Unlike the offense, the Detroit Lions defense consistently got better throughout the preseason. On Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Lions held their opponents to zero first downs on three of their first four drives. Granted, those were Lions starters we’re talking about, but a handful of Detroit reserves have stood out for all of the right reasons.
With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the players on the roster bubble on that side of the ball, and where their roster status stands going into final cutdowns.
Here are our staff’s predictions for the final version of Bubble Watch (our predictions for the offense can be found here).