The last nine minutes of regulation of the Detroit Lions season opener against the Arizona Cardinals was a disaster. After putting a stranglehold on their opposition for about 50 minutes, the team was suddenly put on the backfoot.
How does this happen? How does a team that looked like they belonged in another league than the other suddenly blow a double-digit lead in a matter of minutes?
The reason is because the Lions have the talent on their roster to take an 18-point lead over a bad, inexperienced Cardinals theme. They lost their 18-point lead because of the lack of talent they had on the sideline.