The Daily Slop – 4 November 2026
Editor’s note: Each day, Hogs Haven compiles a collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, with a sprinkling of other stuff. Enjoy!
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Commanders Film Review: Pass Rush vs Eagles
Coming off the bye, they were hoping to turn things around and against the Eagles they certainly did. They delivered five sacks and multiple other pressures. According to NextGenStats, the Commanders had a season-high pressure rate at 46.5%. When
they blitzed, they had a pressure rate of 83.3%, the second highest pressure rate on blitzes by any team in the NFL this season.
So how did the Commanders do it? During the bye week, I wrote about some schemes that worked which they could use more frequently, and we definitely saw them come up against the Eagles on Sunday night. Things like read blitzes, disguised overloads and B gap stabs were all effective against the Eagles.
This rush is Chaisson at his absolute best. He’s so quick off the snap and his speed is a real threat to any tackle when he gets it right. Mailata is one of the best left tackles in football and very few rushers beat him for speed, but Chaisson does exactly that here. Chaisson times the snap perfectly and by his second step, he’s already hip level with Mailata. He gets Mailata panicked and forces the tackle to completely turn around to try and stay with him. Mailata gets his outside hand on Chaisson’s shoulder, but Chaisson shows nice bend and dip as he gets under Mailata and turns the corner.
Mailata makes one last effort to save the block by shoving Chaisson, trying to push him beyond the depth of the quarterback, but the quarterback fails to feel the pressure and step up in the pocket. That allows Chaisson to use that shove as momentum to close even quicker. Chaisson lands a big hit on the quarterback, who just about manages to get a throw away before Chaisson brings him down. That throw looked like it might have been intercepted by Nick Cross, but Shy Tuttle got his hand up at the line of scrimmage to knock it down.
Towards the end of the game, Odafe Oweh got in on the action too. Oweh spent most of the game working against Mailata, the Eagles best lineman, so he wasn’t as effective overall as the other rushers. But by getting to work against the same man constantly, he was able to figure out ways to beat him. By the end of the game, Oweh got the better of him.
Overall, the Commanders will of course be happy with the uptick from their pass rush unit in this game. They generated much more consistent pressure and of course finished those plays, putting up five sacks. However, this felt to me much more like the Eagles offensive line being bad than the Commanders pass rush being exceptionally good. Don’t get me wrong, you can only play against whoever the opponent puts out there each week, so I’m not trying to discredit this performance. But I do wonder how sustainable it is.
The Commanders blitzed at a significantly lower rate than they have done all season. Much of these pressures and sacks came on four-man rushes. We’ve seen through the first six games of the season that this pass rush isn’t good enough to consistently win with four, and that Daronte Jones has had to blitz a lot and dial up various pressure packages in order to generate consistent pressure. This game doesn’t line up with that theme so far this season, which speaks to an issue with the Eagles offensive line rather than some big adjustment the Commanders made over the bye week.
Individually, everyone played well up front. Chaisson had perhaps his best game in a Commanders uniform. Omenihu was a menace to whoever had to try and block him on the inside. Armstrong got the better of Bell frequently. Oweh had a solid game against one of the best tackles in the league. While Oweh and Chaisson had some very good reps against Mailata, they’ve had some very good reps individually in lots of games this season and the overall rush unit hasn’t looked this good. So I’m reluctant to say that this group has turned the corner. I definitely believe in their talent and I like the unit overall, but I’m eager to see if they can stack up performances like that against a Rams team with a much stronger offensive line.
Commanders.com
Final thoughts | Updates on McNichols, pass-rush is more in sync
— Both Trey Amos and Nick Cross, who missed extended portions of the season with various injuries, are getting more comfortable by the week. Quinn thought Cross operated well as the nickel defensive back, while Amos had a pair of key pass breakups. It also feels like their presence has helped stabilize the secondary, which needed reinforcements.
“I really felt his communication in this game, the urgency of what we’re looking for from that,” Quinn said of Cross. “So, I thought that was a good step forward as well.”
