This is a crushing loss on so many levels. Just as in the opener in San Diego, the Lions looked like a Super Bowl contender in the first stanza. They dominated the Packers on both sides of the ball, looking crisp and well-coordinated.
And it slowly slipped away. The offense lost potency like a septuagenarian whose Viagra prescription ran out. The defense wore down and lost control of the middle of the field too often. Green Bay kept nibbling away after the Lions pushed the score to 20-0.
The comeback started with a nice, 7-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to answer Matt Prater’s field goal.