Detroit Lions rebounded and had a stellar defensive performance against the Atlanta Falcons.
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00:00 John, what is your reaction? The Lions getting a major bounce back victory on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons?
00:05 Yeah, Vito, like you said, bounce back victory in front of the home crowd.
00:09 Really, the story of the game was the defense.
00:11 Everybody coming into the contest assumed that B.
00:14 John Robinson was going to have a solid performance against the Lions defense.
00:18 No, no, no, Vito.
00:20 The Lions defense really stood tall.
00:22 And I think that the commitment to stop the run, really, the emphasis hit home for the defenders.
00:29 And Vito, I think the other aspect of the game that really impressed many and surprised some too,
00:34 was the fact that the Lions recorded seven sacks.
00:37 They pressured Desmond Ritter right from the jump.
00:39 They made it really difficult for him to get settled.
00:42 And you saw it as the game wore on.
00:44 He just was not comfortable, not settled.
00:46 Couldn't even hit his big, tall receiver in Drake London.
00:49 He was so unsettled.
00:50 I think the defense really stood out and made it so that the Lions could really have an opportunity to get the victory.
00:57 Winning 20-6 in a game where you face a team that had come to Ford Field without having dropped a game,
01:04 I thought was really impressive.
01:05 Now you look at it from the other side, offensively, Sam Laporta emerged.
01:09 What a performance for him, becoming really a reliable, trusted safety valve for Jared Goff.
01:15 And even getting wide open and securing his first NFL touchdown really electrified the crowd.
01:20 Offensively, the Lions would have liked to run the ball a little bit better,
01:24 but they did get it going in the second half with Jameer Gibbs.
01:27 Obviously, room to grow for the young rookie.
01:30 But unfortunately, the much hyped up matchup between Gibbs and B. John Robinson
01:35 really didn't come to fruition for both,
01:37 being that the defenses were stout and limited the production of the running backs.
01:42 But Vito, for the Lions, they can move forward knowing that the defense against the run
01:47 has really started the year strong.
01:49 And the opportunity now to see that when the secondary and the defensive line
01:55 play complementary football, that's going to spell a lot of trouble for opposing quarterbacks.
01:59 A nice bounce back win heading into a big divisional game.
02:02 John, thanks for all the insight.