After a week of working out in Oakland, California and even a couple days of shared practice with the Raiders, the Detroit Lions opened the 2018 exhibition season in Oakland’s black hole.
The first preseason game is usually not a work of art and between starters not playing much, if at all, a new defensive system and many players just trying to make the squad, this one was no different.
It’s way too early to come to any conclusions, but I will whole-heartedly agree with head coach Matt Patricia’s assessment of the contest; there is still much work to be done.