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Why a Patriots-Falcons Super Bowl should give Lions confidence for future

After the Detroit Lions had their season end with four straight losses to playoff teams and a blowout in Seattle in the wild-card round, general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Jim Caldwell both made one thing pretty clear.

They felt the Lions were a long way from the Super Bowl.

On the surface, that’s true. Detroit has a bunch of needs -- from high-end playmakers to continuing to strengthen the team’s depth.