The Detroit Lions have their bye in Week 5, but the four opponents they’ve played so far this season have seemingly felt the impact of playing them. Almost a hangover effect, to put an exact term on it.
Last week on “The Rich Eisen Show”, safety Kerby Joseph reflected head coach Dan Campbell’s prior sentiment about the Lions’ status as the “hunted” coming off last year’s trip to the NFC Championship Game.
I was just going to say that. Coach Campbell said that, and that’s a great phrase to say. We’re not hunters no more, now we’re getting hunted”, Joseph said. “I feel like we still don’t care. We’re still gonna play our game. We’re not worried about that. We know who we are, we know what we’re coming to do. We’ve just got to play our game.”
The ‘Detroit Lions hangover’ appears to be a real thing
On Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks were upset at home by the New York Giants. The 29-20 score was not totally indicative of how one-sided it was, with Seattle scoring a defensive touchdown on a 102-yard fumble return when the Giants nearly scored. A two-score game could have been a lot worse.
For what it’s worth, it was a short week for the Seahawks coming off a Monday night game. But that doesn’t explain what happened to the Lions’ opponents before Week 4.
