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WEAR DOWN A DEFENSE. DON’T BE SURPRISED THEY JUST STAY RIGHT WITH TRYING TO RUN THE FOOTBALL.

I THINK THE OFFENSIVE LINE IS STARTING TO TAKE HOLD. >> Mike: MONTGOMERY. WITH SOME MOMENTUM TO THE END

ZONE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN! DAVID MONTGOMERY BEHIND THE AN EXTRA POINT AWAY FROM THE LEAD FOR DETROIT HERE IN THE

FOURTH. >> Cris: YOU ARE GOING TO GET IT

AGAIN. PULL OUT, KICK OUT, LEAD UP

THROUGH. THE DIVERSITY OF THIS RUN GAME

HAS JUST TAKEN HOLD. THEY ARE NO LONGER TRYING TO

FINESSE ANYTHING WITH THE CHIEFS. THEY ARE TAKING THEIR BEST ASSET, THIS OFFENSIVE LINE, AND

BEST POSITION. IT IS NOT A MYSTERY WHY HE’S REGARDED AS ONE OF THE TOP PLAY CALLERS IN THE LEAGUE.

>> Kevin: HERE IS MONTGOMERY WITH A BIG FIRST DOWN. DAVID MONTGOMERY BEHIND THAT OFFENSIVE LINE ALL THE WAY DOWN

TO THE 37 WITH A 16 YARDER. >> Greg: WELL, THIS IS JUST OLD SCHOOL TRAP, KEVIN. THEY WILL BRING THE RIGHT GUARD.

HE JUST COMES AND TRAPS. AND DAVID MONTGOMERY RUNS RIGHT

DOWN. THEY WILL TRAP.

GET UP. THEY WILL NOT BLOCK THIS TACKLE.

WATCH. THEY CALL IT RUN THE MIDLINE.

RIGHT DOWN YOUR ORIGINAL ALIGNMENT.

>> Kevin: JULIAN LOVE WAS ALL OVER HIM.

27-YARD GAIN. BETTER RUN IT.

COMING NEAR SIDE. LOOKING FOR REDEMPTION.

FIRST DOWN AND MORE. AND THERE IS A PENALTY AT THE

END HERE. >> Greg: I COULD TELL YOU FROM

FIRST DOWN. >> Greg: I CAN TELL YOU, THAT FELT GOOD FOR MONTGOMERY. IT IS A LONELY FEELING ON THE

SIDELINE. THAT’S WHAT THEY CALLED ON TRE BROWN NUMBER 22, GABBING THE BACK OF HIS HELMET OPENING.

THROUGH WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE PLAY BALL TODAY. >> Kevin: MONTGOMERY AGAIN. MONTGOMERY RIGHT UP AND IN.

TOUCHDOWN DETROIT! >> Greg: WELL, K.B., ON THAT OPENING DRIVE, WE CALLED OUT THE YOUNG ROOKIE SAM LaPORTA.

WATCH THE JOB HE DOES NOW. SO WE GOT TO GIVE HIM CREDIT. THAT IS A ONE-ON-ONE PANCAKE POP THERE ON 52 TAYLOR.

AL: WALKER WAS THE ONLY GUY EJECTED TWICE LAST YEAR TRYING TO KEEP HIS EMOTIONS IN CHECK THIS YEAR.

IN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN, DAVID MONTGOMERY! THE DETROIT LIONS KIRK: WATCH HIM GET HIS BODY TURNED ON THE EDGE.

THEN YOU SEE THAT FAST MOTION, THE TURBO MOTION WITH THE TIGHT END WHO USES HIS SPEED THAT EVERYONE IS USING.

AND TO GET THE KICK OUT BY LEPORE. AND ANOTHER NICE DRIVE AL: THEY GO FAST INTO A HUDDLE. TRYING TO KEEP THE SAME PACKER

DEFENSE OUT THERE. KEEP IT ON THE GROUND.

THROUGH THE MIDDLE. THERE HE GOES AGAIN.

MONTGOMERY FOR SIX. SECOND TOUCHDOWN TONIGHT FOR

HERE. LOOK AT THIS CAP.

MAKES IT EASY FOR THE OFFENSE TO WORK A DOUBLE-TEAMED THERE AND JUST KICK OUT. IT’S LIKE JUSTIN HOLLAND IS

THERE. GAPING HOLE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE

TO RUN THROUGH. AL: PATTERSON.

TWO MINUTES TO HALF DOWN — HALFTIME.

