Inside The Play: Detroit Lions Tracy Walker Delivers Tone-Setting Hit

The Detroit Lions have repeatedly declared their defensive identity is 'violence' whenever asked to describe the tone that the roster wants to set when they line up against opposing offenses. 

Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a couple of plays embodied the rugged, physical nature of Dan Campbell's squad. 

After running back Craig Reynolds sent Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis III flying to the ground on Amon-Ra St. Brown's touchdown reception, safety Tracy Walker delivered one of the biggest hits of the season. 

Walker, who has stepped in admirably for the injury C.J. Gardner-Johnson, delivered a statement, when he levied a massive hit on Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin late in the game.  

Detroit's starting safety explained how the play developed from his perspective and provided his reaction to a statement play that excited his teammates and the coaching staff. 

“It was two-by-two, and then I knew for a fact, all week, that when Chris Godwin and Mike Evans lined up in the slot in two-by-two, they always run the option routes," Walker explained to All Lions. "So literally, they ran the option routes. He came right into me thinking he was man-to-man on Anzo (Alex Anzalone), and I came down and made a play.”