The Detroit Lions and their head coach Dan Campbell set an ambitious publicly stated goal of making it to the Super Bowl during the 2024-2025 NFL season, only to watch helplessly as injuries took their toll late in the season.
The result was a second round playoff loss to the Washington Commanders that shocked fans and caused Campbell to shed tears in a postgame press conference as the end of his dream arrived.
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Last month, the Lions selected seven new players at the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin, adding size, skill and talent to a team that was already expected to challenge for the NFC crown in 2025-2026.
Dan Campbell (left) shares a coffee with two others at the NFL Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. © Jim Rassol-Imagn Images
Recently, NFL insider Dave Helman shared his post-draft NFL power rankings, placing the Lions second in the league behind the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles.
The Lions were followed up by three AFC teams, the Bills, Ravens, and Chiefs, and ranked four spots ahead of Jayden Daniels and the Commanders.
The other three NFC North teams came in 10th, 14th and 16th with the second place Vikings falling to last in the division according to Helman’s picks.
Fans reacted with excitement.
“Vikings not in the top 8 is a crime and pure hate,” another added.
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“Lions are too low,” another fan added about Detroit, indicating he believed they are Super Bowl Championship bound.
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