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Detroit Lions: Brutal schedule could mask improvement

Things were supposed to get better in the Motor City under new head coach Matt Patricia. But the Detroit Lions have gone winless through the first two weeks of the regular season and their upcoming schedule of opponents is brutal.

The Lions were an embarrassing mess in Week One, losing to the long-struggling New York Jets and a rookie quarterback in blowout fashion at Ford Field. It was a fail of epic proportions that had critics labeling the Lions as a possible candidate for the worst team in the NFL.

But in Week Two, Detroit actually showed signs of improvement.