4. Win the fourth quarter
This is one of those seasons for Chicago where the ball seems to be bouncing their way and they are finding all the right ways to make big plays in close games. Chicago has won six games this season after trailing in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, the most by any team in a season since at least the 1970 merger. Chicago has scored 93 points in the fourth quarter or overtime over the last nine weeks, the most by any team in the NFL.
If this is a close game in the fourth quarter, can the Lions find a way to be the team that makes the winning plays in crunch time to help end their season on a high note?
One of the more disappointing aspects of this season for the Lions is they haven’t won the line of scrimmage, particularly on offense, the way we’ve been used to seeing the past couple years.
Detroit’s offensive line ranks 20th in run block win rate (70 percent) and 31st in pass block win rate (55), per ESPN statistics. Lions head coach Dan Campbell was asked this week which unit he’d like to see finish on a strong note.
“I’d probably start with the O-line,” he said. “Just want to see – and just a tick more, just a little bit better. See if we can polish some things up, work together, work our combinations just a little bit. But I can say that for every position too, I really can. Just like I can say that for us as coaches. I mean we’ve got to collectively all get better.”
