Lions grind past Dolphins 19-9 as Jahmyr Gibbs scores and Jake Bates makes 4 field goals

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have repeated a mantra all week in the aftermath of a scary neck injury to All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell.

Play like No. 46.

They did that against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Jahmyr Gibbs had a rushing touchdown, Jared Goff threw for 170 yards and the Lions beat the Dolphins 19-9 for their fourth straight victory.

“The whole week was prepare and play like Jack. Kind of felt like we owed it to him. It’s all we can do,” Detroit coach Dan Campbell said, adding later: “This was hard because you want to talk about it and acknowledge it. You don’t want to brush it under the rug. That’s not fair. The guy means too much to us. We bonded together and ultimately we found a way to win the game. It was emotional.”

Jake Bates made four field goals on a day that was a bit underwhelming for Goff and the Lions' top-ranked offense, which entered averaging 29 points and 395.4 yards per game but finished with 271 yards.

Goff completed 17 of 25 passes while being sacked three times as Miami's defense pressured him throughout. Goff was intercepted by rookie cornerback Chris Johnson on a tipped pass in the first quarter — just the second pick he has thrown this season.

Gibbs averaged just 3.7 yards per carry, finishing with 74 yards on 20 attempts and an 8-yard rushing score that put the Lions ahead 16-6 entering the fourth. All-Pro Amon-Ra St. Brown had 86 yards receiving for the Lions, who are trying to keep pace in a tough NFC North.

Lions players arrived at Hard Rock Stadium wearing No. 46 jerseys to honor Jack Campbell, who was placed on injured reserve this week after he was hospitalized with the neck injury suffered during last Sunday's win over Minnesota.

Campbell's jersey was hanging in his locker at the stadium before the game, and some fans raised signs that read “Campbell Strong.”

“That’s a tough line you stand on — this balance beam of football and life and what really matters,” edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson said. “For us to come out today and get the win with all that in our head and think about him while we’re doing it, it’s really important.”

The Lions never trailed but could not pull away from the rebuilding Dolphins, who had been in four consecutive one-score games entering Sunday.

Bates made kicks of 28, 33, 40 and 43 yards. His 43-yarder gave Detroit a 10-point lead with 4:28 remaining.

The Lions led 9-6 with four minutes left in the third when Goff connected with Jameson Williams for a 31-yard pickup — Detroit’s longest play of the game — that set up Gibbs' touchdown run on fourth down, his 11th scrimmage TD this season.

Then the Dolphins took a page out Dan Campbell's book of aggressive play-calling, executing a fake punt that gave Miami the ball at Detroit's 18, setting up a 34-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez.

Malik Willis completed 13 of 25 passes for 128 yards and an interception while facing constant pressure from Detroit's front. Willis didn't use his legs as much as he has in previous games. He has a nagging groin injury and said after the game it “was a little tight.”

The Dolphins went 0 for 3 in the red zone and failed to top 100 yards rushing for the second straight game. And despite staying within striking distance, the Dolphins had far too many self-inflicted wounds — including 11 penalties, a missed field goal and a kickoff that fell short of the landing zone.

“We can’t keep saying the same things like, ‘Oh, we’ve got to get better,'” Willis said. “We've got to continue to fight to actually do it and make sure that shows up on game day.”

Campbell picked up his 54th regular-season win as Detroit's coach, moving into second place alone in franchise history midway through his sixth season. Wayne Fontes is the Lions' winningest coach with 66 victories from 1988-96.

Dolphins punter Bradley Pinion connected with Kaytron Allen for a 46-yard completion on Miami's fourth-quarter fake punt.

“I’ll take that. It was a good job by them,” Dan Campbell said. “That certainly wasn’t on our guys. That was on me.”

In the second quarter, Jack Fox lined up to punt before tossing an 11-yard pass to Tay Martin, which gave Detroit the ball at the 41.

The Dolphins' defense held, though, sacking Goff on third down to force a real punt.

“Why did we give up the fake punt? We've got to go look back and make sure we’re not giving anything away,” Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley said. “They clearly saw something on tape that they took advantage of, just like we saw something on tape and we took advantage of it.”

Dolphins: TE Will Kacmarek (quad) was injured on a low hit in the third quarter. He remained down for a couple of minutes before walking to the sideline unassisted.

Lions: Travel to Germany, where they will face New England in Munich next Sunday.

Dolphins: At Indianapolis next Sunday.

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Miami Dolphins place-kicker Zane Gonzalez (31) celebrates his field goal with Bradley Pinion (48) against the Detroit Lions during the second half of an NFL football game in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis (2) throws a pass against the Detroit Lions during the first half of an NFL football game in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) throws a pass against the Miami Dolphins during the second half of an NFL football game in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Detroit Lions place-kicker Jake Bates (39) celebrates his field goal with Jack Fox (3) as Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Jordan Phillips (94) loos on during the second half of an NFL football game in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (0) celebrates his touchdown with Juice Scruggs (70) against the Miami Dolphins during the second half of an NFL football game in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested a new passport Monday to facilitate her return from exile two years after she was ousted in a mass uprising.

The government has been seeking her extradition from India and earlier dismissed suggestions she needed new identification documents to return home. Hasina told The Associated Press in an interview this month that she would return to Bangladesh in December at any cost.

In a letter seen by The Associated Press that was emailed to Bangladesh's diplomatic mission in New Delhi, a counsel of Hasina urged the top diplomat to take necessary action to provide her a passport and national identity card.

The letter, sent by London-based law firm Matrix Chambers, asked the mission for the application to be processed “expeditiously” on the basis of Hasina's Bangladeshi nationality and in accordance with “obligations arising under international human rights instruments."

“This is a significant step toward her homecoming. Having had her documents revoked by the previous regime, Her Excellency looks forward to reclaiming her fundamental rights as a Bangladeshi citizen and receiving the necessary documents,” Abu Obaidha Arin, an aide to Hasina, told the AP.

“She is determined to return to Bangladesh by December, and she will undoubtedly return home,” he said.

It was not immediately possible to obtain comment from the Bangladesh government.

On Thursday, Junior Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir said Bangladesh wants Hasina to be handed over under an extradition treaty with India. India has declined to hand her over.

“We want Hasina to be handed over. She will be handed over. She is a terrorist. She is a fugitive. There is an active extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India,” he told reporters in Dhaka.

Bangladesh's military sent Hasina to India after student-led protests forced her from power on Aug. 5, 2024. A special tribunal in 2025 sentenced her to death for crimes against humanity, ruling that she was responsible for ordering the crackdown, which left hundreds of people dead and thousands of others injured.

The United Nations has said nearly 1,400 people were killed. Hasina denies any wrongdoing. She also has rejected the tribunal’s verdict and challenged the legitimacy of the trial.

An interim government, headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, led Bangladesh after Hasina's ouster and held an election in February that Hasina’s Awami League party was barred from contesting.

Tarique Rahman, the son of a longtime archrival of Hasina, came to power in a landslide.

FILE - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives to attend The Queen's Dinner during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Buckingham Palace in London on April 19, 2018. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool Photo via AP, File)