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Ranking every Detroit Lions team from the last 25 years (20-16)

By Payne Schanski

DETROIT - OCTOBER 20: Quarterback Joey Harrington #3 of the Detroit Lions scrambles during the NFL game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field on October 20, 2002 in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions beat the Bears in overtime 23-20. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Getty Images)
DETROIT - OCTOBER 20: Quarterback Joey Harrington #3 of the Detroit Lions scrambles during the NFL game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field on October 20, 2002 in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions beat the Bears in overtime 23-20. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Getty Images) /
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18. The 2018 Detroit Lions

Record: 3.5

  • The Lions regressing by three games this year (6-10, after going 9-7 in 2017) looks even worse when compared to Chicago’s seven game improvement (12-4 and NFC North champs), also with a first time head coach

Achievements: 3.5

  • Dominating in all phases of a 26-10 win against the Patriots in Week 3
  • An incredible 4-0 record  for the season against league MVP quarterbacks (Aaron Rodgers twice, Tom Brady, Cam Newton
  • Winning 31-0 at Lambeau field in the season finale, Detroit’s first shutout win in 22 years
  • Another season sweep over the Packers

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Star Power: 2.5

  • Darius Slay, in the middle of his prime, with another Pro Bowl selection
  • Matthew Stafford, having the worst season of his career
  • Golden Tate/Kerryon Johnson/Kenny Golladay, all flashing brilliance at various parts of the year, then disappearing (literally and figuratively) from the offense

Entertainment Value: 3.5

  • Kicker Matt Prater throwing  a touchdown, offensive lineman Taylor Decker catching one, the Lions manhandling the league’s greatest dynasty and then pitching a shutout in its greatest stadium. 2018 was great in the singular snapshots when the Lions were turning things upside-down, but not in the larger picture, where they took too many steps backward.

Total score: 13

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