The Detroit Lions heard all week how good the Cleveland Browns' defense was coming into Sunday's matchup at Ford Field. They showed they've got a pretty good defensive unit too.
Detroit's defense limited the Browns to 10 points, forced three turnovers – interceptions by Kerby Joseph & D.J. Reed and a fumble recovery by Trevor Nowaske – hit Browns quarterback Joe Flacco nine times and sacked him three times.
The Browns scored a touchdown on their opening possession of the game and didn't find the end zone again the rest of the contest. They were held scoreless by Detroit's defense in the second half.
Detroit's offense scored 20 first-half points but struggled to move the ball with any consistency in the second half as Detroit leaned on their defense and a 65-yard Kalif Raymond fourth-q