— One of the biggest storylines from Sunday’s game was how quarterback Jayden Daniels brought the offense together after going down 10-0 to rally the unit. It apparently worked, because the Commanders went on to score 27 unanswered points after that. Quinn said he loved the Daniels took charge.
“There comes a point when it’s enough is enough and this is not a game plan specific one that can be all the way tricked out that’s hard to do. And so, for he and for his teammates to look one another in the eye and say, ‘Okay, let’s get this part of our football in order and do this now.’ It’s usually more effective that way. So the fact that it didn’t have to be me as the one doing that, I thought was good. Obviously, frustration and all that builds in, so I like it when that happens.”
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ESPN
2026 NFL trade deadline: Players to watch, buzz and goals for all 32 teams
Washington Commanders (2-4-1)
Chance to make playoffs: 11.6%
Projected first-round draft slot: No. 9
What is the deadline goal? Get better. It’s an obvious goal for any team, but it’s also how Washington views the situation and why the Commanders wouldn’t consider themselves too active in looking to acquire or trade players based on their record. Even if, say, they lost to the Rams on Sunday and started to trade veterans on one-year deals for draft picks, they could still look to add talent, too — not for this season alone but for the long hall. A player such as Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. would make sense. He has a high ceiling at a position they will need help at in 2027. Washington could also use more help at running back and offensive line. The Commanders have seven draft picks in 2027, the first time since 2024 that they have all of their selections. — John Keim
Who could be on the move? Offensive tackle Andrew Wylie. Wylie is an swing-tackle type on an inexpensive contract who could be of interest in a market in which every team is looking for offensive line help and there’s rarely any available. — Graziano
Who should they target? Chargers RB Kimani Vidal. One spot at which Washington could use an upgrade is running back. Commanders running backs have amassed minus-69 rush yards over expected, per NFL Next Gen Stats. Vidal has minus-2 RYOE this season as part of a three-man backfield in Los Angeles, but he flashed promise with 58 RYOE last season. — Walder
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Source: Commanders lose another DL with Kinlaw out for season after knee surgery
The Washington Commanders lost a second defensive line starter for the season in less than a week as Javon Kinlaw underwent season-ending knee surgery, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Kinlaw, who played end in their base defense and tackle in their nickel package, injured his MCL in a Week 6 loss at San Francisco.
Two days before the Week 8 win over Philadelphia, Daron Payne fractured his foot in what was described as a “fluke injury” during a light Friday practice. He, too, is out for the season. Like Kinlaw, Payne started at end in their 3-4 base front and played tackle in their nickel package.
It’s another blow for the Commanders (2-4-1), who host the Rams (4-4) on Sunday.
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Sports Illustrated
Washington’s depleted front has more than Kyren Williams to handle against the Rams
After missing the 27-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, Daron Payne and Javon Kinlaw were both placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Reportedly, it marks the end of the season for Payne, who is dealing with a Jones fracture in his foot; Kinlaw underwent season-ending MCL surgery Tuesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday. It should be noted that without the starting two defensive tackles, the Commandersheld the Eagles’ depleted team to 91 rushing yards on 29 attempts, including 30 yards on 13 carries from Saquon Barkley, who has been dealing with back and hamstring issues, although he held no game designation against Washington.
With Payne and Kinlaw both done for the year and Jer’Zhan (Johnny) Newton still in his 21-day practice window, Washington is thin up front. Cowart reverted to the practice squad Monday; his Eagles elevation doesn’t automatically make him available against the Rams. The key in this coming game, and in the weeks ahead, is the Commanders establishing a rotation that can effectively stop the run, without getting gassed in the process.
The Rams have a couple of backs that need some attention. Sunday, Blake Corum rushed for 73 yards on 11 carries, and Kyren Williams added 56 and a touchdown on 16 carries against the Chargers. Corum added 93 rushing yards the week before against the Raiders and has now scored a touchdown from scrimmage in four consecutive games.
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Riggo’s Rag
Johnny Newton’s Commanders return takes on new urgency after Javon Kinlaw surgery
The Commanders thought they had a steal at No. 36 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, but foot injuries prevented [Newton] from making an instant impression.
