DETROIT -- Here are a few notes and observations from Wednesday's Detroit Lions training camp practice at Ford Field:

*** The theme for the night was conservation as Detroit's quarterbacks wore bright green jerseys made from recycled bottles. But fans maybe took the environmental approach too far, opting to save gas and stay home. The reported attendance was just 4,488 fans. The last time the Lions held an open practice at their home stadium, in 2012, more than 12,000 were in attendance. To be fair, that practice was on the weekend.

*** The session opened with kick return work, with the kickers intentionally sending their efforts short and toward the sideline to give the up-men practice fielding and returning strategically placed attempts.

*** The linebackers and safeties competed against the running backs and tight ends in a pass protection drill. Joique Bell and Brandon Pettigrew really stood out for the offensive group. Bell dominated James Ihedigbo on a snap, frustrating the veteran safety, then the running back recovered nicely on a spin move by Ashlee Palmer to plant the linebacker into the ground.

For the defense, linebacker DeAndre Levy flashed his pass-rush skills, blowing past running back Reggie Bush.

*** Running back George Winn is developing a reputation with the way he keeps running over defenders. The stocky power runner lowered the boom on safety Don Carey this time.

*** In case you've forgotten, Ndamukong Suh is dominant. While the offense was working on running plays from the shadow of their own goal line, the All-Pro defensive tackle sliced through the offensive line to drop running back Mikel Leshoure in the end zone for a safety.

*** There still hasn't been any real fights during camp, but tempers flared a bit on a couple different plays. Joseph Fauria and Chris Greenwood exchanged some words after aggressive contract during one of the tight end's route. Kyle Van Noy also got in the face of Garrett Reynolds, after the rookie linebacker was flattened by the veteran guard in pass protection.

*** It was another strong day for quarterback Matthew Stafford. He made some really nice deep throws down the sideline, hitting his targets in stride. He also rolled out to his right under duress and connected with Calvin Johnson, coming back to the ball.

*** The same can't be said for Dan Orlovsky, who appeared to be telegraphing throws to defenders all night. He had passes picked off by Palmer, Isa Abdul-Quddus and Cassius Vaughn, and would have had two more interceptions on the stat sheet had cornerback Bill Bentley been able to finish plays where he got a hand on the ball.

*** Kicker Giorgio Tavecchio's streak of makes came to an end when he clanged a 47-yard attempt off the right upright. Rookie Nate Freese went 5-5 on his field goals.

*** Abdul-Quddus, working with the third-team defense, came up with a pair of interceptions, assuming the diving grab he made on a pass careening off Jeremy Ross' fingertips didn't touch the ground. Quddus second interception was helped by blitzing safety Jerome Couplin, who pressured Orlovsky into making a bad throw.

*** Tahir Whitehead laid a punishing hit on Theo Riddick while the running back ran a short route over the middle during seven-on-sevens. Impressively, Riddick held on to the pass.

*** Ryan Broyles is still floating around the lower half of the depth chart, but the third-year receiver continues to make plays when his number is called. He had two touchdown grabs during Wednesday's practice.

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