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ORCHARD PARK http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-taylor-decker-jersey , N.Y. (AP) — Bills safety Micah Hyde can’t forget the one and only time he picked off Detroit’s Matthew Stafford.It happened in the final minutes of Hyde’s final regular-season game with the Packers, when he intercepted Stafford’s attempt to Golden Tate at the goal line and helped seal Green Bay’s NFC North-clinching 31-24 victory on Jan. 1, 2017.“All our DBs were hurt. I had an ankle (injury), I had a shoulder, but I was still in the game and our final corner got hurt, so I had to play corner” Hyde recalled. “We were 4-6 so we had to win out to get into the playoffs. It was a huge play in a huge game.”Hyde’s next meeting against Stafford will carry far less significance.Detroit (5-9) is all but mathematically eliminated from contention, and travels to face the Bills (4-9) on Sunday in a matchup of non-conference teams in the midst of closing out what amount to transition seasons.What’s not changed is Hyde’s view of Stafford, in which he dismisses the quarterback’s fading production and Detroit’s dwindling number of proven receiving threats with Tate traded to Philadelphia, Marvin Jones Jr. on injured reserve , and Calvin Johnson three years into retirement.“Gunslinger, man,” Hyde said.“Just because he doesn’t have that feel for his receivers like he usually had in the past with Tate and Johnson and those type of guys, it’s been difficult Womens Jarrad Davis Jersey ,” he added. “But that’s not going to stop him from slinging the rock.”Stafford is still averaging 36 attempts and completing more than 66 percent of them, and yet his yardage has dropped. With 3,187 yards passing, he’s in jeopardy of finishing under 4,000 for the first time in eight years.The dip is a reflection of the changes at receiver, and the Lions placing more emphasis on a running game with the addition of rookie running back Kerryon Johnson.In his third season as offensive coordinator, Jim Bob Cooter has had to adapt to the changing roster. That was evident in a 17-3 win at Arizona last weekend, when Stafford finished with 101 yards passing, the second fewest in a career start, and the Lions’ defense contributed with a touchdown on Darius Slay’s 67-yard interception return.“We’d love to move the ball every drive and score points, but we’re going to find a way to win that game,” Cooter said. “If it’s pretty, if it’s ugly Matthew Stafford Jersey White , we’ll take the win.”ALLEN ON THE RUNBills rookie quarterback Josh Allen has 335 yards rushing in his past three games, and taken over the team lead with 490 yards — 11 more than running back LeSean McCoy — and five touchdowns.“There’s God-given talent that he has, and he’ll give defenses fits at times,” offensive coordinator Brian Daboll said. “Does that mean we want to have him lead the team in rushing? I would say no. So we’ve got to do a good job in our running game.”SLOW STARTERSThe Bills have been outscored by a combined 168-32 in the first half of their nine losses. That includes squandering a 17-13 lead in a 27-23 loss to the Jets last weekend — the first time Buffalo’s blown a four-point or better halftime lead since a 28-25 loss at Miami on Oct. 23, 2016.COACHING CONNECTIONDaboll and Lions first-year coach Matt Patricia spent time together on Bill Belichick’s staff in New England. Their history goes back further in playing against each other at the Division III college level in New York.Daboll was the receivers coach in New England and played a role in hiring Patricia, who was an assistant at Syracuse.Patricia submitted his application on bright orange paper, representing Syracuse’s color.“I totally did that on purpose. I knew it was going to be a little bit different,” Patricia said. “We laugh about it all the time.”TIGHTENING UPThe Lions’ defense is beginning to find its identity under Patricia. Even before smothering a woeful Arizona team, the Lions held the powerful Rams under control until the fourth quarter. The 30-16 loss to Los Angeles was the only time in the past five games that an opponent has rushed for over 61 yards against Detroit. The acquisition of defensive tackle Damon Harrison seems to have paid dividends.LITTLE HISTORYThis marks just the teams’ 11th meeting, and first since Buffalo’s 17-14 win at Detroit on Oct. 5, 2014.The Bills have just two players left — defensive tackle Kyle Williams and defensive end Jerry Hughes — who were on the team then. It was also Buffalo’s final game before the NFL officially approved the team’s sale to Terry and Kim Pegula from the estate of Hall of Fame owner Ralph Wilson, who was from Detroit.The Lions have 10 players left from 2014. The Detroit Lions had a great team performance in Week 7, showing drastic improvements on both sides of the ball. When the team is working so well together Nick Bellore Jersey White , it’s sometimes tough to point out impressive individual performances. There were no shortages of good play from the Lions against the Miami Dolphins, but unfortunately I have to whittle down the the field to five Player of the Game candidates. Before we get into this week’s candidates, here are the Game Ball standings after six weeks. (Remember: First place in voting gets three points, second place gets two, third place gets one.) Game Ball standings through Week 6:Kenny Golladay - 9.5Devon Kennard - 3Kerryon Johnson - 3Golden Tate - 3Da’Shawn Hand - 3Matthew Stafford - 2Frank Ragnow - 2Quandre Diggs - 2Darius Slay - 1.5Romeo Okwara - 1Here are this week’s candidates: Kerryon JohnsonStats: 19 rushes, 158 yards (8.3 YPC); 2 catches, 21 yardsI don’t need to really get into this, do I? Johnson’s day was electric from the first quarter until the last. The Lions running game finally feels legit, and while Johnson wasn’t the only one who was successful in the backfield, his breakout performance was the best the Lions have had in years. Michael RobertsStats: 3 catches, 48 yards, 2 TDsThe Lions’ red zone issues seemed to have rolled over from last season, but if Michael Roberts can continue to play like he did on Sunday Damon Harrison Jersey White , the Lions may figure things out quickly. Roberts grabbed his second and third touchdowns on the year against the Dolphins and added an impressive 29-yard catch, too. Those big mitts should be a really big weapon for Stafford and this offense. Now he just needs to pile on performances like this on top of each other. Matthew StaffordStats: 18-for-22, 217 yards, 2 TDs; 4 rushes, 9 yardsMany will point to the Patriots or Cowboys game, but I think this was Stafford’s best performance of the season. He was cool as a cucumber in the pocket, he was lethally accurate, and he even showed off some Wheels for seemingly the first time all season. Best of all, he was accurate from the very first snap. Too often, we’ve seen Stafford get off to some slow starts, but there wasn’t even a single series in which he looked off. A near-perfect performance from No. 9 on Sunday.Matt Prater Stats: 4-for-4 FGs (long 50), 2-2 XPsAfter some uncharacteristic misses earlier in the season, it seemed like Prater may be entering the twilight of his career and he wasn’t quite the kicker he used to be.That may still be true Womens Graham Glasgow Jersey , but Prater was perfect on Sunday, and his 50-yard game-clinching kick was no gimme. On the road, in the 90-degree heat with the crowd pretty darn loud, Prater was flawless. Don’t take him for granted, Lions fans. He’s still very good.Ricky Jean Francois:Stats: 2.0 sacks, 3 tacklesRicky Jean Francois hasn’t has 2.0 sacks in an entire season since 2015, but he tallied two on Brock Osweiler Sunday. But this is really a group award for the interior defensive line. There were hardly any running lanes up the middle all day thanks to Francois, A’Shawn Robinson and Da’Shawn Hand. But getting a little pressure up the middle help create sacks and force some throwaways from Osweiler, which was huge in limiting the Dolphins offense earlier in the game.