I generally try to act as if nothing the Detroit Lions do can surprise at this point. With this said, I’ll admit that I’m 100% surprised about what went down at Ford Field on Sunday night.
After a 0-2 start, the Lions looked like a completely different team. Disciplined, methodical, coldly dominant. In short, they looked like…well, the Patriots.
The Patriots looked like a completely different team on Sunday night as well. Impatient, overwhelmed on both lines, inexcusably flat. In short, they looked like…well, the Lions.
The final result was a thoroughly dominating 26-10 win over perhaps the NFL’s greatest dynasty, in which Detroit doubled up the Pats in total yards, first downs, and time of possession.