The Detroit Lions parted ways with a couple of long-time special teamers in 2021, but that didn’t slow down their overall play. With Matt Prater and Don Muhlbach no longer in Honolulu Blue and a new special teams coordinator in town in Dave Fipp, everything was lined up for Detroit to take a significant step back. But that never happened.
According to Rick Gosselin’s end-of-season special teams' rankings, the Lions finished the year ranked seventh in overall special teams. That’s certainly a credit to the job Fipp did this year, but there are also plenty of individuals who deserve some postseason praise.