On Monday, I hit y’all with some optimism. Based on the play of the Detroit Lions’ offensive line, rushing attack, and some of the players in the secondary, I believed there were more positive things to take from the game than negative—at least when it came to expectations against the Philadelphia Eagles.
I still believe all of that. The Lions hung with what appears to be a pretty good team, and that’s despite a lot of mental errors that put themselves in a pretty big hole. The tenacity and fight aren’t new for this Lions team, but the ability to score five touchdowns in a game is something we saw exactly zero times all of last year.