St. Brown's German homecoming sparks Lions' 35-10 rout of Patriots in Munich

Amon-Ra St. Brown turned Detroit's trip to Germany into a personal celebration, catching two touchdown passes as the Lions defeated the New England Patriots 35-10 in Munich on Sunday. The win was Detroit's fifth in a row and lifted the Lions to 7-2.

St. Brown arrived at the stadium wearing lederhosen and charged onto the field carrying a German flag. The receiver, whose mother is from Leverkusen, speaks German and spent many childhood summers visiting the country with his two brothers. He called it a trip he will "never forget."

"Being in Germany, No. 1, was a blessing, it's been amazing," St. Brown said. "But being able to win like that, with the guys, my teammates in front of the fans here in Germany, it's like a dream come true."

St. Brown opened his scoring with a 56-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter that put Detroit up 7-3. Jared Goff then found Isaac TeSlaa for a 12-yard touchdown to finish a 97-yard drive and make it 14-3, and Jahmyr Gibbs ran in from 5 yards one play after a 50-yard reception. St. Brown's second score, a 28-yard catch in the third quarter that ended with teammates shoving him over the goal line in a scrum with Patriots defenders, stretched the lead to 28-3.

Gibbs added a 28-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to close the scoring at 35-10. He finished with 153 rushing yards and seven catches for 99 yards, becoming the first NFL player since Priest Holmes in 2002 to top 150 rushing yards with two rushing touchdowns and at least 95 receiving yards in a single game, according to the Lions.

Goff completed 20 of 31 passes for 303 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. St. Brown ended the day with four receptions for 98 yards.

The victory came with a concern for Detroit, as edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson appeared to injure his knee while celebrating the sack that knocked Maye from the game. "Nothing new," coach Dan Campbell said. "We'll know more when we get back in the States. Anytime you lose a player like that and you don't know the entirety of it .. it hurts a little bit."

New England lost Maye to an ankle injury on its opening drive after Hutchinson sacked him at the Detroit 15-yard line on third down. Maye completed three of four passes for 48 yards and scrambled for 11 more on his only series, which ended with Andy Borregales kicking a 33-yard field goal. Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said he did not yet know the extent of the injury, adding, "We'll have to get some more tests run and we'll see when we come back what it ends up being and the severity of whatever injury he has."

Backup Tommy DeVito went 12 of 24 for 81 yards with one interception and a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Lan Larison. After DeVito entered, New England punted on four straight possessions, and Roger McCreary picked him off late in the first half, though Goff gave the ball back when Kevin Byard III intercepted him in the back of the end zone. Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez recorded his first interception of the season, and Mack Hollins led New England with five catches for 48 yards.

The Patriots fell to 5-5 with their second straight loss and third in four games as they head into their bye week. "We have to get some things fixed and changed and corrected and figure out ways to win as opposed to what we're doing right now, which is not giving ourselves enough of a chance," Vrabel said.