Pat O'Connor, a former Eastern Michigan standout who has been playing a bigger role since the team lost star rusher Alim McNeill, was ruled out of Sunday's game against the Vikings with a calf injury.

Credit the best pass rush the Lions have put together in months. Glenn helped with blitzes, but mostly it was Pat O’Connor and Levi Onwuzurike and Josh Paschal and DJ Reader and Za’Darius ...