DETROIT (Interstat) — Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes and Jahmyr Gibbs accounted for three scores as the Detroit Lions defeated the visiting New York Jets 31-24 on Sunday at Ford Field. The Lions improved to 2-1. The Jets fell to 1-2. The announced attendance was 63,193.

The Lions and Jets traded scoring chances throughout, with Detroit’s ground game and Goff’s short passing attack producing the decisive plays. Jake Bates opened the scoring with a 30-yard field goal with 9:35 remaining in the second quarter. New York answered when Geno Smith found Kenyon Sadiq for a 24-yard touchdown with 5:33 left in the second quarter. Jason Sanders made the extra point, giving the Jets a brief lead. Goff then connected with Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 4-yard touchdown with 1:36 remaining in the second quarter, and Bates added the extra point to put Detroit back in front.

In the third quarter, Gibbs broke free for a 17-yard touchdown run with 10:56 remaining. Sanders later made a 42-yard field goal for New York with 6:22 left in the third quarter. Gibbs added a 1-yard touchdown run with 14:57 remaining in the fourth quarter. Smith threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Ruckert with 11:17 left in the fourth quarter, but the two-point conversion attempt failed when Smith’s pass to Garrett Wilson was incomplete. Smith later found Wilson on a 22-yard deep pass with 4:06 remaining that helped New York tie the game at 24. Goff then found Gibbs for an 11-yard touchdown with 2:25 remaining, and Bates’ extra point provided the final margin.

Smith completed 31 of 37 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns and ran twice for 12 yards. Wilson caught 10 passes for 107 yards and one touchdown. Sadiq had seven receptions for 105 yards and a score. Ruckert added five catches for 39 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Williams had one catch for 21 yards and returned four kickoffs for 95 yards. Jelani Woods caught one pass for 20 yards, and Sterling Shepard had one reception for 3 yards. Breece Hall ran 13 times for 32 yards and caught three passes for 23 yards. Jamaal Pritchett returned one kickoff for 27 yards. Jason Sanders made his only field-goal attempt, a 42-yarder. Austin McNamara punted three times for 130 yards.

Defensively for the Jets, Demario Davis recorded 10 tackles and one sack. Jamien Sherwood had eight tackles. Dane Belton finished with seven tackles. Andre Cisco had six tackles and one sack. Azareye’h Thomas added six tackles. Harrison Phillips posted four tackles. David Bailey and Jowon Briggs each had five tackles. Brandon Stephens and Kingsley Enagbare each finished with three tackles. Joseph Ossai and T’Vondre Sweat each had two tackles. Will McDonald IV, Jarvis Brownlee Jr., Malachi Moore, Qwan’tez Stiggers, Troy Reeder, Darrell Jackson Jr., Trevin Wallace and Isaiah Davis each had one tackle. Braelon Allen ran four times for 14 yards, caught three passes for 3 yards and made one tackle.

Goff completed 25 of 32 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns and ran four times for 6 yards. Gibbs finished with 20 carries for 99 yards and two rushing touchdowns. He also caught seven passes for 65 yards and one receiving touchdown. Sione Vaki ran six times for 26 yards and caught one pass for 11 yards. Isaac TeSlaa caught three passes for 66 yards. Jameson Williams had four receptions for 49 yards. Sam LaPorta added three catches for 44 yards. St. Brown caught four passes for 19 yards and a touchdown. Brock Wright had two receptions for 7 yards, and Jackson Meeks caught one pass for 8 yards.

For the Lions’ defense, Christian Izien led the way with 11 tackles. D.J. Reed and Derrick Barnes each had eight tackles. Roger McCreary and Chuck Clark each finished with seven tackles, and Clark added one sack. Jack Campbell and Trevor Nowaske each had six tackles. DJ Wonnum recorded two tackles and two sacks. Alim McNeill had two tackles and one sack. Detroit’s offense also received contributions from tight ends and wide receivers in the short passing game.

The Jets entered the game after an overtime loss to Green Bay and a road win at Tennessee earlier this season. The Lions had beaten New Orleans in overtime and lost at Buffalo before facing New York. The Jets will visit Chicago next. The Lions will visit Carolina next. The Jets’ upcoming schedule also includes games against Cleveland, New England, Miami, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Buffalo, the Los Angeles Chargers, Miami again and Denver. The Lions’ upcoming schedule includes Arizona, Green Bay, Minnesota, Miami, New England, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Atlanta and Tennessee. The game was played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Detroit 30, N.Y. Jets 20. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Detroit with a 96 percent probability to win. N.Y. Jets had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +6.5. The total score of 55 went under the over/under line of 48.5.