The Detroit Lions had a fantastic weekend and notched their fourth win of the 2025-26 season on Sunday, October 5, with a 37-24 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. While the Lions were favored in this game, it was still a thrill to see the team pull off a road win and come out of it with a 4-1 record. Now that every NFL team has lost at least one game this season, the Lions are tied for the best record with a handful of other special teams. That’s something worthy of bragging rights.
While this win meant a lot for everyone in the Detroit Lions‘ camp, the victory over the Bengals meant even more to one particular Lions player. This game was one that he played from his heart, and his family was there to watch. While most players have family in the stands, this was different, and it’s a really touching story.
Detroit Lions’ David Montgomery Shares Personal Moment
For David Montgomery, this win over the Bengals was personal. His family was there, supporting him the whole game, and it was his sister’s first time watching a game since she got into a car accident last year.
“Super meaningful,” he told the media. “My sister hadn’t seen me play in person since her accident. But to be able to get her here. I really appreciate the Cincinnati Bengals for helping, and they made sure that she got on the field. That was really special, and I appreciate them for that.”
The NFL also shared the moment on social media, noting, “David Montgomery’s sister Kiki was in a car accident a year and a half ago. Today, she got to see her brother score a touchdown in person.”
Montgomery also talked about what it was like playing in his hometown. “Super, super meaningful,” he said. “To be able to come back home where it all started for me, being able to kind of show my arm where it all started for me, I think it was a special moment.”
Dan Campbell Talks Detroit Lions Win
Following the win, Campbell said that he “told the team that’s a good win. We will take that.” He added that while the team has things to “clean up” and it “wasn’t perfect,” it was “what we did what we needed to do.”
“Came in here and I thought our guys were ready to compete,” he said. “We fought, and once again, the best thing we did was that we played complementary football and that’s what great teams do.”
Regarding defense, he said, “We make an emphasis in practice. Every day we do some type of takeaway circuit, just like we do ball security on offense. We start every day right out of warm up. We go into those and we coach them, we teach them and we try to highlight it. We don’t want it to be lip service”
He added, “They’re hunting for them. When you make a conscious effort to go after them or the ball is in the air and you say, ‘I’m going, that’s, my ball. I’m going to get it,’ then good things happen.”
The Lions don’t get their bye week until Week 8, so they have a few more weeks to go until they get some time off.
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