FIRST DOWN HERE. TO THE MIDDLE.

ANOTHER BIG RUN. DAVID MONTGOMERY.

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HANDED OFF AND INTO THE END ZONE GOES MONTGOMERY.

HE HAS CARRIED THE BALL 26 TIMES.

WATCH HIM TURN HIS BODY AWAY FROM THE HOLE TO OPEN IT UP. ACTUALLY TAKES WALKER WITH HIM. THE LINEBACKER.

HE TURNS HIS BODY THE OTHER WAY AND OPENS THE HOLE NICELY ON THE THIRD YEAR IN THE LEAGUE. SECOND PICK OF HIS CAREER RIGHT

THERE. MONTGOMERY ADDING TO HIS NUMBERS

. MONTGOMERY HAS — MONTGOMERY IS

READY TO GO TO 3-1. MONTGOMERY.

OVER 100. TO THE 31 YARD LINE HE GOES. 114 GROUND YARDS TONIGHT FOR MONTGOMERY AND 20 RECEIVING.

KIRK: HE WILL NOT LET UP. THE LEFT GUARD, JONAH JACKSON

AND 73, DOUBLE-TEAMING. VERY NICE. HE SHAKES THE LINEBACKER, WALKER , AND IF YOU HIT HIM, HIT HIM

HIGH. HE IS TOO STRONG.

IT IS THE FOURTH QUARTER AND YOU SAID 29 CARRIES COMING UP ON HIS OF CAROLINA. DAVID MONTGOMERY IS THE BACK.

BOUNCING OUTSIDE! DOWN THE SIDELINE!

MONTGOMERY IS GOING TO GO IN FOR A LIONS TOUCHDOWN!

42 YARDS! >> Daryl: GREAT JOB OF KEEPING

A THREE TOUCHDOWN GAME, STARTING IT OUT WELL HERE. ( ? ? ) ? (I want to get so close) ?

ON THAT CONTEST. HE AND THE LIONS HAVE JUST ONE

FIRST DOWN IN THEIR LAST THREE DRIVES.

MONTGOMERY WITH VERY GOOD BLOCKING.

ON CUE, HE HAS A FIRST DOWN AND A LITTLE BIT MORE.

>> Adam: YEAH. >> Daryl: AS A 30 PLUS PER CARRY GAME GUY TO HAVE THIS SKILL SET OUT IN THE OPEN FIELD AND

RUNNING AROUND? HOPEFULLY, JUST THE CONTACT ON THE FOOTBALL WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND MAYBE AWKWARDLY THERE.

FOURTH DOWN AND 5 1/2. THEY RUN IT WITH MONTGOMERY AND LOOK AT THAT POWER. TONY: NOBODY DOES THAT.

JIM: WOW, THEY HAD HIM AND HE LOVES IT.

TONY: THIS IS INCREDIBLE. I DO WANT YOU TO WATCH. THIS CALL IS BECAUSE YOU TRUST YOUR OFFENSIVE LINE.

AND IT’S THE RIGHT PLAY, TECHNICALLY, VERSUS THE LOOK.

GO AHEAD AND PAUSE IT RIGHT THERE.

YOU SEE THE LEFT GUARD PULLS. THE SAFETIES ARE BACK DEEP. YOU’RE ONE SHORT. THE SAFETY HAS TO GET BACK

THERE. YOU DON’T EXPECT HIM TO RUN.

THAT’S A GREAT PLAY CALL. WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF THE D RUN AND IT’S A CHALLENGE TO OVERCOME THE HURDLE BUT IF YOU

BELIEVE LIKE THEY ARE BELIEVING, SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN. JIM: IT’S SHOW TIME. MONTGOMERY INSIDE THE SECONDARY

AND HE HAS A BLOCKER UP AHEAD. DAVID MONTGOMERY IS GOING THE

DISTANCE. SHOW TIME!

THERE’S BARRY SANDERS EXCITED OUT THERE IN THE STANDS. WHAT A BREAK. CUT BACK, EXPLODE AND RIGHT

HERE. BYE.

JIM: WATCH JAMESON WILLIAMS COME UP AND SHIELD HIM. THEY’RE REVIEWING WHETHER OR NOT HE STEPPED OUT AT THE 16.

MY GOODNESS. WAS THE FULL FOOT DOWN? REFEREE: PREVIOUS PLAY OF THE TOUCHDOWN IS UNDER FURTHER

REVIEW. JIM: ALMOST LIKE A DIVOT COMING

UP. TONY: LOOK AT HIS EYES.

