{"id":5124,"date":"2022-12-14T13:49:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T13:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=5124"},"modified":"2022-12-14T13:49:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T13:49:27","slug":"lions-defeat-vikings-34-23-to-keep-playoff-hopes-alive-rodriguez-starts-at-middle-linebacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/14\/lions-defeat-vikings-34-23-to-keep-playoff-hopes-alive-rodriguez-starts-at-middle-linebacker\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions defeat Vikings 34-23, to keep playoff hopes alive; Rodriguez starts at Middle Linebacker"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Malcolm Luciano Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Larry Arreguin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

DETROIT, MI, <\/strong>December 11, 2022: \u00a0With playoff possibilities on the line, the home team Detroit Lions sent the Minnesota Vikings packing before a sellout crowd of 66,374 fans.\u00a0\u00a0Minnesota came into the game with a 10-2 record and a comfortable lead in the NFC North, over the 2nd place Lions.\u00a0\u00a0The win puts the Lions at 6-7, with 4 games remaining.<\/p>\n

Starting for the Lions was Malcolm Luciano Rodriguez, Middle Linebacker (#44) a 6th round draft pick out of Oklahoma State.\u00a0\u00a0Rodriguez of Mexican and American Indian heritage, is one of few Latino\u2019s playing in the NFL.\u00a0\u00a0His play on the field resulted in 5 combined tackles (3 solo and 2 assisted), while playing 51% of the defensive plays.<\/p>\n

The Lions Offensive was led by Jared Goff, Quarterback (#16) who completed 27 of 39 passes for 330 yards and 3 touchdowns.\u00a0\u00a0This included a touchdown thrown to Rookie Jameson Williams, Wide Receiver (#9) on his first catch of his career.\u00a0\u00a0Defensively, Alex Anzalone, Linebacker (#34) led the team with 9 combined tackles (6 solo and 3 assisted) and stayed on the field for 63 of 65 defensive plays.<\/p>\n

Detroit kept Minnesota off balance, by succeeding on 2 trick plays.\u00a0\u00a0The first was a fake punt on 4th and 8, that C.J. Moore, Safety (#38) ran down the field for a 42 yard gain.\u00a0\u00a0Nine plays later, the Lions would score giving them a 21-7 lead. Later in the 4th quarter, with 2 minutes to go and facing a 3rd and 7, Goff found Penei Sewell, Offensive Tackle (#58) open for a 9 yard gain and a first down.\u00a0\u00a0This would lead to a field goal to make the score 34-23, enough to ward off the Vikings.<\/p>\n

The Lions will travel to New York, to face the Jets on Sunday.\u00a0\u00a0The Jets are 7-6 and are led defensively by C.J. Mosley, Linebacker (#57) who has 125 combined tackles (60 are solo).\u00a0\u00a0Coached by Dearborn Fordsons’s Robert Saleh, the first Muslim American head coach in the NFL.\u00a0\u00a0A win will keep the Lions hopes of making the playoffs alive.<\/p>\n

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By Larry Arreguin DETROIT, MI, December 11, 2022: \u00a0With playoff possibilities on the line, the home team Detroit Lions sent the Minnesota Vikings packing before a sellout crowd of 66,374 fans.\u00a0\u00a0Minnesota came into the game with a 10-2 record and a comfortable lead in the NFC North, over the 2nd place Lions.\u00a0\u00a0The win puts the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[115],"class_list":["post-5124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t