Foxborough, Mass. — After suffering three close losses by a combined 10 points the first month of the season, the Detroit Lions were thoroughly outclassed in every way by the New England Patriots, who sent the Lions both bumbling and limping into the team's bye after delivering a 29-0 thrashing at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
For the modest improvements made by Detroit's defense, the league's highest-scoring offense fell flat, getting shut out for the first time since Week 11 of the 2020 season, while failing to convert on six fourth-down tries and committing a pair of traditional turnovers the Patriots turned into 10 points.