The playoffs have been a distant dream for Detroit Lions in recent years, but could 2020 be a change of fortunes? The Lions have failed to earn a .500 record under head coach Matt Patricia, let alone make the playoffs, but this upcoming season has plenty of optimism.
Patricia’s previous two seasons can be discounted, for what it’s worth. 2018 featured a roster composed mainly of holdovers from the Jim Caldwell and Teryl Austin era, and given Patricia’s significantly different defensive scheme, it made sense that it would take time to build his team. 2019, meanwhile, showed promise early on, but a Matthew Stafford injury halfway through all but doomed the season.