No team had a bigger turnaround from week one to week two than the Detroit Lions. After a lackluster performance against Green Bay, Detroit bounced back against the Chicago Bears they and looked like themselves. This week, the Lions had to travel to Baltimore to play one of the top teams in the AFC, the Ravens, and do so in primetime on “Monday Night Football”. This game could have been a possible Super Bowl preview matchup, and it’s even who I predicted playing in the game in February.
This was an offensive shootout with each team trading scores, with neither team ever having a lead more than a touchdown until Detroit scored a touchdown with less than two minutes left to go. The Lions’ defensive line came up huge, sacking Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson seven times, tied for the most he