One of the surprises on Sunday was the Detroit Lions starting Miles Frazier in place of Christian Mahogany at left guard.
Mahogany was sorely missed as Frazier struggled through a rough day. In its initial set of grades, Frazier received a 31.9 overall offensive grade from Pro Football Focus. According to PFF, the 6-foot-6, 325-pound offensive lineman out of LSU finished with a 48.8 pass blocking grade and a team-worst 37.8 run blocking grade.
Afterwards, Lions head coach Dan Campbell explained why Frazier earned the start in place of Mahogany.
"Well, that was team rules (with) Mahogany. It was really that simple. Miles deserved his opportunity, and so he got it. It doesn't mean it stays that way, but that was the way it was going to be today,"
Campbell said of the decision in his postgame news conference.
Mahogany did play five special teams snaps against the Dolphins.
It was a tough day for Frazier, it was a tough day for the Lions' offensive line, and for Detroit's offense in general. Jared Goff was sacked three times and the Lions found the end zone just once.
The Lions finished with a season-low 270 total yards of offense. But, Detroit topped Miami, 19-9, and improved to 6-2 in the process.
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