Preseason football has not been kind to the Detroit Lions in recent years. Maybe the regular season will finally be different.
The Lions lost their eighth straight preseason game dating back to August of 2018 on Friday, falling to the Indianapolis Colts, 27-17, at Ford Field.
The Lions finished the preseason 0-3 in their first year under Dan Campbell. The NFL did not have preseason games last summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Lions went 0-4 in exhibition play in 2019.
They have not won a preseason game since Aug.