Once again, the Detroit Lions avoided back-to-back losses after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-9, at Ford Field on “Monday Night Football.”

The Lions have not lost two straight games in the regular season for nearly three years, as they bounced back from their defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs, 30-17, in Week 6. They improved to 5-2.

Detroit set the tone on defense early , tallying an interception and a fumble in the first half to take a double-digit lead at the break, 14-3. They never looked back and cruised to the easy victory.

Amon-Ra St. Brown credited their defense for limiting the Buccaneers throughout the contest.

“They played great all game, they're the reason why we won this game,” said St. Brown, who had six receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown, in the postgam

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