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Aidan Hutchinson Joins Ex-Michigan Star David Ojabo in Heartwarming Scene After Lions-Ravens Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Nick Meyer | Last updated Sep 23, 2025 10:36 AM ET

The Detroit Lions marched into M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Monday Night and came out with a 38-30 win that moved coach Dan Campbell's team to 2-1 on the season.

The win included Lions great Aidan Hutchinson's strip of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson leading to a fumble recovery at a critical juncture of the game that led to a Lions victory.

Following the game, Hutchinson met up with a player who understands his joy, and his pain, perhaps as well as anyone in former Michigan rush linebacker David Ojabo.

Hutchinson and Ojabo's embrace was captured by cameras after the Lions' big Monday Night Football win.

Hutchinson, Ojabo Embrace After Lions Win

Aidan Hutchinson missed most of last season with a broken left leg suffered against the Dallas Cowboys and has come back with a vengeance, as evidenced by his play on an injury depleted Lions d-line Monday.

Ojabo missed most of his rookie season due to a torn Achilles tendon and was limited to three games in 2023 due to a partial ACL tear.

He played 13 games last season and was not listed on Baltimore's injury report Monday night.

After the game, photographers captured an embrace between the former Michigan teammates, who wreaked havoc as the team's top pass rushers during their time in Ann Arbor.

Two Michigan greats, Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo, on Monday Night Football. pic.twitter.com/842lpbZqLn
— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) September 23, 2025

Monday's Game a Super Bowl Preview?

The Ravens and Lions put on a show for fans on Monday Night Football with Hutchinson once again improving his stock as a Lions go-to guy.

The improved running of Lions RB David Montgomery was perhaps the most stunning development of the night as his re-emergence gives the Lions a better chance at winning their third straight NFC North Division title.

The Lions have a home game against Cleveland scheduled for this Sunday while the Ravens are slated to hit the road to play Kansas City.

A Lions-Ravens Super Bowl could become an instant classic should the two teams meet later this season at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco.

Ojabo and Hutchinson certainly deserve it after the many challenges they've had to overcome on the injury front throughout their careers.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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