Sunday night’s primetime matchup between the Detroit Lions and the New England Patriots is the first time new head coach Matt Patricia will face off against his previous team. Yet, the contest comes just three games into Patricia’s tenure in Detroit. And so far, there has been little evidence of his impact.
After suffering an embarrassing 48-17 home-opening loss on Monday Night Football to the upstart New York Jets in Week One, the Lions performed much better last Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. Yet, Detroit is still winless going into Week Three.
This matchup seems a tad early in the Patricia era in Motown as the Lions are still trying to learn his complicated, multiple defensive scheme.