Week 3 · Recap
Lions 31, Jets 24: Week 3 recap
What happened
The Lions edged the Jets 31-24 at home at Ford Field in Week 3, moving to 2-1.
The Lions outgained the Jets 381-335 in total yards, won the turnover battle 1-0, and went 5-10 on third down.
Jared Goff went 25 of 32 for 269 yards and 2 TDs. Jahmyr Gibbs had 20 carries for 99 yards and 2 TDs on the ground. Isaac TeSlaa led the receivers with 3 catches for 66 yards.
On defense, DJ Wonnum led with 2 sacks and Christian Izien had 11 tackles.
Team stats
- 381Total yards335
- 250Passing yards277
- 131Rushing yards58
- 24First downs22
- 5-10Third down6-12
- 4-5Red zone (TD-att)2-3
- 0Turnovers1
- 2-19Sacked-yards5-44
- 4-41Penalties-yards4-30
- 31:30Possession28:30
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: NYJ-DET- 2nd quarter
- DETJake Bates 30 Yd Field Goal9:350-3
- NYJKenyon Sadiq 24 Yd pass from Geno Smith (Jason Sanders Kick)5:337-3
- DETAmon-Ra St. Brown 4 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)1:367-10
- 3rd quarter
- DETJahmyr Gibbs 17 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)10:567-17
- NYJJason Sanders 42 Yd Field Goal 6:2210-17
- 4th quarter
- DETJahmyr Gibbs 1 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)14:5710-24
- NYJJeremy Ruckert 4 Yd pass from Geno Smith (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)11:1716-24
- NYJGarrett Wilson 23 Yd pass from Geno Smith (Geno Smith Pass to Sterling Shepard for Two-Point Conversion)4:0624-24
- DETJahmyr Gibbs 11 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)2:2524-31
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.