The Detroit Lions are getting ready for to face the Oakland Raiders, and our writers are getting a glimpse of how the players get ready for the game. Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press
Last week it was Saquon Barkley. The week before that, it was Dalvin Cook.
This week, it gets no easier for the Detroit Lions’ run defense, which has to deal with the Oakland Raiders’ Josh Jacobs, the NFL’s leading rusher among rookies.
The first-round pick from Alabama has 620 rushing yards, which placed him sixth in the NFL after Week 8, and has him on pace for 1,417 rushing yards.