The Detroit Lions come out of the bye finding themselves with a lot of work to do to get back to relevancy. It’s astonishing how quickly the season spiraled out of control. After taking the Philadelphia Eagles to the wire and then picking up an impressive win against the Washington Commanders, it appeared the team was turning the corner. But after blowing a lead against the Minnesota Vikings, it has been all downhill since and the Lions are 1-4 and searching for answers.
Let’s take a look at how we got here by handing out positional grades for each unit through the first five games of the season.