As the Detroit Lions prepare to take on the Baltimore Ravens, it’s hard to forget what happened just two years ago. The Lions, 5-1 and in the midst of their franchise turnaround, got humbled by the perennial contender 38-6, in a game that was over before halftime.

As you may expect, the Lions are digging into that game as motivation for this week’s matchup. While both teams have shifted their personnel in the last two offseasons, many of the players who participated in that game are still here, and still feel the embarrassment of that afternoon.

“They kicked our butt. They got after us early and often,” quarterback Jared Goff said this week. “Yeah, we certainly remember that.”

But the past can be more than just a motivator. There are lessons to learn in that blowout loss. The first of w

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