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Why Detroit’s path to a statement win starts with one of football's elite sack artists

At 8–5 and firmly in the NFC playoff mix, the Lions head to Los Angeles for a Week 15 showdown against the 10–3 Rams -- a measuring-stick matchup between two of the conference’s heaviest hitters. And in these kinds of moments, the formula never changes: your biggest stars have to take center stage.

For Detroit, that responsibility rests squarely on the shoulders of No. 97.

Hutchinson has to go off in Week 15 vs. Rams

The defense goes as its tone-setter goes, and few players in the league tilt a game plan the way Detroit’s 25 year old defensive powerhouse does.