Newton showed real flashes as a pass rusher in Year 2, including three sacks against the Dallas Cowboys. However, his run-stopping strength lacks consistency, and unless that changes, he will be nothing more than a rotational specialist.
That would have been fine with Payne and Kinlaw in the starting lineup.
Sadly, that’s no longer the case. And even though the Commanders have other options, this is precisely why they drafted Newton.
They wanted him to become a genuine three-down force. They wanted him to evolve into a franchise cornerstone to build around for the next decade. And they wanted him to silence his pre-draft doubters after his top-15 talent plunged out of the first round entirely.
He hasn’t met these markers as yet, but there is still time.
And now that Payne and Kinlaw are done for the campaign, there will never be a better opportunity for Newton to showcase what he is truly capable of.
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Commanders Roundtable
Commanders may face tough test with Myles Garrett returning to Rams practice this week
Edge rusher Myles Garrett is expected to return to practice this week, marking another player for the Commanders’ to gameplan for. It marks notable news given Garrett has been sidelined after undergoing arthroscopic surgery just weeks into the start of the regular season. After Garrett was traded to Los Angeles in a blockbuster trade in the closing weeks of the offseason, the future Hall of Famer was sidelined during training camp with knee irritation. Now, Garrett will look to make his first appearance since the week one loss against the San Francisco 49ers in Australia.
It marks arguably the biggest challenge yet for the Commanders’ interior offensive line that has had an up and down start through the first half of the regular season. Washington has had to adjust to injuries — and underperformances — to the unit after star left tackle Laremy Tunsil was sidelined with a torn tricep that is expected to sideline him for the bulk of the regular season. Then, the failed experiment with Nick Allegretti as the full-time starting center forced the coaching staff into a midseason switch with Lucas Patrick since taking over after signing as a free agent.
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Commanders.com
Commanders shout out Terry McLaurin by copying TD celebration
McLaurin wasn’t on the field or supporting his team from the sideline for their Week 8 Sunday Night Football matchup. Instead, he was watching the Commanders’ divisional game against the Philadelphia Eagles at home, nursing a season-ending torn patellar tendon he suffered while running a route in the first quarter of Washington’s 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 19.
Having been selected as a team captain for the fifth time in his career, McLaurin’s presence as a leader is what his teammates miss most.
Ahead of pregame warmups, Jayden Daniels and Mike Sainristil repped two different styles of tribute shirts that featured photos of McLaurin prominently on both the front and back. The shirts were designed by Dreamathon, an apparel brand that has ties to both McLaurin and the NFLPA.
The support for McLaurin didn’t stop in warmups, though.
Following Stefon Diggs’ eight-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, the offense celebrated in the end zone with a tribute to McLaurin. Diggs, Daniels, Antonio Williams and Josh Conerly Jr. all found the camera for the signature “Scary Terry” peek-a-boo celebration, with Daniels also giving McLaurin a verbal nod, shouting “I see you, Terry!”
“Because that’s my dog, and to see him go down kind of hurt all of us,” Williams said in his postgame press conference of the celebrations, “But…we all came together as a receiver group and said we were going to keep spamming the little ‘Scary Terry’ emotes. So, I know because he probably watched it from home, made him smile.”
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Cam Skattebo injury: NY Giants’ RB a question mark heading into game vs. Eagles
Even after the bye week, New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo is still dealing with a hamstring injury he suffered during the team’s Week 7 overtime win against the Houston Texans. Skattebo did not practice on Monday as the team returned to work.
Skattebo likely will have a big role when the team plays the Philadelphia Eagles this week if he is able to go.
Should Skattebo have to sit out, it will mean an extended opportunity for Devin Singletary and newly-signed Gregory Desrosiers. Eric Gray, who was just signed to the practice squad, and Phil Mafah are running backs who would be available for elevation.
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The Cowboys Are An Embarrassment To Everyone | Mixtape Mini
Blogging the Boys
Nobody knows how to fall apart like the Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are bad at football. That’s a tough reality to live in. For months we have been clinging to the hope that a stellar offense with a gradually improving defense would be the magic ticket to help this team pick up steam and start rolling down the stretch of the season. We have some bad news. Nothing’s rolling.
