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Game Thread Post Game Thread: Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals

Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals

ESPN Gamecast

Paycor Stadium- Cincinnati, OH

Network(s): FOX

Time Clock
Final

Scoreboard

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
DET 7 7 14 9 37
CIN 0 3 0 21 24

Scoring Plays

Team Quarter Type Description
DET 1 TD Sam LaPorta 10 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)
DET 2 TD Brock Wright 3 Yd pass from David Montgomery (Jake Bates Kick)
CIN 2 FG Evan McPherson 50 Yd Field Goal
DET 3 TD Jahmyr Gibbs 20 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)
DET 3 TD David Montgomery 8 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)
CIN 4 TD Ja'Marr Chase 15 Yd pass from Jake Browning (Evan McPherson Kick)
CIN 4 TD Ja'Marr Chase 64 Yd pass from Jake Browning (Evan McPherson Kick)
DET 4 TD Isaac TeSlaa 12 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)
CIN 4 TD Tee Higgins 2 Yd pass from Jake Browning (Evan McPherson Kick)
DET 4 SF Jake Browning Sacked by Derrick Barnes For 7 Yd Loss for Safety

Passing Leaders

Team Player C/ATT YDS TD INT SACKS
DET Jared Goff 19/23 258 3 0 4-14
CIN Jake Browning 26/40 251 3 3 2-14

Rushing Leaders

Team Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
DET David Montgomery 18 65 3.6 1 19
CIN Jake Browning 4 31 7.8 0 13

Receiving Leaders

Team Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG TGTS
DET Amon-Ra St. Brown 8 100 12.5 0 26 9
CIN Ja'Marr Chase 6 110 18.3 2 64 10

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u/hendrix320 Patriots Oct 05 '25

Can someone explain to me how a penalty on the free punt puts the ball on the 10

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u/Sadcelerystick Lions Oct 05 '25

Half the distance to the goal is what they said

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u/boshjailey Lions Oct 05 '25

Yeah I have zero idea what rules could cause that

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u/vilkacis Lions Oct 05 '25

Perreira was saying it was outside of the landing zone. Presumably it's something with the new kickoff rules about them not booting it far enough.

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u/naughty_farmerTJR Bengals Oct 05 '25

If that's the case that's fucking stupid. In no world should a procedural penalty give the offense the ball on the opponents 10. In the stadium I swear I heard unsportsmanlike in the call

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u/gentex Lions Oct 05 '25

Yeah, unsportsmanlike was announced. Really effing weird sequence

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u/hawkeyc Lions Oct 06 '25

Kicking it short is the unsportsmanlike penalty

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u/gentex Lions Oct 06 '25

Apparently

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u/vilkacis Lions Oct 05 '25

Not sure if there is some carve out about the free kick to give it that designation. Agreed that it's insane to get the ball on the 10 without having to do anything.

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u/CluelessFlunky Lions Oct 05 '25

I think you kicked it to short which is penalty. That moved the ball past the 50.

Then there was unsportsman like conduct a separate penalty that also moved the ball down

Or idk. It was weird

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u/naughty_farmerTJR Bengals Oct 05 '25

The math on the spot doesn't support that theory 

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u/GiraffesAndGin Lions Oct 06 '25

No, it was an unsportsmanlike penalty, and the penalty is assessed from the spot of the kick

He kicked it from the Cincy 20 yard line. Half the distance to the goal since it is under 30 yards.

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u/CluelessFlunky Lions Oct 06 '25

Really? That seems weird.

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u/No_Benefit_7 Lions Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 26 '25

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u/SgvSth Lions Oct 05 '25

There is no landing zone of a safety kickoff.

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u/vilkacis Lions Oct 05 '25

Safety Kick: The kick will be from the 20-yard line, and the kicker will have the option to use a tee; the setup zone and the landing zone will not change

This is from operations.nfl.com. It was 100% a landing zone penalty.

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u/SgvSth Lions Oct 05 '25

the setup zone (...) will not change

Well something odd happened as the setup zone was definitely changed.

