Week 14’s game against the Rams marked Buffalo’s first game all season not forcing a turnover. So far this season, the Bills have 24 takeaways. That ties for the third-most in the league.

After the loss, defensive coordinator Bobby Babich said the defense needs to get back to the basics and remember who they are as a defense.

“It’s intention in what we’re about,” Babich said about getting back to taking the football away. “And I think there becomes a moment in games where you feel like, I think as a player, as a coach, as a playcaller, you have a pretty good handle and you’re in control of the game. I think what you saw against the Rams was we weren’t in control of the game…so I think we just need to fall back in line to what we know works for us and what the standard is here in Buffalo and that’s the intention of taking the ball away.”

In a game against the one of the most talented offenses in the NFL, getting takeaways is a way to keep the Lions away from what they do best. The group also holds onto the ball at the second-longest rate with a time of possession at 32 minutes and 10 seconds per game.

ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky said communication and being aligned on everything is key when going up against an offense like Detroit.

“They are going to present a formation and then within one second of you getting set with that five and six, they’re going to change their numbers formation wise,” Orlovsky told One Bills Live. “So, then you are going to have to change your formation numbers wise. And then, there is going to be another moment two or three seconds later where they change it again…when you’re doing that to a defense, everybody’s rules are changing, everybody’s gap in the run game is changing, everybody’s eyes and where they need to be, and responsibility is changing.”