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TE Tony Scheffler's TD


The Lions were in a two tight end set in an unbalanced attack.  In a balanced look, both TEs play tight to the tackles in blocking roles.

Here, OC Scott Linehan put Tony Scheffler in the slot, where he was in man coverage against a DB.  Stafford read this obvious mismatch and delivered a strike to Scheffler's inside shoulder, where only he could make a play.

Stafford said "When the TE got off the line, the rest was easy for me."



If there is a moral to this story, it's that playing a nickel defense against the Lions two TE sets will be a real nightmare.

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