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Lions Preseason Opener: 5 Things to Watch For

The Detroit Lions take on the Buffalo Bills at Ford Field.

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The 2015 Detroit Lions take the field for the first time as the New York Jets visit Ford Field for tonight’s preseason opener.

Time will tell if Abdullah makes the big plays Sanders is talking about, but one thing is for sure, the young man sure is making a good first impression with the Lions and their former players.

The Detroit Lions backup quarterback, entering his fourth season, makes his case for sticking on the 53-man roster during the preseason games.

Caldwell admitted it’s been hard to truly evaluate the kick return game in training camp because the team doesn’t do many live periods of it in practice.

Secondly, Detroit will see a Quarterback they didn’t expect to start.

How Do Lions WRs stack up in the NFL? On the same week they were slated to play their first preseason game, Geno Smith had his jaw broken by IK Enemkpali of course Ryan Fitzpatrick wasn’t getting a lot of first team reps, but how well will he play?

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Lions offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi said he hasnt seen anything different from Moore this year, just a lot of things that he likes. “It’s what he’s about, how good he is unless you’re in full pads and there’s contact”. He was 50-3 as a college player (at Boise State). When a play is happening, if things arent the way its drawn up, he finds a way to get out of trouble.

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