Lions dedicate first win to victims of Oxford mass shooting

At 0-10-1 on the season heading into Sunday’s home outing against the Minnesota Vikings, there was much more on the minds of the Detroit Lions.

Just days before, a 15-year-old student at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit opened fire and killed for four of his classmates.

It was the latest senseless mass shooting to impact a high school in the United States, and brought to the forefront old wounds that have scarred this nation. Said school is about 51 minutes from Detroit, and impacted the community in a big way.

On the field, the Detroit Lions were able to pull off their first victory of the season. It came on a walk-off touchdown pass from Jared Goff in front of long-downtrodden Lions fans.

While a sport doesn’t even compare to the tragic events that occurred at the high school, Lions head coach Dan Campbell took time post-game to show his respects to those impacted by the violence. In the process, he gave the Oxford community as a whole the game ball.