Detroit Lions Week 15 Studs and Duds: D’Andre Swift scores twice

Identifying the Detroit Lions Week 15 Studs and Duds following their loss to the Tennesse Titans.

The Detroit Lions lost a tough one against the Tennessee Titans. In this high-scoring matchup, the Lions missed some opportunities and could not overcome Tennessee’s offense.

This was not a pretty game by Detroit’s defense by any means, but the offense sure did put their best effort into this one.

Sitting now at the bottom of their division, there’s not a lot to be optimistic about with the Lions and it feels like there’s plenty of blame to go around. Still, there were some stellar performances by some players in the 46-25 loss.

Stud: D’Andre Swift

Don’t let his goal-line fumble make you think that the rookie running back had a bad game. Swift more than made up for that error by punching in two other short-yard runs for touchdowns.

His vision and patience in the backfield was a nice change of pace for the offense and supplemented Stafford and the passing game well.

The rookie had 67 yards on the ground and another 15 in the air against Tennessee.

Dud: Duron Harmon

Harmon struggled in coverage and then failed on a horrendous tackle attempt, causing Tennessee’s Corey Davis to make a 75-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown on the first snap of the Titans’ second offensive drive.

The veteran safety looked lost pre-snap, and even after he got his footing, he still struggled to cover Davis.

Stud: Hunter Bryant

The undrafted rookie’s first career catch will be one to remember.

From the slot, the tight end out of Washington ran a beautiful route and made quite the catch over a Titans defender for a 44-yard gain and helped set up the Lions in good field position.

Dud: Alex Myres

The second-year cornerback was elevated from the practice squad for this matchup and struggled hard in the second quarter. Playing at the cornerback spot opposite Amani Oruwariye — after a Mike Ford injury –, the young defender committed a costly pass interference penalty that gave the Titans excellent field position. A few plays later, karma came his way when he took a brutal stiff arm from Derrick Henry.

His entire career has been spent on practice squads, and Myres did not have a nice welcome to the NFL in this game.

Stud: Romeo Okwara

After a heartbreaking fumble at the goal line by D’Andre Swift, the Titans had the ball up 21-7 with a few minutes before the half.

Ryan Tannehill took the snap and stepped back into the endzone, and defensive end Romeo Okwara was able to blow past the left tackle and take Tannehill down for Detroit’s first safety of the year.

It may have not been a game-saving play, but it sparked some new life into the defense and gave them some extra rest on the sidelines before halftime.

Dud: Matt Prater

Prater has not looked like himself this season, and his missed extra point following D’Andre Swift’s first-half touchdown added to his list of struggles in 2020.

Stud: Marvin Jones

Jones was the most impressive of Stafford’s weapons in this game. The 30-year-old receiver made some big plays throughout the first half, bringing in seven receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown.