ALLEN PARK — Aidan Hutchinson returned to the field last Sunday, participating in a game with the Detroit Lions for the first time since he was carted off with a broken leg against the Dallas Cowboys nearly 11 months ago.
He was met with a number of double teams and chip blocks, limiting his impact as a pass rusher. Hutchinson, who estimated he got a true one-on-one opportunity only two or three times, finished with two pressures on 46 defensive snaps. It didn’t help the Lions fell behind by multiple scores early, allowing the Green Bay Packers to run more of a conservative offense as the game wore on, relying mostly on their rushing attack. Quarterback Jordan Love threw the ball six times in the second half.
“I always think, what would I do? … I would not let Hutch wreck a game, the