THIRD DOWN: O-LINE PLAY
All week Detroit's offense, and particularly the guys upfront along the offensive line, were reminded how great Washington's defensive front was. It features five first-round picks and ranked fourth in sacks, and was a big reason why Washington was the No. 1 defense against the pass coming into Sunday.
Well, those guys upfront showed they can play some pretty good football, too, and it was Detroit who won the battle in the trenches for most of Sunday, not Washington.
Washington recorded one sack, one other quarterback hit and just two tackles for loss all game. Washington came in with 27.0 sacks on the year.
Detroit averaged 5.0 yards per rushing attempt for the game, and Stafford had a 127.8 passer rating with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
"I really think they stepped up to the challenge," Lions head coach Matt Patricia said of his offensive line. "It was a good week of practice. We put the pressure on them in practice. We were ready to go and I think those guys handled it really well."
Oday Aboushi stepped into the starting lineup at right guard with Halapoulivaati Vaitai inactive, and he fit right in as all those guys upfront played as one solid unit. They ended up being a big reason why Detroit improved to 4-5 on the year with a clutch home victory.
"It was obviously a conscious effort to not let the defensive line try to wreck the game," Stafford said. "So, (the O-line) did an outstanding job, to block the way they did is a huge testament to them, and just happy for those guys who stepped into that situation and played as well as they did."
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