DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions wrapped up a turbulent week with an important victory — thanks to another sharp performance by Matthew Stafford.Stafford threw an ill-advised pass early on that was intercepted [url= http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-tavon-wilson-jersey]Tavon Wilson Jersey White[/url] , but he played well the rest of the way, throwing for 342 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday’s 31-26 victory over the New York Giants. Stafford has bounced back pretty well from a disappointing 2018. In fact, his passer rating of 105.3 would be the highest of his career if the season ended now.Stafford has 16 touchdown passes and only four interceptions.“He is just a competitive, competitive guy. He always wants to be the best, and he’s great,” coach Matt Patricia said. “He works really hard, he’s competitive, he’s tough, he’s grinding it out every single day.”The Lions had lost three games in a row, and last Tuesday, they announced that second-year running back Kerryon Johnson was going on injured reserve with a knee injury. That same day, Detroit traded defensive back Quandre Diggs to Seattle.The Lions fell out of contention last year after trading receiver Golden Tate [url= http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-kerry-hyder-jersey]Kerry Hyder Jersey[/url] , and they certainly seemed to be heading in the wrong direction again going into the game against the Giants. But New York was a vulnerable opponent, and the Lions were playing at home. Detroit handed the Giants their fourth straight loss.“I think the team has been working really hard. I think we had a rough couple of weeks, and I think the guys have been fighting,” Patricia said. “I think they’ve been battling. I think we’ve been in a couple of close games where we had a chance to win, and that stuff is hard. These guys put a lot into this stuff, and when it doesn’t go the way you wanted it to, it can weigh you down.”Lions fans were incensed earlier this season when some questionable calls hurt Detroit late in a loss at Green Bay. It should be noted, then, that the Lions were the beneficiaries of some important decisions Sunday. A running-into-the-punter call in the second quarter kept a drive alive, and Detroit ended up with a field goal. In the fourth quarter, a flag was thrown on a fourth-down incomplete pass by the Giants. But officials decided there was no foul for pass interference, and the ball went over to the Lions.WHAT’S WORKINGA week after Marvin Jones caught four touchdown passes [url= http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-graham-glasgow-jersey]Graham Glasgow Jersey[/url] , the Lions showed how many receiving threats they have. Kenny Golladay had six receptions for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and Danny Amendola caught eight passes for 95 yards.“I’m just trying to get the ball to the guy that is open, to where the coverage tells me to throw it. I’m just trying to read every play appropriately and trust in our guys that they’re going to win,” Stafford said. “They are winning a bunch right now and making great plays for me, so that’s just what I’m trying to do. I don’t go into a game and go, ‘Man, I’m going to feed this guy or feed that guy.'”WHAT NEEDS HELPDetroit rushed for only 59 yards on 25 carries, so Johnson’s absence was felt.STOCK UPDefensive lineman Trey Flowers, a big acquisition in the offseason, has been fairly quiet since joining the Lions, but he had two sacks against New York and forced a fumble.STOCK DOWNWhen the Lions traded Diggs, that suggested that they were pretty happy with their other options in the secondary [url= http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-da_shawn-hand-jersey]Da'Shawn Hand Jersey White[/url] , but the defensive backfield did not have a particularly good game Sunday. Darius Slay was out with an injury, and cornerbacks Justin Coleman, Rashaan Melvin and Mike Ford had problems against New York’s passing game. Rookie quarterback Daniel Jones threw for 322 yards and four touchdowns for the Giants.INJUREDAdding to the secondary’s issues was the fact that defensive back Tracy Walker injured his knee Sunday. Patricia said Monday that Walker is day to day.KEY NUMBER40.2 — Receiver Marvin Hall’s average yards per catch. He has 201 yards on only five receptions this season, and he added another big play against the Giants when he caught a 49-yard touchdown pass from Stafford.NEXT STEPSThe Lions play their next two games on the road, starting this weekend against the Oakland Raiders. As a primarily Lions-focused show, it’s hard to catch up on all NFL action properly some weeks. Usually there’s other marquee matchups in the same time slot that you just don’t have the time to catch. So when the Detroit Lions take a bye it’s absolutely an opportunity to see how things are going.Thankfully, Week 5 of the NFL season provided us plenty of nuggets when it came to Detroit’s NFC North neighbors, as the Green Bay Packers moseyed on down to Dallas and the Chicago Bears took a trip to London. I’m sure nothing bad happened.But that’s not all. 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Jeremy, Ryan and Mansur all join to play the inaugural version of “Why You Lion?!” We’ll see if they’ve got the balls and the gumption to know the most obscure and hardcore of Lions trivia, wring up the hottest takes on the Lions and solve more brain teasers and tongue-twisters. You should NOT miss this.Mailbag asks the most important question of the season: is Lions head coach Matt Patricia secretly a goth?