The Detroit Lions desperately need a win. Losing six out of their last seven games has driven the team, and the loyal fans, to dire straits.
Thankfully the NFL schedule brings good tidings to Detroit in the form of the Washington Redskins in Week 12.
Washington is 1-9 and in chaos. They fired coach Jay Gruden earlier this season. They’re in a battle with their best player, left tackle Trent Williams, over mishandling his cancer diagnosis. Their point differential of minus-128 is 100 points worse than the 3-6-1 Lions bring to FedEx Field.
They haven’t even led in a game since Week 6, whereas the Lions are one of three teams to hold a lead in every game. In short, the Lions might not be playing very well, but Washington is on a different level of bad football.
Here are four reasons why the Lions will snap the losing streak and beat back the host Redskins on Sunday.