Lions fall to Redskins, playoff appearance in 2019 nearly impossible

With Detroit’s last-second loss to the Redskins on Sunday, the Lions fall to 3-7-1 on the season.

The Lions fell 19-16 on a last-second field goal to the Redskins on Sunday afternoon.

That knocked Detroit, who was without Matthew Stafford for the second-straight game, to 3-7-1 on the season. The Lions, per FiveThirtyEight, have less than a one-percent chance to make the postseason.

Detroit would need to win out, while also getting literally all the help.

It’s probably safe to say the Lions will not make the playoffs for the second-straight season under coach Matt Patricia and third-straight season overall.

It’s also probably fair to wonder or not whether Patricia, who has failed to bring the Patriot way to Detroit, will be the team’s head coach in 2020.

This has to be incredibly disappointing for Lions fans considering how the season started. The Lions started the season 2-0-1 and lost their next two games to the Chiefs and Packers by a combined five points. It felt like they were legitimately a good team.

But here we are and it looks like another losing season for Detroit.

The Lions close out their season against the Bears, Vikings, Buccaneers, Broncos and Packers.