Last time the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens faced off in 2023, they were outmatched in every way. Current Lions receivers coach Scottie Montgomery said they got outphysicaled in that game.

Detroit did not make that mistake twice. On Monday night, the Lions won the battle in the trenches, and it’s a big reason why they were able to come out with a decisive 38-30 win against the Ravens.

Let’s hand out some grades for the performance.

Jared Goff finished with a modest 20-for-28 for 202 yards and a touchdown, as the Lions leaned heavily on their run game. That said, Goff was mostly very accurate with his passes, and he came up with a few big-time throws in big moments. None were more important than his 20-yard shot play to Amon-Ra St. Brown on fourth-and-2 late in the fourth quarter.

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