Analyzing the Lions and the Matt Patricia era, after the 20-7 loss to the Vikings, their sixth straight defeat, Dec. 8, 2019 in Minneapolis. Jeff Seidel and Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
Chris Spielman knows something about patience.
He won just one playoff game in eight seasons as a decorated linebacker while playing for the Lions from 1988 to 1995.
The Fox NFL television analyst was preaching patience again Sunday in Minnesota, where he said during the Lions’ 20-7 loss to the Vikings — the team’s sixth straight that dropped them to 3-9-1 — that general manager Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia should be brought back next season for a third year together.