It’s tough to find many silver linings in a 27-13 divisional loss, but a few Detroit Lions players still managed to stand out on Sunday afternoon. One of them—a rookie wide receiver making his NFL debut on the stat sheet—earned the first Pride of Detroit game ball of the regular season.

Game ball: Isaac TeSlaa

Third-round pick Isaac TeSlaa is deserving of this week’s game ball. Not only was his fourth-quarter reception his first career catch, but it also got Detroit their first and only touchdown of the game. It’s commonplace for an NFL player to keep the ball from their first score in the league, so it’s only fitting that TeSlaa gets the nod here from Pride of Detroit as well.

Up until that point, TeSlaa had been quiet offensively, seeing limited action in red-zone packages. Given the

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