The Detroit Lions weren’t at their best against the Cleveland Browns. The run game may have reached 100 yards, but they struggled to get there. Jared Goff and Jameson Williams didn’t look their best, as the Lions’ entire offense was held to just 277 yards—nearly as low as their awful performance against the Packers in Week 1 (246 yards). The secondary looked leaky at times, and they gave up yet another opening-drive touchdown to a terrible Browns offense.

Yet, they were in control of the game for almost the entirety of the afternoon and won by 24 points.

That result can lead to a few conclusions. On one hand, the Lions will almost certainly not get away with such a performance against a more well-rounded team. The Browns may have a suffocating defense, but they don’t offer much else. A t

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