DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions , favorites to win the last Super Bowl before flopping in the playoffs , are suddenly on shaky ground in the eyes of some NFL observers.
Dan Campbell gets it.
“That’s where the standards are at now,” said Campbell, who is in his fifth season as Detroit's coach. "That’s the nature of what we’re in right now. That’s a good thing. That means we’ve risen above what we were at one time.
"That's our world, but I know that if we felt that way and acted that way, we’d be in trouble.”
Detroit entered this season with questions about its rebuilt offensive line and lack of a pash rush and didn't quiet doubts about those weaknesses in Week 1 at Green Bay.
Coming off the team's lowest-scoring performance since 2023, the Lions are facing their former offensi