TWENTYMAN: Week 9 observations

Stepping up: Vetran captain and MIKE linebacker Jack Campbell missed Sunday's 19-9 win in Miami after suffering a neck injury vs. Minnesota. Sunday was the first game Campbell's missed in his NFL career and without their leader on defense, the Detroit Lions needed others in that room to step up.

Derrick Barnes took over the green dot making the defensive calls and that process looked seamless. Veteran Malcolm Rodriguez stepped into the MIKE role and led Detroit with eight tackles and a pass defended. Barnes had two tackles, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit. Joe Bachie had a tackle. Trevor Nowaske added a special teams tackle.

That group was on a mission to make their leader proud and…