The defense remains terrible, and the offense has started to join in by underperforming at unpopular moments in the game. The whole thing culminates in disappointing outings and losses to what we think are inferior teams. One after the other.
The latest letdown elevates the frustration to another notch. That’s because it appeared like they were onto something by building a 14-point lead, but things inevitably fell apart. What happened this time? Taking a closer look paints an uncomfortable picture.
With 90 seconds left in the first half, the Cowboys led 14-0. The Cardinals hadn’t scored any points yet. With 90 seconds left in the third quarter, the Cowboys led 17-3. The Cardinals only had a field goal through almost three quarters of football. The defense finished with five sacks and two takeaways. They were making plays, but then they went from playing really well to absolutely horrid. What happened?
This is the frustrating part. The Cowboys got comfortable. Instead of playing disciplined, sound football, they wanted to annihilate the Cardinals and got caught overpursuing. On the big running plays, it was a collection of failures. The defensive line didn’t maintain their gaps. Instead, they were aggressive and attacked upfield. With holes available, the defensive backs took poor angles and completely whiffed with their tackling. Manageable gains turned into monster plays for the Cardinals.
Those two big running plays allowed Arizona to get back in the game because they were fast strikes. And when the Cowboys offense couldn’t finish things on their end, the Cardinals were given more chances to attack, and the defense wasn’t equipped to fend them off.
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Blogging the Boys
Brian Schottenheimer is failing the Cowboys
He routinely fails to make the basic decisions that would maximize his team’s probability of winning. One example is his weird habit of running quarterback sneaks down at his own goal line. Instead of trusting his playmakers or scheming an effective play, he plays scared and chooses to waste a down, putting the offense in a tough spot. Every time he does this, the Cowboys have punted three plays later.
Another example is his treatment of Brandon Aubrey. We all know that Aubrey is one of the league’s most lethal kicking weapons, but Schottenheimer finds ways to turn that into a disadvantage for the Cowboys.
Rather than pressing and trying to pick up extra yards to give him a more reasonable field goal attempt, the head coach contentedly runs the ball and settles for a short gain. His confidence in Aubrey treats those situations like an automatic three points instead of working for a shorter attempt. He unnecessarily creates high-stress kicking situations that have resulted in blocks and misses.
The team also cannot stop repeating the same mistakes. They look uncoached at times, committing the same self-inflicted errors week after week. Are we sick of neutral zone infractions yet? Every week. Early and often. It’s just the same penalties over and over. It’s become an epidemic. Whatever the coaches are doing to discourage this practice is not working. They keep jumping early.
For some reason, the team’s most explosive receiving weapons are underutilized. Schottenheimer fails to create mismatches, and the offense becomes very stagnant at times. No pre-snap motion or creative blocking schemes. The Cowboys’ offense has turned into a predictable entity that defenses can absolutely shut down at certain points in the game, and those moments are extremely harmful.
Under Schottenheimer, the Cowboys constantly invent new ways to lose football games. Against the Cardinals, it was the inability to run out the clock. Earlier in the year, against the Ravens, it was a goal-line debauchery that couldn’t win the game. Both instances put the pressure back on a porous defense to come through, and sadly, they did not.
The Cowboys don’t just lose. They actively engineer their own downfall through a blend of situational ineptitude and executive panic.
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Philly Voice
How miserable this season already is and will likely continue to be
[At] the end of half sequence, the Eagles had a chance to score some points, but instead punted it away, and the Commanders got points instead. Well, on a 2nd and 6 play during that sequence, Elijah Mitchell caught a pass in the flat and had some room to run along the sideline. When a defender approached he stepped out of bounds. Had he tried to run through contact he would have gotten extra yardage and any contact would have forced him out of bounds to stop the clock anyway. A possible 6-8 yard gain instead became a 4-yard gain, setting up a 3rd down.
On 3rd down, McKee threw an incomplete pass and the Eagles punted. Washington then got a long punt return, followed by a long pass play, followed by a Jayden Daniel scramble, and they kicked a field goal with 12 seconds left in the half.
