Detroit Lions — Closer look at the five healthy cornerbacks

I think that’s the great thing about him and I think he wants to be a great player, he’s working to be a great player and I think he’s on his way, ” Austin said. “Excited to shake his hand and tell him how much I appreciate his career”. Quin marveled at how well Woodson has made the transition from cornerback to nickel back to safety while continuing to make plays in coverage, against the run and as a threat to blitz.

“He has done it all”, Quin said. They had a bye week to chew on all that before getting the desperately needed win at Green Bay. Let’s take a closer look at four of them.

The 39-year-old Heisman Trophy victor from MI still is playing at a high level (5 INTs).

There is a feeling that this is one of the few remaining games the Lions “could” win.

“It’s all in the grapes”, he said. “I keep telling everybody”. That game also marked the sixth consecutive contest in which the Lions failed to rush for a touchdown.

Now Detroit focuses on football and an Oakland Raider team with legitimate playoff ambitions, courtesy of young quarterback Derek Carr and standout rookie receiver Amari Cooper. They brought back Bill Bentley, who had a season-ending knee injury early in the 2014 season.

JUST FOR KICKS: The National Football League has gotten what it wanted with a rule change, making it tougher for teams to make extra-point kicks. “Anything that makes your job harder, I’m not a fan of”, Detroit’s Matt Prater acknowledged. Matt Prater missed two extra points and the Lions were unable to recover an onside kick after the Packers pulled within two points with 32 seconds remaining.

The Detroit Lions are almost at full strength for Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. He had a pass deflection and two tackles on Sunday. He joined Dan Marino, Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson and Andy Dalton in the select club. The team ranks dead last in total rushing yards (602) and rushing yards per game (66.9).

As mentioned above, the Lions’ secondary came up huge against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers last week. Offensively, the Lions should try to establish the run with running back Ameer Abdullah, but passing might be the best way to grab an early lead as Oakland’s cornerbacks aren’t stellar.