Allen Park — It was the week following his debut, after James Houston had introduced himself to the world with two sacks in five snaps during the Detroit Lions' annual Thanksgiving Day game.
With that kind of production, the team wasted little time loosening the grip on the figurative leash. Houston, admittedly raw, still wasn't ready to be thrust into a full-time role, but five snaps weren't going to cut it going forward, either. So, with the Jacksonville Jaguars coming to town, the workload more than doubled.
And just like on Thanksgiving, the impact was instantaneous.