On the final play of the half, the Eagles ran the injured, pitch-count Barkley into the line before heading to the locker room for halftime.
The postgame explanation was that Sirianni was hoping Barkley could break off a long run and either score or get enough yards to call timeout and kick a field goal.
Barkley has been a soldier this season, but it has to be only a matter of time before he sees this season for what it is and how his body is being compromised for teammates who aren’t matching his toughness, and he concludes, “For who, for what?”
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Bleeding Green Nation
10 Eagles things I think I think from the loss to the Commanders
This offensive line has gotten significantly worse under Chris Kuper
Jeff Stoutland might be the best assistant coach in franchise history. The Eagles were never going to replace him.
Unfortunately, the Eagles found an offensive line coach that doesn’t improve his players — at all. Under Kuper, two of the five starting offensive linemen (Landon Dickerson and Tyler Steen) from last season have gotten worse and the two young players (Markel Bell and Drew Kendall) are struggling to improve week in and week out.
Bell was abysmal against the Commanders, allowing a 7.0% pressure rate and two sacks while getting dominated by K’Lavon Chaisson all night.
If the Eagles do decide to move on from a coach this month, Kuper should be the first candidate.
The Eagles were right about Tanner McKee this summer
McKee lost out to Andy Dalton in the battle for the QB2 job for a reason.
There is enough tape in the three games to demonstrate McKee isn’t good enough to be a starting quarterback in the league. Even with the offensive line decimated by injuries and a poor offensive line, McKee is slow in his progressions and has no mobility to get out of trouble.
McKee was abysmal against the Commanders, finishing 23-of-34 for 212 yards with 0 TD, 1 INT and a 72.2 passer rating. He also had a lost fumble in the second half, giving McKee two giveaways on the night. The numbers should have been worse, but 46 passing yards where in garbage time in the final minute to Eli Stowers.
The run defense is making history
Another week the Eagles defense has allowed 100+ rushing yards to an opponent, as the Commanders had 135 rushing yards against a run defense that was supposed to be a strength of this team entering the year.
Instead, the run defense is historically bad — and on the wrong side of history. The Eagles have allowed 100+ rushing yards in each of the first eight games of a season for the first time since 1968, and only the second time in the Super Bowl era.
That 1968 team was one of the worst in franchise history, as the Eagles started 0-11 and finished 2-12. They weren’t even bad enough to get the No. 1 pick that year, and the fanbase booed Santa Claus that December as a result.
This team quit for the second straight week
The Eagles demonstrated a lack of effort again with 1:52 left in the game, when the Commanders went for two in a 25-10 game that was all but decided. The decision was wise by the Commanders, as a conversion gets them up three scores with barely any time left — an outcome that would make it basically impossible for the Eagles to tie the game (yet alone win).
The defensive line didn’t even try to stop Austin Ekeler from going into the end zone. They checked out, much like the team did on several plays throughout last week’s game.
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Turf Show Times
Struggling Rams try another change on special teams
The Los Angeles Rams released Alex Bachman as they continue to try and figure out their special teams. They released Xavier Smith earlier this year. They’re currently using Brandon McManus for field goals and Joshua Karty for kickoffs. The Rams are trying to adjust their special teams.
Are their changes working? Not yet because they keep making changes. So far, McManus has been perfect, but will he deliver in the clutch? How long will Karty be used for kickoffs? Who will be the next return man for L.A.? Will the Rams go with someone who will just catch or someone with upside on the return?
So many questions for the special teams unit, but as of now, Bachman won’t be one of them, and the Rams are still trying to find answers.
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Turf Show Times
Rams’ best option to fill gaping WR hole may not be a trade; could it be rookie C.J. Daniels?
The Rams have Puka Nacua, Davante Adams is on IR, and after them there is second-year veteran Konta Mumpfield and veteran Ram Tutu Atwell, but no one has been able to fill the void left behind by Adams, and if Nacua goes down, who can Matthew Stafford reliably throw to?
