Detroit Lions sixth-round rookie James Houston only played five defensive snaps in his debut, but he sure made most of them memorable. Houston tallied two sacks against the Buffalo Bills, both of them ending threats from Josh Allen and keeping the Lions in the game. If you asked his teammates and coaches, little about his performance was a surprise.
“We knew we needed a little rush and we thought he could provide that,” coach Dan Campbell said on Thursday. “You don’t think the first game he’s going to get straight off there will be two sacks.