Even the Detroit Lions seem beat down by the Detroit Lions’ losing ways.
After clawing, scratching and biting everything but kneecaps to keep games competitive the first five weeks of the season, the Lions turned in their most uninspired effort of the season Sunday, losing to the Cincinnati Bengals, 34-11, at Ford Field.
The Lions managed just 51 net yards of offense in the first half and did not score their first points until the game was well out of reach, on a 35-yard Austin Seibert field goal with 8:36 left in the fourth quarter.