The Lions are plus-eight in turnover differential this season with 19 takeaways but haven’t generated a turnover in two straight games. It’s something Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said has been an emphasis for his unit this week.
“I think we’ve talked about this before, they come in bunches and we have to get ready to start that streak again, especially against this team,” Glenn said. “We’ve got to limit their possessions as much as we can because of how explosive they are on offense. So, we talked about that early in the week of making sure that we get back on that hot streak and our guys look forward to doing that.”
Green Bay has thrown 11 interceptions on the season with 14 total giveaways.
3. Fighting through injury
The Lions have suffered a number of injuries defensively but continue to get solid play out of that unit. That’s a credit to the players who have taken on bigger roles and to Glenn for putting players in the right positions to make plays.
The injuries have mostly affected Detroit’s depth on defense, but how well acclimated will some of their new depth players be, especially upfront, when the Lions rotate them in? Can they avoid any drop-off against a really explosive Packers offense?
