Just as a winning season requires a total team effort, a 3-12-1 campaign does too. After limping to the finish line with eight consecutive losses to close out 2019, there are no shortage of factors that played into the ugliest Detroit Lions season since Matt Millen ran the show over a decade agao.
Matthew Stafford’s injury, a defense that failed to launch, a never-ending carousel of backup running backs, some home cooked refereeing in Green Bay, coaching confusion and stubbornness, all of these played their part at various times. For the season as a whole though, there are three returning Lions players who more than others, should look back and know that they have much more to contribute than they showed in 2019.