Detroit — It was a fitting end to a dismal season.
By allowing the Minnesota Vikings to rack up 507 yards of offense and score a season-high 37 points on Sunday, the Detroit Lions set new franchise-worst marks in yardage and points allowed in the 37-35 defeat, sinking below the winless 2008 squad.
The silver lining that comes with a four-game losing streak to end the season is the Lions locked up a top-10 draft pick, a valuable asset for whoever the franchise hires as their next general manager.
The combined 72 points were also a season high for the Lions this season, and a bit of a surprise given the way the game started, where it appeared we might be in for a low-scoring affair after the first four possessions ended with punts.