5 Winners and 4 losers from the Lions win over the Ravens, the 53-man roster is likely changing quite a bit after this one

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Mike Payton — Detroit Lions Beat Writer
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The Detroit Lions did the thing that essentially nobody thought they would do when they beat the Baltimore Ravens on “Monday Night Football.”

Everyone picked the Ravens, and Lamar Jackson was supposed to beat the Lions’ defense up. That didn’t happen. We have five winners and four losers in this game.

Winners

Al-Quadin Muhammad

I just keep going back to when I was told by a Colts reporter that Muhammad just isn’t that good at rushing the passer, and man, what a difference being in Detroit is making for him.

He had seven pressures and 2.5 sacks in this game and just generally looked like a force to be reckoned with. If he keeps playing like this, it’s hard to see Marcus Davenport getting his starting spot back.

Jack Campbell

It was a really solid outing for Campbell, who was everywhere that Derrick Henry and the ball were. He made countless stops and walked out with a sack fumble, too. It’s strange that so many Lions fans were willing to trade him away for a 31-year-old Trey Hendrickson just a few hours before this game.

Aidan Hutchinson

Another big game from Hutchinson with seven pressures, a sack, and a forced fumble. If you were super concerned about him getting back to the guy he was before he broke his leg last season, stop worrying. He’s been phenomenal in these last two games with 12 pressures and two sacks combined.

Detroit Lions pass rush fast facts

  • The Lions finished the game with 30 pressures and seven sacks, per Pro Football Focus
  • The Lions have 11 sacks through the first three games of the season for the first time since 2010
  • Seven sacks is tied for the most the Ravens have ever allowed on a quarterback in franchise history

David Montgomery

Jahmyr Gibbs had a solid game with 67 yards and two touchdowns, but this was the David Montgomery show.

He ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns, including a big 72-yard run that turned out to be a big game-changing moment. In all, the Lions put up 224 yards and four rushing touchdowns on the Ravens.

Jacob Saylors

He’s flying under the radar because he doesn’t play on offense at all, but Saylors is showing that he should be the full-time kick returner.

He’s been running well and averaging 25-30 yard returns on every return. He’s not just a guy who was on the roster because Sione Vaki was hurt. He’s very likely here to stay.

Losers

Terrion Arnold

It’s been a pretty rough outing for Arnold early on, although he did begin to settle in during the second half. Still, some big plays were allowed again on his account, and the DPI that set up a Ravens touchdown at the end of the first half is just a rough one to let happen.

Marcus Davenport

It’s one thing to have another injury, and it’s another for the guy behind you to have a career game and stack it on top of another good performance that was allowed by you not being in the game.

Seriously, if Muhammad continues to play this way, how could you possibly consider not starting him moving forward? Even when Davenport comes back.

Craig Reynolds

With Sione Vaki back and making plays on special teams despite leaving this game injured, and Saylors holding down the return man spot, you start to wonder if the Lions feel pretty good about what they have at running back right now.

You also have to wonder if the Lions will field some trade calls for him.

Sione Vaki

You have to hope this isn’t a trend for Vaki. He dealt with a hamstring injury that kept him out for a significant portion of training camp, and then returned for this game, only to leave with a groin injury. The RB3 spot is there for him to take; he just needs to stay healthy to take it.

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