Rams head coach Sean McVay had heavy praise for receiver CJ Daniels this week, noting that the rookie sixth-round pick has done “a hell of a job” and deserves “more opportunities”. Instead of a big trade, should L.A. just promote from within and give Daniels a starting role alongside Puka Nacua?
McVay has been asked as the trade deadline approaches if the Rams are looking to add to their wide receiver room, and so far, the head coach publicly has leaned more towards a “No” than a “Yes”. Instead, verbally opting to see other players return from injury, and step up on the depth chart.
Enter Daniels, a Day Three pick in the 2026 NFL Draft who the Rams traded up to acquire. Daniels hasn’t accumulated any stats at the NFL level, yet, but McVay hints that Daniels, rather than a trade, could be an answer for the Rams at their receiver position as they move forward.
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Where do the Ravens go from here?
Fowler: In the short term, there are several players with lower-cost contracts if the Ravens choose to pursue them. Brissett was with Ravens quarterbacks coach Isaiah Woolfork last season in Arizona. Bears backup Tyson Bagent has familiarity with Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle. And some conversations I had early this week made me think the Colts’ Daniel Jones is at least on the radar. Baltimore could essentially sign him without spending a lot because of his struggles. Jones’ $5.5 million base salary is tradable, and his 2027 guarantees don’t trigger until the offseason. He’s roughly 11 months post-Achilles tear, so perhaps his play improves.
Graziano: My bigger question is a long-term one involving Jackson’s future with the franchise. I believed going into this season that the most important big-picture goal the Ravens had was to get to next offseason with Jackson feeling good about signing an extension that keeps him in Baltimore for years to come. Now that it is apparent that the season isn’t going the way he or they hoped, my focus is trying to figure out what comes next for the Ravens and Jackson.
Fowler: Assuming Jackson is done for the season, his $84 million cap hit in 2027 is an albatross for Baltimore, which could give Baltimore justifiable hesitance about giving him a top-of-the-market extension because of durability concerns. Thursday will mark Jackson’s fourth missed game this season — the fourth time in six seasons he has missed four or more games.
I’m pumping the brakes on the “Lamar played his last down in Baltimore” talk for now. He’s under contract in 2027. But the Ravens must at least now consider life without him.
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Sports Illustrated
Albert Breer: The Lions Gave the NFL a Playbook to Combat the Vikings’ Blitz Scheme
The Lions’ offense didn’t exactly crack the code on Brian Flores’s defense Sunday. Detroit scored 19 points and failed to hit 400 yards for a fourth consecutive game.
But what Drew Petzing’s unit did accomplish was playing the game on its terms, based on the chaos Flores’s group endeavors to generate. And that meant prioritizing managing down-and-distance, shifting personnel usage, and driving on the tendencies and rules of the Vikings’ scheme.
First, the Lions put more tight ends and backs on the field than usual—they were in 11-personnel (one back, one tight end) on only 16 of their 68 snaps. Tight end Sam LaPorta played 93% of the snaps. His backup, Brock Wright, played 76% of the snaps, and third-stringer Tyler Conklin played 31% of the snaps. That helped keep the Vikings off-guard presnap, not tipping off who would be in protection.
Second, the backs and tight ends were key in protection, as Detroit would’ve hoped they’d be. Both Jahmyr Gibbs and Sione Vaki were excellent in pass protection, and the Lions deployed Wright and LaPorta in the backfield at times to help with blitzing linebackers.
Third, the Lions leaned heavily on the run game, calling 39 runs to 29 passes. Ultimately, that helped them stay on schedule. On the Lions’ four scoring drives, they never lost yardage on first down, and faced just two third downs with more than seven yards to gain, one of which was a third-and-8 converted with an Amon-Ra St. Brown end-around.
The result was a bushel of statistics that may not matter as much as points, but were pivotal to the Lions dealing the Vikings their first loss. Detroit rushed for 230 yards on 39 carries. The Lions churned out 24 first downs and had 35:43 time of possession.
Essentially, they played offense with a refusal to allow the Vikings’ defense to dictate the terms of the game to them, in a way that gave Minnesota’s group all the respect it deserved.
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