After their 24-20 loss to the Bears on Thanksgiving, the Lions fell to 3-8-1 on the season and have officially been eliminated from playoff contention.
It was Detroit’s fifth-straight loss and eighth loss in nine games.
It has to be incredibly disappointing for Lions fans. This is a team that started off 2-0-1 and lost its next two games by a combined five points to the Chiefs and Packers, respectively.
This marks the third-straight season the Lions will have missed the postseason and second-straight under coach Matt Patricia.
There will be plenty of questions surrounding Patricia’s future this offseason.
Detroit has some pieces, especially offensively with Matt Stafford, Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr. and Kerryon Johnson, but both Stafford and Johnson missed games down the stretch.
With another top-10 draft pick, we’ll see if Detroit can add a piece that puts this team in position for the playoffs in 2020.
The Lions close out the season against the Vikings, Buccanneers, Broncos and Packers.