DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell knew it was going to be a challenge for his banged-up defensive backs to stop Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bayt Buccaneers.

As it turned out, the biggest difficulty Campbell faced was getting enough game balls to hand out after Detroit’s 24-9 win.

The Lions, missing all four starters from their secondary, held Mayfield to 228 yards on 50 attempts, allowing one touchdown and intercepting one pass.

“That was just an outstanding performance by those guys,” Campbell said on Tuesday. “I mean, every one of those guys got a game ball. Top to bottom, across the whole roster, those guys were aggressive and went after the football.”

The Lions started with Amik Robertson and Rock Ya-Sin at cornerback, Arthur Maulet at nickelback, and Thomas Harper and Erik Hallett at s

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