Lions film review: Takeaways from the Week 15 loss to the Bills

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Sunday afternoon was an exhausting one. The matchup between the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills featured so much intensity and excitement; it was hard to come down from the emotions of the Lions’ 48-42 home loss. Detroit fought valiantly despite being extremely undermanned on defense and seeing three more defenders suffer serious injuries. Buffalo had to hold on for dear life even after playing a near-perfect game on offense.

The film review of the coach’s tape from both the sideline and end zone angles took some serious time. Offensive shootouts tend to take longer to watch and evaluate what went right or wrong for so many different players on either side of the ball. This one had almost 100 passing plays, many of which were extended by the quarterbacks, Josh Allen and Jared Goff.

The hours this took were worthwhile. The Bills won the game by a combination of being a very good, well-coached and disciplined unit in combination with smartly squeezing the pressure points Detroit was vulnerable to with all the reserves all over the defense. Much of what ailed the Lions’ defense in this game can either be cleaned up with more time playing together or not so easily exploited by anyone not named Josh Allen. Solace.

Here’s the film review notebook from the Lions and Bills.

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