Detroit’s defense has faced a couple of the top receivers in the league the last two weeks in Puka Nacua (9 rec., 181 yds) and CeeDee Lamb (6, 121). They will see another Sunday in Pittsburgh’s DK Metcalf, who is a big, physical presence in the Steelers’ pass game.
Campbell said this week he and Sheppard talked through some ideas on how they can help their cornerbacks out more this week and not leave them on an island as much as they have in previous weeks. It will be interesting to see what that looks like.
“We have principles and core things that we’ve done in the past, some things we’re going to kind of inter-splice, kind of some technique changes, some things like that,” Sheppard said this week. “But it’s not just going to be a wholesale change, and we’re going to show up Sunday and look like a completely different outfit. That’s not the case. We’re still going to be a tough, mean, nasty group, biting the football, finishing on the ball. It’s just some things schematically where I feel like it’s time to help these guys a little more than what I’ve done thus far as a coordinator.”
Detroit’s allowed the most passing yards in the NFL over the last month (1,315). That’s an average of 328.8 per game with 2.25 passing touchdowns allowed per contest.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers average 242.4 passing yards per contest, which ranks 27th, but Lions fans know all too well what Rodgers brings to the table, even at 42 years old and especially at Ford Field, where he’s had some iconic moments over the years.