ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Tavon Wilson thought about it for a second. Since being drafted in the second round by the New England Patriots in 2012, he hadn’t gone through anything like this before.
He won a Super Bowl with the Patriots and experienced consistent winning seasons. Even last season, when the Detroit Lions were 6-10, there was consistent inconsistency with wins and losses smattered through Matt Patricia’s first year as head coach.
This season? This was different. The losing has been constant. Detroit has won once since September. The Lions were eliminated from playoff contention on Thanksgiving, and a season that held promise at the start resulted in a failure to meet expectations and another year lost, with Detroit 3-11-1 heading into Sunday's finale versus the Green Bay Packers.