After an offseason of speculation about what losting offensive coordinator Ben Johnson would mean for the Lions offense, the unit had a dud in John Morton’s first game at the helm.

The Lions only picked up 246 yards and didn’t reach the end zone until the final minute of their 27-13 loss to the Packers in Week 1, but Morton said on Thursday that he’s confident about this week’s game against Johnson and the Bears. Johnson said that his confidence comes from the Lions having “great players” who know that one game doesn’t determine a season.

“Last game, the best thing about that is it’s the first game of the season. Nobody’s in panic mode,” Morton said, via Richard Silva of the Detroit News . “The players have been awesome, great attitudes. We’ve had great preparation, just like we di

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