Then there’s special teams. The Lions hold opponents to the worst average starting field position off kickoffs. No free yards there makes for longer fields for the Texans, who are near the bottom in kick returns. The Lions injuries at linebacker do create some vulnerability on coverage units, but in Dave Fipp we trust.

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