Overview
- The edge rusher finished with two sacks, two tackles for loss, four quarterback hits and a forced fumble, with another strip wiped out by a defensive holding penalty.
- Detroit’s defense produced three takeaways and limited Cleveland to 79 rushing yards and 3-for-14 on third down as the Lions improved to 3-1.
- Hutchinson briefly stayed down after what a local reporter described as a massive but legal block to his hip, then he returned for the next series.
- Postgame, he said he simply got the wind knocked out and acknowledged wanting to avoid alarming fans given last year’s tibia and fibula fracture.
- Coach Dan Campbell awarded Hutchinson a game ball and lauded his impact while urging cleaner play, and the pass rusher now has four sacks this season and 32 in his career.