The Detroit Lions played the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving without both regular starting offensive guards. Pro Bowl left guard Jonah Jackson was sidelined with a concussion, while right guard Evan Brown sat with an ankle injury.
Those unfortunate injuries thrust two relative unknowns into the starting lineup. Veteran Dan Skipper took over on the left side for Jackson and Kayode Awosika filled in on the right side. Skipper had experience playing at RG before but the left side was a new experience. Awosika had played all of eight NFL snaps in two seasons prior to this game.
