Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell answers a question during a news conference after a preseason game against the Houston Texans on Saturday in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

DETROIT (AP) — Lions coach Dan Campbell said this season’s team is his best in five years. If that ends up being accurate, it would be quite a feat.

Detroit won a franchise-record 15 games last season, a year after having a 17-point, third-quarter lead in the NFC championship game before blowing it at San Francisco.

The Lions’ injury-depleted defense led to a loss against Washington last January in the divisional round as the conference’s top-seeded team. Campbell, though, is the most optimistic he has been since being hired to turn around the franchise in 2021.

It will be tough to top last year’s number of wins du

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