Overview
- Detroit beat Tampa Bay 24-9 as Alim McNeill played his first game since Week 15 following a 10-month ACL rehab.
- McNeill registered one tackle, a pass deflection and multiple interior pressures on Baker Mayfield.
- He logged 45 snaps, surpassing the 20–25 snap target, and is not yet in peak football shape according to Dan Campbell.
- Campbell said injured contributors will start rejoining the lineup over the next month, with Kerby Joseph and Terrion Arnold sidelined versus Tampa Bay but not on injured reserve.
- The Week 8 bye gives the Lions time to manage returns for IR players such as Marcus Davenport, Josh Paschal, Khalil Dorsey and D.J. Reed.