This Sunday, the 12-1 Detroit Lions will face the 10-3 Buffalo Bills in what many are calling a potential Super Bowl preview. With the Lions controlling their own path to the No. 1 seed in the NFC, they are undoubtedly the best team in the league this season. However, if Detroit wants to take down the Bills, they’ll need to find a way to slow down one of the league’s top quarterbacks, Josh Allen.
Dan Campbell
Lions head coach Dan Campbell recently acknowledged the challenge of facing Allen, highlighting the quarterback’s impressive skill set. “He’s got a big-time arm, he’s accurate, he can read defenses,” Campbell said. “And then he's got the physical ability to take off and run, and he can run over people, he can run around you, he can get on the perimeter.”
Campbell emphasized that slowing Allen down won’t be easy, acknowledging that the Lions' defense will face one of their toughest tests of the season. “So this is going to be a huge task for us. This is not going to be easy,” Campbell concluded.
With both teams fighting for top playoff positions, this matchup promises to be one of the most exciting of the year, and the Lions' defense will need to be at its best to neutralize Allen's dynamic playmaking ability.