I went into this game knowing it wasn’t going to be painful. I was certain. The Detroit Lions had made an improbable turnaround and I was excited to be watching them just minutes from the Super Bowl. I assumed it wasn’t going to be painful because the Lions team I know executes. They may have schematic issues, or play calling issues, but they don’t let me down by not doing their job — not under Dan Campbell.
Somehow, that’s exactly what happened. The best team did not win on Sunday, and it was nobody but the Lions’ fault.