 left in a tie game. Keisean Nixon stopped Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs for a 2-yard loss, setting up the Packers in field-goal range. Green Bay reached the Detroit 17 before rookie kicker Trey Smack missed his second field goal of the day and his seventh of the season. His 35-yard attempt was blocked by DJ Wonnum with 3:21 left. He also missed from 26 yards earlier in the game but made a 43-yarder with 7:10 left to tie it at 17-17. The Lions then drove 71 yards in 10 plays, with Gibbs taking a knee at the Green Bay 3 to set up a last-play field goal. The Packers had two questionable roughing the passer calls, including one on Karl Brooks on the game-winning drive. Brenton Cox Jr. also had one in the second half. Jordan Love had a questionable grounding call. Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes had a questionable unnecessary roughness penalty. Fox analyst Tom Brady was critical of all four calls. The Lions gained 415 yards, with Jared Goff going 22-of-32 for 303 yards and two touchdowns. Jameson Williams had five catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Amon-Ra St. Brown led the way with nine receptions for 153 yards. Gibbs had 29 carries for 116 yards and five catches for 27 yards but lost a fumble, his second of the season. Packers linebacker Isaiah McDuffie recovered both Lions’ fumbles. Love was 27-of-45 for 274 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Brian Branch had the pick in his return from an Achilles injury that ended his 2025 season. Josh Jacobs, who was returning from unpaid leave that kept him out six games, had 11 carries for 36 yards and five catches for 55 yards and a touchdown but couldn’t come down with a catch in the end zone on the Packers’ final drive. Christian Watson caught five passes for 57 yards

Jameson Williams scores second TD, Lions lead 17-14

Jameson Williams' second touchdown of the day has the Lions back in the lead

Jameson Williams scores second TD, Lions lead 17-14

Jameson Williams’ second touchdown of the day has the Lions back in the lead. The Lions wide receiver scored on a 10-yard reception after getting a 16-yard touchdown in the first half. It’s the second game in a row Williams has scored two touchdowns. The Lions lead 17-10. Detroit drove 80 yards in 10 plays after the Packers took a 14-10 lead after the Lions’ second fumble of the game. Center Cade Mays was responsible for both fumbles, though that’s not the way it goes down in the stats. Mays inadvertently knocked the ball out of Jahmyr Gibbs’ arm with 19 seconds left in the first half and then had an aborted snap on the second snap of the second half. The Lions have outgained the Packers 314 to 248. Goff is 18-of-22 for 262 yards and two touchdowns, and Williams has five catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns

Lions lead Packers 10-7 at halftime

The Lions lead the Packers 10-7 at halftime, with key players performing well. The Packers have struggled with injuries, including Devonte Wyatt, Sean Rhyan, and Jacob Monk

Lions lead 7-0 as Jameson Williams scores TD, Trey Smack misses 26-yard field goal

Lions take early lead; key plays by Williams, Smack, Love, and Jacobs

Jared Goff vs. Packers' stifling secondary: How this crucial NFC North showdown will be won

Thus far, there is only one division in the NFL with all four teams making the playoffs if the season ended today: the NFC North. The Minnesota Vikings lead the way with a 5-0 record, which would make them the No. 2 overall seed in the NFC bracket at the moment. Then, the rest of the division makes up the three wild card teams, seeds five through seven in the following order: the Green Bay Packers (4-2), the Chicago Bears (4-2) and the Detroit Lions (3-2). Every inter-division game between those four squads holds high-stakes ramifications on the conference's playoff picture, with both division and conference tiebreakers up for grabs. That makes the Packers' Week 7 trip to Ford Field to face the Lions one of the league's most important matchups of the week. So, where could this showdown between two high-flying offenses, led by Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love and Detroit quarterback Jared Goff, be decided? Let's take a closer look. Wide receiver Christian Watson and wide receiver Matthew Golden are the first duo in Packers history with 500-plus receiving yards each in the first six games of a season. Along with Love, they wouldn't seem to have too much of an issue with the Lions' leaky defense, which is allowing the third-most points per game (29.6) this season. Detroit is also allowing the highest rate of opponent touchdowns per drive (37%), and its defensive passing expected points added (EPA) per game (-19.0) is the second worst by any team through the first five games of a season, ahead of only the 2005 San Francisco 49ers , who went 4-12. That's why the matchup between Goff, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown , wide receiver Jameson Williams and tight Sam LaPorta against the Packers defense will likely decide Sunday afternoon's game. It's a battle that could tilt either way. Goff is off to a historically great start to the season as just the second quarterback in NFL history with 1,400-plus passing yards (1,485) and no turnovers through the first five games of a season, along with Drew Brees in 2018. However, Goff will be challenged by a Packers defense that is allowing the sixth-fewest passing yards per game (193.3) in the entire league and is playing its best ball right now. Green Bay's offense, hitting its stride with a patched-up offensive line, has allowed its defense to play with more energy since it doesn't have to be on the field as often, and it's paying off. The Packers lead the NFL in scoring defense (11.3) and takeaways (9) during the team's three-game winning streak since Week 4. Where they will really pose a challenge to Goff is on tight-window throws (less than one yard of target separations). Per the NFL's Next Gen Stats, Goff is throwing into a tight window on just under a fifth of his throws, 19.4%, which is the fifth-highest rate in the league this season and his highest since his rookie year with the Rams in 2016, when he threw when an NFL-high 25.9% of his throws were into tight windows. What's interesting about Goff's willingness to squeeze the football into tight windows this season hasn't really changed when the Lions are tied or leading (19.6%) or trailing (19.2%). Goff has completed 13 of his 37 tight-window throws for 115 yards and two touchdowns, with St. Brown making up the bulk of that production. The duo has connected on five of 16 tight-window throws for 34 yards and both of Goff's tight-window throw touchdown passes this season. Green Bay's defense is tied for the most tight-window interceptions so far, with three, so it would be more than happy for Goff to try them when a tight window opportunity arises. W-L 1-2 3-0 PPG 18.7 23.7 PPG allowed 30.33 11.3* Turnovers 4 3 Takeaways 2 9* Rush YPG allowed 138.7 90.0 Pass YPG allowed 202.0 184.7 TD-INT allowed 5-2 2-7 Passer rating allowed 97.2 56.5 * Leads NFL There's also a chance Goff may be attempting a higher volume of tight window throws on Sunday because Lions three-time Pro Bowl running back Jahmyr Gibbs [... truncated ...]

