After being outclassed by the Chargers last week, the Detroit Lions defense got back to business Friday night. Against the Atlanta Falcons’ backups, they stalked their prey and delivered an impressive showing—especially for several players fighting for 53-man roster spots or practice squad jobs.

Before diving into the position-by-position grades, there’s one resounding team grade to hand out: an A+ to everyone involved in handling the late-game injury to Morice Norris. That includes the Falcons organization, head coach Raheem Morris, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium EMS staff, and the team at Grady Hospital. It was a relief to get encouraging news on Norris’ condition later that night and into the next morning.

With that, let’s open the professor’s desk drawer, pull out a packet of gold stars,

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