Allen Park — Jared Goff, Josh Reynolds and Nate Sudfeld played him in a Super Bowl. Dan Campbell and Ben Johnson coached against him as a divisional rival with the Miami Dolphins.
But no matter the background, anybody who's played offense against Bill Belichick knows one thing: Expect the unexpected.
"Whenever you think they're going to zig, they zag. I mean, it's hard," Johnson, the Lions' offensive coordinator, said. "... I think every week, they show something that they haven't shown that year."
Detroit ranks first in both points (35.0) and yards (436.8) per game through four weeks.