How the Detroit Lions Defense Can Attack Eli Manning and the Giants Passing Game

September 2, 2014   ·   Jeff Risdon   ·   Jump to comments

The Detroit Lions kick off the 2014 NFL season by welcoming Eli Manning and the New York Giants to Ford Field. 
The Giants are a familiar opponent. These two faced off in Detroit in Week 16 last season, a game the Giants won 23-20 in overtime. That crushing defeat ended the Lions' playoff chances, dropping them to 7-8 after starting 6-3.
Even in defeat, the Lions defense played a strong game. Detroit held Manning to a modest stat line:
Comp. Att. Yards TD INT Sacked QB Rating  23  42   256  1  1  2  71.1 One of those sacks resulted in a safety. The Giants scored the game-tying touchdown on an interception return by Will Hill, who picked off Matthew Stafford having one of the worst games of his career. 
Detroit's defense should have an even better day in the opener. While the defensive front is even stronger and deeper, the New York offense struggled mightily in preseason. Both of those developments figure to pervade h...

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