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Detroit Lions' ceiling this season will be determined by its leaky defense

Free Press columnists Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor answer three questions after the Detroit Lions' 28-24 loss to the Vikings on Sunday in Minneapolis:

What does Sunday tell you about the Lions' ceiling?

The Lions continued their impressive offense under coordinator Ben Johnson, who called an effective and mostly aggressive game in a 28-24 loss at Minnesota. The fact the Lions even had a chance against a pretty good Vikings defense was all due to Johnson’s offense. But the Lions’ true ceiling is going to be dictated by the defense, which struggled to contain running back Dalvin Cook after having success early in the game, then struggled in the secondary in the second half.