Running back Jamaal Williams scored multiple touchdowns including two Sunday night in Detroit’s 20-16 season finale victory over Green Bay.
Williams sits alone atop the Lions’ single-season rushing touchdown record with 17. He passed Hall of Famer Barry Sanders, who has had the record of 16 since 1991.
Williams finished Sunday with 72 yards on 16 carries and the only two touchdowns in the game for the Lions. He finished the year with 1,066 yards and 17 touchdowns, and earned a game ball for his performance against the Packers, the team Williams started his career with.
“Everybody is happy for Jamaal,” head coach Dan Campbell said after the game. “The fact that he got 1,000 yards and beat Barry’s record means a lot to that offensive line and everyone involved in that run game. He’s the ultimate team guy. He’s an energy guy. He’s one of the most unselfish players I’ve ever been around. He’s all about it for the team.”
The Detroit Lions learned about an hour before their kickoff Sunday night they had been relegated to the role of spoiler against the Packers on Sunday Night Football. Their playoff chances were ended by Seattle kicker Jason Myers’ 32-yard field goal in overtime to give Seattle a win over the Rams.
But Lions head coach Dan Campbell preached all week that whether they were playing for a playoff spot or not, they would fight hard and play to win. Well, that’s exactly what this Lions team did and in doing so got the satisfaction of ending the Packers’ season with a 20-16 win.
Detroit ends their season with a 9-8 record after winning just three games in GM Brad Holmes and Campbell’s first season in 2021. That shows Holmes and Campbell have this heading in the right direction, even if it didn’t lead to a spot in the playoffs this year. The win sends Seattle to the playoffs in the final spot in the NFC.
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