More than six months later, Amon-Ra St. Brown still vividly remembers the Detroit Lions’ one-point defeat to the Dallas Cowboys last December.

It wasn’t just the controversial call that overturned a possible game-winning two-point conversion at the strange and frustrating end; it was also his intense exchanges with Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis, the former Michigan standout.

“He was talking crazy,” St. Brown shared on “The Pivot Podcast,” released in July. “Some stuff I’ve never heard.”

He might face it all again this Sunday when he and Lewis meet once more at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The St. Brown-Lewis rivalry is one of the intriguing subplots in this latest Lions-Cowboys matchup, making it one of the highlights of Week 6 in the NFL.

Instead of cooling off his personal dispute with St. Brown, Lewis chose to escalate it when speaking with local Dallas media earlier this week.

“I just remember him going on a podcast trying to air me out,” Lewis told reporters. “We’re going to play each other, so we’re going to see each other, and we’re going to have a game together. We’ll see what’s real and what’s not.”

Consider those fighting words—provocative comments that could fire up St. Brown, who generally lets his performance speak for itself.

“Yeah, I usually don’t get too involved,” he said Thursday. “I might respond a little, but mostly it motivates me, gets me going. So, I love it.”

In their last matchup against the Cowboys, St. Brown recorded six catches for 90 yards and a touchdown. While going against Lewis, he was targeted twice, according to Pro Football Focus. St. Brown caught one of those passes for an 11-yard touchdown late in the game, while Lewis broke up the other.

“He’s a good player,” St. Brown noted.

He’s also a bit of a provocateur.

“There are players who talk a lot,” Lions receiver Jameson Williams said when asked about Lewis on Thursday. “You just have to handle it the way we do—go out there, make some plays, and maybe it’ll stop.”

But it never did for George Pickens last Sunday. After Lewis and his Cowboys teammates held Pittsburgh’s top receiver to seven catches for just 26 yards in a 20-17 victory, Lewis ran toward Pickens at the end of the game and seemed to taunt him.

This led to Pickens grabbing Lewis’ facemask in frustration, throwing him to the ground. Lewis then had a parting shot as he walked to the locker room.

“Pittsburgh needs a receiver,” Lewis said. “George Pickens is weak.”

Lewis can’t use that same term for St. Brown, a two-time Pro Bowler who has become one of the league’s top slot receivers.

Common sense suggests that St. Brown’s impressive rise from a fourth-round pick in 2021 to NFL star would shield him from the taunts of others during the heat of competition.

“As you get older in this league, you start to respect players more and recognize the job we have to do each week,” St. Brown explained.

However, last December, St. Brown learned the hard way that wasn’t always true when he faced Lewis, the Cowboys’ feisty instigator.

So it goes, St. Brown said.

Yeah, Williams agreed, it is what it is. But, he clarified, they won’t take the bait if Lewis attempts to sidetrack them with his trash talk.

“We don’t get rattled by guys who try to throw you off your game,” Williams stated. “I believe I can speak for the guys in the locker room when I say that.”

That includes St. Brown, a receiver who often has the last laugh after being disrespected.