It’s currently 1:57 a.m. and I’m still up, buzzed about the way the Detroit Lions season ended a couple of hours ago. Detroit capped off the regular season with an impressive 20-16 win in Green Bay, a victory that ended the season for both teams.
Normally I would be asleep for hours already, but it’s not every day the Lions knock off the Packers in primetime. That’s worth some happy loss of sleep. The Lions rose to the challenge of finishing with a winning record and preventing the Packers from making the postseason with the win. The 9-8 finish is Detroit’s first winning mark since the 2017 season. It also cemented a second-place finish in the NFC North, beating out the 8-9 Packers.
It was a great way to finish a remarkable season, one that saw Dan Campbell’s team stumble out of the gate to a 1-6 start. The 8-3 finish is better than almost anyone could have dreamt, and it builds the enthusiasm for what can come in 2023 and beyond.
Before we get to all that, here are some of my takeaways from watching the Lions win over the Packers.
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