St. Brown injured after first NFL loss with Lions

The Detroit Lions want to make it to the Super Bowl this season. The defeat against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is unexpected. But other favorites are also stumbling.

Detroit – Coach Dan Campbell gave the good news to Amon-Ra St. Brown at the post-game press conference: “He’s OK, I don’t think it’s long-term,” said the Detroit Lions coach about the condition of one of his most important football players. In the painful 16:20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccanneers, St. Brown had a strong game and caught ten passes for a total of 110 yards – but was painfully knocked down in two situations.

More than a possible training break for his number 14, Campbell was bothered by the chaos shortly before halftime, which in hindsight probably cost the Lions the win: With no timeout and only a few seconds left on the clock, there were far too many players on the field due to poor communication when quarterback Jared Goff started. “That’s my fault, 100 percent,” said Campbell. Instead of the chance for a field goal and only four points behind, the team went into the break seven points behind.

Super Bowl candidates suffer defeats

The Lions are among the Super Bowl candidates this season, and the loss to Tampa Bay is a setback. The Bucs, led by quarterback Baker Mayfield, are still undefeated after two games.

The San Francisco 49ers are once again among the title contenders, but they suffered a defeat against the Minnesota Vikings. Vikings star Justin Jefferson scored a 97-yard touchdown in the 17:23 loss.

The Kansas City Chiefs, led by star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, are on target so far. The Super Bowl winners of the past two years scored a late field goal to win 26:25 against the Cincinnati Bengals. This is a valuable advantage over their competitors: if both teams have the same record at the end of the season and meet in the playoffs, the Chiefs would have home advantage – and would probably be able to welcome Taylor Swift back to the stadium as the partner of their pro Travis Kelce, as she did on Sunday.

Ravens start the season with two defeats

In addition to the Bengals, the highly-rated Baltimore Ravens are also having a difficult start to the season. After the opening loss against the Chiefs, quarterback Lamar Jackson’s team also unexpectedly lost to the Las Vegas Raiders 23:26, giving up a 13-point lead.

Jakob Johnson from Stuttgart made his debut for the New York Giants, but lost to the Washington Commanders, including the German-American Brandon Coleman, 18:21. dpa