There has been a statistical anomaly for the Detroit Lions’ offense for the past two years that almost seems inexplicable. So far this season, they are the only team that has not drawn a defensive pass interference penalty from the opponents. The league average is 5.7 pass interference penalties drawn. And this doesn’t appear to be a one-year outlier, because last year the Lions drew just one pass interference penalty, while the next-lowest team drew five.

Lions coach Dan Campbell admitted he knew about this and had talked about it with some inside the building, but he didn’t have a good explanation for why. His best guess: it’s hard to disrupt Detroit’s powerful receivers, like Amon-Ra St. Brown.

“Saint’s so freaking strong that he can pull himself out of being held pretty good,” Campbe

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