The Lions haven't been in the playoffs since 2016 and have only one postseason victory since winning the 1957 NFL title. With a potent offense and improved defense, one of the league's historically bad franchises is expected to have success. Detroit closed last season with eight wins in its last 10 games and had a winning season for the first time since 2017, then addressed needs in free agency and the draft to generate relatively high hopes.
The preseason is in the books, so it’s time for the Lions to make tough roster decisions through the next couple of days. MLive Lions beat writer Ben Raven offers his projections in this post.
Lions rookie Brian Branch doesn't seem to be taking a Week 1 matchup against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs seriously enough based on his latest comments.