On Sunday, the Lions played their most complete game of the 2024 season, defeating the Dallas Cowboys 47-9. In doing so, Detroit avenged their contentious Week 17 loss to the Cowboys from last season. However, it wasn’t all smiles for Dan Campbell’s crew as they departed AT&T Stadium. The reason why: Pro Bowl Edge. Aidan Hutchinson was lost for the foreseeable future due to a major lower-leg injury (fractured tibia).
All was going well for the Lions in their Week 6 game against Dak Prescott and the Cowboys until Hutchinson got injured. Detroit was rolling away with the game, leading the Cowboys 34-6, and everything appeared to be going well on both sides of the ball. However, at 11:43 in the third quarter, the Lions’ game was flipped upside down when Hutchinson sacked Prescott and fell to the AT&T Stadium grass. Something was clearly wrong with the Michigan product. Hutchinson was immobilized on the field for an extended period of time after contracting a serious illness. Campbell and a number of concerned players from both sides ultimately appeared to check on Hutchinson’s health. They surrounded the 2022 number.
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