Pride of Detroit’s Mike Payton offers that “despite the Lions’ losses, they’ve been in every game except one. Their youth and experience has shown early and often, but the improvements have been there every week. What really hurt the Lions early on was that they pulled arguably one of the hardest early schedules in the league. If the season ended today, six of their first seven opponents would be headed to the playoffs. If the Commanders keep winning, that could make seven. It’s been a rough ride.”
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MetLife Stadium confirmed Thursday afternoon that the Giants and Jets will indeed have a new playing surface next season, a fact revealed to NJ Advance Media Wednesday by Giants safety Julian Love.