That's already more losses than the Detroit Lions experienced during the 2014 regular season. Any realistic shot for a playoff spot will require a nine-game winning streak or at least an 8-1 finish. I'll let you calculate your own odds for that.
Suffice it to say: The Lions are dying.
So like any good doctor, we need to figure out what's wrong with them, which will likely require an autopsy on this corpse of a season once Week 17 mercifully passes to identify the cause of death.
That future search will focus heavily on the players whose contracts are set to expire this spring.