ALLEN PARK -- We’ve spent the last 24 hours talking about how awesome the Detroit Lions and their offense looked on Sunday.

But let’s make sure we give the defense, and a couple of key standouts, some love for their showing, as well. The Lions beat the Washington Commanders, 44-22, moving to 6-3 on the year.

Here are three things we learned from the win -- in the non-Dan Campbell calling the offense category :

Brian Branch does it all well, but he’s a major problem when sent after quarterbacks

Brian Branch led the Lions in tackles (seven), run stuffs (four), sacks (1.5) and quarterback hits (two) in their win over the Commanders. Branch was flying around the field, playing tight in coverage, stuffing the run near the line of scrimmage and bringing the heat whenever sent on blitzes.

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