HE’S LOOKING DOWN. OH!

DO I SEE SOME GREEN IN THERE? MAYBE.

I THINK IT’S A TOUCHDOWN BUT DON’T GET TO MAKE THE CALL. I ASKED WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO IN THE SECOND HALF?

HE SAID, FIELDS, FIELDS, FIELDS. >> Adam: TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK? HE’S DRAGGING GENTLEMAN QUAN

BRISKER OUT, 25 HARD-EARNED RUNS AGAIN FOR THE BEAR. AGAIN FOR THE BEAR. >>> Mark: JUST WATCH THE

MOVEMENT OF GET ON THE INSIDE. WHEN YOU GET THIS KIND OF MOVEMENT, JUST, I MEAN, UNBELIEVABLE OFF THE BALL,

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, FOUR YARDS DEEP INTO THE BACKFIELD. THAT’S HOW YOU GET A RUNNING BACK INTO OPEN SPACE FOR

HOPING FOR THE SAME THING. BEFORE THE TWO-MINUTE WARNING, IT’S WIDE OPEN. SO IS THAT HOLE FOR DAVID

MONTGOMERY. TAYLOR AND DECKER OUT THERE >>> Mark: YOU RUN THE BALL HERE, AND IT’S MONTGOMERY, AND THE

FORMER BEAR HAS GIVEN THE LIONS THE LEAD!

FORMER BEAR HAS GIVEN THE LIONS THE LEAD! >>> Mark: GO AHEAD, HAND IT TO MONTGOMERY, INSIDE, TRUST THAT

OFFENSIVE LINE. THEY’RE GOING TO GET MOVEMENT,

THEY DO, AND JUST LOOK AT THAT PUSH UP FRONT. GO AHEAD AND CELEBRATE. I TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE, MAN,

AT FULLBACK. >> Kevin: MONTGOMERY, DANCING.

WORKING HIS WAY NEAR THE END ZONE.

IS HE IN? HE IS!

TOUCHDOWN, DETROIT! >> Greg: TAKE A LOOK HERE,

HE IS! TOUCHDOWN, DETROIT!

>> Greg: TAKE A LOOK HERE, MONTGOMERY IS CONTACTED ABOUT THE 2 YARD LINE. IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S ON TOP OF THE

BODY HERE, AND THAT BALL CROSSES. I THINK THAT’S GOING TO STAND. YOU TALK ABOUT AN IMPRESSIVE WAY

TO START THE THIRD QUARTER. THAT’S A BIG-TIME DRIVE BY THE LIONS. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE GOING TO

GO FOR TWO. MONTGOMERY, I THINK, IS HURT. MONTGOMERY STAYS IN. MONTGOMERY RIGHT UP THE GUT FOR

TWO. LOST THE BALL, BUT HE’S IN.

THE SIGNAL IS THE TWO-POINT CONVERSION IS GOOD. IS LIMPING THERE. >> Greg: THEY WERE TRYING TO

SIGNAL, BEFORE THE TWO-POINT TRY, THEY WERE TRYING TO SIGNAL TO THE SIDELINE TO GET A NEW BACK IN.

>> Referee: 15-YARD PENALTY WILL BE ENFORCED ON THE KICKOFF. THE BIGGER RUNNING BACK IN MONTGOMERY THAT COMES IN HERE. ON FIRST AND GOAL, IT IS MONTGOMERY AND IT’S A DETROIT

LIONS TOUCHDOWN ON THE FIRST DRIVE. CONVERTED THIRD AND SEVEN WITH A RUN PLAY AND THEN THE BLINK OF

AN EYE LATER THEY’RE IN THE RUN ZONE. THEIR ISSUES FIXED ON THIS. YOU WILL SEE ALL THE TIGHT ENDS,

BIG BODIES ON THAT SIDE. WATCH THIS.

IF YOU COME DOWN TO BLOCK, YOU’RE PLAYING MAN COVERAGE. THERE’S NOBODY THERE. I MEAN, JONAH JACKSON WILL PULL

AROUND AND GO — THERE’S NOBODY FOR ME TO BLOCK. >> Daryl: MONTGOMERY’S GOT HIS TENTH TOUCHDOWN IN HIS FIRST

NOW DUE AN EXTENSION NEXT SUMMER.

ON THE 20 YARD LINE OUT OF THE I.

