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Lions-Bucs key stats: Death to screen passes, long live the run game

After overcoming a deficit late in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams, the Detroit Lions couldn’t repeat those heroics in their Week 2 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, losing a close one that went down to the final play, 20-16.

As we’ll do every week throughout the season for this Lions team, we have some data we can comb through courtesy of Pro Football Focus that better helps us understand the football the Lions have played thus far—and what to look forward to in the coming weeks. Let’s take a closer look at the Lions by the numbers after their loss to the Bucs.