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The Lions Playbook: Facing Two High Coverages

In the week 3 match-up between the Packers and Lions, Marvin Jones recorded 6
receptions for 205 yards and two touchdowns against the Packers secondary. Utilizing
dependable route combinations and great eye work and accuracy by Stafford, the
Lions were able to manipulate these two high coverages for big plays. Let’s take a look
at a few of the big plays and see what happened that led to their success.

Play 1:

source: imgur.com

Presnap: At first this looks like a 1 high look with man coverage underneath.