FILM ROOM: The Blueprint for Creating Explosive Plays against the New Orleans Saints

Jahmyr Gibbs absolutely cooked New Orleans in Week 1. He finished with 29 carries for 156 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 5.4 yards per carry, while adding five catches for 30 yards. That’s 186 total yards in a game where Detroit kept going right back to him. The film is even more interesting when you look at how Detroit did it. The Lions played 75% of their early-down snaps from under center, the highest rate in the NFL in Week 1. They weren’t hiding what they wanted to be. Get under center, get downhill and make New Orleans stop the run.