From the initial eye-test, it certainly seemed like the Detroit Lions didn’t generate enough pressure on Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love on Thanksgiving. Per NFL Pro, Love had an average of 3.09 seconds to throw—the third-most time he’s had all season. Love used that time to dice up the Lions’ defense for completions on 18-of-30 passes, 234 passing yards, and four touchdowns.

But after digesting the film, Lions coach Dan Campbell downplayed their pass rushing issues on the day, noting that when taking into account how fast Green Bay got the ball out, he counted just three realistic opportunities for the Lions to generate pressure where they failed to do so.

“When you go through it and you look at them—and what I do is, I count it up, basically how long does it take for this bal

See Full Page