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Lions' Johnson: Sunday proved I still make big plays

Calvin Johnson is the quiet type, never one to make a fuss in the locker room.

Johnson said he's never given a speech to the entire team like Matthew Stafford did last week - "I've talked to my receivers, the skills group, but no, not really," he said - but there have been times during his career where he's insisted coaches get him more involved in the offensive gameplan.

"There's been a couple times in my career where I've went upstairs, talked to the coordinator or coach," Johnson said today. "But definitely haven't really had to because we're always trying to get the ball deep most of the time.