GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Detroit Lions opened the season with a dud against the Green Bay Packers, losing 27-13, adding a late touchdown to make it look closer than it really was.
Detroit’s offense added a touchdown in the final minute, padding the stats after struggling to find anything resembling success inside the red zone.
The Lions fall to 0-1 on the year, with a date against former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears on the horizon.
Here are some notable quotes from the Lions and Packers players and coaches on Sunday:
Lions coach Dan Campbell, on the season-opening loss: “And you hate starting the season out with a loss, and as bad as that is it’s not what it appears to be. So it’s like I told them, let’s clean up the tape. We made some critical errors at the w