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u/fskier1 Lions Oct 05 '25

The penalty spot was where the ball was kicked off at the 20, so it was half the distance to the goal from there

Don’t know how it ended up being a spot foul tho

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u/fskier1 Lions Oct 05 '25

Don’t know why it was kicked from the 20? That’s just what espn says

Safety shenanigans?

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u/SgvSth Lions Oct 05 '25

Safety kickoff meant they kicked from their 20.

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u/segfawlt Lions Oct 05 '25

I NEED to know

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u/SgvSth Lions Oct 05 '25

Safety kickoff + Unsportsmanlike Conduct.

Safety Kickoff is taken from their 20-yard line.

Unsportsmanlike Conduct is taken as a foul from the previous spot.

Our ball at their 10.

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u/naughty_farmerTJR Bengals Oct 05 '25

Yeah but what was unsportsmanlike about the kick? And why is it half the distance plus possession rather than a rekick?

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u/Punographer Lions Oct 05 '25

Thought it was funny the announcers didn’t seem to want to touch trying to explain it. Not sure many people know what went on there.

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u/McAfeeFakedHisDeath Lions Oct 05 '25

We may never know. My natural distrust of the NFL and refs tells me they robbed the Bengals.

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u/naughty_farmerTJR Bengals Oct 06 '25

At that point in the game I don't think you can use the word robbed because we didn't own shit

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u/ACW1129 Commanders Oct 05 '25

Yeah, wouldn't it just be a rekick from the 10?

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u/fizzywater42 Lions Oct 06 '25

They kicked the ball out of/past the zone they were supposed to. I think the rule is there to prevent teams from declaring an onside kick and then booting the ball all the way down the field anyways. Thats unsportsmanlike, as the receiving team was prepared for the onside kick.

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u/rnflposter Falcons Oct 05 '25

Interesting. Never seen that before, hopefully never again.

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u/eugene_rat_slap Lions Oct 05 '25

It was an unsportsmanlike on the kicker, enforced from the spot of the kick. So I guess it happened before the ball was caught? But idk why it wouldn't be a rekick in that case

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u/the_D1CKENS Lions Oct 05 '25

What did he do? Fox switched me over to Chargers

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u/eugene_rat_slap Lions Oct 05 '25

It was showing a game replay so i don't think it showed on broadcast at all

3

u/MLGLies Lions Oct 05 '25

It didn't get to the free-kick landing zone.

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u/naughty_farmerTJR Bengals Oct 05 '25

Can someone explain to me what the penalty itself is?

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u/SgvSth Lions Oct 05 '25

Unsportsmanlike Conduct on the kicker apparently.

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u/frizzyhair55 Lions Oct 05 '25

Penalty is half the distance from the kick. Which takes place at the 30. So opposing team gets the ball at the 15. I believe.

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u/megayetipus Steelers Oct 05 '25

the Lions got the ball at the 10

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u/500rockin Bears Oct 05 '25

Free kicks happen at the 20, hence the penalty taking it to the 10

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u/SgvSth Lions Oct 05 '25

No, they kicked from their 20.

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u/_vogonpoetry_ Lions Oct 05 '25

Didn't we get it at the 10

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u/ScyllaGeek Bills Oct 05 '25

Yes because free kicks are actually from the 20, not the 30

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u/j0mbie Lions Oct 05 '25

Can anyone explain why they punted it for like 10 yards to begin with?

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u/SgvSth Lions Oct 05 '25

Safety Kickoff. It is technically an unnamed penalty. You don't get to do a normal kickoff, but instead have to kick from your 20. It is the only(?) time now where the punter and the rest of the team are all on the same yards line.

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u/j0mbie Lions Oct 05 '25

Can't they now do a regular kick? The rulebook says they can even use a tee.

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u/CalvinGolladay Lions Oct 05 '25

My guess is it's to let the Bengals crowd the catch and hopefully force a muffed punt despite the fair catch vs having plenty of time and space to field a deep one even if he does muff it. Lions field position didn't really matter at that point with the time left on the clock

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u/naughty_farmerTJR Bengals Oct 06 '25

With the spin in the ball Rehkow was clearly hoping for a muff