Goff, Gibbs and Campbell lead the Lions to a 44-22 win over the Commanders in front of Trump

LANDOVER Md AP Dan Campbell s Detroit Lions do not lose consecutive games so as the head coach seemingly took over play-calling Sunday Jared Goff threw three TD passes and Jahmyr Gibbs unveiled the end zone three times in a bounce-back - win over the Washington Commanders in front of President Donald Trump With Trump watching from a suite after arriving late in the first half making him the first sitting U S president at a regular-season NFL championship since and just the third ever the Lions - scored the first points and never looked back The Commanders - playing without injured quarterback Jayden Daniels and wideout Terry McLaurin lost their fifth event in a row one season after going - in the regular season and beating Detroit in the playoffs en highway to the NFC championship competition Washington moved defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr from the booth down to the sideline for this challenge but that did little to fix the club s problems on that side of the ball As often has been the event this season the Commanders put up little resistance Before exiting in the fourth quarter Goff was for for yards no interceptions and touchdown throws to Gibbs Amon-Ra St Brown who celebrated with a Trump dance and Jameson Williams Gibbs also produced scoring runs of and yards and carried a total of times for yards Williams had six catches for yards It was more than enough to keep intact a streak that began in Campbell s second season in charge and is the longest current such run in the NFL The Lions have not lost two regular-season outings in a row since a five-game skid ended in October After his club s sloppy performance in last week s - loss to the Minnesota Vikings Campbell apparently decided he needed to exert additional control particularly with his offense holding a play sheet and frequently speaking into his headset when Detroit was driving Last season s offensive coordinator Ben Johnson left to become coach of the Chicago Bears and was replaced in Detroit by John Morton Washington trailed - early in the second half Sunday marking its fourth straight contest that was not competitive Commanders fans headed to the exits early as did Trump after making an appearance on the meeting broadcast Daniels dislocated his left elbow in Week and sat out his fourth competition of the season after not missing any while earning AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors He was replaced by Marcus Mariota who went for for yards and a pair of touchdowns without receivers McLaurin Noah Brown or Luke McCaffrey Daron Payne ejected Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne was ejected in the first half for unnecessary roughness Injuries Lions C Graham Glasgow went to the sideline late in the second quarter with a bad back CB Terrion Arnold left with a concussion Commanders CB Trey Amos left the competition in the second quarter after hurting his ankle RB Chris Rodriguez Jr injured his shoulder LB Ale Kaho got a concussion CB Jonathan Jones departed in the third quarter with a groin injury McLaurin quadriceps was sidelined for the sixth time in the past seven games Up next Commanders Head to Spain to face the Miami Dolphins in Madrid next Sunday Lions At the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles next Sunday night AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source