DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions have been competitive with every team they’ve played. That’s nice, but this season, being competitive and in every game might not be good enough. Might not be close.
But in the NFL, with margins small enough that a play or two can decide a game or a season, Detroit is slowly teetering toward an area of concern following a 42-30 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the club’s third straight. But in a division as difficult as the NFC North, mistakes are amplified.
Not when you make mistakes like a false start on the long-snapper taking you out of field-goal range on the first drive of the game.