When the Cowboys take the field Thursday night in Detroit, they won’t be going up against the offensive juggernaut the Lions have become known for, and that’s not just because the Lions will be missing both Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam LaPorta.

The Lions lost both coordinators in the offseason, with Ben Johnson taking the Bears job and Aaron Glenn taking the Jets job. Dallas lost to Johnson and beat Glenn, so this game can serve as the tiebreaker in the Dan Campbell Invitational. But those coaches’ departures spurred plenty of offseason debate over how Detroit could survive without them.

On offense, life after Ben Johnson has been a mixed bag.

Campbell replaced Johnson with John Morton, a seasoned coaching veteran who had been with the Lions as a senior offensive assistant in Johnson’s fir

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