The Detroit Lions have 13 sacks through four games this season. That statistic paints a picture of a solid pass rush that’ll get to the opposing quarterback a handful of times per week. That has been anything but the case.
The Lions were generating absurd pressure in the first two weeks of the season, but came away with just a single sack, and that came on a fluke play by linebacker Alex Anzalone. Questions were forming as to what the missing piece was for the Lions’ defensive line. Weeks 3 and 4 answered those questions. The Lions defense burst onto the scene to the tune of seven and five sacks in their last two games, respectively, a stark turnaround from the first two weeks of the season.