Starting left guard Jonah Jackson was back to being a full participant in practice Thursday and Friday and that's a good sign he could be back in the lineup today after missing the last two games with a wrist injury.
The Lions have made it an emphasis this week and we've seen it in the portion of practice open to the media after Detroit turned the ball over seven times in their last two contests.
Aidan Hutchinson is second in the NFL behind only Micah Parsons (47) and Maxx Crosby (47) with 46 hurries on the season.
The red zone will be a big aspect of this afternoon's contest. The Saints racked up 444 yards of offense last week against the Falcons but lost, 24-15, because they were 0-for-5 in the red zone and had to settle for five field goals.
Detroit will be without their defensive captain and leading tackler as the hand injury veteran linebacker Alex Anzalone suffered on Thanksgiving vs.