Anzalone on defensive finish, free agency & more

Tim Twentyman

Veteran linebacker Alex Anzalone had a good analogy when comparing Detroit's defensive performance the first eight weeks of the season when they started 1-6, to the play of that unit from Weeks 9-18, when the team finished 8-2.

"I feel like we started to hit our stride," Anzalone said. "Whatever week that was, 10 weeks ago, we made some adjustments personnel-wise, we made some adjustments sch