Lions beat Browns as Reed to IR, Arnold sidelined

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions beat the Cleveland Browns 34-10 on Sunday at Ford Field but suffered significant losses in the secondary as starting cornerbacks D.J. Reed and Terrion Arnold left with injuries that will affect the team in the short term. Reed was carted off with a hamstring injury and was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, ruling him out for at least four games. Arnold sustained a shoulder injury and is expected to miss no more than a week, coaches said.

Detroit’s defense and special teams provided the margin of victory. The Lions forced three turnovers on Browns quarterback Joe Flacco, converting those miscues into 17 points, and Kalif Raymond returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson had two sacks and a forced fumble that helped turn the game decisively in Detroit’s favor.

Offensively, Jared Goff completed 16 of 27 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns, both to Amon-Ra St. Brown, who finished with seven catches for 70 yards. Jahmyr Gibbs led the rushing attack with 91 yards and a touchdown. Flacco finished 16 of 34 for 184 yards with two interceptions and the strip-sack fumble.