After an intense reaction to the Detroit Lions’ struggles Week 1, NFL writers and analysts are changing their tunes.

While I did find a few people with more tempered reactions to Detroit’s uncharacteristically poor performance against the Green Bay Packers, there were plenty who sounded the panic alarm — after just one week into the 2025 NFL season.

The Lions roared back Week 2, pummeling the Chicago Bears 52-21. So what are people saying about the Detroit Lions now? Let’s take a look.

“Dan Campbell had a message he wanted to send. He wanted to send it specifically to the Bears and to Ben Johnson — he was the big brother.” — Manti Te’o on Good Morning Football

“A+ : Afforded a clean pocket, Jared Goff picked Chicago apart from start to finish, spreading five touchdown throws to Amon-Ra

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