Jameson Williams: Lions Know How to Attack Cowboys Defense

Even with the increased pressure now facing Williams and the heightened level of urgency for himself and his teammates, Williams seems unbothered. 

“We’ve seen these guys two of my three or four years in the league, so we’ve seen these guys before and know what they can do and know these DBs,” Williams said of facing the Cowboys’ defense. “So, we know how to attack ‘em.

“But, that’s a huge shoutout to the coaches. They put in extra work for us and tell us what they see. And we do extra work too. We go back and forth with the coaches and find ways to attack these guys. We got a lot of ways to attack them, and on Thursday, it should be a good day on the offensive side.”

Williams also isn’t interested in the media’s narratives about him, whether about his emergence or the idea he might be “proving people wrong.” For him, the focus remains internal.

“I don’t really look into me proving people wrong. People are going to think what they want, regardless of what you do or don’t do. I just go out there and do my job the best I can,” Williams said.

On a short week with the season on the line, the Lions will be relying upon Williams to turn his painful drop into motivation for continued production.

Accepting responsibility for key drop

Despite being more involved in the offense and creating explosive plays, in Williams’ mind, all of it was insignificant after his crucial drop on a fourth-and-3 pass from Lions signal-caller Jared Goff early in the fourth quarter of the Week 13 affair. 

With the Lions trailing, 31-21, and facing a pivotal fourth down at the Green Bay 21-yard line, Goff targeted Williams on a throw which landed slightly behind him. 

While Goff took responsibility for the ball placement after the game, Williams saw it differently. In his media session with reporters Monday, he made it crystal clear the accountability rested solely on him.

“It’s a drop. That’s why I really did all that after the play,” Williams said. “No matter where the ball is at, as a receiver you got to make plays, and the blame don’t go on the quarterback. It goes on us, and that’s not even putting it down on my quarterback. I’m not even saying that. I’m saying it’s my fault — I dropped the ball.”

For Williams, the moment represented an opportunity lost – and not just for himself, but for the entire team.

“He gave me the opportunity. I just got to make the best of the opportunity and move the sticks for us,” the fourth-year receiver said. “I move the sticks right there — it could be a whole different game changer for us... It was a big play to me. No matter what happened in the game before that, you just got to look at the play right now, and I just got to make the best of that play and bring that one in for us.”

The drop overshadowed what was otherwise a strong showing from Williams. 

He’s also had a relatively productive 2025 campaign thus far. He’s appeared in all 12 of Detroit’s games, compiling 38 receptions for 706 yards and six touchdowns.