Despite the Detroit Lions emphatically blowing out the Dallas Cowboys in Week 6, not everything was a celebration in Arlington last Sunday. In victory, the Lions also suffered a huge loss when Aidan Hutchinson, the most vital player to Detroit’s pass rush, suffered a broken tibia and fibula in the third quarter.
The hits have kept coming for a Lions defensive line that had looked much improved to start the season. Marcus Davenport suffered his own season-ending injury in Week 3’s matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, as well as Derrick Barnes, the team’s skilled and versatile linebacker who wore many hats for Detroit’s defense, including the SAM linebacker role that the team desperately searched their 90-man roster for depth during training camp and the preseason.