It’s only Week 3, but for the Detroit Lions, there’s no minimizing the importance of Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals.
“I would say it’s a must-win,” running back Adrian Peterson said of the 4:25 p.m. road matchup.
The Lions are 0-2 for the second time in three seasons under Matt Patricia and the fourth time in the last 10 years.
Teams that start 0-2 have made the playoffs just 12% of the time since the NFL went to a 12-team postseason in 1990.
For teams that start 0-3, the odds are even worse.