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 result in some growing pains.

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