Jameson Williams isn't deterred by the game he had last week in the Detroit Lions' win over the Cleveland Browns.
Williams caught two passes for 40 yards, including a 27-yard completion in the fourth quarter on a 3rd & 9 play, but also had a couple drops and hauled in just two of his eight targets on the afternoon.
"It's a week-to-week thing in this league," Williams said Thursday. "Once last week is over – win, loss or draw – you have to just focus on the next opponent and the next week because it's a great league with great players all over."
Williams said he quickly moved past last week getting ready for the Cincinnati Bengals knowing every play isn't going to be perfect, it's how a player responds that's the biggest thing.
"You're going to have some mishaps, some drops and miss some blocks somewhere in there," Williams said. "You just have to get back and go to the next play. The next play might be your play, and you can't be having a bad attitude or whatever thinking about what just happened."
The Lions won the game by 24 points last week despite not playing their cleanest contest offensively, Williams included, but the fact that Williams didn't let that affect his blocking on the edge or his ability to make a play late in the fourth quarter speaks to his maturation.
"Just a little bit off. There's a couple of them, it really is just a couple things here and there," Lions head coach Dan Campbell said this week of Williams. "Eyes back a little sooner, (Jared) Goff just misses on one, he kind of gets hit on one when he's trying to release the ball. We're just a little bit off, and I go back to this. We go back to the drawing board."
Campbell mentioned Wednesday's practice being a walkthrough due to the short week limiting the reps Goff and Williams got, though he was clear that was not an excuse.
"Sometimes it's a reminder for me, it's like man, we may need to just – let's make sure that either we try to find a way to get some reps to where we get a good flow on Wednesday, or maybe we don't put some things in, and that's fine," he said.
"But there's been enough work and there's going to be more work, and those guys are going to be fine. Jamo's going to be fine, Goff is a stud, so we'll be good."
LACY'S IMPACT
Tyler Lacy played 19 defensive snaps in Baltimore Week 3 and saw that increase to 27 last week against the Browns. He had a tackle and a quarterback hit against the Browns, but it's his versatility that's making an impact on Detroit's defense.
"Oh, he's been tremendous," Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard said of Lacy. "He's growing on me every week. And he's getting more and more every week. It's just the big body at first when he walked in here. You see this huge man, you think oh, he's a defensive tackle.
"And then you kind of start to see him in individual move around, and I started to ask him, 'Have you ever played D-end?' And at first, he looked at me and was like, 'What? No. What do you mean D-end?' And I'm like, 'Oh, just a thought.' And then the next week I went up to him again, 'How would you feel if I told you I needed you to play the five?' 'Good, coach.' And at that point, I don't think he cared what I asked."
Lacy is getting a second chance to have an impact after playing his first two seasons in Jacksonville. He's played nose tackle, three technique and some big end for the Lions over the last two weeks as a versatile player in Sheppard's defensive front.
"I just like to bring that ability to the team and bring that Swiss Army Knife ability," Lacy said Thursday. "They can just throw me in on defensive line and I can just go."
View photos from Detroit Lions practice on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond (11) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions cornerback Rock Ya-Sin (23) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams (1) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions running back Jacob Saylors (25) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions defensive lineman Tyler Lacy (78) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions offensive lineman Graham Glasgow (60) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (87) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions defensive lineman Tyleik Williams (91) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson (97) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (0) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions defensive lineman DJ Reader (98) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions edge rusher Al-Quadin Muhammad (96) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone (34) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions defensive back Avonte Maddox (29) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates (39) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery (5) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (0) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions long snapper Hogan Hatten (49) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes (55) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions linebacker Grant Stuard (15) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell (46) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions punter Jack Fox (3) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell (46) and Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone (34) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch (32) during practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)
RARE COMPANY
Lions safety Kerby Joseph recorded his second interception of the season last week and leads all players with 19 interceptions since entering the NFL in 2022. If Joseph gets to 20, he can become the sixth player since 2000 with at least 20 interceptions in his first four seasons, joining J.C. Jackson (25), Richard Sherman (24), Marcus Peters (22), Ed Reed (22) and Rashean Mathis (20).
