Jameson Williams: 'Keep Traveling with Us'
Detroit Lions wideout Jameson Williams was drafted to be a game-changer.
While his pathway to success has not been as fast as many supporters would have liked, the potential is there on any play for the speedy wideout to make plays for the Lions' offense.
Williams' deep touchdown gave the team the shot in the arm it needed to eventually walk off the field at Raymond James Stadium with a 20-6 road victory.
"I feel like it was a big play for us. It got us going coming out the second half," Williams told 97.1 The Ticket postgame. "We had a three-and-out our first drive, and then we just got going, man. It was just, it was just momentum I feel like for the team. You see how the guys got excited, everybody running up. I was just excited, man. I just feel like the game just had a little spark from there."
Detroit's second-year wideout credited veteran quarterback Jared Goff for making the correct decision on a consistent basis.
"It's awesome playing with somebody like like Goff, man. He gets it done," Williams said. "Makes the right decisions all the time. We're just trying to look forward. To keep going. Were 5-1 right now, trying to get to 6-1 next week, 7-1 with the bye week coming up. We're just trying to keep going."
Williams, like the coaching staff and the Lions' roster, were in awe at just how many fans were in the stands making noise throughout the game, especially in the fourth-quarter.
"That's a lot of energy," Williams said. "Early in the week, I was looking forward to it. It's my first away game just this season. I was looking forward to seeing a lot of blue and that's what I seen. The stadium was almost took over by the blue and that just helped us a lot to bring in the energy. The fans can take over and make it too loud for the offense to not hear the call, or the check, or stuff like that. So, I encourage the fans to keep traveling with us. It helped us a lot and just encouraged us to go harder and fight for our offense. To go out there and get the dub for our offense."
Dan Campbell, as he has throughout Williams' tenure, kept a calm and measured approach when asked about how much confidence can be gained by executing such a big play for the team.
"Listen, that's step one," said Campbell. "That's our first significant deep shot that we've hit with him this year. And so, that's one. And then, we just kind of -- we continue. It's no different than any other player or any team in a season, man. We don't need to do this (hand gesture going straight up). We just need to do this (steady hand gesture). Slow and steady and continue to improve. And so, that's step one. That'll help his confidence, and we'll go from there. I was happy for him."
