GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Growing pains were to be expected with two new coordinators and a remade interior offensive line.

But, holy smokes, it’s hard to imagine the high-powered Detroit Lions opening the season in worse fashion on the offensive side of the ball. The Lions lost 27-13 to the Green Bay Packers in Week 1, while their interior offensive line was wrecked, the running game was bottled up with a tight seal, and the passing attack was forced into checkdown after checkdown after checkdown at Lambeau Field.

The Lions needed a last-minute one-handed touchdown catch from a third-round rookie wide receiver to avoid going a full game without a touchdown for the first time since 2022.

Not great!

While it was far from acceptable, it’s just one game amid a long season. But it’s hard to ignor

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