Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett shares his thoughts after expected Lions coach Matt Patricia and the New England Patriots beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 24-20, in the AFC title game on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass.
Expected Lions coach Patricia will try to be the first Belichick disciple to succeed away from Pats; lucky for him, defense is in vogue again
The most unsettling thing about the Detroit Lions’ soon-to-be football coach, Matt Patricia, is that no Patriots coach has ever won like the Patriots do outside New England.