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4 winners (and 2 losers) from Lions' dominant win over Bengals in Week 5
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Well, that was fun. The Detroit Lions are now 4-1, defeating the struggling Cincinnati Bengals by a final score of 37-24. Things got a bit hairy in the fourth quarter thanks to the offense having not taken advantage of a few takeaways generated by the defense, but in the end, Detroit managed to dominate on the road. There were a lot of great things that came out of this contest, while there were a few players that stuck out for all the wrong reasons despite the victory. Hutchinson is fully, completely, all the way back. He finished up this game with one official sack and a strip on it, but he could've had another had his safety not been wiped out due to Terrion Arnold's penalty woes (more on that in a bit). Hutchinson was everywhere in this one, providing some excellent run stop defense in addition to forcing Jake Browning out of the pocket a ton. The Lions are officially in "next man up" mode, with Ya-Sin asked to start after D.J. Reed was added to the IR this past week. He looked solid, picking up two pass

This article first appeared on Side Lion Report and was syndicated with permission.

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