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Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams gets celebration fine rescinded

Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams had his fines rescinded after a celebration crack down in Week 2

Lions' Jameson Williams' celebration fine rescinded because 'marijuana is legal'

Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams had a fine rescinded upon appeal because he successfully argued "marijuana is legal in some states.&quot

Jameson Williams wins appeal of smoking celebration fines

Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams joined Bengals wideout Ja’Marr Chase in making successful appeals to the league after being fined in Week 2. Williams received a pair of fines for celebrations that involved him pretending to take a puff of something and pass it to teammates who were also fined for participating in the act. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Williams argued that the gesture was not offensive and “that marijuana is legal in some states if that was the gesture he was making.” In a statement clarifying that drinking-related celebrations are allowed, the NFL and NFL Players Association reminded players that celebrations involving simulated smoking or drug use are still forbidden. Appeals officer Derrick Brooks also cautioned Williams about his future behavior. “Although I rescinded this fine, please make every effort to celebrate with your teammates in the best professional manner possible,” Brooks wrote. Williams was also fined $23,417 for illegal use of the helmet in Week 3

Jameson Williams wins appeal of smoking celebration fines

Lions' Jameson Williams and Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase successfully appeal fines for smoking celebrations in Week 2

Jameson Williams catches two TDs

Jameson Williams had a strong game for the Detroit Lions, catching two touchdowns in their Week 5 win over the Arizona Cardinals

Lions roll to 45-21 victory over Cardinals

The Lions weren’t able to beat the Panthers last weekend, but the club looked like an offensive juggernaut in Sunday’s victory over the Cardinals. Quarterback Jared Goff threw for 271 yards with three touchdowns while Jahmyr Gibbs had over 200 yards from scrimmage in the victory. Detroit went three-and-out on its first three possessions. But once the game flipped to the second quarter, the Lions scored on their next seven possessions — six of which were touchdowns. Though the Cardinals took an early 7-0 lead on their first possession, Detroit scored 31 straight points to take a commanding lead. Gibbs started the onslaught with 1-yard touchdown early in the second quarter. Sam LaPorta and Jameson Williams each had touchdown receptions in the second quarter while Jake Bates had a 46-yard field goal to put Detroit up 24-7 at halftime. Then in the third quarter, Jameson Williams caught a 39-yard touchdown. Quarterback Jared Goff took in a 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter and Gibbs put the cherry on top with his 3-yard TD midway through the fourth. That touchdown gave Gibbs the all-time lead in touchdowns for a player under 25 , surpassing Hall of Famer — and former Lion — Barry Sanders. Goff finished 19-of-30 for 271 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Gibbs had 25 carries for 151 yards with two touchdowns, plus five receptions for 56 yards. It was Detroit’s fourth consecutive game without a turnover. The team has only one on the season. The Cardinals finished with decent numbers, but many of them were put up after the game was well out of reach. Jacoby Brissett finished 29-of-47 for 292 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. He was sacked five times. Jeremiyah Love had just 22 yards on 12 carries

Jameson Williams scores 39-yard TD, Lions lead Cardinals 31-7

The Lions are rolling in the desert

Jameson Williams scores 39-yard TD, Lions lead Cardinals 31-7

Lions lead Cardinals 31-7 after Jameson Williams' 39-yard TD

Lions lead Cardinals 24-7 at halftime

Lions lead Cardinals 24-7 at halftime, Jahmyr Gibbs and Jared Goff contributing to the lead

Sunday Night Football: Jameson Williams' deep catch allows Lions to tie Panthers 16-16 at halftime

Panthers quarterback Bryce Young was hot in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Lions, but Detroit was able to tie the game at 16-16 at halftime. Jameson Williams went up to make a nice catch on a shaky deep ball from Jared Goff late in the second quarter. That allowed the Lions to hit a 41-yard field goal from Jake Bates as time expired in the period to wipe out Carolina’s three-point advantage. Detroit had tied the game just before the two-minute warning with Jahmyr Gibbs’ 1-yard touchdown run. But the combination of Young and receiver Tetairoa McMillan has been terrific so far on Sunday night. Young finished the first half 15-of-20 for 178 yards with a touchdown, which went to McMillan. The young wideout caught nine of his 10 targets in the first two quarters for 147 yards, including a 32-yard score. Chuba Hubbard also had a 15-yard touchdown. Ryan Fitzgerald missed an extra point off the right upright, leaving the one point off the board. On the other side, Goff is 13-of-21 for 153 yards. Williams has four receptions for 74 yards. Gibbs has 11 carries for 35 yards and two carries for 9 yards. The Panthers will receive the second-half kickoff

Fantasy Football Start/Sit Advice: What to do with Jameson Williams, Emeka Egbuka, more players in Week 4

Scott Pianowski provides fantasy football start/sit advice for Week 4, focusing on players like Jameson Williams and Emeka Egbuka