While the growth of positive momentum was palpable in Chicago after a second straight Bears come-from-behind win last Sunday, something quite different and more sinister was building over in Detroit where the Lions collapsed in a 42-17 fall-from-ahead loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Lions coach Jim Caldwell did not explicitly cite individual players for quitting, but neither did he state that full professional effort was present in a team now 0-5 and teetering on an abyss.
“I think guys still played hard and worked hard,” Caldwell said on Wednesday. “Now, if you ask me, was it every single guy?