ALLEN PARK — Aidan Hutchinson is usually even-keeled when speaking with reporters, rarely drifting too high or too low as he works through whatever topic is in front of him.

But Sunday evening in a hallway of the Detroit Lions’ practice facility revealed a different side of the third-year pass rusher — one more commonly seen between the lines. You could sense it: Hutchinson and the Lions are in a place they haven’t been in several seasons.

He’s confident this week’s matchup against the Dallas Cowboys is precisely the kind of stage they need to steady themselves, but he’s also fully aware of what’s at stake.

“There’s some adversity for sure, and we call ourselves a gritty team. It’s all over this building. It’s what people say about us. But I think it’s easy to be gritty when you’re winn

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