2. Containing Vikings’ pass attack
The Lions are down their top cornerback in Carlton Davis III and they face a Minnesota offense that features a top five passing attack in the NFL with a plethora of weapons at receiver and tight end. Lions cornerbacks Terrion Arnold and Amik Robertson will have their hands full with All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson (1,479 yards, 10 TD), but even if they do a good job limiting Jefferson, the Lions still have to worry about wide receivers Jordan Addison (875 yards, 9 TD) and Jalen Nailor (361 yards, 6 TD) and tight end T.J. Hockenson (446 yards), who didn’t play in the first matchup Week 7 vs. the Vikings as he was rehabbing a torn ACL.
“Listen, we’re going to do everything we can to stop him,” Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said this week of slowing down Jefferson. “I thought the first game, we did a pretty good job of limiting what he can do. I know that he made the one play on Amik, and we’re going to try to continue to do that.
“Great players are going to end up making plays at some point in the game, it’s hard to hold those guys down, but we’re going to do everything we can to do it. This is going to be a fun game, I’m just telling you that right now, and we are looking forward to it because there is no better way to end this season than playing against a team like that. So, it’s going to be a fun one.”