MONTGOMERY, PAVES THE WAY FOR A FIRST DOWN RUN OF A DOZEN. >> Daryl: YOU BRING IN BRAD HOLMES AND HE SPENT TIME IN L.A.

HECK OUT OF THE FOOTBALL. GET YOURSELF A FIRST DOWN AND CONTINUE TO CAL AND DOMINATE THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

NOW YOU GIVE DETROIT A CHANCE TO GET BACK IN THE GAME. >> Adam: GO BACK TO WHAT THEY DO VERY WELL AND THAT’S RUN THE

JUST TACKLE, YOU CAN MAKE TEAMS HAVE TO GO THE LONG ROUTE, NOT GIVE UP BIG PLAYS. IT’S REALLY HARD TO SCORE.

THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR DEFENSE RIGHT NOW. >> Adam: HERE COMES MONTGOMERY. THAT TIME SAM LaPORTA GOOD

THE FIRST FIRST DOWN OF THE SECOND HALF FOR DETROIT. >> Mark: YOU’LL SEE SAM LaPORTA COME ALL THE WAY ACROSS, NICE

JOB SIFTING THROUGH THE TRAFFIC. HE’S SUCH A GOOD PLAYER. WE TALKED ABOUT HIS ABILITY TO BLOCK, HIS ABILITY TO CATCH THE

FOOTBALL. WHAT DID WE JUST SAY BEFORE THIS find some matchups. They could take advantage of Montgomery on first and ten. Jewell will bring

Him down as he runs into the second area and gets down to the 12. What a run by Montgomery Lions first down. Excellent job. Up front. Look at the lane they’re blocking on that left

Side right now. And incredible. You mentioned the fact that Ragnow back and what a big difference that makes. There have been so many different lineup changes on that offensive

LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT LaPORTA ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. >> Kenny: THERE’S MONTGOMERY WITH CRAIG REYNOLDS LEADING THE

WAY, AND HE IS IN FOR A LIONS’ TOUCHDOWN. EFFORT BY THE OFFENSIVE LINE. WATCH THE PUSH THAT THEY GET ON

THE DEFENSIVE FRONT ALLOWING THEM TO OPEN UP THE HOLES AND MONTGOMERY DOES THE REST. PUTS HIS HEAD DOWN AND GETS HIS

CAREER HIGH 11th RUSHING TOUCHDOWN ON THE SEASON. BARRELS IN. JUST BARELY GETS IN THERE, BUT

THAT’S ALL YOU NEED FOR THOSE SIX POINTS. AVERAGING JUST UNDER FIVE YARDS RUNNING THE FOOTBALL.

>> Joe: THEY TRY IT AGAIN, AND MONTGOMERY ABLE TO BREAK LOOSE. MONTGOMERY OUT OF BOUNDS INSIDE DALLAS TERRITORY, AND A CARRY OF

21. >> Troy: WELL, THEY HAVE CREATED

HIT IT. JAMESON WILLIAMS, NUMBER NINE OUT THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WIDE RECEIVER, HE GETS INVOLVED,

AND HE HELPS OUT AS HE’S HELPING BLOCK OUT THERE ON GILMORE. THAT’S A GOOD PICKUP. JAMESON WILLIAMS, I MENTIONED

EARLIER THAT HE HAS REALLY COME ALONG THIS YEAR.

AND ONE FOR FIVE ON THIRD AND THREE OR LESS.

MONTGOMERY — GOT IT! TOUCHDOWN, DETROIT. THE VETERAN CENTER, FRANK RAGNOW WITH A GOOD BLOCK AND A

THREE-YARD TOUCHDOWN FOR MONTGOMERY.

HIS 12th TOUCHDOWN CARRY OF THE SEASON. >> Troy: YEAH, FRANK RAGNOW, THE PRO BOWL CENTER HAVING A GREAT

YEAR. WATCH HIM, 77, AS HE COMES UP

AND THEN PICKS OFF THE LINEBACKER, THE ONLY GUY WHO HAS A CHANCE TO MAKE A PLAY. HE’S TRYING TO FILL A HOLE, AND

IT’S MARKQUESE BELL, BUT RAGNOW TIMES IT PERFECTLY OFF THE THEY COME TO HIM AND GIVE HIM IDEAS ON WHAT WE SHOULD DO FROM

A PRESSURE STANDPOINT. >> Joe: THERE DOES SKIPPER IN

MOTION. IT’S MONTGOMERY.

