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Detroit Lions Week 1 report card: New defense debuts with mixed results

The Detroit Lions eked by the Los Angeles Rams to open up the 2024 season with a 1-0 record. Given such high expectations for the team, it certainly wasn’t an inspired performance from the Lions—who blew a 14-point second-half lead and required a last-minute drive just to push the game to overtime.

But there were a lot of good and a lot of bad things to come from Sunday night’s game, so let’s explore them in our Week 1 report card.

Quarterback: C

Goff had a relatively quiet day, with only 28 passing attempts and 217 yards through the air.