One big storyline from Sunday’s blowout win by the New England Patriots over the Detroit Lions was the fact the Lions went for it on every single 4th down attempt while becoming the first team in NFL history to go 0-for-6 on 4th down.
The primary reason behind that strategy stemmed from the fact Lions came into this game with issues at the kicker position, with Dominik Eberle being waived after having little luck filling in for the injured Austin Seibert. Seibert had returned to practice Wednesday, but most reports said he still wasn’t quite 100% and he ended up not being out there.