Week 1 of the NFL preseason is always a strange time. It feels like forever since any football has been played, and although preseason standings mean literally nothing, it’s an exciting feeling to have football back—even if we won’t get the real thing for nearly another month.
In their one and only preseason game played at home this year, the Detroit Lions fell to the Atlanta Falcons, 27-23.
As expected, there were varying workloads for the Lions’ 2022 rookie class. Let’s take a look at how each member fared during their first exhibition game as professionals.