Despite missing the entire week of practice with an ankle injury suffered on Thanksgiving, Lions All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown played Thursday night in Detroit’s 44-30 win over the Cowboys.
It was a gutty performance from St. Brown as he finished with six receptions on nine targets for 92 yards, including a key 37-yard reception late in the contest to set up a touchdown.
“St. Brown is what we are,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said after the game. “He’s what we are. Where he goes, we go. His toughness, his will power, his desire to compete, to help those guys around them to do whatever it takes is second to none. He’s rare, man. He refuses to fail.”
Quarterback Jared Goff said there aren’t many players like St. Brown who could battle through injury and still come up big all night.
The icing on the cake for St. Brown Thursday was establishing a new record for the most receptions through a player’s five-career seasons in league history (511). The previous record belonged to Michael Thomas, who totaled 510 receptions through five-career seasons.
Now St. Brown and the Lions get 10 days off to heal up and prepare for the Los Angeles Rams Dec. 14.