The good news is Detroit should be fine in 2026 and beyond.
Detroit’s playoff chances were effectively washed away in Sunday’s wild loss to Pittsburgh. The Lions haven’t had a bad season, but the team regressed just enough on offense to reveal what should be the priorities for that unit: finding a new play caller and a little more talent on the offensive line.
The good thing for the Lions is that the team as a whole is still in a healthy enough place to make those tweaks. The upcoming draft should be deep with guards, and coaching movement elsewhere in the league might free up an opportunity to upgrade its offensive coordinator. With a strong offseason, we’ll look back at 2025 as just a blip in the Dan Campbell era.