Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia wasn't talking about the Detroit Lions, but rather looking ahead to the Super Bowl during media availability on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, in Minneapolis. Video by Dave Birkett/DFP
MINNEAPOLIS — As the Detroit Lions' season was ticking towards its inevitable end last month, safety Glover Quin spent a minute pondering one very important question: Where are the Lions at in their window to win a Super Bowl?
"I wouldn’t say the beginning," Quin, 32, said at the time.
Given the age and contract status of their current roster, the Lions are probably in the middle of their window to win a championship, and maybe closer to the end when you consider the relative youth of some of the NFC’s other title contenders.