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Eric WoodyardESPN
DETROIT — With the Detroit Lions trailing the Seattle Seahawks 31-15 midway through the third quarter, running back Jamaal Williams gave the home crowd at Ford Field something to cheer about after bursting up through the middle for a 51-yard touchdown run with 6:30 left in the third quarter.
Williams slammed the football down and let out a load roar once he reached the end zone for the second time of the day.
Jamaal ‘Two Touchdown’ Williams!#SEAvsDET | 📺 FOX pic.twitter.com/cgdZtSLRBk
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) October 2, 2022
With D’Andre Swift out, Williams was prepared for a larger role as the featured back entering the contest against Seattle. He has lived up to the task, as his two touchdowns brought the Lions within 31-23.
He joined Adrian Peterson (2020) as the only Lions players with multiple rushing touchdowns in back-to-back games over the last 10 seasons.
On the very next drive, tight end T.J. Hockenson turned a short pass from Jared Goff into an 81-yard gain late in the third quarter.
Hockenson slipped a couple of tackles from Seahawks defenders while sprinting up the sideline before being stopped right before the goal line.
81 yards for 88‼️#SEAvsDET | 📺 FOX pic.twitter.com/AFicFxqrYA
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) October 2, 2022
That play set the Lions up to score at the beginning of the fourth quarter, as Goff would find Josh Reynolds for a 3 -yard touchdown catch. Hockenson also caught ensuing two-point conversion to bring the Lions within 38-31.