NOTEBOOK: McNeill performing to his standards & expectations

Some of the numbers Detroit Lions veteran defensive lineman Alim McNeill has put up through the first seven games of this season put him in the elite category among interior defensive linemen.

The list of players with the most quarterback hurries includes a lot of the league's top edge rushers. Aidan Hutchinson (27), Boy Mafe (27), Byron Young (26) and Maxx Crosby (24) are at the top, but McNeill is right behind them with 21. McNeill is the only one of that group that plays inside.

McNeill's 31 total pressures rank 10th in the NFL among all defensive players. Only he and Denver's Zach Allen (34) are interior players in the Top 10. McNeill is fourth among all players in pressure percentage,…