DETROIT — It was easy to point at the Detroit Lions going into their Monday night game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and have concerns about its depleted secondary.

The Lions were down their two starting cornerbacks and safeties from the beginning of the season against the Bucs and quarterback Baker Mayfield on a strong run of form.

But despite playing guys in the secondary with limited time on the Detroit roster or even in the NFL like Arthur Maulet, Nick Whiteside and Thomas Harper, the Lions caused fits for Mayfield and the Bucs, holding them to their lowest point total of the season (9) en route to a major win .

“I mean, they’re really physical. It didn’t matter who they had down there at the secondary,” Mayfield said postgame. “You know, some plays could have had some illeg

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