For the first time since 2022, the Detroit Lions will be watching the playoffs from home. Things aligned in such a way that repeating 2024's 15-win campaign was never likely, but missing the postseason entirely lands as a significant disappointment.
Head coach Dan Campbell has already promised a look at "everything" when the season is over. He and general manager Brad Holmes have been firmly aligned with a plan that worked to build the Lions from laughingstock to contender, but the next step has proved elusive and the next phase has prioritize getting that done.
Campbell and Holmes have also, right or wrong, rarely make bold moves.