DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions were already down their coach, defensive coordinator and three position coaches due to COVID-19 close contact quarantine. Then their quarterback, Matthew Stafford, played a series before suffering an ankle injury, ending his day.
The combination of that, along with a season already lost, led to this: one of the worst losses in franchise history.
The Lions lost 47-7 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday, the team's worst home defeat in the Super Bowl era and fourth-worst home loss of all time. It's the ninth time in the team's history the Lions lost by 40 or more points.