Lions Film Study: Aidan Hutchinson currently resides in Hell

The ball is snapped, and immediately, Hutchinson faces two guys. Look how they both turn to him at the same time. They look like programmed robots. On top of that, the throw is off pretty fast here. I'm not sure what Hutchinson should do. Derrick Barnes has a shot in a one-on-one, but he gets pushed off fast and can't recover in time.

Clip 2: Chip, double team, fast pass

Everyone is going to tell you how long the Packers had time to throw in this game, and in some situations, it was a lot. But they had a lot of plays like this, too, where the ball came out super fast. Even though it came out fast, the Packers still chipped first and then sent Hutchinson headfirst into a double team.

Clip three. A mugging in an alley

Here, Hutchinson has a good beat on Jordan Love, and then the guard disengages from his guy and just pushes Hutchinson down. There was nothing anyone could do in this situation. He was on his way and just got beaten up instead.

Clip 4: Holding/Hands to the face

I really don't know what Ron Torbert and his crew were doing on the field on Thursday. They missed call after call on both teams, but they were all over illegal formations. That's like the only thing they called. This one is pretty textbook. He's got his hand on Hutchinson's neck and lower face area, and if that's not good enough, he's clearly holding him. This is also the play where Dontayvion Wicks very clearly doesn't have control of the ball and has a foot out of bounds, and still gets a touchdown anyway.

Clip 5: Holding again

Seriously, how do you miss a tackle latching onto a guy for a ride like this?

Clip 6: The final play

Man, I don't know what could have been done better here. Hutchinson and McNeill both got there, and they got the pressure and forced the throw off the back foot. It was just a good throw and catch that if you had to make Love do it again, he probably wouldn't be able to do it. So even when Hutchinson got pressure, and he did in this game, it just wasn't enough.

This story was originally published by A to Z Sports on Nov 28, 2025, where it first appeared in the NFL section. Add A to Z Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.