ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions, after four seasons with Aaron Glenn as their defensive coordinator, developed a reputation of being a man-heavy defense, a scheme that often led to its cornerbacks to ...

The Lions rank 19th in man coverage usage (15.7%), and 14th in zone coverage (76.9%), per TruMedia. Last year, they used man coverage at the third-highest rate, with their zone coverage at just 63.1% ...

The return to its strength of playing man coverage has played a big role in the unit's resurgence.

The Lions are playing zone coverage on 76.9% of their snaps so far this season, up from 63.1% of the time last year according to TruMedia ...