Bold Prediction: Each Detroit Lions Safety Records Interception

The Detroit Lions' defense features a trio of safeties that each have the capability of intercepting opposing quarterbacks. 

On the road against the San Francisco 49ers, safeties Ceedy Duce, Kerby Joseph and Ifeatu Melifonwu will each intercept quarterback Brock Purdy, as Lion defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn has his secondary playing at the highest level at just the right time. 

In the week leading up to Detroit's biggest game of the season, Glenn was asked about the confidence he has in his players to execute in high-pressure situations and how much his unit has grown since the beginning of the season. 

"This is one thing that we stress here more than anything is just the competitive nature of each player, and then what players are able to handle pressure situations and those guys continue to show us that," said Glenn. "And we put those players in those situations in practice also. 

"Sometimes, we let them make the calls. ‘Alright, Alex (Anzalone), you make the call on the defense, man you’ve got to win the game right here. What are you going to be in?’ Those guys have come through. And that’s a credit to our head coach of doing that week in and week out of putting those players in those situations.”

Melifonwu's growth late in the season has spearheaded a secondary that is opportunistic and aggressive. 

"I always thought I could do it. In my head I always thought of myself as a starter," Melifonwu said. "Even when I wasn’t starting, I was envisioning myself starting and the plays I knew I could make." 

Joseph was drafted by the front office due to his innate ability to be around the football. 

Against the Buccaneers, Duce instantly gave Detroit momentum after intercepting Baker Mayfield. 

No defensive back intercepted more passes last season than Detroit's veteran defensive leader. 

"I ain’t never seen a group of young guys prepare this hard. Like, they prepare, but this, I ain’t ever seen it," Duce said, ahead of the playoff contest against the Rams. "Their piss is hot. Yeah, I don’t know what’s gotten into ‘em, but they ready to play.”