IT IS A LIONS TOUCHDOWN! CAREER HIGH 13th OF THE YEAR FOR MONTGOMERY

MONTGOMERY! >> Daryl: IT’S GOING TO BE HARRISON SMITH AND DAVID MONTGOMERY MEETING IN THE HOLE

FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. THAT’S ONE OF YOUR BETTER SAFETIES IN THE LEAGUE. IT JUST SHOWS YOU THAT POWER OF

DAVID MONTGOMERY. LOOK AT THAT PAD LEVEL AND JUST

GRINDING RIGHT THERE TO BREAK THE PLAIN.

>> Joe: HE’S NOW GOT 996 YARDS FOR THE YEAR.

QUIET. THEY ARE READY TO EXPLODE.

THEY ARE BUILDING UP TO SCORE THIS TOUCHDOWN. >> Mike: RIGHT BACK TO MONTGOMERY TO THE END ZONE!

MONTGOMERY TO THE END ZONE! TOUCHDOWN, DETROIT. >> Cris: EVERY RUN HAS BEEN TO THIS SIDE OF THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

THEY ARE JUST DOMINATING UP FRONT AND PENEI SEWELL AND THIS BUILDING HIM UP AND TEACHING HIM.

OFFENSIVE LINE, EVEN AGAINST AARON DONALD, GETTING A PUSH, NOW HERE WHERE IT HAS TO BE OFF. THEY HAVE TO GET A FEW FIRST

DOWNS AND ENDS THIS GAME ON OFFENSE. >> Mike: A GAIN OF THREE, THEY WILL THROW OUT OF THE BACKFIELD.

MONTGOMERY GETS A BIG FIRST DOWNS AND STAYS INBOUNDS AT THE 31 YARD LINE. HOECHT IN COVERAGE AND

MONTGOMERY TAKES ADVANTAGE. FIRST DOWN, DETROIT. >> Cris: WHAT A PLAY BY DAVID MONTGOMERY TO ACCELERATE AND THEN STOP AND CREATE THE FIRST OF THOSE FIRST DOWNS, MIKE, THAW

AND I THINK EARLY ON THE LIONS ARE GOING TO LEAN HEAVILY ON

MONTGOMERY AND GIBBS, THE ROOKIE. >> Kevin: MONTGOMERY, STUTTER STEP AND A FIRST DOWN, ALL THE

WAY UP NEAR THE 44. AND ON CUE, THAT’S A GOOD START. AND ON CUE, THAT’S A GOOD START. >> Greg: TWO 1,000 YARD BACKS.

JAHMYR GIBBS WILL BE THE CHANGE OF PACE, THE ROOKIE FIRST-ROUNDER. JUST REALLY WELL BLOCKED.

THIS IS THE STRENGTH OF THIS OFFENSE, THEIR VERSATILITY, THE ABILITY TO PUT A LOT OF LOAD ON THIS OFFENSIVE LINE.

DETROIT. >> Kevin: MONTGOMERY SURGES HIS

WAY FORWARD. HE’S IN, TOUCHDOWN, DETROIT! INTERIOR OF THIS OFFENSIVE LINE. FRANK ROG AGNOW, HE’S BEAT UP,

WATCH THE SURGE. YOU HAVE A BIG BACK WHO IS ABLE TO RUN THROUGH DRAKE GREENLAW. LISTEN, THAT’S NOT AN EASY FEAT.

FOUR PLAYS. HERE IS MONTGOMERY, THE SPIN

MOVE, MONTGOMERY WITH A FIRST DOWN.

OH, MAN. RUNNING HARD AND MONTGOMERY HAS

14. >> Greg: A GREAT JOB THERE.

GLASGOW, THE RIGHT GUARD, A REALLY NICE JOB AGAINST ARIK ARMSTEAD, THE DEFENSIVE TACKLE. NO TEAM PLAYS WITH FOUR DOWN

CAUGHT THE DEFLECTION. >> Kevin: SO A PITCH TO

MONTGOMERY. LEFT SIDE, BREAKS A TACKLE. DAVID MONTGOMERY INSIDE THE 40. HE HAD A BIG FIRST DOWN BUT LIKE

IT’S JOSH REYNOLDS, NUMBER 8, WHO CAN SEAL THIS EDGE, THAT’S CHASE YOUNG. THAT IS A PREMIERE DEFENSIVE

LINEMAN IN THE LEAGUE. WHEN YOU CAN BLOCK HIM, THE CONDENSED FORMATIONS OUT OF BOTH OFFENSES IN THE RUN GAME, THEY