GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Detroit Lions apparently are going to need some time to adapt to the departure of offensive coordinator Ben Johnson .

Johnson left to become head coach of the NFC North rival Chicago Bears after helping the Lions win a second straight division title and score an NFL-leading 33.2 points per game last season. In their first game of the post-Johnson era, the Lions didn’t score a touchdown until 55 seconds remained in a 27-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

“We never really got into a rhythm,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said.

The slow start could increase the scrutiny on coordinator John Morton, who was a senior offensive assistant with Detroit in 2022 before spending the last two seasons as Denver’s passing game coordinator.

A coordinator change can

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