"The number of things that he's able to do for us in the run and the pass game. Man, it takes up – he pulls a lot slack, man," Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Wednesday of Hutchinson. "You talk about pulling your weight, he pulls his weight and then some. He requires a lot of resources offensively, which helps everybody else out."
Hutchinson has recorded a sack in four straight games to tie the franchise record and will be looking to break that record by getting to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City on Sunday Night Football.
"I really have a marathon view of this season and I'm taking it one week at a time," Hutchinson said Thursday. "I'm putting every single preparation I can into every week, and we see how the cards lay at the end of the week and do it all over again. That's really my focus. We're going to keep improving and progressing and it's all little details that help a lot in the long run."
Hutchinson's stats reinforce the idea he's the most valuable player the Lions have on defense for what he means to everyone around him and the attention he draws from opposing offenses.
"He is a complete football player, he does it all," Campbell said. "He's disruptive, he's violent, he's high motor, he's crafty, he's explosive, he's tough, he's competitive. And he does it all. He does it all."