The Detroit Lions are not playing the same kind of dominating regular-season football that they did a year ago. Head coach Dan Campbell 's team resembled a steam roller as the Lions won the NFC North title. They also finished the season as the No. 1 seed in the conference's playoff structure.

They were clearly the best regular-season team in the conference, but that did not carry over into the playoffs. The Lions lost their divisional playoff matchup with the upstart Washington Commanders by a 45-31 margin. The defense had been torn apart by injuries and that kept the team from performing at a peak level in the postseason.

This season, the Lions dropped their opening game to the Green Bay Packers, a road game to the Chiefs and lost their Week 9 home game to the Minnesota Vikings. T

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