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Watch: Aidan Hutchinson wreaks havoc on his 1st NFL drive

Watch: Lions rookie DE Aidan Hutchinson wreaks havoc on his 1st NFL drive

Welcome to the NFL, Aidan Hutchinson! The celebrated Detroit Lions rookie made his presence known right away in the team’s preseason opener against the Atlanta Falcons.

After making a tackle down the field on Falcons QB Marcus Mariota on a scramble on the first play of Atlanta’s first possession, Hutchinson showed on the very next snap that he’s already capable of making big plays up the field too.

Hutchinson swam under veteran left tackle Jake Matthews and quickly smacked Falcons RB Qadree Ollison two yards behind the line of scrimmage. This is a perfect example of why the Lions are so excited about the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft and why he can make a big impact right away.

Later in the drive, Hutchinson drew a holding penalty on the Falcons right guard, too.

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Watch: Jared Goff to Josh Reynolds over the top for a Lions TD

Goff threw for 64 yards on the opening drive, nearly matching the Lions Week 11 passing total on one possession

Jared Goff was questionable for Thursday’s game against the Chicago Bears with an injured oblique muscle. Goff started at quarterback and showed that the side and the arm are just fine, thank you very much.

Goff led the Lions down the field on their first offensive possession for an impressive scoring drive. He capped it off by finding old friend Josh Reynolds over the top of the Bears defense for the longest air-yardage TD throw of the season for the Lions.

The 39-yard strike between the former Rams teammates put the Lions in front, 7-0. Goff completed all five of his passes on the drive, netting 64 yards. That’s nearly the entire Lions total from Week 11.

Watch: Lions pull out all the stops early against the Rams

The Lions scored on a fantastic screen pass, recovered an onside kick and pulled off a fake punt all before the Rams ever got the ball

The Detroit Lions swiftly got on the scoreboard in SoFi Stadium in a display of boldly aggressive football. The Lions seized a 10-0 lead on the Rams before Los Angeles even got their first offensive snap.

The fun began with a perfectly executed screen pass from Jared Goff to D’Andre Swift on 3rd-and-9. The Rams blitzed the house, and it left a lot of room for Swift to take it to the house. The 63-yard catch-and-run gave the Lions a 7-0 lead and their first touchdown before halftime since Week 2.

Just for good measure, the Lions went for the onside kick following the conversion — and it worked! Tracy Walker recovered the beautifully executed kick by K Austin Seibert.

Dan Campbell wasn’t done yet. Punter Jack Fox completed a pass on fourth down to catch the Rams off-guard. It set up a Seibert field goal and gave the Lions a 10-0 lead.

Watch: Lions get tricky on Thanksgiving

Watch: Lions get tricky on Thanksgiving with a gadget play that produces big results

It didn’t take long for the Detroit Lions to open the bag of tricks on Thanksgiving. Matthew Stafford found T.J. Hockenson with a big second-down conversion on the team’s first offensive possession thanks to a little fancy deception.

Playing without three of the team’s best offensive weapons in Kenny Golladay, Danny Amendola and D’Andre Swift, the Lions sprung the best remaining weapon for a big gain. Hockenson got wide open on a play that started with Stafford handing the ball to RB Kerryon Johnson, who flipped it to WR Jamal Agnew coming back the other direction.

Agnew then delivered the ball back to Stafford, who fired a perfect strike to Hockenson for a 51-yard gain. The Lions cashed in the drive with an Adrian Peterson touchdown plunge to take a 7-0 lead.