Afternoon Lions Links for Monday 9-24-18

Articles:

TIM AND MIKE: Week 3 observations:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/tim-and-mike-week-3-observations

3 things we learned: Goodness, Frank Ragnow sure knows how to bounce back:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2018/09/3_things_we_learned_goodness_f.html

Snap counts: Kerryon Johnson already being used like a No. 1 running back:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2018/09/snap_counts_kerryon_johnson_us.html

Matt Patricia pulls off the rare feat of beating the mentor, Bill Belichick:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2018/09/matt_patricia_pulls_off_the_ra.html

Lions defense suffocates Tom Brady with some amazing (bleep):   https://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2018/09/lions_defense_suffocates_tom_b.html

Some Lions fans feel like Detroit won the Super Bowl with win over Patriots:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2018/09/some_lions_fans_feel_like_detr.html

Lions stock watch: These rookies are rising:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2018/09/24/detroit-lions-rookies-kerryon-johnson-frank-ragnow/1407927002/

Why Quinn deserves credit for Lions' win Sunday:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2018/09/24/detroit-lions-bob-quinn-offensive-line/1407946002/

How Lions RB Johnson ended 5 years of futility:   https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2018/09/24/detroit-lions-kerryon-johnson-barry-sanders/1407974002/

Lions stymie Brady? 'That (bleep) is amazing!':   https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2018/09/24/detroit-lions-shut-down-tom-brady-bleep-amazing/1408624002/

Lions run game shows steady gains week to week; Matthew Stafford improves too:  https://lionslowdown.com/2018/09/24/lions-run-game-shows-steady-gains-week-to-week-matthew-stafford-improves-too/

'All gas, no brakes:' How Lions upended Patriots:  http://www.espn.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/34406/all-gas-no-brakes-how-lions-upended-patriots

Lions grades for Week 3 win over Patriots:  https://247sports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/ContentGallery/Lions-grades-Week-3-vs-Patriots-122446548/

Lions Week 3 snap counts: Kerryon Johnson earns trust:  https://247sports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/Article/Lions-snap-counts-Week-3-takeaways-122439683/

Lions defense historic in throttling of Patriots:  https://247sports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/Article/Lions-defense-dominates-Patriots-Tom-Brady-122449151/

Studs and Duds from Lions 26-10 romp over Patriots:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2018/09/24/studs-and-duds-from-lions-26-10-romp-over-patriots/

Lions Week 3 snap counts: 10 observations from their victory over the Patriots:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2018/09/24/lions-week-3-snap-counts-10-observations/

Lions Week 3 Player of the Game: Kerryon Johnson:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2018/09/24/lions-week-3-player-of-the-game-kerryon-johnson/

Lions' postgame reaction to Matt Patricia should silence rumors of players disliking him:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2018/09/24/lions-postgame-reaction-to-matt-patricia-should-silence-rumors-of-players-disliking-him/

Darius Slay thrilled to pick off 'the GOAT' Tom Brady:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2018/09/24/darius-slay-interception-lions-the-goat-tom-brady/

Kerryon Johnson puts end to Detroit Lions' 100-yard futility:  https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/09/kerryon_johnson_puts_end_to_de.html

$.10 After NFL Week 3 ($.05-- On Sunday mornings I co-host a radio show here in Grand Rapids on ESPN 96.1. We primarily talk about the Detroit Lions, and our show had a bomb dropped on it just after we started at 10 AM. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the Lions and New England Patriots had “nearly completed” a blockbuster trade which would have sent Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski to Detroit back in draft season. Gronk threatened to retire rather than playing anywhere but New England, though Schefter’s clarification on that point came too late to spare Detroit about 45 minutes of being on the wrong end of the Nelson (from the Simpsons) “Ha-ha” meme.  When the two teams met in Ford Field on Sunday Night Football, nobody was laughing at Detroit anymore. The winless Lions dominated the visiting Patriots, 26-10. Detroit’s heretofore dismal defense held Tom Brady, Gronk and 9 guys apparently plucked from a random sidewalk to just 209 total yards and 12 first downs.   This is what the Lions had in mind when they hired Matt Patricia away from the Patriots to be the head coach. His defense was phenomenal. Kerryon Johnson broke the 70-game string of no 100-yard rushers in just his third game in the NFL. Matthew Stafford was sharper than he had been in the ugly opening losses, with some help from Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones.  Now both teams are 1-2 and suddenly fates are changed. A Lions fan base teetering between anger and apathy as late as 8 p.m. Sunday night is rejuvenated, while a cocksure Patriots nation is suddenly wondering if maybe this is the year it all comes crashing down.):  https://football.realgm.com/analysis/3068/$10-After-NFL-Week-3