Minneapolis — For the third time in three games, the Detroit Lions had a different starting five along the offensive line. And while injuries continue to play a role up front, this marked the first time the Lions benched a lineman in favor of another.
After starting the first two games at right guard in place of Halapoulivaati Vaitai, the Lions opted to sit Logan Stenberg in favor of backup center Evan Brown on Sunday against the Vikings.
"Once we felt like Frank (Ragnow) was going to be a go, we just felt like Evan would give us the best shot at right guard," Lions coach Dan Campbell said after the 28-24 loss at U.