Lions offensive line has nothing to prove against Bengals, Trey Hendrickson

One of the bigger "weak spots" pinpointed on this iteration of the Detroit Lions headed into the 2025 season was their revavmped offensive line. A rookie and a second year player as your starting guard room looked like a lot to readjust to, but throw a guard turned center into the mix, and you've got a recipe for disaster.

Turns out, it was a recipe for continued success and dominance from an O-line that continues to protect Jared Goff. Tackles Penei Sewell and Taylor Decker have looked like All-Pro linemen this season so far, while Tate Ratledge, Christian Mahogany, and Graham Glasgow have all begun to shine alongside them. And, the numbers are backing this strength up.

According to the Lions' social media team, this Lions team is the first in its franchise history since sacks started getting statistically recorded to ever stop a sack from being recorded in three games straight. This is amazing news for a line with plenty to prove - and horrible news for a Cincinnati Bengals team hoping to get a shot at winning behind their pass rushing star, Trey Hendrickson.

Bengals in for a nightmare scenario against Lions offensive line

Hendrickson, who was a bit of a controversial piece of the Bengals' wild offseason and one of two major contract holdouts associated with them, has since pieced together two sacks and eight total tackles across four games played this year. There's not much he can do to help the Bengals with their issues this year, though.

They've already lost Joe Burrow for what appears to be the remainder of the season, while their offensive line continues to struggle to protect their new QB1, Jake Browning. Hendrickson would need to be generating multiple takeaways and scores against teams in order to make up for these holes on offense for the Bengals, which clearly isn't something Detroit is allowing at the moment.

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It feels clear that Cincinnati is about to struggle mightily against Detroit, mostly thanks to just how well the O-line has been playing. Hendrickson has a career stat line against the Lions of three total tackles, two tackles for loss, six quarterback hits, and two passes defended between his time with the New Orleans Saints and with the Bengals.

It's a low stakes contest between two teams in completely different conferences, but it's another opportunity for the Lions' O-line to improve even more upon excellence against a struggling squad.