The Lions came in with very little optimism after a poor preseason, but, oh man, did they outdo themselves making it look like a tank season. Not one phase of the team played well for the whole game, with most of them playing quite poorly throughout. There’s still plenty of season left to play, but this was not a great start to the Matt Patricia era.
The offensive play calling was nearly as bad as the players themselves, the defense was gouged repeatedly, the special teams units were horrid and the fans were booing the team from the first drive onward.