The Detroit Lions made a statement.

At home, Detroit proved to be too much on both sides of the ball, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-9 in the first Week 7 Monday Night Football game.

Tampa Bay started slow and continued to struggle, running its first play on Detroit's side of the field late in the second quarter.

Detroit wasn't perfect, giving away turnovers of its own in response to Tampa Bay's miscues. But the difference between Baker Mayfield vs. Jared Goff came down to each quarterback's running game.

While David Montgomery, also known as Knuckles, struggled, he was aided by his running mate Sonic. Jahymr Gibbs exploded for an impressive performance, logging a season high in ground yards.

The win moved Detroit to 5-2, while Tampa Bay dropped to 5-2 in what is a key result

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