The Detroit Lions haven’t looked this noncompetitive since 2008. It’s really that simple. Saturday’s 47-7 blowout loss to the Buccaneers was somehow a new low in a season filled with terrible lows.
Was it surprising? No. Were there some extenuating circumstances? Sure. But no professional team should look that outmatched in any week of the season. So here are my three takeaways from that joke of a game.
There are no excuses for that kind of performance
Sure, the Lions have a mountain of excuses for Saturday’s performance against the Buccaneers. They were missing half their coaching staff, their best defensive players—Trey Flowers, Jamie Collins Sr.