Tackle machine: MIKE linebacker Jack Campbell totaled another 11 tackles Sunday to pace Detroit’s defense which now gives him 108 tackles on the season. He is the first player in franchise history to produce a season with at least 100 tackles, 4.0 sacks and two forced fumbles since at least 1994, when the data first began being collected.
Penalty anomaly: The Lions were the only team in the NFL who had yet to receive a pass interference penalty called on the opposing defense. That changed Sunday when safety Dane Belton was flagged for pass interference on Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown in the end zone. Detroit got the ball at the 1-yard line and St. Brown scored three plays later on a pass from Goff. It only took 12 weeks, but the Lions finally got their pass interference call.
Short week: There’s no time to celebrate for the Detroit Lions with Thursday’s Annual Thanksgiving Day Classic fast approaching. In fact, the Lions coaches were headed from Ford Field to the Meijer Performance Center Sunday to start putting in the game plan for Thursday. Goff said after the game he was headed home to start watching film on the Packers’ defense. These short weeks are tough on players and coaches.