The Detroit Lions continue to find new ways to win football games. Their victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7 brought both teams’ records to 5-2, but the manner in which the Lions pulled off the win was in a way nobody saw coming.

Let’s take a look at this week’s snap counts to see how the Lions adjusted their personnel for the Buccaneers game.

Quarterbacks: • Jared Goff: 68 snaps (100%) • Kyle Allen: 0 (0%)

The Bucs brought the heat all night, making things difficult for Goff. And while he surely would’ve liked to have his interception back, beyond that, he followed the YAC game plan to a tee and got the ball into his skill players’ hands quickly and let them go to work. Of Goff’s 241 yards passing, 187 came after the catch.

Running backs: • Jahmyr Gibbs: 38 (56%) •

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