A trap game. A revenge game. Every win in the NFL is hard. Whatever the mindset was to avoid a letdown loss to Carolina worked as Detroit waa locked in for their 42-24 victory against the Carolina Panthers. This is one of those weeks where the teacher is feeling proud and accomplished as they are able to hand out good grade after good grade. There were plenty of winners to go around, but let’s take a look at some key contributors to the victory—along with a few players that weren’t as effective today.
Winners
The incumbent secondary tandem of Jerry Jacobs and Will Harris
Of all the shiny new toys added to the Lions’ roster, the secondary seemed to have the biggest improvement.