Detroit’s biggest concern has been an inconsistent offense. Behind a vicious, struggling offensive line, the Lions have scored fewer than 25 points in each of their last three games (loss at Chiefs, win vs. Buccaneers, win vs. Vikings). It’s the first time since 2021 that Detroit has gone three games without scoring at least 25 points, according to NFL Research.
“I just want to see us play our style of football for 60 minutes,” coach Dan Campbell said. “I want to see us set up, I want to see the urgency, the strength, I want to see the concentration, I want to see the end of the football – attack, defence.
“I want to see our playmakers play within the system, within the system. I want to see our coaches coach at a high level. I want us to play, coach at a championship level. And more importantly, I want to play a lot better than we did last week.”
Jayden Daniels’ Week 9 elbow injury takes some of the shine off the Lions-Commanders rematch, but there’s no question Campbell will use the postseason loss to get his players ready.
“You know Dan uses it for motivation, and that’s what we’re looking at,” runner Aidan Hutchinson said, “but again, it’s a new year, and we’ve got this task at hand, so we’re just going to prepare the best we can and give it everything we’ve got.”