The Detroit Lions have an extra day to prepare for the Las Vegas Raiders next Monday night.
Coach Dan Campbell knows how he’s going to use it.
Campbell made it clear: use the extra day between games to work on the fundamentals and erase another Ravens fiasco from the memory banks. Las Vegas should be the ideal bounce-back opponent, especially in front of a raucous Monday night crowd at Ford Field.
In the aftermath of Detroit’s 38-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Campbell is going back to the basics.
“As you get into the season, you start shaving some practice time on the fundamentals to work a little bit more on the scheme,” he said Monday. “You are hoping you have gotten enough fundamentals through camp, and you know what, we have got to get back to that — that’s where I can help these guys.”
Campbell said last Wednesday’s decision to lighten practice might have added to the problem.
146 — The number of rushing yards Baltimore gained after the Lions held their first six opponents to an average of 65 per game. The Ravens, though, are one of only two teams with 1,000 yards rushing this season. The Raiders have 480 — the fewest of any team that had played seven games through Sunday.
RB Mohamed Ibrahim (hip) was taken off the field on a stretcher and spent the night in Baltimore after undergoing surgery. He was back at the team headquarters on Monday, able to walk on his own.
Ibrahim, who was making his NFL debut, is expected to miss several games. S Kerby Joseph left the game to be evaluated for a head injury, but was removed from concussion protocol.DEPARTURE
