This group continues to be one huge leap away from the elite.
I can’t think about how irritating Sunday evening’s loss will need to have been for Lions followers. Whereas Detroit’s protection didn’t pressure sacks or turnovers in opposition to Philadelphia, it dominated the Eagles offense on third down, saved Philly’s passing sport reined in, and gave Jared Goff and the offense a number of probabilities to win the sport.
If this had been actually a championship-quality group, Detroit’s offense would’ve been in a position to do sufficient to squeeze out a win. As an alternative, Goff seemed rattled and as inaccurate as we’ve seen him in years—and that’s not one thing head coach Dan Campbell can change by taking up play calling duties.
