Detroit Lions offensive line had poor performance against Buffalo Bills.
couldn't get into a rhythm in that aspect of the game Sunday. Instead, quarterback Jared Goff was forced to throw 59 times. The Lions were able to score 42 points, but the offense was not as balanced as the coaching staff would normally like to observe.described the offensive line as dealing with some consistency issues at this stage of the year. The group is somewhat banged up, as Graham Glasgow and Frank Ragnow have yet to practice this week with knee and back injuries, respectively.
“Up and down. It hasn’t been consistent throughout the year. We’ve had glimpses of being a dominant unit and then, there are other times, like last week, that we just weren’t ourselves," Johnson said. "I will say, in regards to last week, the protection was for throwing it 59 times, was pretty good.
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell shakes hands with center Frank Ragnow / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Imagesand Glasgow both struggled, as they were Detroit's two lowest PFF-graded offensive players. The veteran center allowed five pressures to the Bills' defensive line, and earned a season-low 23.5 pass-blocking grade.could find a groove on the ground this week against Chicago, citing the success they had on the ground against the Bears on Thanksgiving.
“I think there were only 13 called runs in that game, and we only had four efficient ones," Johnson said. "There were things that were popping. It was less what Buffalo was doing to us, they really didn’t do a whole lot that we didn’t expect on the run plays. It was more self-inflicted and things that we feel like we take care of every week and we’ll be just fine moving forward.
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